Busiest airports in North America
What are the busiest airports in North America?
North America has many large airports, especially in the United States where most of the people live. The top 30 busiest airports in North America include 26 US airports. The largest airport in North America in terms of traffic is also the busiest airport in the world: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport. However, Delta Air Lines’ main hub is not one of the busiest international airports in the United States, the busiest international airports in the United States are New York JFK Airport, Los Angeles Airport and Miami Airport. Big airports outside the United States are Toronto Pearson Airport, Vancouver Airport, Montreal-Trudeau Airport, Calgary Airport (Canada), Mexico City Airport, Cancun Airport (Mexico) and Panama City Tocumen Airport (Panama).
The main carriers in the United States and North America are also the largest airlines in the world: American Airlines (+ regional subsidiary American Eagle), Delta Air Lines (+ Delta Connection), Southwest Airlines and United Airlines (+ United Express). Southwest Airlines is a low cost airline, comparable to Ryanair in Europe. Three important moments in the history of American aviation are the merger between Delta Air Lines and Northwest in 2008, the merger between United Airlines and Continental Airlines in 2010 and the merger between American Airlines and US Airways in 2013.
Top 30 busiest/largest airports in North America, 2019:
| Position | Airport | Total passengers |
| 1 | Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport (Georgia, United States) | 110,531,300 |
| 2 | Los Angeles Airport (California, United States) | 88,068,013 |
| 3 | Chicago O’Hare Airport (Illinois, United States) | 84,649,115 |
| 4 | Dallas/Fort Worth Airport (Texas, United States) | 75,066,956 |
| 5 | Denver Airport (Colorado, United States) | 69,015,703 |
| 6 | New York JFK Airport (New York, United States) | 62,551,072 |
| 7 | San Francisco Airport (California, United States) | 57,488,023 |
| 8 | Seattle-Tacoma Airport (Washington, United States) | 51,829,239 |
| 9 | Las Vegas Harry Reid Airport (Nevada, United States) | 51,537,638 |
| 10 | Orlando Airport (Florida, United States) | 50,613,072 |
| 11 | Toronto Pearson Airport (Ontario, Canada) | 50,449,431 |
| 12 | Mexico City Airport (Mexico) | 50,308,049 |
| 13 | Charlotte Douglas Airport (North Carolina, United States) | 50,168,783 |
| 14 | Newark Liberty Airport (New Jersey, United States) | 46,336,452 |
| 15 | Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (Arizona, United States) | 46,288,337 |
| 16 | Miami Airport (Florida, United States) | 45,924,466 |
| 17 | Houston George Bush Airport (Texas, United States) | 45,264,059 |
| 18 | Boston Logan Airport (Massachusetts, United States) | 42,522,411 |
| 19 | Minneapolis-Saint Paul Airport (Minnesota, United States) | 39,555,035 |
| 20 | Detroit Metro Airport (Michigan, United States) | 36,769,279 |
| 21 | Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport (Florida, United States) | 36,747,622 |
| 22 | Philadelphia Airport (Pennsylvania, United States) | 33,018,886 |
| 23 | New York LaGuardia Airport (New York, United States) | 31,084,894 |
| 24 | Baltimore/Washington Airport (Maryland, United States) | 26,993,896 |
| 25 | Salt Lake City Airport (Utah, United States) | 26,808,014 |
| 26 | Vancouver Airport (British Columbia, Canada) | 26,379,870 |
| 27 | Cancún Airport (Mexico) | 25,481,989 |
| 28 | San Diego Airport (California, United States) | 25,216,947 |
| 29 | Washington Dulles International Airport (Virginia, United States) | 24,817,677 |
| 30 | Washington Reagan National Airport (Virginia, United States) | 23,945,527 |
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