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TOP 25 AIRPORTS 
• The country's leading airports screen the most passengers, which means they also likely face greater security risks.
• The nation's 25 busiest airports are ranked based on passenger loads or what the industry calls enplanements.


RANK
AIRPORT NAME
CITY
STATE
ENPLANEMENTS
1
HARTSFIELD INTERNATIONAL
ATLANTA
GA
38,136,866
2
O'HARE INTERNATIONAL
CHICAGO
IL
34,050,083
3
LOS ANGELES INTL
LOS ANGELES
CA
30,830,915
4
DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL
DALLAS-FORT WORTH
TX
27,990,212
5
SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL
SAN FRANCISCO
CA
19,249,988
6
DENVER INTERNATIONAL
DENVER
CO
18,039,836
7
WAYNE COUNTY INTERNATIONAL
DETROIT
MI
16,982,496
8
NEWARK INTERNATIONAL
NEWARK
NJ
16,927,048
9
SKY HARBOR INTERNATIONAL
PHOENIX
AZ
16,781,835
10
MIAMI INTERNATIONAL
MIAMI
FL
16,531,295
11
Mc CARRAN INTERNATIONAL
LAS VEGAS
NV
16,055,319
12
MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTERNATIONAL
MINNEAPOLIS
MN
15,683,399
13
JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL
NEW YORK
NY
15,375,183
14
BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL
HOUSTON
TX
15,267,294
15
LAMBERT-ST. LOUIS INTERNATIONAL
ST LOUIS
MO
15,075,992
16
ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL
ORLANDO
FL
14,026,868
17
SEATTLE-TACOMA INTERNATIONAL
SEATTLE
WA
13,610,469
18
BOSTON LOGAN INTERNATIONAL
BOSTON
MA
13,183,145
19
LA GUARDIA
NEW YORK
NY
11,968,030
20
PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL
PHILADELPHIA
PA
11,762,140
21
HONOLULU INTERNATIONAL
HONOLULU
HI
10,974,390
22
CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY
COVINGTON/CINCINNATI
KY
10,863,290
23
CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTERNATIONAL
CHARLOTTE
NC
10,618,589
24
SALT LAKE CITY INTERNATIONAL
SALT LAKE CITY
UT
9,453,726
25
WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL
CHANTILLY
VA
9,400,078

Source: Department of Transportation report (12/07/2000)
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