Busiest airports
28,704 departures and arrivals, Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)
The busiest airport over the 10 days to 2 November 2026 was Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), with 28,704 departures and arrivals.
Every airport with at least one flight in the period and reported departure times is included.
Full ranking: 3,988 airports
The first 100 are shown here; the CSV has all 3,988.
| # | Airport | Country | Departures and arrivals | Avg departure delay | Cancelled | Departures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) United States | United States | 28,704 | 32.1 min | 0.3% | 14,391 |
| 2 | Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) United States | United States | 22,467 | 34.6 min | 0.8% | 11,243 |
| 3 | Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) United States | United States | 22,114 | 18.1 min | 0.3% | 11,089 |
| 4 | Denver International Airport (DEN) United States | United States | 20,145 | 27.9 min | 0.2% | 10,057 |
| 5 | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) United States | United States | 16,276 | 30.6 min | 0.6% | 8,257 |
| 6 | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) China | China | 16,198 | 17.2 min | 0.9% | 8,222 |
| 7 | Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS) Netherlands | Netherlands | 15,818 | 25.3 min | 2.7% | 7,959 |
| 8 | Istanbul Airport (IST) Turkey | Turkey | 15,561 | 27.3 min | 1.1% | 7,737 |
| 9 | Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) China | China | 15,501 | 27.0 min | 2.8% | 7,830 |
| 10 | Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) United States | United States | 15,378 | 29.6 min | 0.3% | 7,732 |
| 11 | Madrid Barajas Airport (MAD) Spain | Spain | 14,681 | 27.2 min | 0.2% | 7,371 |
| 12 | Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) France | France | 14,103 | 26.3 min | 0.4% | 7,108 |
| 13 | Bogota El Dorado International Airport (BOG) Colombia | Colombia | 13,965 | 23.4 min | 2.2% | 7,098 |
| 14 | London Heathrow Airport (LHR) United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 13,678 | 34.8 min | 1.5% | 6,869 |
| 15 | Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) India | India | 13,445 | 28.9 min | 1.7% | 6,756 |
| 16 | Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Japan | Japan | 13,276 | 28.9 min | 0.3% | 6,654 |
| 17 | Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) United States | United States | 13,037 | 23.1 min | 0.5% | 6,553 |
| 18 | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) United States | United States | 12,980 | 32.9 min | 0.5% | 6,349 |
| 19 | Frankfurt Airport (FRA) Germany | Germany | 12,806 | 22.9 min | 0.3% | 6,398 |
| 20 | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) China | China | 12,552 | 16.1 min | 2.0% | 6,346 |
| 21 | Miami International Airport (MIA) United States | United States | 12,485 | 41.0 min | 1.4% | 6,392 |
| 22 | Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS) United States | United States | 12,341 | 32.8 min | 0.7% | 6,163 |
| 23 | Seattle Tacoma International Airport (SEA) United States | United States | 12,311 | 25.9 min | 0.3% | 6,143 |
| 24 | Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) Canada | Canada | 12,254 | 22.0 min | 1.0% | 6,131 |
| 25 | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) China | China | 12,090 | 16.4 min | 1.5% | 6,136 |
| 26 | Seoul Incheon International Airport (ICN) South Korea | South Korea | 12,064 | 27.9 min | 0.1% | 6,040 |
| 27 | San Francisco International Airport (SFO) United States | United States | 12,013 | 31.9 min | 0.4% | 6,013 |
| 28 | Jakarta Soekarno Hatta International Airport (CGK) Indonesia | Indonesia | 11,995 | 24.5 min | 2.3% | 6,119 |
| 29 | New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) United States | United States | 11,964 | 24.7 min | 0.5% | 6,044 |
| 30 | Sao Paulo Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) Brazil | Brazil | 11,839 | 27.3 min | 0.4% | 5,879 |
| 31 | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) Malaysia | Malaysia | 11,238 | 28.8 min | 0.2% | 5,647 |
| 32 | Orlando International Airport (MCO) United States | United States | 11,174 | 26.9 min | 0.2% | 5,609 |
| 33 | Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) Thailand | Thailand | 11,102 | 31.3 min | 1.0% | 5,565 |
| 34 | Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) United States | United States | 11,029 | 19.8 min | 0.7% | 5,486 |
| 35 | Barcelona El Prat Airport (BCN) Spain | Spain | 10,717 | 28.6 min | 0.2% | 5,360 |
| 36 | Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 10,369 | 30.1 min | 0.2% | 5,141 |
| 37 | New York Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) United States | United States | 10,367 | 24.0 min | 0.4% | 5,217 |
| 38 | Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) Singapore | Singapore | 10,345 | 28.9 min | 0.3% | 5,172 |
| 39 | Dubai International Airport (DXB) United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | 10,320 | 38.4 min | 2.6% | 5,126 |
| 40 | Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD) Australia | Australia | 10,101 | 28.3 min | 2.4% | 5,095 |
| 41 | Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport (FCO) Italy | Italy | 9,855 | 34.7 min | 0.3% | 4,934 |
| 42 | Lima Jorge Chavez International Airport (LIM) Peru | Peru | 9,808 | 17.6 min | 0.3% | 4,879 |
| 43 | Mexico Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) Mexico | Mexico | 9,664 | 26.3 min | 0.1% | 4,755 |
| 44 | Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) Philippines | Philippines | 9,563 | 31.3 min | 1.8% | 4,772 |
| 45 | Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) United States | United States | 9,263 | 23.0 min | 0.1% | 4,669 |
| 46 | Minneapolis Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) United States | United States | 9,156 | 19.0 min | 0.2% | 4,577 |
| 47 | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) China | China | 9,064 | 9.9 min | 2.7% | 4,566 |
| 48 | Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) China | China | 9,051 | 12.8 min | 1.3% | 4,596 |
| 49 | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) United States | United States | 9,035 | 18.2 min | 0.2% | 4,528 |
| 50 | Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) China | China | 9,019 | 13.0 min | 2.3% | 4,567 |
| 51 | Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM) India | India | 8,764 | 43.4 min | 2.8% | 4,372 |
| 52 | Munich Airport (MUC) Germany | Germany | 8,725 | 20.6 min | 0.3% | 4,393 |
| 53 | New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA) United States | United States | 8,717 | 25.0 min | 0.4% | 4,320 |
| 54 | Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY) China | China | 8,255 | 13.3 min | 3.0% | 4,116 |
| 55 | Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW) Turkey | Turkey | 8,223 | 23.8 min | 0.5% | 4,098 |
| 56 | Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) China | China | 8,074 | 11.5 min | 4.2% | 4,094 |
| 57 | Antalya Airport (AYT) Turkey | Turkey | 8,016 | 32.6 min | 0.8% | 3,952 |
| 58 | Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) China | China | 7,912 | 20.4 min | 1.7% | 4,013 |
| 59 | Washington Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) United States | United States | 7,866 | 26.9 min | 0.2% | 3,971 |
| 60 | Melbourne Airport (MEL) Australia | Australia | 7,852 | 28.4 min | 1.5% | 3,887 |
| 61 | Copenhagen Airport (CPH) Denmark | Denmark | 7,783 | 18.0 min | 0.5% | 3,895 |
| 62 | Vancouver International Airport (YVR) Canada | Canada | 7,780 | 17.5 min | 2.2% | 3,889 |
| 63 | Bangkok Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) Thailand | Thailand | 7,698 | 15.8 min | 0.1% | 3,834 |
| 64 | Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) Russia | Russia | 7,665 | 57.3 min | 3.6% | 3,835 |
| 65 | Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) United States | United States | 7,607 | 20.6 min | 0.6% | 3,857 |
| 66 | Bangalore Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) India | India | 7,576 | 27.2 min | 1.9% | 3,803 |
| 67 | Nashville International Airport (BNA) United States | United States | 7,464 | 27.7 min | 0.3% | 3,739 |
| 68 | Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | 7,454 | 29.8 min | 6.5% | 3,721 |
| 69 | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) Taiwan | Taiwan | 7,441 | 43.0 min | 1.3% | 3,698 |
| 70 | Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) Italy | Italy | 7,417 | 23.4 min | 0.4% | 3,691 |
| 71 | Dublin Airport (DUB) Ireland | Ireland | 7,387 | 27.1 min | 1.4% | 3,698 |
| 72 | Doha Hamad International Airport (DOH) Qatar | Qatar | 7,372 | 27.1 min | 0.4% | 3,663 |
| 73 | Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) United States | United States | 7,353 | 22.1 min | 0.3% | 3,673 |
| 74 | London Gatwick Airport (LGW) United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 7,326 | 30.7 min | 0.5% | 3,670 |
| 75 | Zurich Airport (ZRH) Switzerland | Switzerland | 7,288 | 23.2 min | 0.6% | 3,684 |
| 76 | Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL) United States | United States | 7,259 | 45.1 min | 1.1% | 3,614 |
| 77 | Athens Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH) Greece | Greece | 7,189 | 21.6 min | 0.3% | 3,639 |
| 78 | Sao Paulo Congonhas Airport (CGH) Brazil | Brazil | 7,135 | 19.5 min | 0.5% | 3,564 |
| 79 | Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI) Spain | Spain | 7,122 | 21.8 min | 0.3% | 3,602 |
| 80 | San Diego International Airport (SAN) United States | United States | 7,121 | 32.8 min | 1.0% | 3,545 |
| 81 | Brisbane Airport (BNE) Australia | Australia | 6,925 | 26.0 min | 1.3% | 3,500 |
| 82 | Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) Portugal | Portugal | 6,921 | 30.8 min | 0.4% | 3,449 |
| 83 | Tokyo Narita International Airport (NRT) Japan | Japan | 6,848 | 35.3 min | 0.6% | 3,438 |
| 84 | Vienna International Airport (VIE) Austria | Austria | 6,819 | 18.8 min | 0.4% | 3,430 |
| 85 | Ho Chi Minh City International Airport (SGN) Vietnam | Vietnam | 6,815 | 22.8 min | 0.5% | 3,392 |
| 86 | Paris Orly Airport (ORY) France | France | 6,707 | 25.4 min | 0.5% | 3,375 |
| 87 | Cairo International Airport (CAI) Egypt | Egypt | 6,549 | 24.4 min | 1.2% | 3,318 |
| 88 | London Stansted Airport (STN) United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 6,194 | 32.8 min | 0.4% | 3,124 |
| 89 | Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) China | China | 6,173 | 11.8 min | 0.7% | 3,124 |
| 90 | Manchester Airport (MAN) United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 6,117 | 35.3 min | 0.7% | 3,067 |
| 91 | Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN) Sweden | Sweden | 5,955 | 15.6 min | 0.6% | 2,961 |
| 92 | Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI) United States | United States | 5,917 | 25.3 min | 0.2% | 2,973 |
| 93 | Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) United States | United States | 5,892 | 30.0 min | 0.3% | 2,969 |
| 94 | Hanoi Noi Bai International Airport (HAN) Vietnam | Vietnam | 5,871 | 27.9 min | 0.5% | 2,949 |
| 95 | Oslo Gardermoen Airport (OSL) Norway | Norway | 5,838 | 12.9 min | 0.5% | 2,920 |
| 96 | Berlin Brandenburg (BER) Germany | Germany | 5,724 | 21.4 min | 0.6% | 2,746 |
| 97 | Johannesburg OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) South Africa | South Africa | 5,701 | 20.4 min | 0.6% | 2,842 |
| 98 | Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport (YUL) Canada | Canada | 5,661 | 21.2 min | 1.4% | 2,785 |
| 99 | Brussels Airport (BRU) Belgium | Belgium | 5,591 | 25.2 min | 0.5% | 2,785 |
| 100 | Portland International Airport (PDX) United States | United States | 5,550 | 19.8 min | 0.2% | 2,795 |
Cite this
The busiest airport over the 10 days to 2 November 2026 was Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), with 28,704 departures and arrivals. Source: Airportia, "Busiest airports" (24 October – 2 November 2026), https://www.airportia.com/statistics/busiest-airports/, retrieved 3 November 2026.
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- Which flights count
- Every flight in Airportia's schedule data (from the Aviation Edge feed) that was scheduled to depart in the period, counted once: code-share listings of the same flight are left out. Days are UTC calendar days.
- Departure delay
- The actual departure time (or the latest reported estimate when no actual time came in) minus the scheduled departure time. A flight that left early or on time counts as 0 minutes. A flight with no reported departure time, cancelled flights included, also counts as 0, so where the feed is patchy the average is lower than the real one.
- Average departure delay
- The mean of those delays over all counted flights in the period. It is not the share of flights more than 15 minutes late (the usual on-time measure), and it is about departures, not arrivals.
- Why there is no "most punctual" ranking
- Because flights without a reported departure time count as 0 minutes, a low average can mean missing data rather than punctuality, and the stored figures do not say how many flights had a reported time. So we only rank the most delayed, and the delay rankings leave out every airport, airline or country whose average delay is exactly 0, which almost always means that no times were reported.
- Cancellations
- Flights with the status Cancelled, as a share of the counted flights in the period.
- Airports
- Delays and cancellations are about departures from the airport. The busiest-airports ranking adds arrivals, counted on the day the flight was scheduled to depart. Totals include all tracked flights, including cargo.
- Period
- The 10 days up to and including the latest day shown. The figures are calculated once a day, at 04:00 UTC, for the day before, and this page refreshes within the hour.
- Minimum sample
- Every airport with at least one flight in the period and reported departure times is included.
Coverage follows the schedule feed: some regional airports and airlines are missing or report few actual times. These are Airportia's own figures, not official statistics from airports, airlines or regulators.