Table 1-36:  Passengers Boarded at the Top 50 U.S. Airportsa,,,,,,,,
,Rank,2000 total enplaned passengers,,Rank,1990 total enplaned passengers,Percent change 1990-00,,
"Atlanta, GA (Hartsfield Intl.)",1,"38,255,778",,3,"22,665,665",69,,
"Chicago, IL (O'Hare Intl.)",2,"30,888,464",,1,"25,636,383",20,,
"Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX (Dallas/Ft. Worth Intl.)",3,"27,841,040",,2,"22,899,267",22,,
"Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles Intl.)",4,"25,109,993",,4,"18,438,056",36,,
"Denver, CO (Denver Intl.)",5,"17,643,261",,6,"11,961,839",47,,
"Phoenix, AZ (Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl.)",6,"17,239,215",,7,"10,727,494",61,,
"Detroit, MI (Wayne County)",7,"16,929,968",,9,"9,903,078",71,,
"Las Vegas, NV (McCarran Intl.)",8,"16,738,909",,18,"7,796,218",115,,
"Minneapolis, MN (Minneapolis-St. Paul Intl.)",9,"16,710,197",,16,"8,837,228",89,,
"San Francisco, CA (San Francisco Intl.)",10,"16,664,399",,5,"13,474,929",24,,
"Houston, TX (George Bush Intercontinental)",11,"15,814,709",,20,"7,543,899",110,,
"Newark, NJ (Newark)",12,"15,205,447",,10,"9,853,925",54,,
"St. Louis, MO (Lambert-St.Louis Muni.)",13,"15,101,246",,13,"9,332,091",62,,
"Orlando, FL (Orlando Intl.)",14,"13,465,706",,19,"7,677,769",75,,
"Seattle, WA (Seattle-Tacoma Intl.)",15,"13,308,253",,21,"7,385,594",80
"Miami, FL (Miami Intl.)",16,"12,654,506",,14,"9,226,103",37
"Boston, MA (Logan Intl.)",17,"11,505,983",,12,"9,549,585",20
"New York, NY (La Guardia)",18,"11,425,705",,8,"10,725,465",7
"Philadelphia, PA (Philadelphia Intl.)",19,"10,973,074",,24,"6,970,820",57
"New York, NY (John F. Kennedy Intl.)",20,"10,648,410",,11,"9,687,068",10
"Charlotte, NC (Douglas Muni.)",21,"10,377,837",,22,"7,076,954",47
"Cincinnati, OH (Greater Cincinnati)",22,"9,962,765",,32,"3,907,625",155
"Baltimore, MD (Baltimore-Washington Intl.)",23,"8,979,425",,29,"4,420,425",103
"Salt Lake City, UT (Salt Lake City Intl.)",24,"8,700,973",,25,"5,388,178",61
"Honolulu, HI (Honolulu Intl.)",25,"8,684,893",,15,"9,002,217",-4
"Pittsburgh, PA (Greater Pittsburgh)",26,"8,650,976",,17,"7,912,394",9
"San Diego, CA (San Diego Intl.-Lindbergh)",27,"7,624,519",,26,"5,260,907",45
"Tampa, FL (Tampa Intl.)",28,"7,430,829",,27,"4,781,020",55
"Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood Intl.)",29,"7,140,518",,34,"3,875,357",84
"Washington, DC (Reagan National)",30,"6,983,212",,23,"7,034,693",-1
"Chicago, IL (Midway)",31,"6,972,213",,37,"3,547,040",97
"Washington, DC (Dulles Intl.)",32,"6,649,323",,28,"4,448,592",49
"Portland, OR (Portland Intl.)",33,"6,558,859",,42,"3,025,345",117
"Cleveland, OH (Hopkins Intl.)",34,"6,154,094",,35,"3,836,050",60
"San Jose, CA (San Jose Muni.)",35,"6,044,278",,41,"3,128,393",93
"Kansas City, MO (Kansas City Intl.)",36,"5,748,758",,40,"3,358,116",71
"Oakland, CA (Oakland Metropolitan Intl.)",37,"5,126,648",,44,"2,670,788",92
"Memphis, TN (Memphis Intl.)",38,"4,977,238",,33,"3,887,208",28
"Raleigh-Durham, NC (Raleigh-Durham)",39,"4,838,779",,30,"4,361,369",11
"San Juan, PR (Luis Munoz Marin Intl.)",40,"4,834,298",,36,"3,618,090",34
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,Rank,2000 total enplaned passengers,,Rank,1990 total enplaned passengers,Percent change 1990-00
"New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Intl.)",41,"4,822,265",,39,"3,361,062",43
"Nashville, TN (Metropolitan)",42,"4,365,127",,38,"3,404,243",28
"Houston, TX (William P. Hobby)",43,"4,322,108",,31,"3,972,327",9
"Sacramento, CA (Sacramento International)",44,"3,873,003",,56,"1,737,096",123
"Los Angeles, CA (Orange County)",45,"3,828,324",,51,"2,203,700",74
"Austin, TX (Robert Muller Muni.)",46,"3,635,209",,53,"2,054,955",77
"Indianapolis, IN (Indianapolis Intl.)",47,"3,629,716",,47,"2,601,839",40
"Dallas, TX (Love Field)",48,"3,594,539",,43,"2,882,836",25
Hartford/Springfield/Westfield CT (Bradley Intl.),49,"3,508,023",,50,"2,312,455",52
"San Antonio, TX (San Antonio Intl.)",50,"3,466,266",,48,"2,593,896",34
   Total top 50,,"535,609,278",,,"361,953,646",
   All airports,,"638,902,993",,,"438,544,001",
"a  Rank order by total enplaned passengers on large certificated U.S. air carriers, scheduled and nonscheduled operations, at all airports served within the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and other U.S. areas designated by the Federal Aviation Administration.  Prior to 1993, all scheduled and some nonscheduled enplanements for certificated air carriers were included; no enplanements were included for air carriers offering charter service only. ",,,,,,
"Large certificated air carriers hold Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation authorizing the performance of air transportation.  Large certificated air carriers operate aircraft with seating capacity of more than 60 seats or a maximum payload capacity of more than 18,000 pounds.  Data for commuter, intrastate, and foreign-flag air carriers are not included. ",,,,,,
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"NOTES:  The following airports appeared in the top 50 ranking in 1990 but were not among the top 50 for 2000: Ontario, CA ranked 45th (2,640,734); West Palm Beach, FL ranked 46th (2,609,138); Albuquerque, NM ranked 49th (2,384,647); and Hartford, CT ranked 50th (2,312,455). ",,,,,,
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"1990: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration and Research and Special Programs Administration, Airport Activity Statistics of Certificated Route Air Carriers, 12 Months Ending December 31, 1990 (Washington, DC: 1991), tables 3 and 4. ",,,,,,
"2000: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, Airport Activity Statistics of Certificated Air Carriers: Summary Tables,Twelve Months Ending December 31, 2000 (Washington, DC: 2001), tables 3 and 4. ",,,,
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