Table 1,,,,,, Passengers Boarded at the Top 50 U.S. Airports1,,,,,, Airport,Rank in 2000,Enplaned passenger in 2000,Rank in 1990,Enplaned passenger in 1990,Growth 1990–2000 (percent),Change 1990–2000 (percent) "Atlanta, GA (Hartsfield Intl.)",1,"38,255,778",3,"22,665,665",69,"15,590,113" "Chicago, IL (O'Hare)",2,"30,888,464",1,"25,636,383",20,"5,252,081" "Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX (Dallas/Ft. Worth Intl.)",3,"27,841,040",2,"22,899,267",22,"4,941,773" "Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles Intl.)",4,"25,109,993",4,"18,434,056",36,"6,675,937" "Denver, CO (Denver Intl.)",5,"17,643,261",6,"11,961,839",47,"5,681,422" "Phoenix, AZ (Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl.)",6,"17,239,215",7,"10,727,494",61,"6,511,721" "Detroit, MI (Wayne County)",7,"16,929,968",9,"9,903,078",71,"7,026,890" "Las Vegas, NV (McCarran Intl.)",8,"16,738,909",18,"7,796,218",115,"8,942,691" "Minneapolis, MN (Minneapolis-St. Paul Intl.)",9,"16,710,197",16,"8,837,228",89,"7,872,969" "San Francisco, CA (San Francisco Intl.)",10,"16,664,399",5,"13,474,929",24,"3,189,470" "Houston, TX (George Bush Intercontinental)",11,"15,814,709",20,"7,543,899",110,"8,270,810" "Newark, NJ (Newark)",12,"15,205,447",10,"9,853,925",54,"5,351,522" "St. Louis, MO (Lambert-St.Louis Muni.)",13,"15,101,246",13,"9,332,091",62,"5,769,155" "Orlando, FL (Orlando Intl.)",14,"13,465,706",19,"7,677,769",75,"5,787,937" "Seattle, WA (Seattle-Tacoma Intl.)",15,"13,308,253",21,"7,385,594",80,"5,922,659" "Miami, FL (Miami Intl.)",16,"12,654,506",14,"9,226,103",37,"3,428,403" "Boston, MA (Logan Intl.)",17,"11,505,983",12,"9,549,585",20,"1,956,398" "New York, NY (La Guardia)",18,"11,425,705",8,"10,725,465",7,"700,240" "Philadelphia, PA (Philadelphia Intl.)",19,"10,973,074",24,"6,970,820",57,"4,002,254" "New York, NY (John F. Kennedy Intl.)",20,"10,648,410",11,"9,687,068",10,"961,342" "Charlotte, NC (Douglas Muni.)",21,"10,377,837",22,"7,076,954",47,"3,300,883" "Cincinnati, OH (Greater Cincinnati)",22,"9,962,765",32,"3,907,625",155,"6,055,140" "Baltimore, MD (Baltimore-Washington Intl.)",23,"8,979,425",29,"4,420,425",103,"4,559,000" "Salt Lake City, UT (Salt Lake City Intl.)",24,"8,700,973",25,"5,388,178",61,"3,312,795" "Honolulu, HI (Honolulu Intl.)",25,"8,684,893",15,"9,002,217",–4,"–317,324" "Pittsburgh, PA (Greater Pittsburgh)",26,"8,650,976",17,"7,912,394",9,"738,582" "San Diego, CA (Intl.-Lindbergh)",27,"7,624,519",26,"5,260,907",45,"2,363,612" "Tampa, FL (Tampa Intl.)",28,"7,430,829",27,"4,781,020",55,"2,649,809" "Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood Intl.)",29,"7,140,518",34,"3,875,357",84,"3,265,161" "Washington, DC (Reagan Washington Natl.)",30,"6,983,212",23,"7,034,693",–1,"–51,481" "Chicago, IL (Midway)",31,"6,972,213",37,"3,547,040",97,"3,425,173" "Washington, DC (Dulles Intl.)",32,"6,649,323",28,"4,448,592",49,"2,200,731" "Portland, OR (Portland Intl.)",33,"6,558,859",42,"3,025,345",117,"3,533,514" "Cleveland, OH (Hopkins Intl.)",34,"6,154,094",35,"3,836,050",60,"2,318,044" "San Jose, CA (Norman Y. Mineta Intl.)",35,"6,044,278",41,"3,128,393",93,"2,915,885" "Kansas City, MO (Kansas City Intl.)",36,"5,748,758",40,"3,358,116",71,"2,390,642" "Oakland, CA (Oakland Metropolitan Intl.)",37,"5,126,648",44,"2,670,788",92,"2,455,860" "Memphis, TN (Memphis Intl.)",38,"4,977,238",33,"3,887,208",28,"1,090,030" "Raleigh-Durham, NC (Raleigh-Durham)",39,"4,838,779",30,"4,361,369",11,"477,410" "San Juan, PR (Luis Munoz Marin Intl.)",40,"4,834,298",36,"3,618,090",34,"1,216,208" "New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Intl.)",41,"4,822,265",39,"3,361,062",43,"1,461,203" "Nashville, TN (Metropolitan)",42,"4,365,127",38,"3,404,243",28,"960,884" "Houston, TX (William P. Hobby)",43,"4,322,108",31,"3,972,327",9,"349,781" "Sacramento, CA (Sacramento Intl.)",44,"3,873,003",56,"1,737,096",123,"2,135,907" "Los Angeles, CA (Orange County)",45,"3,828,324",51,"2,203,700",74,"1,624,624" "Austin, TX (Robert Muller Muni.)",46,"3,635,209",53,"2,054,955",77,"1,580,254" "Indianapolis, IN (Indianapolis Intl.)",47,"3,629,716",47,"2,601,839",40,"1,027,877" "Dallas, TX (Love Field)",48,"3,594,539",43,"2,882,836",25,"711,703" "Hartford/Springfield/Westfield, CT (Bradley Intl.)",49,"3,508,023",50,"2,312,455",52,"1,195,568" "San Antonio, TX (San Antonio Intl.)",50,"3,466,266",48,"2,593,896",34,"872,370" "Total, top 50 airport",,"535,609,278",,"361,953,646",48,"173,655,632" "Total, all airports",,"638,902,993",,"438,544,001",46,"200,358,992" "1 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 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. ",,,,,, "NOTES: In 1990, Ontario, CA, ranked 45th (2,640,734); West Palm Beach, FL, ranked 46th (2,609,138); and Albuquerque, NM, ranked 49th (2,384,647). ",,,,,, "SOURCES: 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, Airport Activity Statistics of Certificated Air Carriers: Summary Tables,Twelve Months Ending December 31, 2000 (Washington, DC: 2001), tables 3 and 4.",,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,,