This month positive aspects an additional day on airline schedules as 2024 is a bissextile year. Throughout February, 648 airports throughout the US will see scheduled business passenger companies. The highest ten airports, when it comes to seats supplied, account for 36% of whole capability nationwide.
A Superbowl Bump
Within the tenth spot is Las Vegas and its Harry Ried Worldwide Airport (LAS). The Nevada airport gives some 2,645,988 seats in every route this month, boosted partially by the Tremendous Bowl celebrations that occurred this month at Allegiant Stadium. Airways added particular flights (usually with commemorative flight numbers) surrounding the occasion, with the Monday following the sport tipped to be the airport’s busiest day ever.
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The American Airways hub of Charlotte Douglas Worldwide Airport (CLT) ranks ninth with 2,650,689 this month. The North Carolina airport is present process a big enlargement challenge, which features a fourth runway and an expanded terminal.
In eighth place is without doubt one of the main gateways to the US, John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport (JFK). The one New York Metropolitan Space airport to make the checklist, it contributed to a document 144 million passengers touring by way of the three main space airports final yr and gives 2,704,681 seats in every route this month.
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American Airways’ Southeastern hub at Miami Worldwide Airport (MIA) is available in an in depth seventh with 2,782,790 seats this month. The Florida airport additionally celebrated a document yr in 2023, carrying over 52 million passengers and solidifying its position as an important gateway to the Caribbean, Latin America, and past.
A gradual surge
One other Florida airport holds the sixth spot this month. Orlando Worldwide Airport (MCO) is the first gateway for the Area Coast and vital vacationer sights, together with Disney World. With 2,907,336 seats this month, the airport continues to increase and lately introduced Breeze Airways is opening a base at MCO later this spring.
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Introducing the highest 5 is Chicago O’Hare Worldwide Airport (ORD). With 3,217,187 seats this month, the airport retains its place as a key hub and vacation spot in its personal proper. Historically the biggest hub for United Airways, the airport is without doubt one of the greatest related within the nation, with flights throughout the nation and to main worldwide locations.
Photograph: O’Hare Worldwide Airport
As much as 3,294,554 individuals will be capable to ‘hop off the airplane at LAX’ this month with their goals and a cardigan. California’s Los Angeles Worldwide Airport (LAX) is without doubt one of the nation’s most well-known cities and options closely within the route networks of each home and worldwide carriers.
The highest three
In third place is Denver Worldwide Airport (DEN), with over 3,544,850 seats scheduled this month. United Airways is chargeable for round half of these, with the airport rating because the Star Alliance carriers’ busiest hub this spring. Easy Flying’s evaluation discovered the title for many United flights will cross again to Chicago’s O’Hare later this yr. Working for its first full month in February is a brand new path to Monterrey Worldwide Airport (MTY) from Viva Aerobus, which turns into the twenty third airline to function at DEN.
The runner-up spot for the busiest US airport when it comes to accessible seats this month is Dallas/Fort Value Worldwide Airport (DFW) in Texas. Over 3,777,569 seats can be found from the airport this month to a spread of home and intercontinental locations. Dwelling provider American Airways is celebrating 50 years on the airport this yr and lately introduced that the longest path to date will start with flights to Brisbane within the fall.
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Retaining the highest spot is Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Worldwide Airport (ATL). As one in all Delta’s major hubs and a spotlight metropolis for Southwest, Frontier, and Spirit, Atlanta stays the largest airport in capability, with 4,484,465 seats scheduled for February. With a lead of some 707k seats over DFW, the airport firmly holds its place at primary and constantly ranks because the busiest airport worldwide.
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Total, the highest 10 stays unchanged from final month. Nationwide, there are 76,810,738 one-way airline seats scheduled this month. This equals over 2.7 million seats greater than final February and surpasses 2020’s 76 million seats by a small margin.
