Busiest airport rankings (passenger traffic) (Atlanta, Columbus: 2014, transfer, neighborhoods)

[citidata18]

Originally Posted by Columbus1984

Some light reading for you. https://www.census.gov/popclock/data...mponent=growth

Thanks.

[Huntsville_secede]

Originally Posted by Columbus1984

Some light reading for you. https://www.census.gov/popclock/data...mponent=growth

That's including Texas which isn't really in the Southeast, if you take Texas out I think it's about 80-90 million and that still may be including definitions that loosely consider Virginia and part of the DMV as Southeast. But nevertheless most of this region doesn't have major airports outside of the ones in Texas, Central Florida, Miami, Charlotte and Atlanta.

[Columbus1984]

Originally Posted by Huntsville_secede

That's including Texas which isn't really in the Southeast, if you take Texas out I think it's about 80-90 million and that still may be including definitions that loosely consider Virginia and part of the DMV as Southeast. But nevertheless most of this region doesn't have major airports outside of the ones in Texas, Central Florida, Miami, Charlotte and Atlanta.

Regardless it’s still the most populous area.

[walker1962]

Originally Posted by Huntsville_secede

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/w...018/index.html

The world's busiest airports 2018
1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (Georgia, US) -- 107.4 million passengers
2. Beijing Capital International Airport (China) -- 101 million
3. Dubai International Airport (United Arab Emirates) -- 89.1 million
4. Los Angeles International Airport (California, US) -- 87.5 million
5. Tokyo's Haneda Airport (Japan) -- 86.9 million
6. Chicago's O'Hare International Airport (Illinois, US) -- 83.2 million
7. London's Heathrow Airport (United Kingdom) -- 80.1 million
8. Hong Kong International Airport (China) -- 74.5 million
9. Shanghai Pudong International Airport (China) -- 74 million
10. Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (France) -- 72.2 million

Amazing to see O'Hare, for years, THE busiest but now sliding down the rankings. I think D/FW will enter the top ten within the next two to three years due to American Airlines expansion. If not for Dallas Love Field, it would already be top 5.

[2Easy]

Originally Posted by Columbus1984

Yes by a long shot. The South should be a better representation though based on regions. Densely populated and populated are two different things. The states in the South are way larger geographically. Also, many of the cities here are growing leaps and bounds faster than cities in the NE.

The post that I responded to said "southeast", not south. To me the SE is Virginia to Florida and east of the Mississippi River.

[2Easy]

Originally Posted by Columbus1984

Regardless it’s still the most populous area.

The "south" is not more populated than the "north" if you're comparing apples to apples. Not even close.

[walker1962]

Originally Posted by Citykid3785

My guess is it's a combination of:

being Delta's hub
being near the atlantic (to jump across the pond)
being close to Latin America
being the only airport for the city

Being in a growth area and a nice jump off point to Europe and the only airport in the city. but its not all that close to Latin America. American is the dominant carrier to Latin America from D/FW and especially, Miami.

[walker1962]

Originally Posted by Columbus1984

Some light reading for you. https://www.census.gov/popclock/data...mponent=growth

I bet money the big reason that report shows the South is the Lone Star state. Take Texas out of the South as that really skews the number. Texas size, history and location make it unique.


In addition, many people in Texas have no need to fly through Atlanta when you are home to American and Southwest Airlines and have the second biggest hub for United in Houston. So that alone discounts the argument for population size.

[DavePa]

But we still know the FAA counts "busiest by aircraft movements" (take-offs and landings) There Chicago's O'Hare recaptured the title. Reason why the thread title says (passenger Traffic).

But plenty of other threads in the form could have been reopened too. Every there is others. But being in the Northeast .... I refuse to fly way south to Atlanta. To go due west or even southwest points in the Nation. Why double or more my flight time.

[Columbus1984]

Originally Posted by 2Easy

The "south" is not more populated than the "north" if you're comparing apples to apples. Not even close.

Lol so you are telling me the Census Bureau is wrong?? Gotcha.