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The 2016 information for entire airport systems is released later this calendar year (2017), so in the meantime there is this.
A few things:
- Atlanta is just a straight up monster. Even though most of the traffic is connecting, it's still impressive. And not just in terms of passengers, but in terms of infrastructure as well. And I think I saw somewhere that like 200 languages are spoken a day in the airport. That's probably too high, but its still a lot.
Beijing and Dubai are trying hard to steal the worlds busiest title. Will be interesting to see what Atlanta does to keep it.
- While ATL is still #1 overall, I think JFK, OHare, and LAX are the real big 3 when factoring domestic, international, and O/D.
- I feel DC/Baltimore should be a little higher, but I know Amtrak and proximity would eat into some of that. Taking the bus from DC to NYC took longer, but it was much less of a hassle.
- Charlotte, Denver, and Salt Lake are also impressive considering the size of their metros. Being a hub really does wonders.
- Boston is surprisingly low. DFW is crazy. So is Miami basically owning the Central and South America market. MIA and FLL are both impressive.
- So is Vegas and Orlando, especially considering they will have a lot of of O/D traffic. The power of tourists.
- Toronto looks low, but as others have said, probably kills in O/D.
It's primarily Baltimore's airport. It was once owned by the city when it was called Friendship Airport. The name was changed to BWI to snatch up some of those DC area travelers. When flying into BWI, you'll know full well that it isn't as "shared" as people would have you believe. It's "welcome to Baltimore" from the pilots when you're landing at BWI. BWI is just outside of Baltimore City. And deep into the Baltimore Metro area. It is served by Baltimore's public transit. Accumulation totals for Baltimore are taken at BWI.
Cool beans. I've flown out of BWI once and it was a long time ago. Living in DC, I do my best to fly out of DCA whenever possible.
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It's primarily Baltimore's airport. It was once owned by the city when it was called Friendship Airport. The name was changed to BWI to snatch up some of those DC area travelers. When flying into BWI, you'll know full well that it isn't as "shared" as people would have you believe. It's "welcome to Baltimore" from the pilots when you're landing at BWI. BWI is just outside of Baltimore City. And deep into the Baltimore Metro area. It is served by Baltimore's public transit. Accumulation totals for Baltimore are taken at BWI.
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BWI is also served by the DC Metrobus shuttle directly from Greenbelt Metro in DC suburbs.
BWI is also closer to 1/3 of the DC suburbs than is Dulles.
BWI is the busiest airport in DC-Baltimore region (in good part) to it's proximity to suburban MD outside of DC as well as closest Baltimore, and cheapest flights.
I am flying out of BWI next week and do so at least 50% of the time, and don't live in Baltimore.
Although it's safely in the Bmore's metro it's still fairly close to most of northern suburbs of DC, like 15-25 mins, which is the same time and distance if not less than it is from a northern Baltimore suburb to BWI.
BWI is also served by the DC Metrobus shuttle directly from Greenbelt Metro in DC suburbs.
BWI is also closer to 1/3 of the DC suburbs than is Dulles.
BWI is the busiest airport in DC-Baltimore region (in good part) to it's proximity to suburban MD outside of DC as well as closest Baltimore, and cheapest flights.
I am flying out of BWI next week and do so at least 50% of the time, and don't live in Baltimore.
Although it's safely in the Bmore's metro it's still fairly close to most of northern suburbs of DC, like 15-25 mins, which is the same time and distance if not less than it is from a northern Baltimore suburb to BWI.
You can add Pennsylvanian's who use BWI also. From Eastern to Central PA. I can easily park and fly on much cheaper flights then a Harrisburg PA airport. Just down interstate 83 is even more convenient and accessible then Philly to me.
BWI is also served by the DC Metrobus shuttle directly from Greenbelt Metro in DC suburbs.
BWI is also closer to 1/3 of the DC suburbs than is Dulles.
BWI is the busiest airport in DC-Baltimore region (in good part) to it's proximity to suburban MD outside of DC as well as closest Baltimore, and cheapest flights.
I am flying out of BWI next week and do so at least 50% of the time, and don't live in Baltimore.
Although it's safely in the Bmore's metro it's still fairly close to most of northern suburbs of DC, like 15-25 mins, which is the same time and distance if not less than it is from a northern Baltimore suburb to BWI.
I'm aware of that. Believe it or not, there are people who take that trip from Baltimore all the way out to Dulles to fly out. There are people in the Philly area who fly out of BWI. All of these cities of close enough that it is possible, yet not uncommon.
BWI advertises itself with the intent of grabbing DC area passengers. I'm sure that some Baltimore area residents who are closer to Reagan than BWI choose Reagan. I'm just saying that the busiest airport is in the Baltimore's airport.
I wonder how much train and bus traffic in the northeast corridor affects these numbers for Boston, NYC, Philly, Baltimore, and DC. Hasn't Amtrak travel passed air travel in the northeast corridor? I thought I read that somewhere.
I'm aware of that. Believe it or not, there are people who take that trip from Baltimore all the way out to Dulles to fly out. There are people in the Philly area who fly out of BWI. All of these cities of close enough that it is possible, yet not uncommon.
BWI advertises itself with the intent of grabbing DC area passengers. I'm sure that some Baltimore area residents who are closer to Reagan than BWI choose Reagan. I'm just saying that the busiest airport is in the Baltimore's airport.
That shouldn't be too hard to believe. Dulles has by far the best international options in the region. Pretty dumb to drive to Dulles if you're flying domestic, but if you have to go international, then it makes sense. Dulles #1 international route to London actually gets more passengers than Baltimore's #1 domestic route to Atlanta.
That shouldn't be too hard to believe. Dulles has by far the best international options in the region. Pretty dumb to drive to Dulles if you're flying domestic, but if you have to go international, then it makes sense. Dulles #1 international route to London actually gets more passengers than Baltimore's #1 domestic route to Atlanta.
I'm sure people have their reasons for traveling to Dulles for domestic flights. I'm just glad the Baltimore's airport is doing so well.
The 2016 information for entire airport systems is released later this calendar year (2017), so in the meantime there is this.
Looks like this list has been updated for 2016 numbers:
02. New York 134,353,971
05. Atlanta: 104,171,935
06. Los Angeles: 102,630,641
08. Chicago: 101,202,068
14. Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex: 81,233,435
15. Miami/Fort Lauderdale: 80,054,002
17. San Francisco Bay Area: 75,966,974
18. Washington DC-Baltimore: 70,686,751
26. Denver: 58,266,515
29. Houston: 54,546,3935
32. Las Vegas: 47,496,614
33. Toronto: 47,473,468
38. Orlando: 44,675,809
39. Phoenix: 44,671,947
40. Charlotte: 44,422,022
43. Mexico City: 42,481,406
44. Seattle: 42,340,461
48. Boston: 41,890,071
52. Minneapolis/Saint Paul: 37,517,957
55. Detroit: 34,401,254
57. Philadelphia: n/a
76. San Diego/Tijuana: n/a
81. Salt Lake City: n/a
89. Vancouver: n/a
Most cities saw a jump, in fact a significant increase from the previous year. Chicago was passed by LA, and Houston was surpassed by Denver, but in the instance of the "world rankings" for example Chicago moved up one spot to 8th. The cities mentioned here however are all North America. New York's combined airports widened its gap with Atlanta for this one year stretch at least.
Also anyone with the totals from the latter four passenger traffic feel free to add/edit.
The growth Southwest is putting in at Love Field is impressive. It's like a mini-DFW Airport now.
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