BENAir01 wrote:

Is there anywhere with lists of movements? Busiest airports by movements? I wonder if the list would look a little different, where major cargo airports like ANC would fall, and given the rise in GA of any GA airports would be highly ranked

kordcj wrote:

william wrote:

BENAir01 wrote:

Is there anywhere with lists of movements? Busiest airports by movements? I wonder if the list would look a little different, where major cargo airports like ANC would fall, and given the rise in GA of any GA airports would be highly ranked

Scroll down, its from 2021 though

https://aci.aero/2022/04/11/the-top-10- ... -revealed/

Expect DFW to move up to #2 or take #1 this year. a first for DFW if it happens.

If you look at the numbers, DFW is near its pre-pandemic peak, and probably won’t be climbing much higher. ORD and ATL are still on the rise. I highly doubt DFW will be claiming 1 or 2 for 2022, unless there’s some major changes coming to ATL/ORD. For most of the last half of 2021, I believe ORD claimed number 1 in monthly movements.

Ellofiend wrote:

I feel like the more significant indicator of airport importance on the global scale is combined passenger km's, giving international gateways the recognition that they deserve as opposed to these domestic hubs that really don't have an international impact

bam111998 wrote:

BENAir01 wrote:

Is there anywhere with lists of movements? Busiest airports by movements? I wonder if the list would look a little different, where major cargo airports like ANC would fall, and given the rise in GA of any GA airports would be highly ranked

One of the busiest airports in the world by movements is actually NAS Whiting Field in Milton, FL. Its one of two locations for Navy primary training using the T-6B Texan II and is also the only location for USN helicopter training using the TH-57 SeaRanger.

OzarkD9S wrote:

Thought I would add the list for those who don't want to scroll through the link:

World's top 10 busiest airports for passenger traffic in 2021
1. Atlanta (ATL): 75.7 million passengers, up 76% from 2020
2. Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW): 62.5 million passengers, up 59% from 2020
3. Denver (DEN): 58.8 million passengers, up 74% from 2020
4. Chicago O'Hare (ORD): 54 million passengers, up 75% from 2020
5. Los Angeles (LAX): 48 million passengers, up 67% from 2020
6. Charlotte (CLT): 43.3 million passengers, up 59% from 2020
7. Orlando (MCO): 40.4 million passengers, up 87% from 2020
8. Guangzhou (CAN): 40.3 million passengers, down 8% from 2020
9. Chengdu (CTU): 40.1 million passengers, down 1.5% from 2020
10. Las Vegas (LAS): 39.8 million passengers, up 79% from 2020

Weird seeing ORD At No. 4, but nothing about the last 2+ years surprises me at this point.

Ellofiend wrote:

I feel like the more significant indicator of airport importance on the global scale is combined passenger km's, giving international gateways the recognition that they deserve as opposed to these domestic hubs that really don't have an international impact

Brickell305 wrote:

Ellofiend wrote:

I feel like the more significant indicator of airport importance on the global scale is combined passenger km's, giving international gateways the recognition that they deserve as opposed to these domestic hubs that really don't have an international impact

I think that’s a terrible way of doing it. Is an LHR-LAX flight more “international” or more important than an LHR-BOS or LHR-JFK flight simply because it’s longer?

LAX772LR wrote:

flyPIT wrote:

Amazing HKG held on to the number one spot for cargo.

Why?

Their cargo component (both O&D and transfer) is almost entirely international, the one segment of the industry that was doing great (and in some cases, better) throughout the pandemic.

And with only the flight crew (if at all) subject to the kooky quarantine requirements (as opposed to cabin crew in addition), freighters weren't as adversely affected.

avi8 wrote:

Interesting that IAH doesn’t make the list. Great to see so much growth in DEN and CLT.

lugie wrote:

LAX772LR wrote:

Manderson12 wrote:

Yes, but LAX slipped even more

No surprise, seeing as is has such a massive international component. Same for JFK and SFO.

Of the USA's big-4 directional gateways (NE, SE, NW, SW), Miami was spared the most. I'm guessing the domestic traffic from AA's buildup, plus B6 and F9 entering, helped.

I assume the large amount of leisure travel to the Caribbean (and to a lesser extent in the case of MIA, Mexico) in 2021 helped immensely with that too. While in 2020 a lot of Americans spent their vacation at home (if they did any at all), 2021 saw a strong resurgence of international travel which due to ongoing limitations in the TATL market was channeled mostly toward the Caribbean, where countries had much laxer immigration rules if they had any at all.

avi8 wrote:

Interesting that IAH doesn’t make the list. Great to see so much growth in DEN and CLT.

lightsaber wrote:

Please post a source for factual information. Otherwise, we must treat as copywrite infringement.

jhud922 wrote:

This is slightly off topic (or a lot off topic), but does anyone know where to get Cargo #s for 2021? I'm curious about that.

flyPIT wrote:

LAX772LR wrote:

flyPIT wrote:

Amazing HKG held on to the number one spot for cargo.

Why?

Their cargo component (both O&D and transfer) is almost entirely international, the one segment of the industry that was doing great (and in some cases, better) throughout the pandemic.

And with only the flight crew (if at all) subject to the kooky quarantine requirements (as opposed to cabin crew in addition), freighters weren't as adversely affected.

A large proportion of HKG’s freight travels as belly freight, which had its capacity slashed.