Key takeaways
Largest Airport in Each State
Largest airport by state data puts Georgia
104.7
Georgia
Largest airport by state data puts Georgia first. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International handles 104.7 million passengers, ahead of Texas at 81.4 million.
Denver International in Colorado covers
34,000
Colorado
Denver International in Colorado covers 34,000 acres, the biggest footprint in the table. Dallas/Fort Worth in Texas is next at 17,207 acres.
Delaware ranks last at
0.3
Delaware
Delaware ranks last at 0.3 million passengers at Wilmington Airport. West Virginia is next at 0.5 million at Yeager Airport.
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Busiest Airport by State (Annual Passengers) Map
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| Rank | State | M passengers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 104.7 |
| 2 | Texas | 81.4 |
| 3 | Colorado | 77.8 |
| 4 | Illinois | 77 |
| 5 | California | 75 |
| 6 | New York | 62.5 |
| 7 | Nevada | 57.7 |
| 8 | North Carolina | 54.5 |
| 9 | Florida | 52.3 |
| 10 | Washington | 51.7 |
| 11 | Arizona | 49.2 |
| 12 | New Jersey | 46.4 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 41.7 |
| 14 | Massachusetts | 40.5 |
| 15 | Michigan | 36 |
| 16 | Pennsylvania | 32 |
| 17 | Utah | 26.8 |
| 18 | Maryland | 26.7 |
| 19 | Virginia | 25.1 |
| 20 | Tennessee | 24 |
| 21 | Hawaii | 21.2 |
| 22 | Oregon | 20.3 |
| 23 | Missouri | 16 |
| 24 | Louisiana | 13 |
| 25 | Indiana | 10.5 |
| 26 | Ohio | 9.5 |
| 27 | Kentucky | 9.3 |
| 28 | Wisconsin | 8.2 |
| 29 | New Mexico | 5.6 |
| 30 | South Carolina | 5.5 |
| 31 | Alaska | 5.3 |
| 32 | Idaho | 5 |
| 33 | Nebraska | 4.7 |
| 34 | Oklahoma | 4.5 |
| 35 | Rhode Island | 3.5 |
| 36 | Connecticut | 3.5 |
| 37 | Alabama | 3.5 |
| 38 | Iowa | 2.8 |
| 39 | Montana | 2.5 |
| 40 | Arkansas | 2.2 |
| 41 | Mississippi | 1.8 |
| 42 | Kansas | 1.8 |
| 43 | Maine | 1.4 |
| 44 | North Dakota | 1.3 |
| 45 | New Hampshire | 0.9 |
| 46 | South Dakota | 0.9 |
| 47 | Wyoming | 0.7 |
| 48 | Vermont | 0.6 |
| 49 | West Virginia | 0.5 |
| 50 | Delaware | 0.3 |
Georgia ranks first with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International at 104.7 million passengers. Delaware ranks last with Wilmington Airport at 0.3 million.
Largest Airport in Each State Table
Georgia
Airport:
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
Code:
ATL
City:
Atlanta
Passengers (M):
104.7
Area (acres):
4700
Texas
Airport:
Dallas/Fort Worth International
Code:
DFW
City:
Dallas–Fort Worth
Passengers (M):
81.4
Area (acres):
17207
Colorado
Airport:
Denver International
Code:
DEN
City:
Denver
Passengers (M):
77.8
Area (acres):
34000
Illinois
Airport:
O'Hare International
Code:
ORD
City:
Chicago
Passengers (M):
77.0
Area (acres):
7627
California
Airport:
Los Angeles International
Code:
LAX
City:
Los Angeles
Passengers (M):
75.0
Area (acres):
3500
New York
Airport:
John F. Kennedy International
Code:
JFK
City:
New York City
Passengers (M):
62.5
Area (acres):
5200
Nevada
Airport:
Harry Reid International
Code:
LAS
City:
Las Vegas
Passengers (M):
57.7
Area (acres):
2800
North Carolina
Airport:
Charlotte Douglas International
Code:
CLT
City:
Charlotte
Passengers (M):
54.5
Area (acres):
4750
Florida
Airport:
Miami International
Code:
MIA
City:
Miami
Passengers (M):
52.3
Area (acres):
3230
Washington
Airport:
Seattle-Tacoma International
Code:
SEA
City:
SeaTac
Passengers (M):
51.7
Area (acres):
2500
Arizona
Airport:
Phoenix Sky Harbor International
Code:
PHX
City:
Phoenix
Passengers (M):
49.2
Area (acres):
3300
New Jersey
Airport:
Newark Liberty International
Code:
EWR
City:
Newark
Passengers (M):
46.4
Area (acres):
2027
Minnesota
Airport:
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International
Code:
MSP
City:
Minneapolis
Passengers (M):
41.7
Area (acres):
3500
Massachusetts
Airport:
Logan International
Code:
BOS
City:
Boston
Passengers (M):
40.5
Area (acres):
2384
Michigan
Airport:
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
Code:
DTW
City:
Detroit
Passengers (M):
36.0
Area (acres):
4850
Pennsylvania
Airport:
Philadelphia International
Code:
PHL
City:
Philadelphia
Passengers (M):
32.0
Area (acres):
2600
Utah
Airport:
Salt Lake City International
Code:
SLC
City:
Salt Lake City
Passengers (M):
26.8
Area (acres):
7700
Maryland
Code:
BWI
City:
Baltimore
Passengers (M):
26.7
Area (acres):
3630
Airport:
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall
Virginia
Airport:
Ronald Reagan Washington National
Code:
DCA
City:
Arlington
Passengers (M):
25.1
Area (acres):
861
Tennessee
Airport:
Nashville International
Code:
BNA
City:
Nashville
Passengers (M):
24.0
Area (acres):
4200
Hawaii
Airport:
Daniel K. Inouye International
Code:
HNL
City:
Honolulu
Passengers (M):
21.2
Area (acres):
4524
Oregon
Airport:
Portland International
Code:
PDX
City:
Portland
Passengers (M):
20.3
Area (acres):
3000
Missouri
Airport:
St. Louis Lambert International
Code:
STL
City:
St. Louis
Passengers (M):
16.0
Area (acres):
2970
Louisiana
Airport:
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International
Code:
MSY
City:
New Orleans
Passengers (M):
13.0
Area (acres):
3500
Indiana
Airport:
Indianapolis International
Code:
IND
City:
Indianapolis
Passengers (M):
10.5
Area (acres):
7700
Ohio
Airport:
John Glenn Columbus International
Code:
CMH
City:
Columbus
Passengers (M):
9.5
Area (acres):
3400
Kentucky
Airport:
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International
Code:
CVG
City:
Hebron
Passengers (M):
9.3
Area (acres):
7000
Wisconsin
Airport:
Milwaukee Mitchell International
Code:
MKE
City:
Milwaukee
Passengers (M):
8.2
Area (acres):
1300
New Mexico
Airport:
Albuquerque International Sunport
Code:
ABQ
City:
Albuquerque
Passengers (M):
5.6
Area (acres):
4400
South Carolina
Airport:
Charleston International
Code:
CHS
City:
Charleston
Passengers (M):
5.5
Area (acres):
2300
Alaska
Airport:
Ted Stevens Anchorage International
Code:
ANC
City:
Anchorage
Passengers (M):
5.3
Area (acres):
7100
Idaho
Airport:
Boise Airport
Code:
BOI
City:
Boise
Passengers (M):
5.0
Area (acres):
3700
Nebraska
Airport:
Eppley Airfield
Code:
OMA
City:
Omaha
Passengers (M):
4.7
Area (acres):
2800
Oklahoma
Airport:
Will Rogers World Airport
Code:
OKC
City:
Oklahoma City
Passengers (M):
4.5
Area (acres):
8000
Rhode Island
Airport:
T.F. Green International
Code:
PVD
City:
Warwick
Passengers (M):
3.5
Area (acres):
1200
Connecticut
Airport:
Bradley International
Code:
BDL
City:
Windsor Locks
Passengers (M):
3.5
Area (acres):
1600
Alabama
Airport:
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International
Code:
BHM
City:
Birmingham
Passengers (M):
3.5
Area (acres):
3700
Iowa
Airport:
Des Moines International
Code:
DSM
City:
Des Moines
Passengers (M):
2.8
Area (acres):
2500
Montana
Airport:
Bozeman Yellowstone International
Code:
BZN
City:
Bozeman
Passengers (M):
2.5
Area (acres):
1900
Arkansas
Airport:
Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport
Code:
LIT
City:
Little Rock
Passengers (M):
2.2
Area (acres):
2700
Mississippi
Airport:
Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International
Code:
JAN
City:
Jackson
Passengers (M):
1.8
Area (acres):
3600
Kansas
Airport:
Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National
Code:
ICT
City:
Wichita
Passengers (M):
1.8
Area (acres):
3500
Maine
Airport:
Portland International Jetport
Code:
PWM
City:
Portland
Passengers (M):
1.4
Area (acres):
850
North Dakota
Airport:
Hector International
Code:
FAR
City:
Fargo
Passengers (M):
1.3
Area (acres):
2000
New Hampshire
Airport:
Manchester-Boston Regional
Code:
MHT
City:
Manchester
Passengers (M):
0.9
Area (acres):
1800
South Dakota
Airport:
Joe Foss Field
Code:
FSD
City:
Sioux Falls
Passengers (M):
0.9
Area (acres):
2100
Wyoming
Airport:
Jackson Hole Airport
Code:
JAC
City:
Jackson
Passengers (M):
0.7
Area (acres):
540
Vermont
Airport:
Burlington International
Code:
BTV
City:
Burlington
Passengers (M):
0.6
Area (acres):
900
West Virginia
Airport:
Yeager Airport
Code:
CRW
City:
Charleston
Passengers (M):
0.5
Area (acres):
1000
Delaware
Airport:
Wilmington Airport
Code:
ILG
City:
Wilmington
Passengers (M):
0.3
Area (acres):
1000
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Rank
|
State
|
Airport
|
Code
|
City
|
Passengers (M)
|
Area (acres)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia
|
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International | ATL | Atlanta | 104.7 | 4,700 |
| 2 |
Texas
|
Dallas/Fort Worth International | DFW | Dallas–Fort Worth | 81.4 | 17,207 |
| 3 |
Colorado
|
Denver International | DEN | Denver | 77.8 | 34,000 |
| 4 |
Illinois
|
O'Hare International | ORD | Chicago | 77.0 | 7,627 |
| 5 |
California
|
Los Angeles International | LAX | Los Angeles | 75.0 | 3,500 |
| 6 |
New York
|
John F. Kennedy International | JFK | New York City | 62.5 | 5,200 |
| 7 |
Nevada
|
Harry Reid International | LAS | Las Vegas | 57.7 | 2,800 |
| 8 |
North Carolina
|
Charlotte Douglas International | CLT | Charlotte | 54.5 | 4,750 |
| 9 |
Florida
|
Miami International | MIA | Miami | 52.3 | 3,230 |
| 10 |
Washington
|
Seattle-Tacoma International | SEA | SeaTac | 51.7 | 2,500 |
| 11 |
Arizona
|
Phoenix Sky Harbor International | PHX | Phoenix | 49.2 | 3,300 |
| 12 |
New Jersey
|
Newark Liberty International | EWR | Newark | 46.4 | 2,027 |
| 13 |
Minnesota
|
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International | MSP | Minneapolis | 41.7 | 3,500 |
| 14 |
Massachusetts
|
Logan International | BOS | Boston | 40.5 | 2,384 |
| 15 |
Michigan
|
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County | DTW | Detroit | 36.0 | 4,850 |
| 16 |
Pennsylvania
|
Philadelphia International | PHL | Philadelphia | 32.0 | 2,600 |
| 17 |
Utah
|
Salt Lake City International | SLC | Salt Lake City | 26.8 | 7,700 |
| 18 |
Maryland
|
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall | BWI | Baltimore | 26.7 | 3,630 |
| 19 |
Virginia
|
Ronald Reagan Washington National | DCA | Arlington | 25.1 | 861 |
| 20 |
Tennessee
|
Nashville International | BNA | Nashville | 24.0 | 4,200 |
| 21 |
Hawaii
|
Daniel K. Inouye International | HNL | Honolulu | 21.2 | 4,524 |
| 22 |
Oregon
|
Portland International | PDX | Portland | 20.3 | 3,000 |
| 23 |
Missouri
|
St. Louis Lambert International | STL | St. Louis | 16.0 | 2,970 |
| 24 |
Louisiana
|
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International | MSY | New Orleans | 13.0 | 3,500 |
| 25 |
Indiana
|
Indianapolis International | IND | Indianapolis | 10.5 | 7,700 |
| 26 |
Ohio
|
John Glenn Columbus International | CMH | Columbus | 9.5 | 3,400 |
| 27 |
Kentucky
|
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International | CVG | Hebron | 9.3 | 7,000 |
| 28 |
Wisconsin
|
Milwaukee Mitchell International | MKE | Milwaukee | 8.2 | 1,300 |
| 29 |
New Mexico
|
Albuquerque International Sunport | ABQ | Albuquerque | 5.6 | 4,400 |
| 30 |
South Carolina
|
Charleston International | CHS | Charleston | 5.5 | 2,300 |
| 31 |
Alaska
|
Ted Stevens Anchorage International | ANC | Anchorage | 5.3 | 7,100 |
| 32 |
Idaho
|
Boise Airport | BOI | Boise | 5.0 | 3,700 |
| 33 |
Nebraska
|
Eppley Airfield | OMA | Omaha | 4.7 | 2,800 |
| 34 |
Oklahoma
|
Will Rogers World Airport | OKC | Oklahoma City | 4.5 | 8,000 |
| 35 |
Rhode Island
|
T.F. Green International | PVD | Warwick | 3.5 | 1,200 |
| 36 |
Connecticut
|
Bradley International | BDL | Windsor Locks | 3.5 | 1,600 |
| 37 |
Alabama
|
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International | BHM | Birmingham | 3.5 | 3,700 |
| 38 |
Iowa
|
Des Moines International | DSM | Des Moines | 2.8 | 2,500 |
| 39 |
Montana
|
Bozeman Yellowstone International | BZN | Bozeman | 2.5 | 1,900 |
| 40 |
Arkansas
|
Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport | LIT | Little Rock | 2.2 | 2,700 |
| 41 |
Mississippi
|
Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International | JAN | Jackson | 1.8 | 3,600 |
| 42 |
Kansas
|
Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National | ICT | Wichita | 1.8 | 3,500 |
| 43 |
Maine
|
Portland International Jetport | PWM | Portland | 1.4 | 850 |
| 44 |
North Dakota
|
Hector International | FAR | Fargo | 1.3 | 2,000 |
| 45 |
New Hampshire
|
Manchester-Boston Regional | MHT | Manchester | 0.9 | 1,800 |
| 46 |
South Dakota
|
Joe Foss Field | FSD | Sioux Falls | 0.9 | 2,100 |
| 47 |
Wyoming
|
Jackson Hole Airport | JAC | Jackson | 0.7 | 540 |
| 48 |
Vermont
|
Burlington International | BTV | Burlington | 0.6 | 900 |
| 49 |
West Virginia
|
Yeager Airport | CRW | Charleston | 0.5 | 1,000 |
| 50 |
Delaware
|
Wilmington Airport | ILG | Wilmington | 0.3 | 1,000 |
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Distribution
How passengers (m) varies across 50 states
The top three states account for 21.8% of the combined total.
Busiest and Least Busy Airports by State
Top 10 Highest — Passengers (M)
Top 10 Lowest — Passengers (M)
Largest Airport by State Top and Bottom
Georgia leads the table with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International at 104.7 million passengers. Texas follows with Dallas/Fort Worth International at 81.4 million, and Colorado is close behind at 77.8 million.
Delaware sits last with Wilmington Airport at 0.3 million passengers. West Virginia reaches 0.5 million at Yeager Airport, and Vermont reaches 0.6 million at Burlington International.
Largest Airport by State Area Leaders
Colorado has the biggest airport footprint in the table at 34,000 acres at Denver International. Texas ranks second at 17,207 acres at Dallas/Fort Worth International.
Oklahoma also stands out by area. Will Rogers World Airport covers 8,000 acres with 4.5 million passengers, while Virginia's Ronald Reagan Washington National covers 861 acres with 25.1 million passengers.
Largest Airport by State Traffic and Size Gaps
Georgia handles 104.7 million passengers on 4,700 acres at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International. Colorado handles 77.8 million passengers on 34,000 acres at Denver International.
Indiana shows a similar gap at a smaller scale. Indianapolis International spans 7,700 acres with 10.5 million passengers, while New Jersey's Newark Liberty handles 46.4 million passengers on 2,027 acres.
Quick Answers
Which state has the largest airport by passengers?
Georgia ranks first with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International at 104.7 million passengers. Texas is second at 81.4 million with Dallas/Fort Worth International.
What is the largest airport in Colorado?
Denver International is Colorado's largest airport in this table at 77.8 million passengers. Denver also has the biggest area figure at 34,000 acres.
What is the largest airport in Texas?
Dallas/Fort Worth International is Texas's largest airport with 81.4 million passengers. Its area is 17,207 acres, which ranks second in the table.
What is the largest airport in California?
Los Angeles International is California's largest airport at 75.0 million passengers. LAX covers 3,500 acres.
Which state has the smallest primary airport?
Delaware ranks last with Wilmington Airport at 0.3 million passengers. West Virginia follows at 0.5 million with Yeager Airport.
Which state has the largest airport by area?
Colorado leads by area with Denver International at 34,000 acres. Texas is next with Dallas/Fort Worth International at 17,207 acres.
Methodology
Passenger figures use FAA 2023 enplanements, and area figures use FAA airport facility records. Each state is represented by its busiest commercial airport in the table.
Sources
Information is cross-referenced with official state archives.
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