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Airport Traffic Reports
North America handles more passengers and cargo than any other worldwide region - more than half of the world's busiest 20 airports are in our region. The following statistics represent estimates for every ACI-NA member airport.
Top 5 Busiest North American Airports - 2011 Traffic Count
| Top Passenger (1) | Top Cargo (2) | Total Movements (3) |
| Atlanta | Memphis | Atlanta |
| Chicago O'Hare | Anchorage | Chicago O'Hare |
| Los Angeles | Louisville | Los Angeles |
| Dallas/Ft Worth | Miami | Dallas/Ft Worth |
| Denver | Los Angeles | Denver |
- 2011 North American (ACI-NA) Top 50 airports (includes Passenger, Cargo and Movements)
- 2010 North American (ACI-NA) Top 50 airports (includes Passenger, Cargo and Movements)
- 2009 North American (ACI-NA) Top 50 airports (includes Passenger, Cargo and Movements)
- 2008 North American (ACI-NA) Top 50 airports (includes Passenger, Cargo and Movements)
- 2007 North American (ACI-NA) Top 50 airports (includes Passenger, Cargo and Movements)
- 2006 North American (ACI-NA) Top 50 airports (includes Passenger, Cargo and Movements)
Ranking only includes airports participating in the ACI annual stats collection.
1. Total Passengers: arriving + departing passengers + direct transit passengers counted once.
2. Total Cargo: loaded + unloaded freight + mail in metric tonnes. Data includes transit freight.
3. Total Movements: landing + take off of an aircraft.
ACI World Traffic Statistics (includes Passenger, Cargo and Movements)
2011 ACI-NA Airport Traffic Report
The 2011 ACI-NA Airport Traffic Report, produced by ACI World Headquarters in Montréal, Canada, contains passenger, freight/mail and aircraft operations data for 215 North American airports. Data, as presented in the report, is for calendar year 2011 or the most recent twelve-month reporting period available.
Commercial passenger information includes domestic and international enplanements, total and international passengers, direct transit passengers, non-revenue passengers, previous year's data and percent change between 2011 and 2010.
Freight/mail statistics are divided into the two separate categories when available. The information solicited was air freight (including express) and mail which was enplaned and deplaned at the reporting airport. Total freight and mail and total international freight and mail is provided, as well as the percent change in cargo growth between 2011 and 2010.
2011 North America Traffic Report, Press Release
To order the complete report from ACI-NA as prepared by ACI (PDF)
If you have any questions regarding traffic statistics or are interested in obtaining a PDF file of the 2011 North America Traffic Report or previous reports (1994-2011) please contact Economic Affairs at (202) 293-8500 or via email at EconomicAffairs@aci-na.org
