Busiest airports at 12:00 local time
Top 25 airports ranked by average departures during the 12:00 hour (local airport time), over the last 60 days.
Last refreshed: 2026-08-16
| Rank | Airport | Avg/day at 12:00 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LHR 🇬🇧 London | 163.4 |
| 2 | SFO 🇺🇸 San Francisco | 120.4 |
| 3 | MAD 🇪🇸 Madrid | 118.8 |
| 4 | LAX 🇺🇸 Los Angeles | 116.1 |
| 5 | BCN 🇪🇸 Barcelona | 114 |
| 6 | ATL 🇺🇸 Atlanta | 103.2 |
| 7 | AMS 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | 99 |
| 8 | CAN 🇨🇳 Guangzhou | 98.5 |
| 9 | DTW 🇺🇸 Detroit | 96.5 |
| 10 | PVG 🇨🇳 Shanghai | 88.9 |
| 11 | FCO 🇮🇹 Rome | 84.3 |
| 12 | ICN 🇰🇷 Seoul | 74.7 |
| 13 | ORD 🇺🇸 Chicago | 72.7 |
| 14 | DFW 🇺🇸 Dallas-Fort Worth | 68.3 |
| 15 | JNB 🇿🇦 Johannesburg | 61.4 |
| 16 | IAH 🇺🇸 Houston | 60.5 |
| 17 | IAD 🇺🇸 Washington | 58.8 |
| 18 | ATH 🇬🇷 Athens | 58.7 |
| 19 | CDG 🇫🇷 Paris | 54.7 |
| 20 | MEX 🇲🇽 Mexico City | 53.2 |
| 21 | FRA 🇩🇪 Frankfurt am Main | 51.7 |
| 22 | BOG 🇨🇴 Bogota | 49.6 |
| 23 | PEK 🇨🇳 Beijing | 49.6 |
| 24 | CPH 🇩🇰 Copenhagen | 49.1 |
| 25 | DEN 🇺🇸 Denver | 47.7 |
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