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: 2026-09-30
| Rank | Airport | Avg/day at 12:00 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMS 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | 239.8 |
| 2 | ATL 🇺🇸 Atlanta | 185 |
| 3 | LHR 🇬🇧 London | 167.8 |
| 4 | DTW 🇺🇸 Detroit | 165.2 |
| 5 | LAX 🇺🇸 Los Angeles | 148.6 |
| 6 | SFO 🇺🇸 San Francisco | 132.3 |
| 7 | BCN 🇪🇸 Barcelona | 129.5 |
| 8 | MAD 🇪🇸 Madrid | 123.7 |
| 9 | SYD 🇦🇺 Sydney | 105 |
| 10 | SIN 🇸🇬 Singapore | 101.2 |
| 11 | CAN 🇨🇳 Guangzhou | 100.2 |
| 12 | CPH 🇩🇰 Copenhagen | 92.9 |
| 13 | MSP 🇺🇸 Minneapolis | 87.5 |
| 14 | PVG 🇨🇳 Shanghai | 85.3 |
| 15 | BNE 🇦🇺 Brisbane | 78.9 |
| 16 | SEA 🇺🇸 Seattle | 77.9 |
| 17 | ICN 🇰🇷 Seoul | 77.7 |
| 18 | FCO 🇮🇹 Rome | 76.9 |
| 19 | JFK 🇺🇸 New York | 73.4 |
| 20 | LAS 🇺🇸 Las Vegas | 72.6 |
| 21 | ORD 🇺🇸 Chicago | 71.5 |
| 22 | DFW 🇺🇸 Dallas-Fort Worth | 71.2 |
| 23 | PKX 🇨🇳 Beijing | 64.8 |
| 24 | IAH 🇺🇸 Houston | 63.1 |
| 25 | JNB 🇿🇦 Johannesburg | 63 |
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