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: 2026-07-02
| Rank | Airport | Avg/day at 12:00 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LHR 🇬🇧 London | 176.8 |
| 2 | SFO 🇺🇸 San Francisco | 136.1 |
| 3 | MAD 🇪🇸 Madrid | 112.2 |
| 4 | BCN 🇪🇸 Barcelona | 99.9 |
| 5 | FCO 🇮🇹 Rome | 81.9 |
| 6 | DFW 🇺🇸 Dallas-Fort Worth | 79.9 |
| 7 | ORD 🇺🇸 Chicago | 76.5 |
| 8 | PVG 🇨🇳 Shanghai | 76 |
| 9 | ICN 🇰🇷 Seoul | 74.6 |
| 10 | PEK 🇨🇳 Beijing | 65.5 |
| 11 | IAH 🇺🇸 Houston | 62.9 |
| 12 | IAD 🇺🇸 Washington | 58.3 |
| 13 | CDG 🇫🇷 Paris | 54.5 |
| 14 | FRA 🇩🇪 Frankfurt am Main | 54.2 |
| 15 | AMS 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | 52.3 |
| 16 | CUN 🇲🇽 Cancun | 50.5 |
| 17 | LAX 🇺🇸 Los Angeles | 48.8 |
| 18 | BOG 🇨🇴 Bogota | 48.6 |
| 19 | ATH 🇬🇷 Athens | 47.8 |
| 20 | ATL 🇺🇸 Atlanta | 46.5 |
| 21 | DEN 🇺🇸 Denver | 45.9 |
| 22 | MEX 🇲🇽 Mexico City | 45.6 |
| 23 | ZRH 🇨🇠Zurich | 40.8 |
| 24 | MUC 🇩🇪 Munich | 38.4 |
| 25 | DTW 🇺🇸 Detroit | 38 |
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