Busiest airports at 15:00 local time
Top 25 airports ranked by average departures during the 15:00 hour (local airport time), over the last 60 days.
Last refreshed: 2026-08-16
| Rank | Airport | Avg/day at 15:00 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAD 🇪🇸 Madrid | 250.5 |
| 2 | ATL 🇺🇸 Atlanta | 207.7 |
| 3 | LHR 🇬🇧 London | 172 |
| 4 | LAX 🇺🇸 Los Angeles | 115.9 |
| 5 | BCN 🇪🇸 Barcelona | 112.8 |
| 6 | PVG 🇨🇳 Shanghai | 110.6 |
| 7 | DTW 🇺🇸 Detroit | 96.1 |
| 8 | SEA 🇺🇸 Seattle | 90.7 |
| 9 | ORD 🇺🇸 Chicago | 83.5 |
| 10 | JFK 🇺🇸 New York | 76 |
| 11 | CAN 🇨🇳 Guangzhou | 72.8 |
| 12 | ATH 🇬🇷 Athens | 68.9 |
| 13 | FCO 🇮🇹 Rome | 68.9 |
| 14 | BOG 🇨🇴 Bogota | 67.3 |
| 15 | MSP 🇺🇸 Minneapolis | 67.1 |
| 16 | SFO 🇺🇸 San Francisco | 65.6 |
| 17 | DEN 🇺🇸 Denver | 62.3 |
| 18 | DFW 🇺🇸 Dallas-Fort Worth | 56.8 |
| 19 | MEX 🇲🇽 Mexico City | 56.1 |
| 20 | JNB 🇿🇦 Johannesburg | 55.6 |
| 21 | SLC 🇺🇸 Salt Lake City | 54.9 |
| 22 | CLT 🇺🇸 Charlotte | 54.1 |
| 23 | ICN 🇰🇷 Seoul | 52.4 |
| 24 | MUC 🇩🇪 Munich | 51.9 |
| 25 | AMS 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | 51.7 |
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