Busiest airports at 16:00 local time
Top 25 airports ranked by average departures during the 16:00 hour (local airport time), over the last 60 days.
Last refreshed: 2026-07-02
| Rank | Airport | Avg/day at 16:00 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LHR 🇬🇧 London | 202 |
| 2 | SFO 🇺🇸 San Francisco | 192.5 |
| 3 | MAD 🇪🇸 Madrid | 141.1 |
| 4 | ORD 🇺🇸 Chicago | 92.7 |
| 5 | PVG 🇨🇳 Shanghai | 85.6 |
| 6 | BCN 🇪🇸 Barcelona | 81 |
| 7 | DFW 🇺🇸 Dallas-Fort Worth | 76.7 |
| 8 | PEK 🇨🇳 Beijing | 67.6 |
| 9 | MEX 🇲🇽 Mexico City | 66.7 |
| 10 | ICN 🇰🇷 Seoul | 63.4 |
| 11 | ATH 🇬🇷 Athens | 63.1 |
| 12 | IAH 🇺🇸 Houston | 56.8 |
| 13 | CLT 🇺🇸 Charlotte | 56.8 |
| 14 | AMS 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | 51.6 |
| 15 | SEA 🇺🇸 Seattle | 51.5 |
| 16 | DEN 🇺🇸 Denver | 48.4 |
| 17 | FRA 🇩🇪 Frankfurt am Main | 46.5 |
| 18 | ATL 🇺🇸 Atlanta | 46.3 |
| 19 | SGN 🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City | 43.3 |
| 20 | EWR 🇺🇸 Newark | 42.7 |
| 21 | HAN 🇻🇳 Hanoi | 41.4 |
| 22 | CDG 🇫🇷 Paris | 38.9 |
| 23 | PMI 🇪🇸 Palma de Mallorca | 38.7 |
| 24 | FCO 🇮🇹 Rome | 37.3 |
| 25 | BOG 🇨🇴 Bogota | 37.1 |
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