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: 2026-09-30
| Rank | Airport | Avg/day at 16:00 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATL 🇺🇸 Atlanta | 353.2 |
| 2 | AMS 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | 270.5 |
| 3 | DTW 🇺🇸 Detroit | 261.4 |
| 4 | SFO 🇺🇸 San Francisco | 214.1 |
| 5 | LHR 🇬🇧 London | 190.9 |
| 6 | LAX 🇺🇸 Los Angeles | 188.8 |
| 7 | JFK 🇺🇸 New York | 164.3 |
| 8 | MAD 🇪🇸 Madrid | 144.9 |
| 9 | BCN 🇪🇸 Barcelona | 105.5 |
| 10 | PVG 🇨🇳 Shanghai | 92.5 |
| 11 | SEA 🇺🇸 Seattle | 89.6 |
| 12 | ORD 🇺🇸 Chicago | 85.3 |
| 13 | SIN 🇸🇬 Singapore | 81.3 |
| 14 | PKX 🇨🇳 Beijing | 77.8 |
| 15 | EWR 🇺🇸 Newark | 75.5 |
| 16 | CAN 🇨🇳 Guangzhou | 70.7 |
| 17 | SYD 🇦🇺 Sydney | 68.5 |
| 18 | ICN 🇰🇷 Seoul | 67.6 |
| 19 | ATH 🇬🇷 Athens | 66 |
| 20 | DFW 🇺🇸 Dallas-Fort Worth | 64.9 |
| 21 | CLT 🇺🇸 Charlotte | 60.9 |
| 22 | IAH 🇺🇸 Houston | 55.5 |
| 23 | DEN 🇺🇸 Denver | 53.2 |
| 24 | JNB 🇿🇦 Johannesburg | 52.4 |
| 25 | SGN 🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City | 51 |
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