Busiest airports at 17:00 local time
Top 25 airports ranked by average departures during the 17:00 hour (local airport time), over the last 60 days.
Last refreshed: 2026-09-30
| Rank | Airport | Avg/day at 17:00 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATL 🇺🇸 Atlanta | 293.9 |
| 2 | JFK 🇺🇸 New York | 208.8 |
| 3 | LHR 🇬🇧 London | 171.6 |
| 4 | SEA 🇺🇸 Seattle | 151 |
| 5 | AMS 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | 151 |
| 6 | DTW 🇺🇸 Detroit | 142.3 |
| 7 | LAX 🇺🇸 Los Angeles | 141.8 |
| 8 | EWR 🇺🇸 Newark | 116.5 |
| 9 | FCO 🇮🇹 Rome | 99.6 |
| 10 | DEN 🇺🇸 Denver | 93 |
| 11 | ORD 🇺🇸 Chicago | 92.5 |
| 12 | SYD 🇦🇺 Sydney | 92.1 |
| 13 | PVG 🇨🇳 Shanghai | 87.8 |
| 14 | BCN 🇪🇸 Barcelona | 86.9 |
| 15 | CAN 🇨🇳 Guangzhou | 79.2 |
| 16 | CPH 🇩🇰 Copenhagen | 77.9 |
| 17 | IAD 🇺🇸 Washington | 73.8 |
| 18 | SLC 🇺🇸 Salt Lake City | 72 |
| 19 | CLT 🇺🇸 Charlotte | 71.7 |
| 20 | BOG 🇨🇴 Bogota | 67.2 |
| 21 | SIN 🇸🇬 Singapore | 62.6 |
| 22 | MAD 🇪🇸 Madrid | 59.9 |
| 23 | LGA 🇺🇸 New York | 59.3 |
| 24 | DFW 🇺🇸 Dallas-Fort Worth | 58.4 |
| 25 | SFO 🇺🇸 San Francisco | 54.2 |
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