Busiest airports at 18:00 local time
Top 25 airports ranked by average departures during the 18:00 hour (local airport time), over the last 60 days.
Last refreshed: 2026-08-16
| Rank | Airport | Avg/day at 18:00 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LHR 🇬🇧 London | 182.4 |
| 2 | LAX 🇺🇸 Los Angeles | 123.9 |
| 3 | SFO 🇺🇸 San Francisco | 123.8 |
| 4 | ICN 🇰🇷 Seoul | 98.5 |
| 5 | CAN 🇨🇳 Guangzhou | 97.6 |
| 6 | PVG 🇨🇳 Shanghai | 95 |
| 7 | BCN 🇪🇸 Barcelona | 92 |
| 8 | JFK 🇺🇸 New York | 82.4 |
| 9 | ORD 🇺🇸 Chicago | 79.3 |
| 10 | MSP 🇺🇸 Minneapolis | 78.7 |
| 11 | CLT 🇺🇸 Charlotte | 78.2 |
| 12 | MEX 🇲🇽 Mexico City | 75.5 |
| 13 | ATL 🇺🇸 Atlanta | 74.5 |
| 14 | DTW 🇺🇸 Detroit | 71 |
| 15 | IAH 🇺🇸 Houston | 70.4 |
| 16 | DFW 🇺🇸 Dallas-Fort Worth | 67.3 |
| 17 | MAD 🇪🇸 Madrid | 61.3 |
| 18 | PEK 🇨🇳 Beijing | 57.9 |
| 19 | SEA 🇺🇸 Seattle | 54.5 |
| 20 | BOG 🇨🇴 Bogota | 52.5 |
| 21 | JNB 🇿🇦 Johannesburg | 48.1 |
| 22 | DEN 🇺🇸 Denver | 45.2 |
| 23 | YYZ 🇨🇦 Toronto | 45.1 |
| 24 | SYD 🇦🇺 Sydney | 45.1 |
| 25 | BNA 🇺🇸 Nashville | 44.8 |
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