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: 2026-07-02
| Rank | Airport | Avg/day at 18:00 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LHR 🇬🇧 London | 188 |
| 2 | SFO 🇺🇸 San Francisco | 127.2 |
| 3 | PEK 🇨🇳 Beijing | 95.5 |
| 4 | PVG 🇨🇳 Shanghai | 94.3 |
| 5 | ICN 🇰🇷 Seoul | 91.5 |
| 6 | BCN 🇪🇸 Barcelona | 87.7 |
| 7 | ORD 🇺🇸 Chicago | 79.6 |
| 8 | DFW 🇺🇸 Dallas-Fort Worth | 73.1 |
| 9 | MEX 🇲🇽 Mexico City | 71.7 |
| 10 | IAH 🇺🇸 Houston | 69.1 |
| 11 | MAD 🇪🇸 Madrid | 65.8 |
| 12 | CLT 🇺🇸 Charlotte | 57.5 |
| 13 | BOG 🇨🇴 Bogota | 51.7 |
| 14 | PTY 🇵🇦 Panama City | 47.8 |
| 15 | DOH 🇶🇦 Doha | 47.3 |
| 16 | FCO 🇮🇹 Rome | 46.7 |
| 17 | YYZ 🇨🇦 Toronto | 44.8 |
| 18 | DEN 🇺🇸 Denver | 44.5 |
| 19 | BOM 🇮🇳 Mumbai | 43.5 |
| 20 | MSP 🇺🇸 Minneapolis | 41.3 |
| 21 | HAN 🇻🇳 Hanoi | 38.6 |
| 22 | ATL 🇺🇸 Atlanta | 36 |
| 23 | ATH 🇬🇷 Athens | 35 |
| 24 | SEA 🇺🇸 Seattle | 34.9 |
| 25 | SYD 🇦🇺 Sydney | 34.6 |
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