Busiest airports at 08:00 local time
Top 25 airports ranked by average departures during the 08:00 hour (local airport time), over the last 60 days.
Last refreshed: 2026-08-16
| Rank | Airport | Avg/day at 08:00 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DOH 🇶🇦 Doha | 170.4 |
| 2 | SFO 🇺🇸 San Francisco | 168 |
| 3 | LHR 🇬🇧 London | 162.8 |
| 4 | LAX 🇺🇸 Los Angeles | 137.3 |
| 5 | ATL 🇺🇸 Atlanta | 120.5 |
| 6 | ORD 🇺🇸 Chicago | 111.2 |
| 7 | PVG 🇨🇳 Shanghai | 100.2 |
| 8 | DTW 🇺🇸 Detroit | 98.6 |
| 9 | ICN 🇰🇷 Seoul | 88.9 |
| 10 | MAD 🇪🇸 Madrid | 85 |
| 11 | MEX 🇲🇽 Mexico City | 80.9 |
| 12 | DFW 🇺🇸 Dallas-Fort Worth | 77.9 |
| 13 | CAN 🇨🇳 Guangzhou | 71.6 |
| 14 | SEA 🇺🇸 Seattle | 70.6 |
| 15 | JFK 🇺🇸 New York | 68.9 |
| 16 | BOG 🇨🇴 Bogota | 68.5 |
| 17 | PEK 🇨🇳 Beijing | 67.6 |
| 18 | BCN 🇪🇸 Barcelona | 62.4 |
| 19 | GIG 🇧🇷 Rio De Janeiro | 60.5 |
| 20 | IAD 🇺🇸 Washington | 60.3 |
| 21 | PHX 🇺🇸 Phoenix | 60.1 |
| 22 | CPH 🇩🇰 Copenhagen | 56.6 |
| 23 | SYD 🇦🇺 Sydney | 55.6 |
| 24 | PHL 🇺🇸 Philadelphia | 53.9 |
| 25 | AMS 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | 53.8 |
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