Passenger traffic at Atlanta Airport 2000-2021

In 2021, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport handled around 75.7 million passengers, making it the world's busiest airport. This was a year-over-year increase of 76.39 percent compared to the airport's performance at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite this growth in passenger traffic, less passengers were recorded at the airport in 2021 than in 2019, when passenger volume peaked.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport’s operations

As one of the busiest major airports in the United States, over 725,500 flights take off or land at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. In 2022, the airport handled over 730,000 metric tons of cargo and mail and reported operating revenue to the value of 538.04 million U.S. dollars.

U.S. airports

The second busiest airport in the United States in terms of passenger traffic was Los Angeles International Airport, also referred LAX. In 2022, LAX handled over 66 million passengers. The airport is also a major freight gateway, handling a large amount of freight every year. Also among the leading U.S. airports in terms of operations was Chicago O’Hare International Airport. In 2021, 48.41 million passengers boarded or exited planes at the Illinois-based airport. The three airports are also the country’s busiest airports at Thanksgiving.