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THE BUSIEST AIRPORTS IN THE USA BY NUMBER OF
PASSENGERS AND AIRLINE FLIGHT OPERATIONS

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Rank Airport Name 2010 Passengers
1. Atlanta Hartsfield (ATL) 75,849,375
2. Chicago O'Hare (ORD) 66,805,339
3. Los Angeles (LAX) 61,024,541
4. Dallas/Ft Worth (DFW) 55,150,689
5. Denver Stapleton (DEN) 36,086,751
6. Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX) 35,481,950
7. Las Vegas McCarren (LAS) 35,195,675
8. Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP) 35,170,528
9. Houston Intercontinental (IAH) 34,794,868
10. San Francisco (SFO) 34,626,668

The 10 Busiest Airports in the US by Number of Operations (2010)
Rank Airport Name 2010 Passengers

1. Chicago O'Hare (ORD) 909,535
2. Atlanta Hartsfield (ATL) 890,320
3. Dallas/Ft. Worth (DFW) 783,546
4. Los Angeles (LAX) 738,114
5. Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX) 560,827
6. Detroit (DTW) 522,132
7. Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP) 499,939
8. Las Vegas McCarren (LAS) 493,722
9. Denver Stapleton (DEN) 484,479
10. Saint Louis (STL) 474,161

US Aeronautical Facilities (2010)
Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCC): 24
Air Traffic Control Towers: 886
Radar Approach Control Facilities: 237
Flight Service Stations (FSS): 69
Instrument Landing Facilities: 1,370
VOR/VOR-DME/VORTAC Facilities: 993
Nondirectional Beacons (NDBs): 1,199

Currently Active Certificated US Pilots (2010)
Total Pilot Certificates Held: 649,957
Student: 86,887
Recreational: 318
Private: 261,927
Commercial: 137,636
ATP: 146,989
Instrument Ratings: 315,276

US Civil Aircraft Inventory (2010)
Total Active Civil Aircraft:
233,533

General Aviation:
214,388

Air Carrier:
19,145

Single-Engine Piston:
151,640

Multi-Engine Piston:
26,900

Turboprop:
9,476

Turbojet:
14,710

Rotorcraft:
10,027

Experimental:
20,780

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