Atlanta Most Popular???

[jrpilot]

Hello,

Since when did Atlanta pass out Chicago O' Hare for most popular airport?

[xwing]

I heard this not too long ago myself--pretty amazing!

[Politically Incorrect]

Most popular for what

[Paz]

 Most popular? or do you mean the busiest?

[Craig.]

i wouldnt call atlanta most popular, horrible airport:)
But it is the busiest for passengers, i believe o'hare is still busiest for actual arrivals and departures.
And its been that way for a couple of years i believe. I have a really funny link on Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson international airport, that you may find funny will post it later.

[Hagar]

I just found this.

World's busiest airport
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

The cachet of being known as the world's busiest airport is fiercely fought over by owners of the world's largest airports.

The following airports have variously made claims (or had claims made for them).


O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, USA - Largest number of passengers annually (pre-1998, 2003-date) - Most arrivals and departures annually (pre-1998, 2001-)
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia, USA - Largest number of passengers annually (1998-2003) - Most arrivals and departures annually (1999-2000)
Heathrow Airport, London, UK - Largest number of international passengers annually
Frankfurt International Airport, Frankfurt, Germany - Most international destinations served.
Memphis International Airport, Memphis, USA (home of FedEx) - Most cargo traffic by volume annually

This page was last modified 22:33, 27 Dec 2003.

The ten busiest airports for the period January-September 2003 (data provided by Airports Council International) measured by number of passengers are as follows. One 'passenger' is described as someone who arrives in, departs from or transfers through the airport on a given day.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (ATL) 58,875,694
O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, USA (ORD) 51,831,684
London Heathrow Airport, London, United Kingdom (LHR) 47,503,540
Tokyo International Airport, Tokyo, Japan (HND) 47,319,962
Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, California USA, (LAX) 41,289,216
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, (DFW) 39,389,348
Frankfurt International Airport, Frankfurt, Germany (FRA) 36,487,978
Charles De Gaulle International Airport, Paris, France (CDG) 36,349,565
Schipol Airport, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (AMS) 30,350,231
Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix, Arizona (PHX) 28,152,396

[Mr. Bones]

where's KDEN on your list Hagar? i thought that was one of the biggest airports of the US? not sure if it's a busy one, but it sure is huge!  ;)

[Hagar]

[quote]where's KDEN on your list Hagar? i thought that was one of the biggest airports of the US? not sure if it's a busy one, but it sure is huge!

[Craig.]

denver may be big but it isnt that busy. i'll get ya some numbers if i can find them.

[Craig.]

best i could find was 2002 numbers, and Denver came 5th in the country with: Denver (DEN)  35,651,098  passengers.

that link for atlanta artical is: http://www.somethingawful.com/articles.php?a=1513

and before people jump all over me for the article DONT:) Its not meant to be taken seriously, however makes some very valid points, and having been through Atlanta twice i can say i agree with it. Rather funny at the very least