Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson Airport is the largest US airport in Jul-2009

US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) stated (16-Oct-2009) Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport was the largest US airport in Jul-2009, ranked by total system (domestic and international) passenger enplanements on US airlines.

Las Vegas Airport registered the largest year-on-year decline at -8.7%. Details include:

• Atlanta: 4.0 million, -0.7% year-on-year;
• Chicago O'Hare: 2.8 million, -6.7%;
• Dallas/Fort Worth: 2.6 million, +0.4%;
• Denver: 2.4 million, +2.4%;
• Los Angeles: 2.1 million, -3.8%;
• Houston Bush: 1.8 million, -0.5%;
• New York JFK: 1.7 million, -2.8%;
• Phoenix: 1.6 million, -3.4%;
• Las Vegas: 1.6 million, -8.7%;
• Minneapolis: 1.6 million, +2.3%.

Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport was also the largest US airport in Jul-2009, in terms of domestic scheduled enplanements on US airlines. Details include:

• Atlanta: 3.6 million, -0.6% year-on-year;
• Chicago O'Hare: 2.5 million, -7.0%;
• Dallas/Fort Worth: 2.4 million, +0.4%;
• Denver: 2.3 million, +2.5%;
• Los Angeles: 2.0 million, -2.5%;
• Las Vegas: 1.6 million, -8.7%;
• Phoenix: 1.6 million, -3.3%;
• Minneapolis: 1.5 million, +3.1%;
• Houston Bush: 1.5 million, -0.1%;
• Charlotte: 1.5 million, +0.4%.

Meanwhile, Miami International Airport remained the largest US airport in Jul-2009, ranked by international scheduled enplanements on US airlines. Details include:

• Miami: 481,500, -1.8% year-on-year;
• New York JFK: 462,600, +3.0%;
• Atlanta: 410,700, -0.7%;
• Newark: 389,000, -2.7%;
• Houston Bush: 329,800, -2.3%;
• Chicago O'Hare: 272,300, -3.2%;
• Dallas/Fort Worth: 196,500, +0.6%;
• Philadelphia: 168,100, +6.5%;
• Los Angeles: 144,200, -18.9%;
• Washington Dulles: 141,000, +5.0%. [more]