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CompareCards Ranks Airports with the Most and Least Crowded Flights
Study finds airports in Denver, Orlando and Colorado Springs have the fullest flights
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — One of life’s underappreciated joys of flying is arriving at your assigned seat and discovering that no one is sitting next to you. It’s almost like getting an instant – and free – flight upgrade to a seat with more space. Sadly, departing from an airport on a congested flight means you’re less likely to land one of these coveted seating arrangements.
CompareCards.com looked at 2018 data for 100 of the largest airports and compared the number of passengers to the number of available seats on departing flights. Here are the airports that had the most and least crowded flights.
Key Findings
Most Crowded Flights:
The airport with the most crowded flights is Denver International Airport. In 2018, there were 36.7 million available seats on flights departing from Denver International and about 31.7 million of those seats were occupied. That means Denver International had an occupancy rate of 86.4%.
Coming in second is Orlando International Airport. This airport saw overall less traffic than Denver with just 27.3 million available seats. But flights out of Orlando International were still quite full. The average flight was filled to 85.6% of capacity.
Hovering around 85% capacity is another Colorado Airport: Colorado Springs Airport. Flights departing this airport had 1.05 million available seats and 890,000 people filled them.
Least Crowded Flights:
At the bottom of the list where you are most likely to have some elbow room are smaller airports. Dayton International Airport in Ohio for example, filled just 72.6% of its possible 1.2 million seats.
Flights out of Kona International Airport in Hawaii, were filled to just 73.6% of capacity, the second-lowest rate in the study.
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Alaska, was the third least-crowded airport in our study. Just 73.9% of the available seats on flights out of Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport were filled.
One outlier at the bottom of the list is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. This Washington, D.C.-area airport was one of the larger ones in the study to rank in the bottom 20. Reagan National Airport had 14.47 million seats available in 2018 and 11.4 million passengers. Only 78.8% of seats on flights out of Reagan National were occupied.
20 Airports with the Most Crowded Flights
Rank
Airport
City
Available
Seats
Total
Passengers
Percent
Capacity
1
DEN
Denver, CO
36,656,984
31,679,636
86.40%
2
MCO
Orlando, FL
27,264,516
23,347,865
85.60%
3
COS
Colorado
Springs, CO
1,050,250
890,151
84.80%
4
ATL
Atlanta, GA
61,747,424
52,262,056
84.60%
5
PIE
St. Petersburg,
FL
1,323,784
1,118,673
84.50%
6
LAS
Las Vegas, NV
28,649,368
24,056,376
84.00%
7
EWR
Newark, NJ
27,350,305
22,889,355
83.70%
8
ALB
Albany, NY
1,734,169
1,449,749
83.60%
9
FLL
Fort Lauderdale,
FL
21,202,618
17,718,941
83.60%
10
LAX
Los Angeles,
CA
51,821,851
43,301,056
83.60%
11
TPA
Tampa, FL
12,559,384
10,485,732
83.50%
12
RSW
Fort Myers, FL
5,566,905
4,641,226
83.40%
13
SEA
Seattle, WA
28,898,275
24,081,549
83.30%
14
SAN
San Diego, CA
14,757,712
12,294,344
83.30%
15
SNA
Santa Ana, CA
6,295,795
5,233,358
83.10%
16
SLC
Salt Lake City,
UT
14,773,567
12,273,750
83.10%
17
MSP
Minneapolis,
MN
22,334,170
18,514,238
82.90%
18
PWM
Portland, ME
1,286,340
1,064,021
82.70%
19
PHX
Phoenix, AZ
26,468,577
21,890,856
82.70%
20
SFB
Sanford, FL
1,822,607
1,506,835
82.70%
20 Airports with the Least Crowded Flights
Rank
Airport
City
Available
Seats
Total
Passengers
Percent
Capacity
1
DAY
Dayton, OH
1,185,995
860,749
72.60%
2
KOA
Kona, HI
2,478,392
1,823,273
73.60%
3
ANC
Anchorage, AK
3,548,949
2,621,972
73.90%
4
BUR
Burbank, CA
3,637,519
2,733,559
75.10%
5
MSN
Madison, WI
1,375,145
1,055,290
76.70%
6
TUL
Tulsa, OK
1,983,297
1,522,728
76.80%
7
BHM
Birmingham, AL
1,950,876
1,502,120
77.00%
8
LIH
Lihue, HI
2,135,677
1,644,658
77.00%
9
GSO
Greensboro/High
Point, NC
1,227,700
946,145
77.10%
10
ELP
El Paso, TX
2,136,255
1,649,085
77.20%
11
SDF
Louisville, KY
2,460,224
1,901,450
77.30%
12
SAV
Savannah, GA
1,762,093
1,366,132
77.50%
13
LIT
Little Rock, AR
1,347,500
1,050,122
77.90%
14
GEG
Spokane, WA
2,414,898
1,885,023
78.10%
15
TYS
Knoxville, TN
1,375,058
1,075,076
78.20%
16
OAK
Oakland, CA
8,694,751
6,809,540
78.30%
17
SJC
San Jose, CA
9,116,602
7,155,080
78.50%
18
FAT
Fresno, CA
1,086,907
853,982
78.60%
19
ISP
Islip, NY
1,048,855
824,224
78.60%
20
DCA
Washington, DC
14,471,816
11,397,270
78.80%
Preparation is key when headed to an airport with a full flight
Arrive early. The minimum amount of time you need to check-in before departure varies from one airline to the next and from airport to airport. Following these guidelines (or arriving even a bit earlier) and checking your airport’s website before a flight can help you determine how much time you’ll need to check-in, go through security and relax at the gate before your flight departs.
Pack light. Traveling without a checked bag can help you avoid baggage fees and a long line at the baggage check-in desk or kiosk.
Scout out the airport lounges. Airport lounges can offer some peace away from the chaos of a crowded airport.
The bottom line
Flying from a busy airport may be unavoidable, but knowing which airports are the most crowded can help you prepare accordingly. Arriving early and packing light can make flying less of a hassle. Keeping a few travel credit cards in your wallet may unlock access to additional perks, amenities and upgrades that can make for a more enjoyable travel experience. If you’re on the hunt for a travel credit card, take a look at our roundup of the best travel cards.
To view the full report and for more information, visit
https://www.comparecards.com/blog/most-crowded-flights/.
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