Compare Airports

Pick any two of the 50 busiest U.S. airports to compare terminals, concourses, runways, hub airlines, and passenger volume side by side. Your comparison is saved in the page URL — bookmark it or copy the link to share it.

How to use this

Layovers & connections

Comparing your departure and connecting airports side by side is a fast way to gauge how much terminal-count and concourse complexity you're walking into on a multi-leg trip.

Choosing between nearby airports

Several U.S. metro areas are served by two or three airports (Dallas, Houston, New York, Chicago, the Bay Area, Southern California). Compare them directly to see which has fewer terminals to navigate or a shorter walk between gates.

Official FAA rank, kept current

Alongside each airport's static Gate Guides profile, this tool shows an auto-updated passenger rank sourced from the FAA's published enplanement data, refreshed on a monthly check so it doesn't go stale.