Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA) released its 2022 North American Airport Traffic Summary containing passenger and cargo traffic statistics, with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) again topping the passenger traffic list with 93.6 million passengers, an increase of 23.8 percent from 2021. Dallas/Fort Worth International was second was passenger volume reaching 73.3 million, followed by Denver International with 69.3 million passengers.
Rounding out the top 10 for passenger traffic were Chicago O’Hare International (ORD) (68.3 million), Los Angeles International (LAX) (65.9 million), John Kennedy International (JFK) (55.2 million), Harry Reid International (LAS) (53 million), Miami International (MIA) (50.7 million), Orlando International (MCO) (50.2 million) and Charlotte Douglas International (CLT) (47.8 million) airports.
The survey of 277 North American airports found that the industry experienced a robust recovery last year, up 33.3 percent and led by international passenger traffic that rose 117.2 percent from 2021. Domestic passenger traffic grew by 25.8 percent from 2021.
Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) was once again Canada’s most-traveled airport with 35.6 million passengers, an increase of 180.5 percent from 2021.
“While the COVID-19 pandemic seriously affected air travel across North America and around the world, our airports continue to recover and provide even better, safer, and more efficient travel experiences for passengers,” said Kevin Burke, ACI-NA president and CEO. “The innovative technology, facilities, and services airports across North America are implementing have helped prepare them to handle the significant uptick in traffic we are seeing now.”
Memphis International Airport (MEM) was North America’s busiest cargo airport, handling 4.0 million metric tons last year, down 9.8 percent from 2021. ACI-NA noted that overall air cargo traffic decreased by 3.9 percent, a result of a reduction in international freight volume of 2.6 percent while domestic freight decreased by 4.5 percent when compared to the previous year
