Most common domestic destinations from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Most common domestic destinations from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Air travel looks very different now than it did just a few years ago when the coronavirus pandemic grounded folks around the world, putting a halt to travel for both leisure and business.
In 2020, passenger traffic on U.S. airlines was at its lowest since the mid-1980s, with just 369 million passengers. In 2021, the U.S. started to get back to more normal air travel levels, and by 2022, the country was up to 853 million airline passengers. By the looks of it, 2023 is likely to outpace those numbers and return to pre-pandemic levels—nearly 3 million people flew in and out of U.S. airports daily as of April 2023, according to data from the Federal Aviation Administration's Air Traffic Organization.
When you're at the airport, shuffling around with your roller bag, backpack, neck pillow, and water bottle among the thousands of other passengers doing the same, you're probably not too concerned with more than your flight. Is it on time? Who will be sitting next to you? Did your checked bag make it onto the plane?
But when you're not in flight mode, you may be wondering where all of the other folks at your local airport are traveling to. To answer that question, Stacker compiled a list of the most common domestic flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International using data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Destinations are ranked by total passengers from October 2022 to September 2023.
Read on to find out if your flight patterns are similar to your fellow Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International travelers.
#20. Raleigh-Durham International (Raleigh/Durham, NC)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 543,306
--- #2. Southwest Airlines: 83,842
--- #3. Frontier Airlines: 34,439
#19. Louis Armstrong New Orleans International (New Orleans, LA)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 515,337
--- #2. Southwest Airlines: 95,991
--- #3. Spirit Air Lines: 71,315
#18. Jacksonville International (Jacksonville, FL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 615,563
--- #2. Southwest Airlines: 82,313
#17. George Bush Intercontinental/Houston (Houston, TX)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 362,831
--- #2. United Air Lines: 170,172
--- #3. Spirit Air Lines: 111,100
#16. Logan International (Boston, MA)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 608,033
--- #2. JetBlue Airways: 99,790
--- #3. Spirit Air Lines: 52,206
#15. Newark Liberty International (Newark, NJ)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 390,691
--- #2. United Air Lines: 269,452
--- #3. Spirit Air Lines: 89,040
#14. Ronald Reagan Washington National (Washington, DC)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 541,152
--- #2. Southwest Airlines: 143,043
--- #3. Republic Airline: 55,974
#13. Philadelphia International (Philadelphia, PA)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 450,612
--- #2. Frontier Airlines: 134,299
--- #3. Spirit Air Lines: 78,745
#12. Chicago O'Hare International (Chicago, IL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 403,898
--- #2. United Air Lines: 171,502
--- #3. Spirit Air Lines: 127,469
#11. Harry Reid International (Las Vegas, NV)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 535,314
--- #2. Spirit Air Lines: 115,370
--- #3. Frontier Airlines: 105,070
#10. Detroit Metro Wayne County (Detroit, MI)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 620,950
--- #2. Spirit Air Lines: 185,455
--- #3. Frontier Airlines: 38,438
#9. Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (Baltimore, MD)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 473,634
--- #2. Southwest Airlines: 229,556
--- #3. Spirit Air Lines: 135,845
#8. Denver International (Denver, CO)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 488,095
--- #2. Southwest Airlines: 188,541
--- #3. United Air Lines: 131,779
#7. Dallas/Fort Worth International (Dallas/Fort Worth, TX)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 416,635
--- #2. American Airlines: 348,763
--- #3. Spirit Air Lines: 107,796
#6. Los Angeles International (Los Angeles, CA)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 743,141
--- #2. Spirit Air Lines: 126,610
--- #3. American Airlines: 62,747
#5. Miami International (Miami, FL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 537,912
--- #2. American Airlines: 203,029
--- #3. Spirit Air Lines: 94,513
#4. Tampa International (Tampa, FL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 741,618
--- #2. Southwest Airlines: 150,944
--- #3. Spirit Air Lines: 72,969
#3. LaGuardia (New York, NY)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 706,320
--- #2. Southwest Airlines: 182,320
--- #3. Frontier Airlines: 81,282
#2. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 697,559
--- #2. Spirit Air Lines: 305,251
--- #3. Southwest Airlines: 151,466
#1. Orlando International (Orlando, FL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 961,244
--- #2. Southwest Airlines: 194,483
--- #3. Spirit Air Lines: 136,908
This story features data reporting by Rob Powell, writing by Jaimie Etkin, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 199 metros.