Which airports were the busiest for Thanksgiving week?

November 18, 2017

Based on data results from InsureMyTrip and Hopper, travelers can make smarter choices about their Thanksgiving travel plans and travel insurance purchase. (PRNewsfoto/InsureMyTrip)

The data from Hopper revealed the following trends for Thanksgiving 2017:

Domestic flight prices are currently averaging about $322 round-trip for Thanksgiving compared to $288 last year (up about 12%).
Last year, the cheapest prices were available until about 55 days before departure (early October), averaging about $286. Between 15 – 25 days prior to departure, there were moderate increases of $1 per day. In the final two weeks, prices started spiking $10 per day.

This is the list of the busiest airports for Thanksgiving, based on total departing passengers and volume of scheduled departures:

Rank	Airport	City	Total Passengers Departing During Thanksgiving Week	Busiest Time of Day (Local Time)
1	ATL	Atlanta	1,382,846	8:40 a.m.
2	LAX	Los Angeles	1,134,894	9:00 a.m.
3	ORD	Chicago	1,020,476	8:00 a.m.
4	DFW	Dallas	850,314	5:30 p.m.
5	JFK	New York City	837,078	5:30 p.m.
6	DEN	Denver	772,831	10:20 a.m.
7	SFO	San Francisco	745,123	9:40 a.m.
8	LAS	Las Vegas	636,132	12:00 p.m.
9	CLT	Charlotte	623,829	8:30 a.m.
10	PHX	Phoenix	613,433	8:50 a.m.
11	MIA	Miami	609,782	4:00 p.m.
12	SEA	Seattle	589,451	10:40 a.m.
13	MCO	Orlando	578,316	10:50 a.m.
14	EWR	Newark	569,967	4:20 p.m.
15	IAH	Houston	557,786	2:00 p.m.
16	BOS	Boston	498,827	6:00 a.m.
17	MSP	Minneapolis	466,675	6:30 p.m.
18	DTW	Detroit	464,338	6:50 p.m.
19	FLL	Fort Lauderdale	449,863	7:20 p.m.
20	LGA	New York City	417,180	8:30 a.m.
21	PHL	Philadelphia	392,102	4:50 p.m.
22	BWI	Baltimore	386,796	7:10 a.m.
23	DCA	Washington D.C.	321,346	4:10 p.m.
24	MDW	Chicago	319,357	7:20 a.m.
25	IAD	Washington D.C.	300,393	4:10 p.m.