"Good neighbors keep their noise to themselves."
The United States Department of Transportation found the largest 50 airports in the US in 1985 and 1995 based on the total number of passengers. From 1985 to 1995 total number of passengers increased 48% in the 50 largest airports in the US. An increase in passengers means an increase in noise from airplanes.
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Airport |
1995 Total
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1985 Total
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% change |
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Chicago (O'Hare), IL |
29,885,987 |
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21,510,371 |
39% |
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Atlanta, GA |
27,556,894 |
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20,678,095 |
33% |
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Dallas/Fort Worth (Regional), TX |
25,963,950 |
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17,715,224 |
47% |
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Los Angeles, CA |
21,072,273 |
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15,957,127 |
32% |
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San Francisco, CA |
15,013,265 |
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10,948,098 |
37% |
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Denver, CO |
14,328,457 |
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13,862,996 |
3% |
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Phoenix, AZ |
13,557,883 |
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6,713,293 |
102% |
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Detroit, MI |
13,293,568 |
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7,163,840 |
86% |
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St. Louis, MO |
12,736,060 |
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9,555,195 |
33% |
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Las Vegas, NV |
12,657,051 |
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4,627,078 |
174% |
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Miami, FL |
12,030,812 |
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7,717,685 |
56% |
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Newark, NJ |
11,899,633 |
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14,272,558 |
-17% |
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Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN |
11,835,783 |
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7,250,302 |
63% |
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Houston (Intercontinental), TX |
10,950,826 |
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6,307,582 |
74% |
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Seattle-Tacoma, WA |
10,731,233 |
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5,709,488 |
88% |
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Boston, MA |
10,507,611 |
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9,112,901 |
15% |
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New York (La Guardia), NY |
9,682,171 |
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9,613,913 |
1% |
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Charlotte, NC |
9,588,900 |
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5,102,703 |
88% |
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New York (John F. Kennedy), NY |
9,283,314 |
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10,052,007 |
-8% |
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Pittsburgh, PA |
9,209,903 |
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7,002,343 |
32% |
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Orlando, FL |
9,034,799 |
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4,848,771 |
86% |
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Honolulu, HI |
8,776,245 |
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5,979,712 |
47% |
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Salt Lake City, UT |
9,238,765 * |
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4,137,044 |
123% |
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Philadelphia, PA |
8,019,756 |
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4,760,972 |
68% |
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Washington (National), DC |
6,888,150 |
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6,729,402 |
2% |
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San Diego, CA |
6,335,713 |
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3,390,854 |
87% |
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Cincinnati, OH |
5,964,637 |
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2,014,386 |
196% |
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Baltimore, MD |
5,665,816 |
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3,408,608 |
66% |
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Portland, OR |
5,453,011 |
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2,526,852 |
116% |
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Tampa, FL |
4,958,794 |
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4,009,979 |
24% |
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Oakland, CA |
7,750,857 * |
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2,007,517 |
286% |
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Washington (Dulles International), DC |
4,573,723 |
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2,286,181 |
100% |
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Kansas City, MO |
4,533,185 |
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3,424,127 |
32% |
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San Juan, PR |
4,446,158 |
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1,775,191 |
150% |
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San Jose, CA |
4,267,071 |
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2,299,624 |
86% |
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Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
4,187,844 |
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2,951,449 |
42% |
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Chicago (Midway), IL |
4,169,909 |
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1,238,005 |
237% |
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New Orleans, LA |
3,982,632 |
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2,912,675 |
37% |
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Houston (William P. Hobby), TX |
3,904,297 |
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3,709,815 |
5% |
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Memphis, TN |
3,762,698 |
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3,469,318 |
8% |
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Orange County, CA |
3,452,728 |
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1,583,591 |
118% |
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Dallas (Love Field), TX |
3,412,022 |
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3,220,588 |
6% |
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Sacramento, CA |
3,198,568 |
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1,349,631 |
137% |
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Ontario, CA |
3,193,612 |
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1,771,099 |
80% |
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Nashville, TN |
3,134,042 |
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1,395,487 |
125% |
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Albuquerque, NM |
2,980,907 |
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1,887,295 |
58% |
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Indianapolis, IN |
2,968,300 |
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1,746,752 |
70% |
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San Antonio, TX |
2,965,785 |
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2,162,423 |
37% |
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Raleigh/Durham, NC |
2,791,046 |
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1,345,077 |
108% |
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Columbus, OH |
2,746,908 |
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1,525,507 |
80% |
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Total |
438,543,552 |
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296,740,731 |
+47.79% |
