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Published Every 2 Months By The
General Authority of Civil Aviation, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Issue 84, Sep 2014, Dhu al-qi’dah 1435
HH Prince Fahd inspects
New KAIA
Airbus Battery-Powered
Aircraft Takes Off
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Issue 84, Sep 2014, Dhu al-qi’dah 1435
Presiding Editor
Dr. Faisal H. Al-Sugair
VP, GACA
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Assistant Presiding Editor KSA Aviation sector achieves many
Abdul Aziz A. Al-Angari awards in 2014
Executive VP, GACA
Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Salem A. Sahab
Advisory Board
Dr. Mugbel S. Aldhukair
Dr. Mohamed A. Al Amin
12
Dr. Mohsen Al-Naggar
Dr. Ali H. Al-Zahrani
Dr. Ali M. Al-Bahi
Khalid Abdullah Al-Khaibari IATA: 3.1b passengers flew in 2013
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4 Civil Aviation Sep 2014, Dhu al-qi’dah 1435
National Carriers: Legacy, Heritage and Stature
to prevent them from collapsing or disap-
pearing.
This support may be just a sort of a reac-
Dr. Faisal H. Al-Sugair
tion and not a genuine attempt to prevent
VP, General Authority national air carriers from falling down or col-
lapsing. It seems prudent for governments
E
of Civil Aviation
not to leave their national air carriers to
ach country that has a well established reach such a difficult situation by setting ap-
airlines industry definitely has one or propriate balanced policies that first ensure
more carriers that can be classified as fair competition from the part of foreign air
national air carriers. Most of these air carri- carriers especially those with a significant
ers were now privatized, worldwide, or their economic weight and good liquidity (pro-
ownership transferred to individuals, com- vided by their governments on a constant
panies, or to their shareholders with the as- basis to allow them to expand even without
sistance of their governments in order to get regard to its associated costs. Eventually,
rid of their burden first, and then help them those national air carriers’ market share will
operating on fair competition bases. In fact shrink. They will become financially weak,
these carriers had enjoyed and still enjoy and their services will deteriorate if their
special care and privileges that often ema- governments didn’t intervene, for instance,
nate from exaggerated nationalistic feelings. by issuing protective polices or regulations
A question is always raised here: (Can a even if they might not go in line with the
national carrier be allowed to fail or col- currently prevailing free economic trend
lapse?). In the past 20 years about 200 air worldwide.
carriers of different sizes have disappeared National air carriers have a special signifi-
from the industry’s map with the exception cance that stems from their legacy as icons
of acquisition, mergers or change of brands. of their land, history, and heritage. Accord-
However, most were genuine national air ingly, they must be given special care not
carriers that belong to relatively small coun- necessarily by provision of direct funding,
tries considering their modest economic but by issuance of appropriate policies, de-
power. Major national air carriers like Air velopment of control and monitoring tech-
Canada, Alitalia, Austrian Airlines, Delta, Ja- niques, and better selection of their leading
pan Airlines, Olympic Air, Swiss Air, United, teams considering the tough competition,
..etc, were revived in some way or another rapid changes, and diverse demand the
under the supervision of their governments world is experiencing today.
Civil Aviation Sep 2014, Dhu al-qi’dah 1435 5
HH Prince Fahd inspects
New KAIA
H H Prince Fahd Bin Abdullah
President of GACA conduct-
ed an inspection tour around
listened to a detailed briefing
from Eng. Mohamed Abed,
Asst. VP for Projects, GACA, and
Saudi market, construction
and development of domes-
tic, regional, and international
New KAIA Tuesday afternoon the Project Contractor on the airports network and launch-
12/8/2014 to see the progress accomplishments so far. ing privatization programs in
in the project works and the GACA sectors. These initiatives
project contractor’s conformity At the end of the tour HH Prince represent important challeng-
to the works execution sched- Fahd assured in a press state- es requiring more efforts and
ule. ment that the Saudi Civil Avia- new thinking, planning based
tion Sector enjoys solid govern- on performance standards and
HH was accompanied in this ment support and attention in indicators.
tour by GACA VP, Dr. Faisal Al- light of the approval of the civil
Sugair, Asst. President for HR aviation sector’s developmen- HH stated that the recently
and Finance, Mr. Abdulaziz Al tal strategy aiming to improve approved “2020 report” rep-
Angari, DG of the Saudia Air- the operational efficiency and resents GACA’s new strategy,
lines, Eng. Salih Al-Jasir and a performance. He added that goals, initiatives, priorities, per-
number of GACA officials. GACA’s is working on several formance indicators, and its do-
vital issues such as licensing mestic, regional, and interna-
During his tour HH Prince Fahd new airline operators in the tional airports network which
6 Civil Aviation Sep 2014, Dhu al-qi’dah 1435
is composed of 27 airports, and
raising the Kingdom airports
passenger capacity to more
than 100 million passengers
annually by 2020.
HH mentioned a number of
ongoing projects beside New
KAIA Project most important of
which are the following:
Date of
Project Name Annual Capacity Remarks
Completion
35.5 m passengers in
KKIA Development Phase I; 47m Phase I 2017 Execution started
Project passengers in Phase II
• Being executed according to
8m passengers in the (BTO) system
New PMIA in Madina Phase I; 12m Phase I 2015
passengers in Phase II • Current capacity 4m
passengers a year
3 years and a • Will be relocated.
King Abdullah Bin
3.6m passengers half from start of
Abdulaziz Airport in Jazan • Already awarded
execution
• Under awarding
Abha Airport
Development 5m passengers - • Current capacity 1.1m
passengers a year
Prince Naif Bin Abdulaziz • Tendered in a public auction
Airport Development 3m passengers
Project in Qassim - • Current capacity 750,000
passengers a year
• Already awarded
Arar Airpor 3 years from start
1m passengers • Current capacity 100,000
Development of execution
passengers a year
• Under awarding
Jouf Airport More than one 1m
Development - • Current capacity 256,000
passengers
passengers a year
Prince Abdulmohsen
Bin Abdulaziz Airport - • Current capacity 600,000
2.6m passengers
Expansion in Yanbu passengers a year
Civil Aviation Sep 2014, Dhu al-qi’dah 1435 7
Saudia Airlines Appoints New DG
S audia, Saudi Arabia’s na-
tional airlines, appointed
Saleh Al-Jasser as its new di-
He holds a master’s degree in
business management from
King Saud University and a
rector-general. The engineer
bachelor’s degree in industrial
started the new job on Au-
gust 3rd. engineering from King Abdu-
laziz University.
The airline’s board of direc-
tors, chaired by Prince Fahd Al-Jasser has served as CEO of
bin Abdullah, President of the the National Shipping Compa-
General Authority of Civil Avi- Saudia New DG ny of Saudi Arabia since 2010.
ation and chairman of Saudia’s Al-Jasser has around 30 years He was previously the execu-
board selected Al-Jasser to re-
of experience in business man- tive director-general of the
place Khaled Al-Molhem, who
served the role over the past agement and maritime, land Abdullatif Jameel Company
eight years. and air transportation. from 2003.
KKIA Development Project is Underway
I mplementation of KKIA Devel-
opment Project in Riyadh is al-
ready underway. It includes the
the discussion covered linking
KKIA with the city light railway
facilities that include a road net-
work linking developed areas to
the main access road from/to
network shall enable passen-
construction of a new fifth ter- gers to move easily between Riyadh and to the existing ter-
minal with a capacity of 12 mil- the airport and the city center. minals and a 3000 cars capacity
lion passengers, linking Termi- Riyadh’s main railway station multi-story car park.
nal 3 to Terminal 4 to raise the is being built in the Airport’s
Operations will be shifted from
Airport’s capacity to 35.5 million southeastern and will be con-
Domestic Terminal 3 to the new
passengers. It will take three nected to the Airport’s passen- Terminal 5 before closing down
years. Prince Fahd Bin Abdul- ger terminals. Terminal 3 to complete the ex-
lah, President of the General pansion and development of
Authority of Civil Aviation has It’s worth mentioning that GA-
CA’s plan for the development Terminals 3 & 4 and then move
discussed during his reception to the expansion and develop-
to Prince Turki Bin Abdullah, of KKIA aims to make the Airport
ment of Terminals 1 & 2 and the
Governor of Riyadh, the integra- an independent unit operat-
airside area separating between
tion of services throughout the ing on competitive bases to be
them.
urban projects in the area. able to raise the standard of ser-
vices rendered to passengers, A joint venture formed by the
They also discussed areas of airlines, and airport users. The Turkish company” TAV” and the
cooperation and coordination development project includes Saudi company “Al Arrab” has
between GACA and the High construction of 8 gates directly won Terminal 5 design and con-
Commission for the Develop- linking the terminal to the air- struction project contract for a to-
ment of Arriyadh. Moreover, craft, aprons, and infrastructure tal amount of SR 1.260 billion.
8 Civil Aviation Sep 2014, Dhu al-qi’dah 1435
KSA Aviation sector achieves
many awards in 2014
K SA aviation sector was awarded
four prestigious prizes during
2014. Saudi Arabian Airlines has
achieved the first position in the
discipline of global flight schedules
during the month of July 2014.
The Acting President of Saudi Air-
lines Company for Air Transport
Abdulaziz Al-Hazmi has pointed out
that the success of strategic plans
and operational systems through-
out the year and in the peak seasons,
paved the way for Saudia to contin-
ue the advance in the classification
of the site in which it achieved the
second position in June.
Accepting the Air Cargo Industry frequencies to existing destinations
He noted that Saudia operated Achievement Award on behalf of as well as new routes to several des-
15,624 scheduled trips during the Saudia Cargo for the second con- tinations across the globe.
month of July and the overall aver- secutive year was Mr. Peter Scholten,
age for the discipline flight sched- VP Commercial. Also in attendance Saudia Cargo’s reputation for reli-
ules was 90.70%. were other members of the Man- ability, adherence to the highest in-
agement team. ternational standards and commit-
It is worth mentioning that Saudia ment to cost-effective solutions has
has won a number of awards over The Air Cargo Week World Air Cargo won it numerous industry awards
the past period including classifica- Awards is an important annual event and the airline continues to perform
tion of four stars services from Sky- which celebrates excellence and well despite the difficult economic
trax Company, the best seat Econ- achievement in the global air cargo climate.
omy Class in the world in 2014, the industry. Based on readers’ votes,
best amenities of first class offered this award takes into consideration Saudi Airlines Cargo operates a
by an airline worldwide during the a number of factors, including com- fleet of 15 freighters and sells the
current year, in addition that it is one mitment to the development of air belly-capacity on 145 passenger
of the companies for more develop- cargo, investment in new products aircraft for Saudi Arabia’s flag car-
ment of services compared to last and services and consistent pattern rier Saudia, spanning a rapidly
year. of growth. expanding global network of 225
destinations. In addition to its
On the other hand , Saudi Airlines Saudi Airlines Cargo has grown sig- scheduled freighter services, the
Cargo has been awarded the “Air nificantly over recent years, both in cargo airline also provides cost-
Cargo Industry Achievement Award terms of its belly capacity as part of effective and practical worldwide
2014″in an event organized by Air- the Saudia fleet on the passenger charter flight solutions from a
Cargo Week in Shanghai (China) on side and its own freighter capacity. growing fleet of dedicated char-
18th June 2014. This growth has resulted in increased ter aircraft.
Civil Aviation Sep 2014, Dhu al-qi’dah 1435 9
IATA: 3.1b passengers flew in 2013
T he International Air Trans-
port Association (IATA)
reports that 3.1 billion pas-
sengers were carried on
scheduled air services across
the globe in 2013 – up 5.1%
on 2012.
The figures were revealed in
the association’s 58th edition
of the World Air Transport Sta-
tistics (WATS), which provides
statistical information and
analysis of the airline indus-
try’s annual performance.
Airlines in the Asia-Pacific re-
gion carried the largest num-
ber of passengers of any region
with 1.01 billion, an increase of
9.3% on 2012, while Europe
saw 825.9 million passengers, plane, a single passenger and The top three city-pairs based
up 3.4%, and North America a single route. on passengers carried on in-
818.9 million, up 0.7% on 2012. “Last year, as recorded in the ternational routes were, Hong
WATS, the industry carried Kong-Chinese Taipei with 4.9
Latin America and the Carib-
more than three billion pas- million, down 11.5%, Dublin-
bean carried 240.5 million, up
sengers and nearly 48 mil- London with 3.6 million, up by
7.6%, while the Middle East
lion tons of cargo on nearly 6.9%, and Jakarta-Singapore
saw 157.9 million, an increase
100,000 flights per day, while 3.4 million, up by 8.6%.
of 8.8%, and Africa carried 73.8
million, up 5.6%. the real price of air travel fell The top three city-pairs based
by 7.4%. on passengers carried on do-
The US is still the largest sin-
gle air market in the world, in “Aviation’s annual contribu- mestic routes were Jeju-Seoul
terms of total two-way traffic, tion exceeds even these im- with 9.58 million, up by 1.4%,
with 618.1 million, an increase pressive figures. Its global Sapporo-Tokyo 9.17 million,
of 3.3% over 2012, = while economic impact is estimated up by 4.7%, and Fukuoka-To-
China saw the biggest rise of at $2.4 trillion and it supports kyo 8.34 million, up by 9.3%.
11.8%, and carried 404.2 mil- 3.4% of global GDP. IATA says globally, cargo ex-
lion passengers. “By value, over a third of goods perienced weak growth with
Tony Tyler, IATA’s director traded internationally are de- freight ton/kilometers up only
general and CEO, comments: livered by air and some 58.1 1.8% compared to 2012, but a
“Commercial aviation began million jobs are supported by reversal of the 1.1% shrinkage
100 years ago with a single air- aviation.” in 2011.
10 Civil Aviation Sep 2014, Dhu al-qi’dah 1435London Gatwick reports
record-breaking financial year
L ondon Gatwick has announced
it delivered record passenger
growth, increased its share of traf-
fic in the London market and
achieved a profit for the 2013/14
financial year.
The busiest single runway gate-
way in the world reports ‘strong a loss in the financial year ending minal.
results’ as it was competing vigor-
March 31, 2013 of £29.1 million.
ously with the other London air- Gatwick’s investment over the last
ports, continuing to attract new Gatwick explains it saw growth five years now totals more than
airlines - serving both emerging with its existing carriers and contin- £1.2 billion, while a further £195
and established markets - and in- ues to invest in new facilities to im- million is planned to be invested in
creasing its share in the business prove the passenger experience. the 2014/15 financial year.
travel market.
These included investment of This year the UK’s second busi-
Gatwick explains passenger £201 million in the year, including a est airport was shortlisted by
numbers reached 35.9m, a 4.8% transformation of the South Termi- the Airports Commission for
growth on 2012/13 and says it nal departure lounge, which saw a new runway, which it says it
was a record year for the UK’s sec- more than 20 new and refreshed can deliver ‘more quickly, at a
ond busiest airport. stores open. The airport also com- lower cost and with far less en-
Turnover for 2013/14 was up menced its largest single project vironmental impact than other
10.2% to £593.7m and EBITDA up to date – a £183 million re-build options’, along with greater
14.2% to £259.4 million, resulting of Pier 1, which will include a new economic benefits and more
in a profit of £57.5m, compared to baggage system for the South Ter- connections.
“Emirates takes delivery of 50th superjumbo
H aving achieved over 70% growth in capacity since
2010, Emirates has taken delivery of its milestone
50th A380.
airports and also introduce new concepts on-board.”
Clark predicts a ramping up in Emirates’ A380 delivery
program, suggesting that the airline will operate 90 of the
The milestone takes the carrier’s widebody fleet to 224 aircraft by late-2017 to support new and existing routes.
aircraft, comprising the world’s largest fleet of A380s and
The Gulf carrier’s A380 network currently serves 27 air-
B777s. Emirates’ president, Tim Clark, commented: “The
ports on five continents, and is set to increase to 33 by
A380 has been very successful for us, and this is reflect-
the end of this year. Kuwait and Mumbai were added in
ed in the strong customer interest and high seat factors
July, Frankfurt will be added during September; Dallas in
wherever we’ve deployed the aircraft.
October; San Francisco and Houston in December.
“The A380 has helped us serve customer demand on
There are currently 299 widebody aircraft on Emirates’
trunk routes, operate more efficiently at slot-constrained
order book, including 90 A380s.
Civil Aviation Sep 2014, Dhu al-qi’dah 1435 11Passenger traffic soars at
European hubs
C openhagen Airport has re-
ported that traffic contin-
ues to soar, and June was the
busiest month in the airport›s
history.
Passenger numbers reached
2,523,108 for the month,
which represented a 8.3%
year-on-year increase, and
the busiest month in the his-
tory of the Danish gateway
also included the busiest trav-
el day ever.
On Friday, June 27, 98,674
passengers travelled through
the airport, 4,000 more than
the previous record set in Eas-
ter 2014.
Copenhagen Airport CEO,
Thomas Woldbye, explains:
“With almost 100,000 passen-
gers passing through the air-
port in one day, it goes with-
out saying that things were Vienna Airport has also re- an increase of 3.8% on June
more than just busy in the ported a rise in passenger 2013, while fellow Scottish
terminals. numbers in June, as the num- hub, Glasgow Airport, re-
“Thanks to our large-scale ber rose by 3.5% compared to corded 793,000, ensuring it
conversion and expansion of June 2013 to 2,135,354 pas- was able to record yet an-
Terminal 2 and the baggage sengers. other month of growth, and
facilities in the last few years, the figure was up 2.5% com-
In June 2014, Austria’s main pared to the same period last
we have been able to absorb
hub reported a 2.2% decline year.
the growth and give the many
travelers a good start to their in the number of transfer pas-
sengers from June 2013, while Shannon Airport in Ireland has
holidays.” also reported a rise in passen-
domestic travelers grew by
International traffic in June ger numbers and in the first
5.5% in the same period.
2014, grew by 8.5%, and the six months of the year traf-
number of transfer passen- Edinburgh Airport in Scot- fic reached 653,894, up from
gers was up by 19.4%, while land, welcomed a total of 568,133 in the same period
domestic traffic was up 5.9%. 993,758 passengers in June, last year.
12 Civil Aviation Sep 2014, Dhu al-qi’dah 1435Studies Civil Aviation July 2014, Ramadan 1435 13
Cover
Story
Airbus Battery-Powered
Aircraft Takes Off
After a successful test flight in April, the E-Fan by Airbus sets high hopes for the
future of electric flying
Khadija Osman the current generation of com- of 31 feet and can currently only
mercial aircraft. Additionally, hold up to two people. In spite
A
there are regulations prohibit- of its size the E-Fan is equipped
s eco-friendly flying be- ing airlines from scheduling as with three electric motors, one
comes more of a press- many commercial flights at cer- of which is mounted within its
ing environmental issue, tain intervals at night because fore wheel for taxiing along run-
aviation companies world-wide of this, and the company hopes ways; and gives the aircraft the
have been increasing their ef- that regulations will eventu- potential to drive at up to 37
forts to make an alternative en- ally allow for airlines to schedule miles per hour. The two promi-
ergy source a viable option for more commercial flights using nent engines are located just aft
powering aircraft. Though a few quieter electric or hybrid aircraft. the cockpit, and are powered
manned electric-powered air- Unlike other electric airplanes by two 250 V lithium ion poly-
planes have flown successfully, that made use of existing fuel- mer batteries from KOKAMI (a
any electric aircraft attempt by burning based airframes that Korean battery manufacturer)
a leading manufacturer had yet were later equipped with bat- located on the inboard section
to be seen; until this past April teries, the E-Fan was built from of each wing. The batteries do
when the E-Fan 2.0 by Airbus the ground-up with the inten- not have a cooling system and
took to the sky in France. tion of it being electrically pow- rely entirely on air flow to keep
Developed in response to ered. Whereas the Airbus A380 them from overheating while
the European Commission’s boasts a wingspan of 262 feet, powering the motors. The un-
“Flight path 2050”, a plan to re- and can carry up to 853 people, dercarriage features two re-
duce carbon dioxide emissions the Airbus E-Fan has a wingspan tractable fore and aft wheels,
from airplanes by 75% and ni-
trous oxide emissions by 90%
by 2050, the E-Fan 2.0 releases
no emissions of either gas. The
aircraft is also all but silent due
to the lack of the noisy combus-
tion process fuel-powered air-
craft must maintain in order to
fly. The developers of the E-Fan
argue that noise reduction is es-
sential to the future of commer-
cial aviation because people
living at airports or in the neigh-
borhoods nearby suffer from
noise pollution emanating from
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Story
and there are an additional two maximum flying speed of the Chief Technology Officer, Jean
under the wings. Due to the aircraft is currently believed to Botti, stated in an interview that
carbon-fiber composite struc- be 124 miles per hour. running this type of aircraft can
ture of the E-Fan, as well as the be up to 50 times cheaper than
Airbus is working on con-
light-weight batteries, the air- running the traditional fossil-fu-
structing a fleet of the E-Fan
craft weighs just around 1,100 el based aircraft. Fuel expenses
2.0 for training pilots, and also
pounds when empty; the mark- tend to lead to higher ticket
plans to debut an E-Fan 4.0 a
edly low weight for the electric prices, but with entirely- or even
hybrid version of the 2.0 which
airplane being a particular suc- partially - electric airplanes, fuel
expands the current seating
cess since the main issue with will be less of an expense for the
from 2 to 4, and will contain a
flying electric aircraft is usually airline and passengers will enjoy
combustion engine in order to
that heavy batteries weigh the lower airfare on regional flights.
extend the aircraft’s potential
airplanes down. Though commercial “green”
fly time. The E-Fan fleet will be
The control technology of manufactured near the Bor- flying is still many years in the
the E-Fan is key to the way the deaux Airport in France and future, witnessing the process
aircraft operates. Its E-FADEC production is scheduled to start is exciting to just about any in-
energy management system sometime in 2017. Inspired by dividual these days. With the
automatically handles the elec- the E-Fan’s success, Airbus plans aviation industry growing each
trical system, which simplifies to develop a hybrid airplane for year and the average person
the controls, making the E-Fan commercial use, the prototype finding themselves flying more
efficient for its intended use as of which the company would often than ever before, this type
a trainer aircraft. The E-Fan can like to be able to debut by 2030. of technology will greatly help
currently fly for close to an hour These hybrid airplanes will seat both passengers and airlines
at a cruising speed of 100 miles between 70-90 passengers accommodate their needs. The
per hour, and takes an hour to and will eventually be used for gears for electric flying are offi-
charge; though the airplane fea- regional commercial flights. cially in motion, and the reality
tures a reserve battery that en- Perhaps the most attractive a lot closer than any of us ever
ables it to make an emergency advantage that passengers of imagined.
landing even if the charge on such flights will experience will English Instructor, Aviation Researcher,
the main batteries is low. The be cheaper tickets. An Airbus Nevada, USA
Civil Aviation Sep 2014, Dhu al-qi’dah 1435 15Statistics
Top 30 North American Airports Traffic Results 2013
% %
Rank City-Airport code PAX Rank City-Airport code Cargo
Change Change
1 ATLANTA, GA (ATL) 94430785 ▼1.13 1 MEMPHIS, TN (MEM) 4137938 ▲3.03
2 CHICAGO, IL (ORD) 66883271 ▲0.07 2 ANCHORAGE, AK (ANC) 2418762 ▼1.82
3 LOS ANGELES, CA (LAX) 66702252 ▲4.73 3 LOUISVILLE, KY (SDF) 2216079 ▲2.2
4 DALLAS/FORT WORTH, TX (DFW) 60436266 ▲3.15 4 MIAMI, FL (MIA) 1945013 ▲0.78
5 DENVER, CO (DEN) 52556359 ▼1.13 5 LOS ANGELES, CA (LAX) 1744101 ▼1.4
6 NEW YORK, NY (JFK) 50413204 ▲2.31 6 CHICAGO, IL (ORD) 1527655 ▲0.43
7 SAN FRANCISCO, CA (SFO) 44944201 ▲1.18 7 NEW YORK Kennedy, NY (JFK) 1286561 ▲0.91
8 CHARLOTTE, NC (CLT) 43456310 ▲5.41 8 INDIANAPOLIS, IN (IND) 991953 ▲6.42
9 LAS VEGAS, NV (LAS) 41856787 ▲0.46 9 NEWARK, NJ (EWR) 649421.3 ▼12.75
10 MIAMI, FL (MIA) 40563071 ▲2.78 10 ATLANTA, GA (ATL) 617714 ▼5.71
11 PHOENIX, AZ (PHX) 40318451 ▼0.32 11 CINCINNATI, OH (CVG) 594520 ▲9.33
12 HOUSTON, TX (IAH) 39865325 ▼0.06 12 DALLAS/FORT WORTH, TX (DFW) 589320 ▼2.31
13 TORONTO, ON, CANADA (YYZ) 36037962 ▲3.23 13 OAKLAND, CA (OAK) 503916.9 ▲0.96
14 ORLANDO, FL (MCO) 34973645 ▼0.8 14 HOUSTON, TX (IAH) 426383.9 ▼2.67
15 NEWARK, NJ (EWR) 34963343 ▲2.88 15 ONTARIO, CA, CANADA (ONT) 418666 ▲1.26
16 SEATTLE, WA (SEA) 34824281 ▲4.82 16 PHILADELPHIA, PA (PHL) 380143.2 ▼2.28
17 MINNEAPOLIS, MN (MSP) 33870693 ▲2.25 17 SAN FRANCISCO, CA (SFO) 363795 ▼4.46
18 DETROIT, MI (DTW) 32389544 ▲0.56 18 SEATTLE, WA (SEA) 293210 ▲3.3
19 PHILADELPHIA, PA (PHL) 30504112 ▲0.87 19 PHOENIX, AZ (PHX) 277008.6 ▼2.09
20 BOSTON, MA (BOS) 30236088 ▲3.2 20 WASHINGTON DULLES, (IAD) 252483 ▼5.77
21 NEW YORK, NY (LGA) 26729202 ▲3.97 21 BOSTON, MA (BOS) 252131.8 ▲1.53
22 FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (FLL) 23559779 ▲0.04 22 VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA (YVR) 228076 ▲0.62
23 BALTIMORE, MD (BWI) 22501353 ▼0.79 23 DENVER, CO (DEN) 226275 ▼4.38
24 WASHINGTON DULLES, (IAD) 21791781 ▼2.75 24 DETROIT, MI (DTW) 214576.8 ▼1.98
25 CHICAGO, IL (MDW) 20491422 ▲5 25 PORTLAND, OR (PDX) 199204 ▲0.04
26 WASHINGTON Reagan, (DCA) 20366239 ▲3.75 26 MINNEAPOLIS, MN (MSP) 198452 ▲0.32
27 SALT LAKE CITY, UT (SLC) 20242092 ▲0.72 27 WINNIPEG, MB, CANADA (YWG) 173122 ▼1.01
28 VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA (YVR) 18117379 ▲2.07 28 ORLANDO, FL (MCO) 169657 ▼1.91
29 SAN DIEGO, CA (SAN) 17710241 ▲2.41 29 SALT LAKE CITY, UT (SLC) 165848.4 ▼0.85
30 TAMPA, FL (TPA) 16920093 ▲0.59 30 SAN DIEGO, CA (SAN) 145777.5 ▲12.26
Passengers in transit counted once Data includes transit freight (Tons)
% %
Rank City-Airport code Movements Rank City-Airport code Movements
Change Change
1 ATLANTA, GA (ATL) 911074 ▼2.07 16 NEW YORK, NY (JFK) 406419 ▲1.19
2 CHICAGO, IL (ORD) 883287 ▲0.59 17 MIAMI, FL (MIA) 399140 ▲2.03
3 DALLAS/FORT WORTH, TX (DFW) 678029 ▲4.29 18 NEW YORK, NY (LGA) 374658 ▲1.25
4 LOS ANGELES, CA (LAX) 614917 ▲1.56 19 BOSTON, MA (BOS) 361339 ▲1.85
5 DENVER, CO (DEN) 582653 ▼4.88 20 PHOENIX, AZ (DVT) 354995 ▼2.86
6 CHARLOTTE, NC (CLT) 557948 ▲1.06 21 SALT LAKE CITY, UT (SLC) 330350 ▲0.68
7 LAS VEGAS, NV (LAS) 520992 ▼1.28 22 SEATTLE, WA (SEA) 317183 ▲2.45
8 HOUSTON, TX (IAH) 506298 ▼0.77 23 WASHINGTON DULLES, (IAD) 307748 ▼1.39
9 PHOENIX, AZ (PHX) 435887 ▼3.18 24 VANCOUVER, BC,CANADA (YVR) 300452 ▲1.37
10 PHILADELPHIA, PA (PHL) 432884 ▼2.34 25 LONG BEACH, CA (LGB) 293506 ▲4.41
11 MINNEAPOLIS, MN (MSP) 432592 ▲1.35 26 DAYTONA BEACH, FL (DAB) 292291 ▲2.73
12 TORONTO, ON, CANADA (YYZ) 431358 ▼0.6 27 WASHINGTON, DC (DCA) 292193 ▲1.39
13 DETROIT, MI (DTW) 425732 ▼0.49 28 ORLANDO, FL (MCO) 291652 ▼3.14
14 SAN FRANCISCO, CA (SFO) 421400 ▼0.75 29 SANFORD, FL (SFB) 269708 ▼10.51
15 NEWARK, NJ (EWR) 413581 ▼0.12 30 VAN NUYS, CA (VNY) 268531 ▲3.63
Total Movements: landing + take off
16 Civil Aviation Sep 2014, Dhu al-qi’dah 1435Statistics
Source: ACI, Airports participating in the ACI Annual Traffic Statistics Collection
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