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Airports With the Most Runways

Top 20 airports ranked by total number of runways

Multiple parallel and crossing runways allow simultaneous arrivals and departures, dramatically increasing hourly capacity. These are the largest physical airfield footprints in our dataset.

#AirportRunways
1
Chicago O'Hare International AirportORD · Chicago, United States
11 runways
2
Dallas Fort Worth International AirportDFW · Dallas-Fort Worth, United States
7 runways
3
Amsterdam Airport SchipholAMS · Amsterdam, Netherlands
6 runways
4
Denver International AirportDEN · Denver, United States
6 runways
5
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportDTW · Detroit, United States
6 runways
6
Boston Logan International AirportBOS · Boston, United States
6 runways
7
Daniel K. Inouye International AirportHNL · Honolulu, Oahu, United States
6 runways
8
İstanbul AirportIST · Istanbul, Turkey
5 runways
9
Charles de Gaulle International AirportCDG · Paris (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise), France
5 runways
10
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International AirportATL · Atlanta, United States
5 runways
11
Shanghai Pudong International AirportPVG · Shanghai (Pudong), China
5 runways
12
Guangzhou Baiyun International AirportCAN · Guangzhou (Huadu), China
5 runways
13
Toronto Pearson International AirportYYZ · Toronto, Canada
5 runways
14
George Bush Intercontinental AirportIAH · Houston, United States
5 runways
15
Chicago Midway International AirportMDW · Chicago, United States
5 runways
16
Frankfurt Main AirportFRA · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
4 runways
17
John F. Kennedy International AirportJFK · New York, United States
4 runways
18
Los Angeles International AirportLAX · Los Angeles, United States
4 runways
19
Dublin AirportDUB · Dublin, Ireland
4 runways
20
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas AirportMAD · Madrid, Spain
4 runways
Data note: Rankings are based on the LandingAtlas dataset sourced from OurAirports and OpenFlights. Values reflect records in our dataset and may not represent current operational status. Data sources →
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