Exploring Texas Triangle Airports: A Comprehensive Guide to Travel In and Around the Lone Star State
When we say "Everything's Bigger In Texas", we mean it! And we're counting airports too. If you love to travel, you'd be out of your cotton-pickin' mind not to check out the Lone Star State. From food, to music, to business, to entertainment, it's all right here.
So fasten your seatbelts, store your seatbacks and tray tables in an upright position and enjoy our little breakdown of air travel in and around the Texas Triangle!
Texas Airports Are Among The Busiest In The World
According to 2024 data from Airports Council International (ACI), 15 out of 50 of the highest-traffic airports in the world are in the US.Of those 15, two are Texas airports: #3 Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and #43 George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH).DFW saw a whopping 87,817,864 passengers travel through it (which is a 7.4% increase from 2023)! 48,400,000 people flew through IAH in 2024 (up by 4.8% from 2023).That's over 120 million people last year on just those two airports!
How Many Airports Does Texas Have?!
It makes sense that Texas would have the most airports than any other state. It is the second largest state in the US. And people traveling in have quite a distance to cover if they're going to smaller parts of TX. But still, the sheer number of airports it has is still staggering. I'll give you a few of its closest competitors and see if you can guess. California's got 485. Florida has 489. Alaska (the biggest state) has 573.And Texas? 1,494 Airports! I crunched the numbers and that's 1 airport for every 20,944!
The Busiest Airports in Texas
I've already mentioned that the top two spots belong to DFW and IAH. If you're planning on moseying on down to any part of the Texas Triangle for business or just to visit, here's a complete list of the 8 most active airports (along with a few key stats in rough numbers based on 2024 data).
1) Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)
- Traffic Volume: 87.8 million passengers per year
- Flights Per Day: around 1,800
- Destinations: International, Domestic, Regional
2) George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in Houston
- Traffic Volume: 48.4 million passengers per year
- Flights Per Day: 1,000
- Destinations: International, Domestic, Regional
3) Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)
- Traffic Volume: 21.7 millions passengers per year
- Flights Per Day: 450
- Destinations: International, Domestic, Regional
4) Dallas Love Field Airport (DAL)
- Traffic Volume: 18 million passengers per year
- Flights Per Day: 400
- Destinations: Mexico, Domestic, Regional
5) Houston Hobby Airport (HOU)
- Traffic Volume: 14.6 million
- Flights Per Day: 300
- Destinations: Caribbean/Mexico, Domestic, Regional
6) San Antonio International Airport (SAT)
- Traffic Volume: 11 million passengers per year
- Flights Per Day: 250
- Destinations: Caribbean/Mexico, Domestic, Regional
7) Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP)
- Traffic Volume: 750,000 passengers per year
- Flights Per Day: 25
- Destinations: Caribbean/Mexico, Domestic, Regional
8) Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport (GRK)
- Traffic Volume: 500,000 passengers per year
- Flights Per Day: 8
- Destinations: Regional
Conclusion
Texas is massive and has lots of travel options with big and small cities to visit and get lost in!
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* preliminary research done with Claude AI, ChatGPT, secondary research done through airports linked above.
