List of airports and total gate numbers!

SandSailor · #1 Posted: **Apr 12, 2013, 6:49 PM**

I have looked many times with no luck for a master list of the World's largest airports, and how many gates each one has. Anyone know of such a list? Thanks!

SandSailor · #2 Posted: **Apr 13, 2013, 9:39 AM**

No one knows of this list?

CCs77 · #3 Posted: **Apr 13, 2013, 3:58 PM**

I'm not sure if this is what you want, but here is the list of world's bussiest airports by passenger traffic
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%2...senger_traffic

and by aircraft movements

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%2...ffic_movements

If you go to the article of each airport, you will find further information, that could include the number of gates, for example for Atlanta

Quote:

Concourse T – 14 gates (T1–T5, T7–T15)
Concourse A – 29 gates (A1-A7, A9-A12, A15-A21, A24–A34)
Concourse B – 32 gates (B1–B7, B9-B14, B16-B29, B31-B34, B36)
Concourse C – 48 gates (C1–C22, C30–C53, C55, C57)
Concourse D – 43 gates (D1, D1A, D2–D8, D8A, D9–D11, D11A, D12–D16, D21–D42, D44, D46)
Concourse E – 28 gates (E1–E12, E14–E18, E26–E36)
Concourse F – 12 gates (F1–F10, F12, F14)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartsfi...tional_Airport

Cirrus · #4 Posted: **Apr 13, 2013, 4:56 PM**

Never seen such a thing, but I agree it would be interesting. Maybe it's time for a little original research.

CCs77 has the right idea.

SandSailor · #5 Posted: **Apr 13, 2013, 7:21 PM**

Yes he does! That is close, but I was hoping that there was just a 1-50 rankings list with the total gate count for the top 50 (or however many) airports! I will dig through the link though. Appreciate it!

Rail Claimore · #6 Posted: **Apr 14, 2013, 6:16 PM**

I doubt any airport has more gates than ATL's 206. A few of US airports are probably above 150 though.

Kippis · #7 Posted: **Apr 14, 2013, 7:23 PM**

^ I believe that is correct.

A good comparison to ATL is ORD (2nd busiest in the United States by the metrics); it has a total of 182 gates across nine concourses and four terminals.

fflint · #8 Posted: **Apr 14, 2013, 9:18 PM**

It's hard to pin down an exact number, but from what I can tell SFO has 102 gates.

mthd · #9 Posted: **Apr 15, 2013, 2:53 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by fflint

It's hard to pin down an exact number, but from what I can tell SFO has 102 gates.

I came up with 108. Did you count the a/b gates as separate?

Cirrus · #10 Posted: **Apr 15, 2013, 3:39 AM**

DC's 3 airports:
DCA - National: 44 gates
IAD - Dulles: 135
BWI - Baltimore: 84

Denver: 136

jd3189 · #11 Posted: **Apr 15, 2013, 4:34 AM**

Atlanta is a giant. Is there a reason for it having the world's busiest airport? I know Atlanta is a center for many Fortune 500 companies, but what makes Hartsfield-Jackson the way it is?

texcolo · #12 Posted: **Apr 15, 2013, 5:27 AM**

DFW appears to have 195.

Cirrus · #13 Posted: **Apr 15, 2013, 5:38 AM**

Why is Atlanta so big? I would posit these explanations:

Atlanta is the main hub for one of the biggest airlines (maybe the absolute biggest).
Atlanta is the only city in its region in its size class, so there is no competition.
Most cities larger than Atlanta have multiple airports.
American cities typically have higher passenger volumes than otherwise comparable other first world cities, because we have such a poor rail network (except in the northeast).

nname · #14 Posted: **Apr 15, 2013, 8:54 AM**

The 8 biggest airports in Canada:

Toronto - 122
Vancouver - 81
Montreal - 56
Calgary - 44
Edmonton - 32
Halifax - 32
Ottawa - 26
Winnipeg - 18

tayser · #15 Posted: **Apr 15, 2013, 10:56 AM**

Sydney: 59 + remote stands / non-aerobridge
Melbourne: 47 + remote stands / non-aerobridge
Brisbane: 34 + remote stands / non-aerobridge

Australian airports are quite low because turbo-prop/regional jets are generally remote stands and there's not that much flying of them (excluding Brisbane) - frequency and capacity are required on the big trunk routes (50% of Melbourne-Sydney-Melbourne is widebody aircraft), not just frequency.

LMich · #16 Posted: **Apr 15, 2013, 12:44 PM**

The Wayne County Airport Authority says that Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW) has 145 "in-service" gates, but says the McNamara Terminal has 121 and the North Terminal has 26, which means two of them are out of operation or something. Anyway, roughly 145 gates.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cirrus

[*]Most cities larger than Atlanta have multiple airports.[/list]

You know, I'd never really thought of that. And, now that I'm thinking of it - and not just in terms of Atlanta - it's got me thinking about a situation, locally. Detroit has Detroit Metro (passenger) and then just a few miles west down the road it has Willow Run (cargo). How many other metro areas have a split like this with such clearly seperated airport usages for large airports?

Late1 · #17 Posted: **Apr 15, 2013, 2:30 PM**

Philadelphia International (PHL) has 126 gates

source: http://www.phl.org/AboutPHL/Pages/Overview.aspx

brickell · #18 Posted: **Apr 15, 2013, 3:48 PM**

If wikipedia is to be believed and my math is correct, MIA has 125

edit: This link says 123 common use gates. http://www.miami-airport.com/about_us.asp, but they're still rebuilding parts of the airport, so I'm sure it's in flux. Looking at a total of 130 when done.

Quote:

Terminal: Extending from MIA's Central terminal, the South and North Terminals have added over 4 million square feet to MIA's existing 3.5 million square feet of space. The new South Terminal is now open and adds 1.7 million square feet to MIA. The North Terminal encompasses more than 3.8 million square feet and its phased completion is scheduled in 2013. The North, Central and South Terminals will have a total of 130 gates, with 106 international capable gates and 24 domestic gates. The Terminal will have 618 ticket counters and currently has 121 self-service check-in devices.

Cirrus · #19 Posted: **Apr 15, 2013, 4:02 PM**

AIRPORTS LISTED SO FAR
(cut-off of 10 gates)

Code:

Atlanta			206
Chicago O'Hare		182
Dallas DFW		161
Detroit DTW		147
Denver			136
Washington Dulles	135
Houston Bush		130
New York Newark		129
Minneapolis		127
Philadelphia		126
New York JFK		125
Miami MIA		123
Toronto			122
Phoenix			116
Los Angeles LAX		112
San Francisco SFO	108
Las Vegas		103*
Orlando Int'l		 96	
Charlotte		 95
Baltimore-Washington	 84
Vancouver		 81
Salt Lake		 79
New York La Guardia	 72
Tampa			 62
Portland		 60
Kansas City		 59
Saint Louis		 59
Sydney			 59
Miami Ft Laud.		 57
Montreal		 56
Milwaukee		 48
Melbourne		 47
Chicago - Midway	 45
San Diego		 45
Calgary			 44
New Orleans		 44
Washington National	 44
Brisbane		 34
Edmonton		 32
Halifax			 32
Sacramento		 32
Oakland			 30
Fort Myers		 28
Miami Palm Beach	 28
San Jose		 28
Houston Hobby		 26
Ottawa			 26
Austin			 25
San Antonio		 24
Reno-Tahoe		 23
Jacksonville		 20
Dallas Love		 19
Winnipeg		 18
Boston Manchester	 15
Des Moines		 15
El Paso			 15
Sarasota-Bradenton	 14
St Pete-Clearwater	 13
Orlando Sanford		 12
Pensacola		 12

* Maybe. Source language is confusing.

Leo the Dog · #20 Posted: **Apr 15, 2013, 4:16 PM**

Phoenix Sky Harbor: 116+ gates

Terminal 4: at least 90
Terminal 3: 17
Terminal 2: 9

2011: served over 40.5 million passengers Making it the 9th busiest in the US for passenger travel and top 15 in the world.

Terminals 2 and 3 are to be rebuilt, demolished and expanded with more gates in the near future.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix...tional_Airport