State rankings
Airport Codes by State
Florida has the highest Number of Airports (13), followed by California (12) and Texas (11). Rhode Island has the lowest (1).
Number of AirportsBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
50 of 51 statesNumber of Airports
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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
3
Middle half 2 – 4.75
Average
3.8
50 states
Highest
13
Florida
Lowest
1
Rhode Island
Data
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50 states · # = rank by Number of Airports
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Florida | 13 | DAB - Daytona Beach, FLL - Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport+9 |
| 2 |  California | 12 | BUR - Burbank, FAT - Fresno+10 |
| 3 |  Texas | 11 | AMA - Amarillo, AUS - Austin Bergstrom International Airport+8 |
| 4 |  New York | 9 | ALB - Albany International Airport, BUF - Buffalo+7 |
| 5 |  Michigan | 8 | AZO - Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport, BTL - Battlecreek+6 |
| 6 |  Pennsylvania | 6 | ABE - Allentown, AVP - Scranton+4 |
| 6 |  Ohio | 6 | CAK - Akron, CLE - Cleveland+4 |
| 6 |  North Carolina | 6 | AVL - Asheville, CLT - Charlotte/Douglas International Airport+4 |
| 9 |  Virginia | 5 | IAD - Dulles, PHF Richmond+3 |
| 9 |  Tennessee | 5 | BNA - Nashville, CHA - Chattanooga+3 |
| 9 |  Colorado | 5 | ASE - Aspen-Pitkin County Airport, COS - Colorado Springs Airport+3 |
| 9 |  Alabama | 5 | BHM - Birmingham International Airport, DHN - Dothan Regional Airport+3 |
| 9 |  Hawaii | 5 | ITO - Hilo, HNL - Hololulu International Airport+3 |
| 14 |  Illinois | 4 | MDW - Chicago Midway Airport, ORD - O’Hare International Airport+2 |
| 14 |  Arizona | 4 | FLG - Flagstaff, PHX - Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport+2 |
| 14 |  Massachusetts | 4 | BOS - Logan International Airport, HYA - Hyannis+2 |
| 14 |  Indiana | 4 | EVV - Evansville, FWA - Fort Wayne+2 |
| 14 |  South Carolina | 4 | CAE - Columbia, CHS - Charleston+2 |
| 14 |  Oregon | 4 | EUG - Eugene, HIO - Hillsboro Airport+2 |
| 14 |  Wyoming | 4 | CPR - Casper, CYS - Cheyenne+2 |
| 21 |  Georgia | 3 | ATL - Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport, AGS - Augusta+1 |
| 21 |  New Jersey | 3 | ACY - Atlantic City International Airport, EWR - Newark International Airport+1 |
| 21 |  Washington | 3 | GEG - Spokane International Airport, PSC - Pasco/Tri-Cities Airport+1 |
| 21 |  Missouri | 3 | MCI - Kansas City, STL - Lambert International Airport+1 |
| 21 |  Wisconsin | 3 | GRB - Green Bay, MSN - Madison+1 |
| 21 |  Minnesota | 3 | DLH - Duluth, MSP - Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport+1 |
| 21 |  Louisiana | 3 | BTR - Baton Rouge, MSY - New Orleans International Airport+1 |
| 21 |  Arkansas | 3 | FYV - Fayetteville, LIT - Little Rock National Airport+1 |
| 21 |  West Virginia | 3 | CKB - Clarksburg, CRW - Charleston+1 |
| 21 |  Maine | 3 | AUG - Augusta, BGR - Bangor+1 |
| 21 |  South Dakota | 3 | FSD - Sioux Falls, PIR - Pierre+1 |
| 21 |  Alaska | 3 | ANC - Anchorage International Airport, FAI - Fairbanks International Airport+1 |
| 21 |  Vermont | 3 | BTV - Burlington, MPV - Montpelier+1 |
| 34 |  Kentucky | 2 | LEX - Lexington, SDF - Louisville |
| 34 |  Oklahoma | 2 | OKC - Oklahoma City, TUL - Tulsa |
| 34 |  Connecticut | 2 | BDL - Hartford, HVN - Tweed New Haven |
| 34 |  Nevada | 2 | LAS - Las Vegas McCarran International Airport, RNO - Reno-Tahoe International Airport |
| 34 |  Iowa | 2 | CID - Cedar Rapids, DSM - Des Moines |
| 34 |  Mississippi | 2 | GPT - Gulfport, JAN - Jackson |
| 34 |  New Mexico | 2 | ABQ - Albuquerque International Airport, ALM - Alamogordo |
| 34 |  Nebraska | 2 | LNK - Lincoln, OMA - Omaha |
| 34 |  North Dakota | 2 | BIS - Bismark, FAR - Fargo |
| 34 |  District of Columbia | 2 | IAD - Dulles International Airport, DCA - Washington National Airport |
| 44 |  Maryland | 1 | BWI - Baltimore |
| 44 |  Utah | 1 | SLC - Salt Lake City |
| 44 |  Kansas | 1 | ICT - Wichita |
| 44 |  Idaho | 1 | BOI - Boise |
| 44 |  New Hampshire | 1 | MHT - Manchester |
| 44 |  Montana | 1 | BIL - Billings |
| 44 |  Rhode Island | 1 | PVD - Providence -T.F. Greenland Airport |
What correlates with Number of Airports?
Pearson r against 2,107 other state metrics sharing at least 30 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Number of Airports tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Number of Airports tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Number of Airports?
- Florida has the highest Number of Airports, at 13, followed by California (12) and Texas (11).
- Which state has the lowest Number of Airports?
- Rhode Island has the lowest Number of Airports, at 1.
- What is the median Number of Airports across US states?
- The median is 3 across the 50 US states with data.
- Where does this airport codes by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: United States Airport Codes - Leonard's Guide.