The FAA is reducing flights at US airports. How busy were they?

WASHINGTON —

Airlines began canceling flights Friday to comply with the Federal Aviation Administration’s order to reduce flights by 4% at high-traffic airports.

The cuts are scheduled to gradually increase, reaching a 10% reduction in capacity at 40 airports by next Friday.

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics provides data on the number of flights and average delays for U.S. carriers. The Get the Facts Data Team analyzed data to see how busy these airports were prior to the capacity reduction.

Here’s a look at how these airports performed before the FAA’s reduction order .

How busy are the airports?

Out of the 40 airports named by the FAA, 30 are designated as "core" airports.

The busiest airport is the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta.