10 Busiest Airports At Thanksgiving (PHOTOS)

Thanksgiving, as everyone knows, kicks off one the busiest travel seasons in the U.S. Orbitz.com already released their list of the least busy airports at Thanksgiving (which we covered) and now with Thanksgiving two days away, here is Orbitz.com's list of the 10 busiest airports around the country this holiday.

Among Orbitz's tips for avoiding travel headaches, the site offers a slew of travel-wise tips, including using online check-in, travel light and go through security with ease by being prepared.

Here is the list. Think one is busier? Send us your picks!

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#1 Chicago O'Hare International

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[Angelus2007]

07:30 PM on 11/23/2010

I am surprised Reagan is one of the busiest. Reagan is never busy.

[Syrlinus]

06:58 PM on 11/23/2010

Sigh.

I so do not want to travel on Sunday but have to for work. I wonder if I can charge double for "hazard" pay. ;)

[Lev Raphael]

05:48 PM on 11/23/2010

The next slide show should be post-Thanksgiving and someone should report on the airports with the worst TSA staffers, the ones who cause the most unwarranted humiliation:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lev-raphael/the-tsa-and-the-power-of-_b_787168.html

[RuthlessDictator]

08:56 PM on 11/23/2010

It would be funny if all these airports were virtually empty this holiday season. Thanks, TSA!

[CANTHATBE]

04:24 PM on 11/23/2010

Which airports have the naked scanners.

[jspkim]

04:31 PM on 11/23/2010

probably all of them. SF for sure I have been there.

[Syrlinus]

06:57 PM on 11/23/2010

All the major ones like LAX, JFK, O'Hare, SFO, etc.

[Andrew Shapter]

03:53 PM on 11/23/2010

Well, it took me nearly 16 minutes to get a yogurt at the Eureka California airport because they were so damn busy.

You've been warned!

[JackHoffman]

04:32 PM on 11/23/2010

What flavor?

[DANOSC]

10:02 PM on 11/23/2010

Cannabis. It IS Eureka.

[thundermummy]

03:51 PM on 11/23/2010

I try to avoid O'Hare at all costs. Midway is much easier, but even then you could be in trouble if the weather is bad. I once was stranded for three days in O'Hare and died from exhaustion. I got better. ;)

[Cutiepieblue]

03:46 PM on 11/23/2010

I don't know how it stacks up to these air ports but the DFW was a mad house last year.

[Cutiepieblue]

03:48 PM on 11/23/2010

oops I left out Airport after DFW.. sorry typo.

[captcct]

02:55 PM on 11/23/2010

Peronally, I think Orbitz should be sent into orbit. Priceline is much better. William Shatner is an embarrassing hoot in their commercials... but fun to watch at times.

[captcct]

02:44 PM on 11/23/2010

You forgot London Heathrow. Why? Well you have all those thousands of Yanks scrambling around to get a flight back to the States for Thanksgiving. Fortunately for them no intrusive pat downs. I believe BA added more flights just to cope with the melee.

[SURFER DUDE]

01:58 PM on 11/23/2010

Dumb headline. These are the ten busiest airports everyday of the year, not just Thanksgiving.

[captcct]

02:59 PM on 11/23/2010

Oh! and San Juan International. Why? Well all the Spanish Americans flocking to the gates in order to spend Thanksgiving with relatives in Miami. BTW who writes these stories? Obviously someone who has not ventured from the office all year ne'er mind having traveled anywhere.

[captcct]

03:01 PM on 11/23/2010

Oops! I forgot the, not. Oh! and San Juan International. Why? Well all the Spanish Americans flocking to the gates in order to spend Thanksgiving with relatives in Miami. BTW who writes these stories? Obviously someone who has not ventured from the office all year ne'er mind not having traveled anywhere. Probably scared off pat downs or the driving madness on I-95.

[Foodgrade]

01:46 PM on 11/23/2010

Expect increased aggression from TSA at the airports, they have been further empowered by their false flag operation in Boston.

[Foodgrade]

01:41 PM on 11/23/2010

As predicted the government staged a false flag operation in Boston to discourage objections to TSAs illegal search practices. Back in line sheep.

[RuthlessDictator]

08:58 PM on 11/23/2010

Excellent! Thanks.

[Evolution in Progress]

01:34 PM on 11/23/2010

I question whether publishing this information is a good idea?

[martiniandabotoxchaser]

01:14 PM on 11/23/2010

Busy airports are driven by college students running home for 5 days and airports that serve as hubs.  DC, Boston and NYC are huge college towns.  Denver and Atlanta are hubs.

[martiniandabotoxchaser]

01:16 PM on 11/23/2010

Chicago is both a college town and a hub.

[Dan Stewart]

02:54 PM on 11/23/2010

Atlanta has Georgia Tech, University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Emory University, and about two dozen other schools.

[martiniandabotoxchaser]

06:25 PM on 11/23/2010

GT and Georgia State and UGA are state schools and most of the kids are in state.

[captcct]

01:11 PM on 11/23/2010

You forgot Miami International!

[captcct]

02:49 PM on 11/23/2010

Oh! and San Juan International. Why? Well all the Spanish Americans flocking to the gates in order to spend Thanksgiving with relatives in Miami. BTW who writes these stories? Obviously someone who has not ventured from the office all year ne'er mind having traveled.