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Holiday Travels

How Holiday Travel Affects Traffic around America's Busiest Airports

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Holiday travel impacts more than just airports. Using historical traffic data from HERE for the past three years on December 23 (a peak travel day), these maps show how traffic around America's five busiest airports changes throughout the day.


Scroll through to see how traffic changes around LAX, DFW, ORD, ATL, and JFK. Each GIF shows how far someone can drive in 60 minutes throughout a 24-hour period.

Los Angeles International

Dallas/Fort Worth International

O'Hare International

Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International

John F. Kennedy International

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