Holiday Travels
How Holiday Travel Affects Traffic around America's Busiest Airports
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
Of the communities in this analysis, LA shows the most variability in terms of how traffic changes throughout the day. Travel to the north and the east both change significantly based on the time of day.
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Dallas/Fort Worth International
Patterns in Dallas remain mostly consistent, with the core 15-minute and 30-minute distances staying relatively constant throughout the day.
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O'Hare International
Traffic in an around downtown Chicago appears to be most impacted by changes in congestion throughout the day. The southeastern edge of the drivetime changes significantly throughout the 24-hour period.
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Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International
Traffic around Hartsfield-Jackson appears relatively steady though there are interesting changes in terms of how far north and south of the airport you can get at various times of the day.
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John F. Kennedy International
Can you get to Connecticut from JFK in an hour? It depends on the time of day. The same is also true for parts of New Jersey and Long Island.
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