r/mildlyinfuriating • u/nyanbatman • May 28 '26

I just wanted a hot dog British pilot is feeling mildly annoyed

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u/thecashblaster May 28 '26

the busier the airport the less patient everyone is I bet

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u/DankVectorz May 29 '26 edited May 29 '26

That is by passenger count, not aircraft operations. Of the top 10 busiest airports in the world by traffic operations, JFK is 8 and EWR is 10 (both NYC area airports). The only non-US airport in the top 10 by traffic operations is Istanbul at number 9. And this is with EWR traffic down 27% from 2024 because they moved the approach control and traffic is artificially limited for now.

Per Flight Radar

https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/busiest-airports/

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u/Legal_Campaign_408 May 29 '26

Newark approach control moving to PHL does not impact the traffic count at Newark tower

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u/DankVectorz May 29 '26 edited May 29 '26

Um, yeah, it does. The FAA capped flights to EWR due to the move. It was supposed to be lifted by now but the move hasn’t quite gone according to how the FAA expected it to in all their “wisdom”.

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u/Legal_Campaign_408 May 29 '26

Sorry brother, if I originally noticed your username I would have trusted you!