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Chicago’s O’Hare Airport (here, on a quieter day) tops our list ofbusiest Thanksgiving airports. Photo: Flickr<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Brace yourselves, holiday travelers: Orbitz has released a list of the top 10 busiest airports this Thanksgiving. Chicago’s O’Hare<\/strong> ranks as the No. 1 most traveled airport during the weekend with LAX, San Francisco, New York LaGuardia <\/strong>and Boston Logan <\/strong>rounding out the Top 5. (See the full list below.) If you’re planning on heading to or from any of these cities, make sure you are prepared for long waits at check-in and security.<\/p>\n

Top 10 Busiest Airports for Thanksgiving 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chicago O’Hare International<\/strong> (ORD) Chicago, IL
\nLos Angeles International<\/strong> (LAX) Los Angeles, CA
\nSan Francisco International<\/strong> (SFO) San Francisco, CA
\nNew York LaGuardia<\/strong> (LGA) New York, NY
\nBoston Logan International<\/strong> (BOS) Boston, MA
\nJohn F. Kennedy International<\/strong> (JFK) New York, NY
\nOrlando International<\/strong> (MCO) Orlando, FL
\nDenver International<\/strong> (DEN) Denver, CO
\nRonald Reagan National<\/strong> (DCA) Washington, DC
\nFort Lauderdale International<\/strong> (FLL) Fort Lauderdale, FL<\/p>\n

Some airports actually have less traffic<\/strong>
\nCan’t handle the stress? For anyone with family in the following cities, take a breath: We’ve also tallied the least busy airports during Thanksgiving weekend.<\/p>\n

Buffalo Niagara International<\/strong> (BFF) Buffalo, NY
\nJacksonville International<\/strong> (JAX) Jacksonville, FL
\nNashville International<\/strong> (BNA) Nashville, TN
\nSacramento International<\/strong> (SMF) Sacramento, CA
\nBradley International<\/strong> (BDL) Hartford, CT
\nPalm Beach International<\/strong> (PBI) Palm Beach, FL
\nCleveland Hopkins International<\/strong> (CLE) Cleveland, OH
\nJohn Wayne Airport<\/strong> (SNA) Santa Ana, CA
\nSan Antonio International<\/strong> (SAT) San Antonio, TX
\nSalt Lake City International<\/strong> (SLC) Salt Lake City, UT<\/p>\n

Avoid those peak travel periods<\/strong>
\nWe’ve also crunched some numbers to determine exactly when travelers will be flying over the holiday. As expected, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving will bethe peak departure day and will see more than twice as many flyers as on Thanksgiving Day itself. On the return side, it will be 16 percent busier to fly back on Sunday (November 25th) versus heading home on Monday (November 26th).\"\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Brace yourselves, holiday travelers: Orbitz has released a list of the top 10 busiest airports this Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":25990,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1529,383],"class_list":["post-2401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-nashville-hotels","tag-thanksgiving-travel"],"acf":{"api_active":null,"api_title":null,"api_excerpt":null,"api_featured_image":null,"api_lob":null},"posts_api_cpm_point":[{"name":"","description":"","thumbnail":"","address":"United States","latitude":"37.09024","longitude":"-95.71289100000001","icon":"\/images\/icons\/marker.png"}],"yoast_head":"\nTop 10 busiest airports for Thanksgiving 2012 | Orbitz<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, 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