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Happy Halloween. The end of October means that the holiday travel season is almost officially here. As you probably know by now, a lot of people choose to cram themselves on airplanes and hurtle through the air at 50,000 feet all in the name of Thanksgiving and Christmas. The holiday travel crowds are expected to be busier than ever this season and the smart traveler will do their part to avoid the 10 busiest airports during Thanksgiving.

If you have plans to travel to any of the locations below during the holidays, you might want to look into flying into smaller airports that are located nearby. It might add a bit to your costs, but sometimes paying a bit more is worth it if you can avoid the hassles of long airport lines and delayed flights that lead to missed connecting flights.

Top 10 Busiest US Airports during Thanksgiving

1 Chicago, IL - Chicago O’Hare (ORD)

2 Los Angeles, CA - Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)

3 Newark, NJ - Newark International Airport (EWR)

4 Boston, MA - Logan International Airport (BOS)

5 Denver, CO - Denver International Airport (DEN)

6 New York, NY - La Guardia Airport (LGA)

7 Orlando, FL - Orlando International Airport (MCO)

8 Atlanta, GA - Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL)

9 San Francisco, CA - San Francisco International Airport (SFO)

10 Phoenix, AZ - Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)