Do airport layovers count as visiting a state?

Airport layovers mean nothing. Those who are truly passionate about making it to all 50 states often have their own criteria for crossing them off the list, from a hard-core requirement of staying in a state for more than a month to simply hopping out of the car to snap a picture at the border.



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Passport, Travel Visa and National ID Card You can even consider having multiple documents such as your passport, national ID card or driver's licence. If you don't feel comfortable bringing several documents, you can consider bringing copies.

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Transit. Another point of confusion is layover vs stopover or transit. Once again, a layover is a stop that lasts less than 24 hours, while a stopover lasts 24 hours or more. On the other hand, Transit is simply the act of returning to the same aircraft after your layover at the airport.

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Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta regained the top position in 2021. Alternatively, London has the world's busiest city airport system by passenger count. As of 2022, the United States accounts for the top four busiest airports in the world.

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Top 10 busiest airports in the world
  • Denver International Airport (DEN)
  • Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)
  • Dubai International Airport (DXB)
  • Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
  • Istanbul Airport (IST)
  • Heathrow Airport (LHR)
  • Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)
  • Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG)


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However, Delaware is the only state in the US without an airport that has regularly scheduled passenger air service — although it has 11 airports of any type (including military).

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Aena, S.A. (formerly Aena Aeropuertos, S.A.) is a state-owned company managing general interest airports and heliports in Spain. Through its subsidiary company Aena Internacional it also participates in the management of 15 airports abroad.

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In the US, almost all major airports are government-owned – usually by the local federal or city government. In New York, for example, JFK and La Guardia airports are owned by the City of New York. Newark is owned by the cities of Newark and Elizabeth.

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All U.S. citizens need U.S. passport books if re-entering by air. Land and sea border crossings accept additional travel documents, such as U.S. Passport cards and Trusted Traveler cards. Child travelers have additional options - see the Traveling with Children section.

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Charles de Gaulle Airport is the biggest airport in Europe based on its land size and the third based on its estimated passenger traffic after Istanbul Atatürk Airport and Istanbul Airport.

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