Texas has 13 international and 12 smaller regional airports. California has 9 international and 20 smaller regional airports. Pennsylvania has 5 international and 10 smaller regional airports. These 3 states combined have nearly 4 times the number of international airports as South Africa.
Federal Aviation Administration numbers of the 100 busiest airports in the US show that California has 11 of the busiest airports that handle approximately 85 million passengers annually. Texas hosts 7 of the busiest airports in the US and handles approximately 66 million passengers annually. Pennsylvania has 2 of the busiest airports handling approximately 18 million passengers annually. Combined, these 3 states carry approximately 169 million passengers annually or roughly 9 times as many passengers as South African airports.
The first three nights of our trip we will be staying at the Garden Court Nelson Mandela Boulevard which is only a 15 minute drive from the Cape Town airport. The first thing most people what to do when they arrive somewhere is send notification home to let loved ones know they have made it safely to their destination.
