Houston Airport propelled by oil industry
The next four airports in the ACI global Top 30 rankings vividly portrays the declining influence of American airports in the global scheme. Each US airport remained on the 2000 list but in a different position than it currently occupies: Houston (21st in 2010; from 19 in 2000), Las Vegas (22; 16), San Francisco (23; 9) and Phoenix (24; 17).