The above detail is one of many lessons from the Thanksgiving Day travel infographic. Adam Dachis recaps:
You can't always control where you're flying to and from, however, but you can control when. … Flying on Thanksgiving Day (the 24th) … will make your trip considerably easier. When compared to the busiest flying day (the 27th), there will be about one million fewer passengers traveling around the United States.
The Dish 