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Christmas and New Year 2024 air travel: how US airports and states did

· TSA checkpoint screenings and CBP international arrivals · updated · how it is measured

TSA screened 36,294,666 passengers nationwide over the Christmas and New Year 2024 travel period (Fri, Dec 20, 2024 – Thu, Jan 2, 2025), up 4.6% from 34,685,378 over the same period a year earlier. The busiest day was Friday, December 27, with 2,848,156 screenings.

The busiest airports by departing passengers screened were Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD, about 1.2 million), Orlando International Airport (MCO, about 1.2 million) and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL, about 1.2 million). Among states, Florida led with about 4.8 million.

Key facts

Travel period
TSA screenings
36,294,666 (+4.6% YoY)
Busiest day
: 2,848,156
International arrivals (CBP)
about 4.6 million (+4.7% YoY)
Busiest airport
ORD, about 1.2 million

Day by day, nationwide

TSA checkpoint screenings each day of the Christmas and New Year 2024 travel period and the matching day a year earlier (TSA published totals, exact).
2024ScreenedYear earlierScreenedYoY
2,845,8562,514,171+13.2%
2,773,5452,650,811+4.6%
2,800,9622,775,193+0.9%
2,758,2992,606,577+5.8%
2,068,8171,972,309+4.9%
2,039,3422,028,266+0.5%
2,743,7952,665,034+3.0%
2,848,1562,663,517+6.9%
2,741,8722,633,264+4.1%
2,805,4012,636,605+6.4%
2,765,7402,563,962+7.9%
2,172,9022,116,715+2.7%
2,317,8172,303,507+0.6%
2,612,1622,555,447+2.2%

Biggest movers

Among airports with at least 100,000 departing passengers screened in the year-earlier period. Up most: ATL +15.5%, IAD +14.5%, BDL +14.2%, PDX +13.2%, BOS +9.8%. Down most: OAK -11.8%, DAL -9.2%, MKE -7.4%, ABQ -5.7%, TUS -3.6%.

By state

Departing passengers screened over Christmas and New Year 2024, by state: sum of the state's airports with complete data, rounded to 3 significant figures.
StateDeparting screenedYoYBusiest airportAirports
Florida4.8 million+0.4%MCO19
California3.1 million+4.4%SFO23
Texas2.4 million+2.7%DFW23
Illinois1.5 million+3.8%ORD12
Georgia1.3 million+15.1%ATL7
Virginia1.2 million+9.4%IAD8
Colorado1.2 million+3.9%DEN11
New Jersey1.1 million+4.7%EWR2
Nevada1.0 million+6.1%LAS3
Arizona990,000+1.1%PHX6
North Carolina929,000+7.2%CLT10
Washington913,000+5.5%SEA9
Massachusetts876,000+9.9%BOS3
Pennsylvania810,000+9.6%PHL12
Hawaii755,000+4.4%HNL5
Michigan689,000+4.7%DTW13
Minnesota596,000+6.9%MSP6
Missouri516,000+2.6%STL8
Tennessee494,000-1.3%BNA5
Oregon451,000+11.5%PDX4
Ohio433,000+2.8%CLE5
New York417,000+9.1%BUF12
Utah391,000-2.1%SLC3
Puerto Rico364,000+8.2%SJU3
Kentucky314,000+3.8%CVG5
Louisiana301,000-0.2%MSY7
Indiana281,000+10.0%IND4
South Carolina247,000+5.0%CHS6
Wisconsin222,000+0.8%MKE7
Connecticut191,000+21.2%BDL2
Oklahoma165,000+3.1%OKC4
Montana136,000+9.1%BZN11
New Mexico125,000-3.3%ABQ4
Nebraska123,000+3.4%OMA5
Alabama121,000+12.5%BHM5
Alaska116,000-3.7%ANC5
Iowa105,000+5.4%DSM6
Arkansas102,000+10.3%LIT4
Rhode Island99,100+25.7%PVD1
North Dakota61,600+16.4%FAR8
Guam54,000+5.5%GUM1
South Dakota52,400+21.7%FSD3
Mississippi47,900+3.9%JAN7
Kansas46,900+7.0%ICT7
U.S. Virgin Islands41,000+4.2%STT1
Wyoming36,300+3.2%JAC9
Vermont32,100+44.2%BTV1
Idaho28,200+16.5%IDA5
New Hampshire27,200-0.7%MHT2
Maine15,300+19.5%BGR5
West Virginia15,000+1.2%CRW7
Northern Mariana Islands11,200-0.8%GSN1
Delaware9,570-5.0%ILG1
Maryland3,620+53.0%SBY1

By airport

All 347 airports with complete TSA data on every day of both periods, ranked by departing passengers screened (3 significant figures).
#CodeAirportStateDeparting screenedYoYIntl arrivals
1ORDChicago O'Hare International AirportIL1.2 million+4.8%219,000
2MCOOrlando International AirportFL1.2 million-2.6%148,000
3ATLHartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International AirportGA1.2 million+15.5%272,000
4MIAMiami International AirportFL1.1 million+0.6%520,000
5EWRNewark Liberty International AirportNJ1.1 million+5.3%259,000
6SFOSan Francisco International AirportCA1.0 million+8.4%279,000
7DFWDallas Fort Worth International AirportTX1.0 million+9.0%235,000
8DENDenver International AirportCO980,000+3.9%75,700
9LASHarry Reid International AirportNV906,000+6.2%47,600
10BOSBoston Logan International AirportMA870,000+9.8%125,000
11PHXPhoenix Sky Harbor International AirportAZ822,000+0.7%42,300
12FLLFort Lauderdale-Hollywood International AirportFL811,000-0.8%117,000
13SEASeattle-Tacoma International AirportWA767,000+6.7%102,000
14MSPMinneapolis-Saint Paul International AirportMN585,000+6.8%54,800
15DTWDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportMI529,000+2.0%64,600
16SANSan Diego International AirportCA529,000+2.1%12,300
17PHLPhiladelphia International AirportPA528,000+9.7%56,300
18TPATampa International AirportFL525,000-1.8%26,100
19IADWashington Dulles International AirportVA501,000+14.5%177,000
20CLTCharlotte Douglas International AirportNC471,000+7.7%82,300
21HNLDaniel K. Inouye International AirportHI421,000+5.6%72,900
22DCARonald Reagan Washington National AirportVA420,000+5.8%-
23AUSAustin-Bergstrom International AirportTX405,000+1.4%20,500
24SLCSalt Lake City International AirportUT382,000-2.9%24,800
25BNANashville International AirportTN364,000-1.1%4,420
26PDXPortland International AirportOR364,000+13.2%11,300
27SJULuis Muñoz Marín International AirportPR333,000+9.5%30,500
28RDURaleigh-Durham International AirportNC314,000+6.6%11,800
29MDWChicago Midway International AirportIL291,000-3.4%14,200
30RSWSouthwest Florida International AirportFL287,000+0.1%-
31SMFSacramento International AirportCA265,000+1.9%8,720
32STLSt. Louis Lambert International AirportMO250,000+2.9%7,290
33MSYLouis Armstrong New Orleans International AirportLA248,000-2.4%-
34SATSan Antonio International AirportTX245,000-0.6%22,700
35SJCSan José Mineta International AirportCA245,000+2.6%14,600
36PBIPalm Beach International AirportFL238,000+6.1%709
37MCIKansas City International AirportMO229,000+1.1%-
38DALDallas Love FieldTX228,000-9.2%-
39INDIndianapolis International AirportIN224,000+6.1%-
40SNAJohn Wayne AirportCA216,000+6.5%2,680
41HOUWilliam P. Hobby AirportTX215,000+2.5%-
42CLECleveland Hopkins International AirportOH201,000-2.8%-
43OAKOakland International AirportCA200,000-11.8%17,800
44PITPittsburgh International AirportPA193,000+3.8%-
45CVGCincinnati/Northern Kentucky International AirportKY192,000+5.4%4,680
46CMHJohn Glenn Columbus International AirportOH184,000+8.7%-
47JAXJacksonville International AirportFL160,000-0.1%-
48BDLBradley International AirportCT151,000+14.2%-
49ONTOntario International AirportCA150,000+4.1%9,060
50BURHollywood Burbank AirportCA149,000+3.9%-
51OGGKahului AirportHI138,000+8.3%-
52MKEMilwaukee Mitchell International AirportWI130,000-7.4%-
53CHSCharleston International AirportSC115,000+0.2%-
54ABQAlbuquerque International SunportNM114,000-5.7%-
55SRQSarasota Bradenton International AirportFL113,000-1.2%-
56OMAEppley AirfieldNE112,000+2.0%-
57RICRichmond International AirportVA106,000+3.8%-
58ORFNorfolk International AirportVA104,000+2.9%-
59RNOReno-Tahoe International AirportNV103,000+5.4%-
60GRRGerald R. Ford International AirportMI102,000+8.2%-
61BUFBuffalo Niagara International AirportNY102,000+13.6%-
62MEMMemphis International AirportTN101,000-3.6%-
63PVDRhode Island T. F. Green International AirportRI99,100+25.7%-
64TUSTucson International AirportAZ97,000-3.6%-
65OKCWill Rogers International AirportOK93,800+4.4%-
66KOAEllison Onizuka Kona International at Keahole AirportHI92,400-2.3%-
67PSPPalm Springs International AirportCA90,000+0.9%-
68SDFLouisville Muhammad Ali International AirportKY89,500-3.4%-
69GEGSpokane International AirportWA86,400-0.5%-
70ELPEl Paso International AirportTX86,400-8.7%-
71SFBOrlando Sanford International AirportFL85,500+15.0%26
72LGBLong Beach (Daugherty Field)CA83,300+1.2%-
73ANCTed Stevens Anchorage International AirportAK77,300-6.2%-
74SAVSavannah/Hilton Head International AirportGA77,100+9.6%-
75LIHLihue AirportHI73,400+2.5%-
76ALBAlbany International AirportNY69,300+14.6%-
77PIESt Pete-Clearwater International AirportFL68,600+13.7%-
78FATFresno Yosemite International AirportCA68,400+16.5%11,300
79PGDPunta Gorda AirportFL67,700+32.2%-
80BHMBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International AirportAL67,700+11.2%-
81TULTulsa International AirportOK67,600+1.3%-
82DSMDes Moines International AirportIA66,600+3.2%-
83SYRSyracuse Hancock International AirportNY63,400+1.9%-
84PNSPensacola International AirportFL62,600+7.8%-
85IWAPhoenix-Mesa Gateway AirportAZ61,600+13.6%-
86BZNBozeman Yellowstone International AirportMT60,700+3.8%-
87ROCFrederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International AirportNY60,400+7.4%-
88HPNWestchester County AirportNY57,100+5.1%-
89COSCity Of Colorado Springs Municipal AirportCO55,300-2.2%-
90GUMGuam International AirportGU54,000+5.5%42,700
91GSPGreenville Spartanburg International AirportSC53,300+10.3%-
92LITBill and Hillary Clinton National/Adams FieldAR50,500+4.7%-
93MYRMyrtle Beach International AirportSC50,100+5.8%-
94MSNDane County Regional/Truax FieldWI48,300+22.5%-
95XNANorthwest Arkansas National AirportAR47,800+19.6%-
96ISPLong Island Mac Arthur AirportNY45,300+3.5%-
97STTCyril E King AirportVI41,000+4.2%-
98HVNTweed/New Haven AirportCT40,400+57.8%-
99AVLAsheville Regional AirportNC40,300-18.7%-
100EYWKey West International AirportFL39,700+7.3%-
101ICTWichita Dwight D Eisenhower National AirportKS39,000+6.4%-
102GSOPiedmont Triad International AirportNC38,700+11.5%-
103CIDThe Eastern Iowa AirportIA35,700+8.9%-
104MDTHarrisburg International AirportPA35,100+12.1%-
105EUGMahlon Sweet FieldOR34,500-0.2%-
106FSDJoe Foss FieldSD34,100+17.1%-
107ILMWilmington International AirportNC32,300+24.7%-
108MAFMidland International Air And Space Port AirportTX32,100+3.5%-
109BTVBurlington International AirportVT32,100+44.2%-
110SBASanta Barbara Municipal AirportCA31,100+16.0%-
111LEXBlue Grass AirportKY31,000+17.4%-
112SGFSpringfield-Branson National AirportMO30,900+11.1%-
113RDMRoberts FieldOR29,700+12.3%-
114MFEMc Allen Miller International AirportTX29,400+15.7%-
115ITOHilo International AirportHI29,400-2.5%-
116HSVHuntsville International-Carl T Jones FieldAL29,300+12.6%-
117ECPNorthwest Florida Beaches International AirportFL29,300+9.6%-
118ABELehigh Valley International AirportPA28,100+18.7%-
119MHTManchester Boston Regional AirportNH26,900-0.8%-
120ATWAppleton International AirportWI26,600+21.2%-
121HRLValley International AirportTX26,500-1.8%-
122FARHector International AirportND26,500+12.6%-
123SBNSouth Bend International AirportIN26,200+33.7%-
124EGEEagle County Regional AirportCO26,200+18.1%-
125JANJackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International AirportMS26,100-7.6%-
126DAYJames M Cox Dayton International AirportOH25,900+9.0%-
127CAEColumbia Metropolitan AirportSC25,100+12.3%-
128PSCTri-Cities AirportWA24,300+19.6%-
129JACJackson Hole AirportWY24,000-0.3%-
130LBBLubbock Preston Smith International AirportTX23,900-1.2%-
131FAIFairbanks International AirportAK23,300+0.5%-
132MFRRogue Valley International - Medford AirportOR22,700+3.7%-
133ASEAspen-Pitkin County/Sardy FieldCO22,500+0.3%-
134BILBillings Logan International AirportMT21,800+15.5%-
135STSCharles M Schulz - Sonoma County AirportCA21,600+66.6%-
136FWAFort Wayne International AirportIN21,400+19.0%-
137FNTBishop International AirportMI21,300+34.4%-
138PIAGeneral Downing - Peoria International AirportIL20,900+29.8%-
139TLHTallahassee International AirportFL20,800+8.5%-
140BQNRafael Hernandez AirportPR20,600-10.9%-
141MSOMissoula Montana AirportMT20,200+20.1%-
142CHALovell FieldTN19,600+12.9%-
143HDNYampa Valley AirportCO19,200-2.8%-
144GPIGlacier Park International AirportMT19,000+15.0%-
145CAKAkron-Canton Regional AirportOH18,000+8.3%-
146RAPRapid City Regional AirportSD17,600+32.4%-
147MTJMontrose Regional AirportCO17,300-2.3%-
148TVCCherry Capital AirportMI17,300+45.8%-
149AMARick Husband Amarillo International AirportTX17,200-7.8%-
150CRPCorpus Christi International AirportTX17,100-3.7%-
151GPTGulfport-Biloxi International AirportMS16,800+20.6%-
152MLIQuad Cities International AirportIL16,300+20.4%-
153SBPSan Luis County Regional AirportCA16,300+8.6%-
154ROARoanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field)VA16,100+20.3%-
155SHVShreveport Regional AirportLA15,200+20.7%-
156IDAIdaho Falls Regional AirportID14,800+25.7%-
157MRYMonterey Regional AirportCA14,700+37.6%-
158BISBismarck Municipal AirportND14,600+27.0%-
159PAESnohomish County (Paine Field)WA14,400-9.4%-
160BTRBaton Rouge Metropolitan, Ryan FieldLA14,000+3.2%-
161BGRBangor International AirportME13,800+23.7%-
162MOBMobile Regional AirportAL13,700+17.2%-
163DABDaytona Beach International AirportFL13,500+1.5%-
164JQFConcord-Padgett Regional AirportNC13,400+65.3%-
165CHOCharlottesville-Albemarle AirportVA13,000+22.3%-
166GJTGrand Junction Regional AirportCO13,000+24.5%-
167AVPWilkes-Barre/Scranton International AirportPA12,800+71.3%-
168MLBMelbourne Orlando International AirportFL12,800-3.1%-
169LFTLafayette Regional/Paul Fournet FieldLA12,100+22.8%-
170TTNTrenton Mercer AirportNJ12,000-31.4%-
171DRODurango-La Plata County AirportCO11,600+18.9%-
172AGSAugusta Regional at Bush FieldGA11,500+16.0%-
173GSNFrancisco C Ada/Saipan International AirportMP11,200-0.8%-
174BLIBellingham International AirportWA11,100-26.5%-
175GRBGreen Bay/Austin Straubel International AirportWI11,000-1.3%-
176GNVGainesville Regional AirportFL10,700+5.9%-
177PSEMercedita AirportPR9,980+11.7%-
178BFLMeadows FieldCA9,680+21.6%-
179ILGNew Castle AirportDE9,570-5.0%-
180EVVEvansville Regional AirportIN9,440+37.8%-
181JNUJuneau International AirportAK9,430-1.7%-
182PBGPlattsburgh International AirportNY9,330+52.2%-
183TRITri-Cities AirportTN9,290-10.6%-
184MOTMinot International AirportND9,170+18.1%-
185BLVScott AFB/Midamerica St LouisIL8,840+22.9%-
186GTFGreat Falls International AirportMT8,590+7.6%-
187RFDChicago/Rockford International AirportIL8,460+26.7%-
188BMICentral Illinois Regional/Bloomington-Normal AirportIL8,290+13.9%-
189MGMMontgomery Regional (Dannelly Field)AL8,240+18.0%-
190SUNFriedman Memorial AirportID8,020+11.1%-
191SGUSt George Regional AirportUT7,940+51.4%-
192CRWWest Virginia International Yeager AirportWV7,880+5.2%-
193BROBrownsville/South Padre Island International AirportTX7,600-18.4%-
194SAFSanta Fe Municipal AirportNM7,290+41.1%-
195OAJAlbert J Ellis AirportNC7,050+28.6%-
196ACVCalifornia Redwood Coast-Humboldt County AirportCA6,940+7.6%-
197VRBVero Beach Regional AirportFL6,740+14.9%-
198FAYFayetteville Regional/Grannis FieldNC6,520-8.9%-
199UNVUniversity Park AirportPA6,240+36.3%-
200LRDLaredo International AirportTX5,990-2.7%-
201LNKLincoln AirportNE5,610+10.3%-
202ORHWorcester Regional AirportMA5,330+17.3%-
203LANCapital Region International AirportMI4,950+14.9%-
204GUCGunnison-Crested Butte Regional AirportCO4,860+14.1%-
205DLHDuluth International AirportMN4,760+16.8%-
206GFKGrand Forks International AirportND4,640+6.6%-
207SCKStockton Metropolitan AirportCA4,550+27.3%-
208ABIAbilene Regional AirportTX4,510-1.6%-
209MBSMBS International AirportMI4,490+27.2%-
210XWAWilliston Basin International AirportND4,440+11.8%-
211EWNCoastal Carolina Regional AirportNC4,420+67.0%-
212MLUMonroe Regional AirportLA4,250-3.4%-
213ELMElmira/Corning Regional AirportNY4,240+27.4%-
214LCHLake Charles Regional AirportLA4,200+11.4%-
215GRKRobert Gray AAF AirportTX4,190+5.2%-
216CPRCasper/Natrona County International AirportWY4,130+1.0%-
217NYLYuma MCAS/Yuma International AirportAZ4,120+31.8%-
218GRICentral Nebraska Regional AirportNE4,090+27.0%-
219HLNHelena Regional AirportMT3,990-6.4%-
220HTSTri-State/Milton J Ferguson FieldWV3,980-6.2%-
221RDDRedding Regional AirportCA3,970+1.1%-
222COUColumbia Regional AirportMO3,960-4.3%-
223AEXAlexandria International AirportLA3,910-2.5%-
224TOLEugene F Kranz Toledo Express AirportOH3,850-17.7%-
225AZOKalamazoo/Battle Creek International AirportMI3,820-5.0%-
226PUWPullman/Moscow Regional AirportWA3,760+36.0%-
227RSTRochester International AirportMN3,760+5.9%-
228SBYSalisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional AirportMD3,620+53.0%-
229CMIUniversity Of Illinois/Willard AirportIL3,580+13.6%-
230KTNKetchikan International AirportAK3,560+7.7%-
231MHKManhattan Regional AirportKS3,480-11.1%-
232FLGFlagstaff Pulliam AirportAZ3,310+21.6%-
233PHFNewport News/Williamsburg International AirportVA3,290+21.2%-
234LYHLynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn FieldVA3,270+29.6%-
235SPIAbraham Lincoln Capital AirportIL3,180-4.2%-
236CWACentral Wisconsin AirportWI3,080-25.9%-
237ITHIthaca Tompkins International AirportNY2,880+9.2%-
238ERIErie International/Tom Ridge FieldPA2,650+86.1%-
239HXDHilton Head AirportSC2,640+35.4%-
240LWSLewiston/Nez Perce County AirportID2,610+14.9%-
241FSMFort Smith Regional AirportAR2,450+2.9%-
242SITSitka Rocky Gutierrez AirportAK2,420+20.9%-
243CLLEasterwood FieldTX2,420+1.5%-
244LBEArnold Palmer Regional AirportPA2,220-9.8%-
245GTRGolden Triangle Regional AirportMS2,200+24.3%-
246ACTWaco Regional AirportTX2,190+6.1%-
247ROWRoswell Air Center AirportNM2,090+27.4%-
248TYRTyler Pounds Regional AirportTX2,080-8.4%-
249PGVPitt-Greenville AirportNC2,060+26.9%-
250BQKBrunswick Golden Isles AirportGA1,930+12.8%-
251VLDValdosta Regional AirportGA1,910+1.6%-
252LAWLawton-Fort Sill Regional AirportOK1,910+7.7%-
253EATPangborn Memorial AirportWA1,900+9.9%-
254ALWWalla Walla Regional AirportWA1,900+29.5%-
255YKMYakima Air Terminal/Mcallister FieldWA1,850-4.5%-
256DHNDothan Regional AirportAL1,800+6.9%-
257SAWMarquette Sawyer Regional AirportMI1,750+11.5%-
258TXKTexarkana Regional-Webb FieldAR1,610-25.7%-
259CSGColumbus AirportGA1,600-10.5%-
260GCKGarden City Regional AirportKS1,550-0.3%-
261LSELa Crosse Regional AirportWI1,540+2.7%-
262TWFJoslin Field/Magic Valley RegionalID1,540-4.9%-
263BPTJack Brooks Regional AirportTX1,540+0.9%-
264GGGEast Texas Regional AirportTX1,510-11.8%-
265CKBNorth Central West Virginia AirportWV1,490-24.7%-
266ABYSouthwest Georgia Regional AirportGA1,480+1.9%-
267BIHBishop AirportCA1,450+34.8%-
268FLOFlorence Regional AirportSC1,440+25.1%-
269SWOStillwater Regional AirportOK1,380-2.0%-
270GCCNortheast Wyoming Regional AirportWY1,370+9.3%-
271SPSSheppard AFB/Wichita Falls MunicipalTX1,340+21.0%-
272HOBLea County Regional AirportNM1,290+5.7%-
273SHRSheridan County AirportWY1,290+7.4%-
274ARTWatertown International AirportNY1,290+24.3%-
275BJIBemidji Regional AirportMN1,270+0.2%-
276PIHPocatello Regional AirportID1,260-6.2%-
277CODYellowstone Regional AirportWY1,250-13.8%-
278PRCPrescott Regional - Ernest A Love FieldAZ1,220+12.7%-
279DIKDickinson/Theodore Roosevelt Regional AirportND1,190+14.6%-
280RIWCentral Wyoming Regional AirportWY1,170n/a-
281RKSSouthwest Wyoming Regional AirportWY1,160n/a-
282SUXSioux Gateway/Brig General Bud Day FieldIA1,150+4.4%-
283CYSCheyenne Regional/Jerry Olson FieldWY1,130n/a-
284SLNSalina Regional AirportKS1,100n/a-
285JLNJoplin Regional AirportMO1,100n/a-
286EARKearney Regional AirportNE1,060n/a-
287MEIKey FieldMS1,040n/a-
288CMXHoughton County Memorial AirportMI1,000n/a-
289BGMGreater Binghamton/Edwin A Link FieldNY966-40.6%-
290ESCDelta County AirportMI938n/a-
291LNSLancaster AirportPA906n/a-
292JSTJohn Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County AirportPA896n/a-
293RHIRhinelander/Oneida County AirportWI865n/a-
294BTMBert Mooney AirportMT859n/a-
295PQIPresque Isle International AirportME857n/a-
296DECDecatur AirportIL856n/a-
297HYSHays Regional AirportKS825n/a-
298LARLaramie Regional AirportWY822n/a-
299VCTVictoria Regional AirportTX810n/a-
300ALOWaterloo Regional AirportIA798n/a-
301PIBHattiesburg/Laurel Regional AirportMS737n/a-
302TUPTupelo Regional AirportMS685n/a-
303MGWMorgantown Municipal (Walter L Bill Hart Field)WV680n/a-
304PIRPierre Regional AirportSD674n/a-
305PAHBarkley Regional AirportKY627n/a-
306HIBRange Regional AirportMN604n/a-
307ALSSan Luis Valley Regional/Bergman FieldCO595n/a-
308MWAVeterans Airport Of Southern IllinoisIL592n/a-
309AOOAltoona/Blair County AirportPA583n/a-
310DVLDevils Lake Regional AirportND546n/a-
311JMSJamestown Regional AirportND528n/a-
312DDCDodge City Regional AirportKS522n/a-
313FODFort Dodge Regional AirportIA515n/a-
314INLFalls International/Einarson FieldMN498n/a-
315LBLLiberal Mid-America Regional AirportKS492n/a-
316APNAlpena County Regional AirportMI476n/a-
317CGICape Girardeau Regional AirportMO470n/a-
318MBLManistee County/Blacker AirportMI453n/a-
319OWBOwensboro/Daviess County Regional AirportKY437n/a-
320EKOElko Regional AirportNV432n/a-
321LWBGreenbrier Valley AirportWV399n/a-
322CEZCortez Municipal AirportCO393n/a-
323PKBMid-Ohio Valley Regional AirportWV387n/a-
324GLHGreenville Mid-Delta AirportMS375n/a-
325SDYSidney-Richland Regional AirportMT336n/a-
326MKLMc Kellar-Sipes Regional AirportTN321n/a-
327MKGMuskegon County AirportMI309n/a-
328CNYCanyonlands Regional AirportUT305n/a-
329BHBHancock County/Bar Harbor AirportME275n/a-
330TBNWaynesville-St Robert Regional Forney FieldMO273n/a-
331MSSMassena International-Richards FieldNY265n/a-
332LEBLebanon Municipal AirportNH255n/a-
333CECJack Mc Namara FieldCA250n/a-
334IRKKirksville Regional AirportMO242n/a-
335BKWRaleigh County Memorial AirportWV218n/a-
336RKDKnox County Regional AirportME212n/a-
337UINQuincy Regional-Baldwin FieldIL198n/a-
338IPLImperial County AirportCA180n/a-
339BRLSoutheast Iowa Regional AirportIA155n/a-
340MCKMc Cook Ben Nelson Regional AirportNE144n/a-
341AUGAugusta State AirportME132n/a-
342HYACape Cod Gateway AirportMA132n/a-
343GGWWokal Field/Glasgow-Valley CountyMT129n/a-
344HVRHavre City-County AirportMT128n/a-
345OLFL M Clayton AirportMT112n/a-
346MCEMerced Regional/Macready FieldCA90n/a-
347BFDBradford Regional AirportPA89n/a-

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How it is measured

The Christmas and New Year travel period is December 20 through January 2 (14 days). It is compared with the same period a year earlier (). These are fixed calendar dates, so the mix of weekdays differs between the two years; compare with care.

National figures are TSA's published daily checkpoint totals (tsa.gov). Airport and state figures add up TSA's FOIA hourly checkpoint throughput files; they count departing passengers screened, not arrivals or connecting passengers, so they run below airport-reported totals. An airport is included only when TSA's files are complete for it on every day of both periods (347 of 418 reporting airports); nothing is estimated. International arrivals are passengers processed by US Customs and Border Protection at the airports it monitors. Full definitions: methodology.

Cite as: Passenger Index, "Christmas and New Year 2024 air travel: how US airports and states did", https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/christmas-new-year-2024/ (CC BY 4.0).

Frequently asked questions

How many people flew over Christmas and New Year 2024?

TSA screened 36,294,666 passengers nationwide over the Christmas and New Year 2024 travel period (Fri, Dec 20, 2024 – Thu, Jan 2, 2025), up 4.6% from 34,685,378 over the same period a year earlier. The busiest day was Friday, December 27, with 2,848,156 screenings.

What was the busiest airport over Christmas and New Year 2024?

The busiest airports by departing passengers screened were Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD, about 1.2 million), Orlando International Airport (MCO, about 1.2 million) and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL, about 1.2 million). Among states, Florida led with about 4.8 million.

How many international travelers arrived in the US over Christmas and New Year 2024?

US Customs and Border Protection processed about 4.6 million arriving international passengers at the 45 airports it monitors over the period, up 4.7% year over year.

Which airports grew the most over Christmas and New Year 2024?

Among airports with at least 100,000 departing passengers screened in the year-earlier period, the largest gains were ATL (+15.5%), IAD (+14.5%), BDL (+14.2%), PDX (+13.2%) and BOS (+9.8%) and the largest declines OAK (-11.8%), DAL (-9.2%), MKE (-7.4%), ABQ (-5.7%) and TUS (-3.6%).

How does Passenger Index define the Christmas and New Year travel period?

As December 20 through January 2 (14 days). The 2024 period ran Fri, Dec 20, 2024 – Thu, Jan 2, 2025 and is compared with Wed, Dec 20, 2023 – Tue, Jan 2, 2024 - the same calendar dates, so the mix of weekdays differs between the years.

When is the Christmas and New Year 2025 travel period?

Sat, Dec 20, 2025 – Fri, Jan 2, 2026. Passenger Index publishes airport and state results a few days after it ends, once TSA releases the checkpoint data.