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Christmas and New Year 2025 air travel: how US airports and states did

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

TSA screened 36,727,073 passengers nationwide over the Christmas and New Year 2025 travel period (Sat, Dec 20, 2025 – Fri, Jan 2, 2026), up 1.2% from 36,294,666 over the same period a year earlier. The busiest day was Sunday, December 28, with 2,924,593 screenings.

The busiest airports by departing passengers screened were Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD, about 1.3 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 3.6 million.

Key facts

Travel period
TSA screenings
36,727,073 (+1.2% YoY)
Busiest day
: 2,924,593
International arrivals (CBP)
about 4.8 million (+3.3% YoY)
Busiest airport
ORD, about 1.3 million

Day by day, nationwide

TSA checkpoint screenings each day of the Christmas and New Year 2025 travel period and the matching day a year earlier (TSA published totals, exact).
2025ScreenedYear earlierScreenedYoY
2,748,7312,845,856-3.4%
2,769,2282,773,545-0.2%
2,795,0902,800,962-0.2%
2,822,6532,758,299+2.3%
2,236,2052,068,817+8.1%
2,066,1182,039,342+1.3%
2,716,2782,743,795-1.0%
2,804,8142,848,156-1.5%
2,924,5932,741,872+6.7%
2,811,7572,805,401+0.2%
2,827,5722,765,740+2.2%
2,291,3602,172,902+5.5%
2,334,4652,317,817+0.7%
2,578,2092,612,162-1.3%

Biggest movers

Among airports with at least 100,000 departing passengers screened in the year-earlier period. Up most: ONT +9.3%, OGG +8.4%, RDU +7.2%, ORD +6.3%, ORF +6.0%. Down most: SJC -15.9%, BUR -13.5%, MDW -12.6%, OAK -11.8%, DAL -8.0%.

By state

Departing passengers screened over Christmas and New Year 2025, by state: sum of the state's airports with complete data, rounded to 3 significant figures.
StateDeparting screenedYoYBusiest airportAirports
Florida3.6 million+2.1%MCO19
California3.1 million-1.7%SFO22
Texas2.2 million+0.5%DFW20
Illinois1.6 million+2.5%ORD12
Georgia1.3 million+1.4%ATL7
Virginia1.2 million+4.1%IAD8
Colorado1.2 million+3.0%DEN9
New Jersey1.1 million+2.7%EWR2
Arizona1.0 million+1.4%PHX6
Nevada989,000-2.0%LAS3
Washington957,000+4.9%SEA9
North Carolina954,000+2.7%CLT10
Massachusetts875,000-0.0%BOS3
Pennsylvania820,000+1.5%PHL13
Hawaii798,000+5.7%HNL5
Michigan712,000+3.8%DTW10
Minnesota589,000-1.3%MSP6
Tennessee508,000+2.9%BNA5
Missouri507,000-1.7%STL7
Ohio460,000+4.5%CLE6
Oregon445,000-1.2%PDX4
Utah405,000+3.5%SLC4
New York375,000+1.1%BUF12
Kentucky308,000-1.7%CVG5
Louisiana303,000+0.6%MSY7
Indiana290,000+2.9%IND5
South Carolina246,000-0.6%CHS6
Wisconsin235,000+6.4%MKE6
Connecticut191,000-0.2%BDL2
Oklahoma165,000+0.4%OKC4
Montana153,000+12.7%BZN12
Alaska129,000+11.3%ANC5
New Mexico127,000+1.8%ABQ4
Nebraska126,000+1.5%OMA6
Alabama118,000-2.3%BHM6
Iowa110,000+6.6%DSM4
Arkansas103,000+1.1%LIT4
Rhode Island95,600-3.6%PVD1
Guam67,300+24.8%GUM1
North Dakota61,300-0.5%FAR8
South Dakota54,900+2.7%FSD4
Kansas49,400+5.3%ICT7
Mississippi45,900-3.5%JAN6
U.S. Virgin Islands41,000+0.2%STT1
Wyoming40,000+10.3%JAC9
New Hampshire31,800+17.2%MHT2
Idaho28,200-0.2%IDA5
Vermont28,100-13.0%BTV2
Puerto Rico27,800-9.2%BQN2
West Virginia16,300+8.6%CRW7
Maine15,900+4.8%BGR4
Delaware10,900+14.1%ILG1
Northern Mariana Islands8,580-23.1%GSN1

By airport

All 339 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 AirportIL1.3 million+6.3%240,000
2MCOOrlando International AirportFL1.2 million+3.4%161,000
3ATLHartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International AirportGA1.2 million+1.1%282,000
4EWRNewark Liberty International AirportNJ1.1 million+3.3%268,000
5DFWDallas Fort Worth International AirportTX1.0 million+3.3%258,000
6SFOSan Francisco International AirportCA1.0 million+1.7%290,000
7DENDenver International AirportCO1.0 million+2.4%82,800
8LASHarry Reid International AirportNV886,000-2.2%44,400
9BOSBoston Logan International AirportMA870,000-0.1%136,000
10PHXPhoenix Sky Harbor International AirportAZ842,000+2.4%45,500
11FLLFort Lauderdale-Hollywood International AirportFL826,000+1.8%114,000
12SEASeattle-Tacoma International AirportWA801,000+4.4%116,000
13MSPMinneapolis-Saint Paul International AirportMN578,000-1.2%51,200
14DTWDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportMI555,000+4.9%62,900
15PHLPhiladelphia International AirportPA537,000+1.8%58,000
16SANSan Diego International AirportCA530,000+0.1%15,100
17IADWashington Dulles International AirportVA528,000+5.4%184,000
18TPATampa International AirportFL520,000-1.0%27,700
19CLTCharlotte Douglas International AirportNC455,000-3.4%77,500
20HNLDaniel K. Inouye International AirportHI445,000+5.6%78,400
21DCARonald Reagan Washington National AirportVA430,000+2.3%-
22AUSAustin-Bergstrom International AirportTX419,000+3.5%22,000
23SLCSalt Lake City International AirportUT394,000+3.2%31,400
24BNANashville International AirportTN372,000+2.2%6,200
25PDXPortland International AirportOR354,000-2.7%12,700
26RDURaleigh-Durham International AirportNC336,000+7.2%16,000
27SMFSacramento International AirportCA256,000-3.5%13,100
28MDWChicago Midway International AirportIL254,000-12.6%13,200
29STLSt. Louis Lambert International AirportMO246,000-1.5%7,740
30MSYLouis Armstrong New Orleans International AirportLA245,000-1.2%-
31PBIPalm Beach International AirportFL244,000+2.5%344
32SATSan Antonio International AirportTX232,000-5.3%20,000
33INDIndianapolis International AirportIN228,000+1.4%-
34SNAJohn Wayne AirportCA221,000+2.5%2,860
35MCIKansas City International AirportMO220,000-4.2%-
36CLECleveland Hopkins International AirportOH210,000+4.4%-
37DALDallas Love FieldTX210,000-8.0%-
38SJCSan José Mineta International AirportCA206,000-15.9%15,000
39PITPittsburgh International AirportPA194,000+0.5%-
40CVGCincinnati/Northern Kentucky International AirportKY190,000-0.9%4,400
41CMHJohn Glenn Columbus International AirportOH184,000-0.3%-
42OAKOakland International AirportCA177,000-11.8%19,200
43ONTOntario International AirportCA164,000+9.3%15,100
44JAXJacksonville International AirportFL161,000+0.7%-
45OGGKahului AirportHI150,000+8.4%-
46BDLBradley International AirportCT148,000-1.8%-
47MKEMilwaukee Mitchell International AirportWI135,000+3.7%-
48BURHollywood Burbank AirportCA129,000-13.5%-
49CHSCharleston International AirportSC118,000+2.8%-
50SRQSarasota Bradenton International AirportFL114,000+0.6%-
51ABQAlbuquerque International SunportNM114,000-0.1%-
52OMAEppley AirfieldNE114,000+1.2%-
53ORFNorfolk International AirportVA110,000+6.0%-
54RICRichmond International AirportVA108,000+1.9%-
55GRRGerald R. Ford International AirportMI106,000+3.8%-
56RNOReno-Tahoe International AirportNV102,000-0.8%-
57MEMMemphis International AirportTN101,000+0.9%-
58BUFBuffalo Niagara International AirportNY98,800-3.4%-
59PVDRhode Island T. F. Green International AirportRI95,600-3.6%14
60OKCWill Rogers International AirportOK95,400+1.7%-
61KOAEllison Onizuka Kona International at Keahole AirportHI94,800+2.6%-
62PSPPalm Springs International AirportCA93,400+3.8%-
63ELPEl Paso International AirportTX92,800+7.5%-
64GEGSpokane International AirportWA92,400+6.9%-
65TUSTucson International AirportAZ92,300-4.8%-
66SFBOrlando Sanford International AirportFL90,400+5.7%1,040
67ANCTed Stevens Anchorage International AirportAK88,100+14.0%-
68SDFLouisville Muhammad Ali International AirportKY85,200-4.8%-
69SAVSavannah/Hilton Head International AirportGA81,900+6.2%-
70LGBLong Beach (Daugherty Field)CA81,100-2.7%-
71LIHLihue AirportHI76,900+4.7%-
72ALBAlbany International AirportNY74,000+6.8%-
73FATFresno Yosemite International AirportCA72,300+5.7%12,200
74DSMDes Moines International AirportIA71,900+7.9%-
75PGDPunta Gorda AirportFL71,500+5.7%-
76BZNBozeman Yellowstone International AirportMT70,100+15.5%-
77PIESt Pete-Clearwater International AirportFL69,600+1.4%-
78GUMGuam International AirportGU67,300+24.8%53,300
79TULTulsa International AirportOK67,100-0.7%-
80PNSPensacola International AirportFL63,300+1.0%-
81ROCFrederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International AirportNY62,800+4.0%-
82BHMBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International AirportAL62,600-7.5%-
83SYRSyracuse Hancock International AirportNY60,800-4.0%-
84IWAPhoenix-Mesa Gateway AirportAZ60,200-2.3%-
85COSCity Of Colorado Springs Municipal AirportCO56,400+2.1%-
86GSPGreenville Spartanburg International AirportSC52,700-1.0%-
87MSNDane County Regional/Truax FieldWI52,100+7.8%-
88ISPLong Island Mac Arthur AirportNY51,000+12.4%-
89LITBill and Hillary Clinton National/Adams FieldAR50,400-0.2%-
90XNANorthwest Arkansas National AirportAR48,900+2.4%-
91MYRMyrtle Beach International AirportSC48,400-3.5%-
92AVLAsheville Regional AirportNC48,300+19.8%-
93HVNTweed/New Haven AirportCT42,700+5.6%-
94EYWKey West International AirportFL42,000+5.8%-
95ILMWilmington International AirportNC41,200+27.5%-
96STTCyril E King AirportVI41,000+0.2%-
97ICTWichita Dwight D Eisenhower National AirportKS40,300+3.4%-
98GSOPiedmont Triad International AirportNC39,700+2.7%-
99VPSEglin AFB/Destin-Ft Walton BeachFL37,600-1.6%-
100EUGMahlon Sweet FieldOR37,500+8.7%-
101CIDThe Eastern Iowa AirportIA37,100+3.9%-
102FSDJoe Foss FieldSD36,000+5.4%-
103MDTHarrisburg International AirportPA34,600-1.4%-
104HSVHuntsville International-Carl T Jones FieldAL32,100+9.5%-
105SGFSpringfield-Branson National AirportMO32,000+3.7%-
106LEXBlue Grass AirportKY31,800+2.4%-
107MHTManchester Boston Regional AirportNH31,600+17.4%-
108RDMRoberts FieldOR31,500+6.0%-
109SBASanta Barbara Municipal AirportCA31,400+0.8%-
110ITOHilo International AirportHI31,100+5.8%-
111ABELehigh Valley International AirportPA30,800+9.8%-
112ECPNorthwest Florida Beaches International AirportFL30,200+3.2%-
113EGEEagle County Regional AirportCO30,200+15.2%-
114ATWAppleton International AirportWI29,900+12.6%-
115MAFMidland International Air And Space Port AirportTX28,500-11.4%-
116BTVBurlington International AirportVT27,900-12.9%-
117SBNSouth Bend International AirportIN27,900+6.5%-
118FARHector International AirportND27,000+2.0%-
119DAYJames M Cox Dayton International AirportOH26,900+4.1%-
120JACJackson Hole AirportWY26,400+10.2%-
121CAKAkron-Canton Regional AirportOH26,400+46.5%-
122PSCTri-Cities AirportWA26,200+8.1%-
123FAIFairbanks International AirportAK25,800+10.6%-
124LBBLubbock Preston Smith International AirportTX24,900+4.1%-
125ASEAspen-Pitkin County/Sardy FieldCO24,900+10.5%-
126MFEMc Allen Miller International AirportTX24,500-16.7%-
127BILBillings Logan International AirportMT24,100+10.6%-
128JANJackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International AirportMS23,900-8.3%-
129HRLValley International AirportTX23,700-10.8%-
130CHALovell FieldTN23,100+18.2%-
131MSOMissoula Montana AirportMT22,900+13.3%-
132FWAFort Wayne International AirportIN22,900+7.0%-
133PIAGeneral Downing - Peoria International AirportIL22,700+8.8%-
134CAEColumbia Metropolitan AirportSC22,600-9.8%-
135MFRRogue Valley International - Medford AirportOR22,500-0.9%-
136FNTBishop International AirportMI21,800+2.3%-
137GPIGlacier Park International AirportMT21,300+11.9%-
138HDNYampa Valley AirportCO20,900+9.1%-
139BQNRafael Hernandez AirportPR19,600-4.9%-
140SBPSan Luis County Regional AirportCA18,600+13.9%-
141ROARoanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field)VA18,600+15.3%-
142DABDaytona Beach International AirportFL17,800+32.2%-
143CRPCorpus Christi International AirportTX17,500+2.4%-
144TLHTallahassee International AirportFL17,300-16.8%-
145IDAIdaho Falls Regional AirportID17,000+14.8%-
146STSCharles M Schulz - Sonoma County AirportCA16,900-21.9%-
147BTRBaton Rouge Metropolitan, Ryan FieldLA16,800+20.2%-
148RAPRapid City Regional AirportSD16,800-4.6%-
149GPTGulfport-Biloxi International AirportMS16,700-0.8%-
150AMARick Husband Amarillo International AirportTX16,500-4.2%-
151MTJMontrose Regional AirportCO16,200-6.3%-
152MLIQuad Cities International AirportIL16,200-1.0%-
153TVCCherry Capital AirportMI16,200-6.3%-
154JQFConcord-Padgett Regional AirportNC16,100+20.7%-
155PAESnohomish County (Paine Field)WA15,900+10.4%-
156SHVShreveport Regional AirportLA15,800+4.4%-
157BGRBangor International AirportME14,300+3.7%-
158BISBismarck Municipal AirportND14,300-2.2%-
159MRYMonterey Regional AirportCA14,200-3.8%-
160GJTGrand Junction Regional AirportCO14,000+8.2%-
161CHOCharlottesville-Albemarle AirportVA14,000+7.3%-
162MOBMobile Regional AirportAL14,000+2.1%-
163DRODurango-La Plata County AirportCO13,600+17.9%-
164MLBMelbourne Orlando International AirportFL13,400+4.2%-
165GRBGreen Bay/Austin Straubel International AirportWI12,800+16.1%-
166AVPWilkes-Barre/Scranton International AirportPA12,300-3.8%-
167LFTLafayette Regional/Paul Fournet FieldLA12,200+0.2%-
168BLIBellingham International AirportWA12,000+8.6%-
169AGSAugusta Regional at Bush FieldGA12,000+4.4%-
170ILGNew Castle AirportDE10,900+14.1%-
171GNVGainesville Regional AirportFL10,800+1.2%-
172TRITri-Cities AirportTN10,800+16.0%-
173EVVEvansville Regional AirportIN10,600+12.6%-
174BLVScott AFB/Midamerica St LouisIL9,870+11.6%-
175SAFSanta Fe Municipal AirportNM9,730+33.5%-
176BFLMeadows FieldCA9,520-1.7%-
177SGUSt George Regional AirportUT9,400+18.4%-
178VRBVero Beach Regional AirportFL9,030+34.0%-
179MOTMinot International AirportND9,010-1.8%-
180JNUJuneau International AirportAK8,880-5.8%-
181RFDChicago/Rockford International AirportIL8,850+4.6%-
182GSNFrancisco C Ada/Saipan International AirportMP8,580-23.1%-
183GTFGreat Falls International AirportMT8,280-3.6%-
184CRWWest Virginia International Yeager AirportWV8,170+3.6%-
185BMICentral Illinois Regional/Bloomington-Normal AirportIL8,170-1.5%-
186PSEMercedita AirportPR8,160-18.2%-
187LCKRickenbacker International AirportOH7,780+12.9%-
188COUColumbia Regional AirportMO7,520+90.0%-
189MGMMontgomery Regional (Dannelly Field)AL7,430-9.9%-
190SUNFriedman Memorial AirportID7,230-9.9%-
191PBGPlattsburgh International AirportNY7,150-23.3%-
192SWFNew York Stewart International AirportNY6,500-27.5%-
193FAYFayetteville Regional/Grannis FieldNC6,330-2.9%-
194UNVUniversity Park AirportPA6,320+1.4%-
195LALLakeland Linder International AirportFL6,240+12.0%-
196TTNTrenton Mercer AirportNJ6,120-48.9%-
197OAJAlbert J Ellis AirportNC5,960-15.5%-
198LNKLincoln AirportNE5,910+5.3%-
199LRDLaredo International AirportTX5,910-1.4%-
200BROBrownsville/South Padre Island International AirportTX5,690-25.1%-
201ORHWorcester Regional AirportMA5,560+4.3%-
202ACVCalifornia Redwood Coast-Humboldt County AirportCA5,370-22.7%-
203SCKStockton Metropolitan AirportCA5,350+17.5%-
204RDDRedding Regional AirportCA5,030+26.8%-
205HTSTri-State/Milton J Ferguson FieldWV5,020+26.2%-
206ELMElmira/Corning Regional AirportNY4,940+16.4%-
207TOLEugene F Kranz Toledo Express AirportOH4,880+26.7%-
208LCHLake Charles Regional AirportLA4,770+13.6%-
209GUCGunnison-Crested Butte Regional AirportCO4,760-2.0%-
210CPRCasper/Natrona County International AirportWY4,710+14.2%-
211ABIAbilene Regional AirportTX4,690+4.0%-
212HLNHelena Regional AirportMT4,640+16.3%-
213MLUMonroe Regional AirportLA4,540+6.9%-
214AEXAlexandria International AirportLA4,390+12.3%-
215XWAWilliston Basin International AirportND4,310-2.9%-
216LANCapital Region International AirportMI4,270-13.8%-
217GRKRobert Gray AAF AirportTX4,270+1.7%-
218DLHDuluth International AirportMN4,210-11.5%-
219GRICentral Nebraska Regional AirportNE4,080-0.1%-
220MHKManhattan Regional AirportKS3,950+13.6%-
221GFKGrand Forks International AirportND3,930-15.4%-
222RSTRochester International AirportMN3,870+2.9%-
223KTNKetchikan International AirportAK3,850+8.3%-
224MBSMBS International AirportMI3,850-14.3%-
225NYLYuma MCAS/Yuma International AirportAZ3,840-6.8%-
226IAGNiagara Falls International AirportNY3,840+13.1%-
227FLGFlagstaff Pulliam AirportAZ3,720+12.3%-
228EWNCoastal Carolina Regional AirportNC3,690-16.4%-
229CWACentral Wisconsin AirportWI3,560+15.6%-
230PUWPullman/Moscow Regional AirportWA3,540-5.8%-
231CMIUniversity Of Illinois/Willard AirportIL3,470-3.1%-
232AZOKalamazoo/Battle Creek International AirportMI3,390-11.5%-
233ERIErie International/Tom Ridge FieldPA2,980+12.5%-
234LYHLynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn FieldVA2,930-10.6%-
235SPIAbraham Lincoln Capital AirportIL2,860-10.1%-
236ITHIthaca Tompkins International AirportNY2,750-4.5%-
237CLLEasterwood FieldTX2,730+13.2%-
238GTRGolden Triangle Regional AirportMS2,730+24.1%-
239HXDHilton Head AirportSC2,670+1.2%-
240PHFNewport News/Williamsburg International AirportVA2,580-21.5%-
241SITSitka Rocky Gutierrez AirportAK2,450+1.3%-
242FSMFort Smith Regional AirportAR2,380-3.1%-
243TYRTyler Pounds Regional AirportTX2,260+8.4%-
244ACTWaco Regional AirportTX2,090-4.9%-
245EATPangborn Memorial AirportWA2,030+7.2%-
246PGVPitt-Greenville AirportNC1,980-4.0%-
247YKMYakima Air Terminal/Mcallister FieldWA1,930+4.5%-
248VLDValdosta Regional AirportGA1,900-0.5%-
249BQKBrunswick Golden Isles AirportGA1,890-2.1%-
250DHNDothan Regional AirportAL1,880+4.5%-
251ALWWalla Walla Regional AirportWA1,830-3.4%-
252ROWRoswell Air Center AirportNM1,800-13.8%-
253SLNSalina Regional AirportKS1,780+60.9%-
254TXKTexarkana Regional-Webb FieldAR1,760+8.7%-
255LWSLewiston/Nez Perce County AirportID1,730-33.8%-
256BIHBishop AirportCA1,660+14.2%-
257OGSOgdensburg International AirportNY1,650n/a-
258LAWLawton-Fort Sill Regional AirportOK1,610-15.3%-
259PRCPrescott Regional - Ernest A Love FieldAZ1,610+32.2%-
260ABYSouthwest Georgia Regional AirportGA1,600+8.3%-
261GCKGarden City Regional AirportKS1,570+1.7%-
262CKBNorth Central West Virginia AirportWV1,540+3.3%-
263LSELa Crosse Regional AirportWI1,510-2.1%-
264CSGColumbus AirportGA1,480-7.1%-
265TWFJoslin Field/Magic Valley RegionalID1,450-6.0%-
266GGGEast Texas Regional AirportTX1,450-4.1%-
267HOBLea County Regional AirportNM1,400+8.4%-
268GCCNortheast Wyoming Regional AirportWY1,390+1.8%-
269FLOFlorence Regional AirportSC1,390-3.6%-
270RKSSouthwest Wyoming Regional AirportWY1,360+17.7%-
271SHRSheridan County AirportWY1,360+5.4%-
272CYSCheyenne Regional/Jerry Olson FieldWY1,340+19.3%-
273CODYellowstone Regional AirportWY1,340+7.7%-
274SWOStillwater Regional AirportOK1,260-9.1%-
275EARKearney Regional AirportNE1,240+17.1%-
276BJIBemidji Regional AirportMN1,230-3.3%-
277PQIPresque Isle International AirportME1,220n/a-
278ABRAberdeen Regional AirportSD1,180+9.3%-
279SUXSioux Gateway/Brig General Bud Day FieldIA1,160+0.7%-
280RIWCentral Wyoming Regional AirportWY1,140-2.6%-
281DIKDickinson/Theodore Roosevelt Regional AirportND1,140-3.9%-
282BTMBert Mooney AirportMT1,100n/a-
283JLNJoplin Regional AirportMO1,000-9.0%-
284ARTWatertown International AirportNY1,000-22.3%-
285MEIKey FieldMS994-4.8%-
286LARLaramie Regional AirportWY960n/a-
287PIRPierre Regional AirportSD951n/a-
288HYSHays Regional AirportKS886n/a-
289DVLDevils Lake Regional AirportND884n/a-
290PIBHattiesburg/Laurel Regional AirportMS880n/a-
291LNSLancaster AirportPA860n/a-
292BFFWestern Nebraska Regional/William B Heilig FieldNE844n/a-
293EKOElko Regional AirportNV836n/a-
294LAFPurdue University AirportIN827n/a-
295PIHPocatello Regional AirportID797-36.8%-
296MGWMorgantown Municipal (Walter L Bill Hart Field)WV781n/a-
297LBFNorth Platte Regional/Lee Bird FieldNE756n/a-
298CDCCedar City Regional AirportUT721n/a-
299JSTJohn Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County AirportPA714n/a-
300TUPTupelo Regional AirportMS712n/a-
301JMSJamestown Regional AirportND705n/a-
302HIBRange Regional AirportMN683n/a-
303VCTVictoria Regional AirportTX661n/a-
304DECDecatur AirportIL632n/a-
305CGICape Girardeau Regional AirportMO571n/a-
306INLFalls International/Einarson FieldMN559n/a-
307ESCDelta County AirportMI550n/a-
308PAHBarkley Regional AirportKY518n/a-
309MKLMc Kellar-Sipes Regional AirportTN515n/a-
310MWAVeterans Airport Of Southern IllinoisIL509n/a-
311DDCDodge City Regional AirportKS506n/a-
312MSLNorthwest Alabama Regional AirportAL500n/a-
313AOOAltoona/Blair County AirportPA484n/a-
314PLNPellston Regional/Emmet County AirportMI474n/a-
315LBLLiberal Mid-America Regional AirportKS422n/a-
316OWBOwensboro/Daviess County Regional AirportKY413n/a-
317SDYSidney-Richland Regional AirportMT355n/a-
318PKBMid-Ohio Valley Regional AirportWV347n/a-
319CECJack Mc Namara FieldCA346n/a-
320LWBGreenbrier Valley AirportWV315n/a-
321TBNWaynesville-St Robert Regional Forney FieldMO291n/a-
322MBLManistee County/Blacker AirportMI283n/a-
323BRLSoutheast Iowa Regional AirportIA273n/a-
324LEBLebanon Municipal AirportNH228n/a-
325CNYCanyonlands Regional AirportUT218n/a-
326UINQuincy Regional-Baldwin FieldIL208n/a-
327BHBHancock County/Bar Harbor AirportME196n/a-
328RUTRutland - Southern Vermont Regional AirportVT155n/a-
329BKWRaleigh County Memorial AirportWV155n/a-
330RKDKnox County Regional AirportME149n/a-
331HVRHavre City-County AirportMT126n/a-
332OLFL M Clayton AirportMT124n/a-
333DUJDubois Regional AirportPA121n/a-
334MCEMerced Regional/Macready FieldCA118n/a-
335GGWWokal Field/Glasgow-Valley CountyMT106n/a-
336IPTWilliamsport Regional AirportPA101n/a-
337HYACape Cod Gateway AirportMA99n/a-
338GDVDawson Communicipalty AirportMT84n/a-
339BFDBradford Regional AirportPA67n/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 (339 of 419 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 2025 air travel: how US airports and states did", https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/christmas-new-year-2025/ (CC BY 4.0).

Frequently asked questions

How many people flew over Christmas and New Year 2025?

TSA screened 36,727,073 passengers nationwide over the Christmas and New Year 2025 travel period (Sat, Dec 20, 2025 – Fri, Jan 2, 2026), up 1.2% from 36,294,666 over the same period a year earlier. The busiest day was Sunday, December 28, with 2,924,593 screenings.

What was the busiest airport over Christmas and New Year 2025?

The busiest airports by departing passengers screened were Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD, about 1.3 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 3.6 million.

How many international travelers arrived in the US over Christmas and New Year 2025?

US Customs and Border Protection processed about 4.8 million arriving international passengers at the 46 airports it monitors over the period, up 3.3% year over year.

Which airports grew the most over Christmas and New Year 2025?

Among airports with at least 100,000 departing passengers screened in the year-earlier period, the largest gains were ONT (+9.3%), OGG (+8.4%), RDU (+7.2%), ORD (+6.3%) and ORF (+6.0%) and the largest declines SJC (-15.9%), BUR (-13.5%), MDW (-12.6%), OAK (-11.8%) and DAL (-8.0%).

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

As December 20 through January 2 (14 days). The 2025 period ran Sat, Dec 20, 2025 – Fri, Jan 2, 2026 and is compared with Fri, Dec 20, 2024 – Thu, Jan 2, 2025 - the same calendar dates, so the mix of weekdays differs between the years.

When is the Christmas and New Year 2026 travel period?

Sun, Dec 20, 2026 – Sat, Jan 2, 2027. Passenger Index publishes airport and state results a few days after it ends, once TSA releases the checkpoint data.