Columbus Day 2020 air travel: how US airports and states did
· TSA checkpoint screenings and CBP international arrivals · updated · how it is measured
TSA screened 5,541,663 passengers nationwide over the Columbus Day 2020 travel period (Thu, Oct 8 – Tue, Oct 13, 2020), down 62.7% from 14,853,777 over the same period a year earlier. The busiest day was Sunday, October 11, with 1,025,511 screenings.
The busiest airports by departing passengers screened were Denver International Airport (DEN, about 218,000), Los Angeles International Airport (LAX, about 211,000) and Harry Reid International Airport (LAS, about 191,000). Among states, California led with about 601,000.
Key facts
- Travel period
- TSA screenings
- 5,541,663 (-62.7% YoY)
- Busiest day
- : 1,025,511
- Busiest airport
- DEN, about 218,000
Day by day, nationwide
| 2020 | Screened | Year earlier | Screened | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 979,780 | 2,605,291 | -62.4% | ||
| 1,012,171 | 2,688,032 | -62.3% | ||
| 807,471 | 2,074,718 | -61.1% | ||
| 1,025,511 | 2,555,333 | -59.9% | ||
| 1,000,148 | 2,616,771 | -61.8% | ||
| 716,582 | 2,313,632 | -69.0% |
Biggest movers
Among airports with at least 100,000 departing passengers screened in the year-earlier period. Up most: PHX -48.1%, DEN -49.3%, FLL -49.9%, DFW -50.8%, SLC -52.9%. Down most: HNL -91.5%, JFK -81.0%, SFO -79.7%, LGA -79.6%, SJC -77.9%.
By state
| State | Departing screened | YoY | Busiest airport | Airports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 601,000 | -70.5% | LAX | 22 |
| Florida | 561,000 | -51.0% | MCO | 16 |
| Texas | 523,000 | -56.9% | DFW | 24 |
| Illinois | 244,000 | -65.7% | ORD | 12 |
| Colorado | 238,000 | -48.5% | DEN | 10 |
| Nevada | 210,000 | -54.1% | LAS | 3 |
| New York | 209,000 | -79.6% | JFK | 16 |
| Georgia | 207,000 | -58.4% | ATL | 8 |
| Arizona | 196,000 | -47.3% | PHX | 9 |
| Washington | 144,000 | -62.8% | SEA | 8 |
| Virginia | 138,000 | -71.8% | DCA | 9 |
| Pennsylvania | 134,000 | -63.4% | PHL | 12 |
| New Jersey | 130,000 | -68.6% | EWR | 2 |
| Michigan | 120,000 | -57.7% | DTW | 16 |
| Tennessee | 120,000 | -54.2% | BNA | 5 |
| Massachusetts | 93,600 | -77.1% | BOS | 4 |
| Minnesota | 85,300 | -65.9% | MSP | 8 |
| Ohio | 78,300 | -61.2% | CLE | 5 |
| Utah | 77,500 | -51.7% | SLC | 6 |
| Oregon | 73,700 | -62.7% | PDX | 5 |
| North Carolina | 73,400 | -64.0% | RDU | 7 |
| Maryland | 72,000 | -64.4% | BWI | 2 |
| Indiana | 60,900 | -49.6% | IND | 4 |
| Kentucky | 59,800 | -58.5% | CVG | 5 |
| South Carolina | 52,400 | -55.5% | CHS | 6 |
| Missouri | 49,500 | -60.1% | MCI | 6 |
| Louisiana | 47,700 | -70.1% | MSY | 7 |
| Puerto Rico | 45,500 | -41.9% | SJU | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 36,000 | -66.7% | MKE | 8 |
| Oklahoma | 34,900 | -54.4% | OKC | 4 |
| Montana | 27,100 | -31.8% | BZN | 12 |
| Idaho | 26,200 | -44.2% | BOI | 6 |
| Alaska | 25,600 | -52.7% | ANC | 13 |
| Alabama | 24,400 | -56.7% | BHM | 5 |
| Hawaii | 23,200 | -92.2% | HNL | 7 |
| Nebraska | 22,500 | -56.6% | OMA | 8 |
| New Mexico | 18,800 | -72.1% | ABQ | 4 |
| Connecticut | 18,300 | -72.5% | BDL | 2 |
| Iowa | 18,200 | -55.2% | DSM | 6 |
| Arkansas | 17,900 | -59.0% | LIT | 4 |
| Maine | 13,600 | -59.1% | PWM | 6 |
| Rhode Island | 12,400 | -71.2% | PVD | 1 |
| South Dakota | 12,100 | -35.8% | FSD | 5 |
| North Dakota | 10,300 | -49.3% | FAR | 8 |
| Mississippi | 9,640 | -57.0% | JAN | 6 |
| Kansas | 9,520 | -50.8% | ICT | 6 |
| Wyoming | 7,750 | -17.7% | JAC | 7 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 7,310 | -24.0% | STT | 2 |
| New Hampshire | 5,850 | -70.1% | MHT | 2 |
| Vermont | 3,480 | -76.5% | BTV | 2 |
| West Virginia | 2,850 | -52.1% | CRW | 6 |
| Guam | 1,650 | -95.1% | GUM | 1 |
By airport
| # | Code | Airport | State | Departing screened | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEN | Denver International Airport | CO | 218,000 | -49.3% |
| 2 | LAX | Los Angeles International Airport | CA | 211,000 | -69.6% |
| 3 | LAS | Harry Reid International Airport | NV | 191,000 | -54.3% |
| 4 | DFW | Dallas Fort Worth International Airport | TX | 187,000 | -50.8% |
| 5 | ATL | Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport | GA | 187,000 | -58.9% |
| 6 | ORD | Chicago O'Hare International Airport | IL | 179,000 | -67.4% |
| 7 | MCO | Orlando International Airport | FL | 176,000 | -55.5% |
| 8 | PHX | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport | AZ | 164,000 | -48.1% |
| 9 | FLL | Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport | FL | 136,000 | -49.9% |
| 10 | EWR | Newark Liberty International Airport | NJ | 128,000 | -68.2% |
| 11 | SEA | Seattle-Tacoma International Airport | WA | 118,000 | -63.7% |
| 12 | IAH | George Bush Intercontinental Airport | TX | 113,000 | -59.1% |
| 13 | JFK | John F. Kennedy International Airport | NY | 106,000 | -81.0% |
| 14 | BOS | Boston Logan International Airport | MA | 92,600 | -77.2% |
| 15 | SFO | San Francisco International Airport | CA | 92,200 | -79.7% |
| 16 | DTW | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport | MI | 91,200 | -59.3% |
| 17 | PHL | Philadelphia International Airport | PA | 82,200 | -64.9% |
| 18 | MSP | Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport | MN | 81,400 | -66.2% |
| 19 | TPA | Tampa International Airport | FL | 80,700 | -53.8% |
| 20 | SAN | San Diego International Airport | CA | 76,700 | -66.5% |
| 21 | SLC | Salt Lake City International Airport | UT | 72,400 | -52.9% |
| 22 | BNA | Nashville International Airport | TN | 71,700 | -56.6% |
| 23 | BWI | Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport | MD | 71,300 | -64.5% |
| 24 | LGA | LaGuardia Airport | NY | 60,300 | -79.6% |
| 25 | PDX | Portland International Airport | OR | 57,300 | -65.3% |
| 26 | AUS | Austin-Bergstrom International Airport | TX | 53,700 | -67.6% |
| 27 | MDW | Chicago Midway International Airport | IL | 51,600 | -62.3% |
| 28 | SMF | Sacramento International Airport | CA | 49,600 | -58.0% |
| 29 | DCA | Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport | VA | 49,100 | -76.4% |
| 30 | IND | Indianapolis International Airport | IN | 48,400 | -50.6% |
| 31 | IAD | Washington Dulles International Airport | VA | 45,900 | -73.8% |
| 32 | SJU | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport | PR | 45,500 | -41.9% |
| 33 | RDU | Raleigh-Durham International Airport | NC | 45,300 | -68.1% |
| 34 | RSW | Southwest Florida International Airport | FL | 43,000 | -33.5% |
| 35 | DAL | Dallas Love Field | TX | 42,900 | -59.4% |
| 36 | MCI | Kansas City International Airport | MO | 41,300 | -61.7% |
| 37 | HOU | William P. Hobby Airport | TX | 40,200 | -55.4% |
| 38 | MSY | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport | LA | 37,000 | -72.1% |
| 39 | CLE | Cleveland Hopkins International Airport | OH | 36,900 | -60.7% |
| 40 | PIT | Pittsburgh International Airport | PA | 36,400 | -60.9% |
| 41 | CVG | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport | KY | 35,900 | -58.0% |
| 42 | SAT | San Antonio International Airport | TX | 35,300 | -63.5% |
| 43 | SNA | John Wayne Airport | CA | 32,400 | -64.3% |
| 44 | OAK | Oakland International Airport | CA | 32,300 | -70.0% |
| 45 | CMH | John Glenn Columbus International Airport | OH | 30,400 | -62.0% |
| 46 | SJC | San José Mineta International Airport | CA | 28,500 | -77.9% |
| 47 | JAX | Jacksonville International Airport | FL | 24,300 | -62.4% |
| 48 | MEM | Memphis International Airport | TN | 24,300 | -53.2% |
| 49 | ONT | Ontario International Airport | CA | 23,900 | -56.2% |
| 50 | PBI | Palm Beach International Airport | FL | 23,300 | -60.7% |
| 51 | BOI | Boise Airport | ID | 22,000 | -44.9% |
| 52 | MKE | Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport | WI | 21,700 | -66.7% |
| 53 | CHS | Charleston International Airport | SC | 20,600 | -58.2% |
| 54 | OMA | Eppley Airfield | NE | 20,400 | -56.2% |
| 55 | OKC | Will Rogers International Airport | OK | 19,600 | -53.4% |
| 56 | ORF | Norfolk International Airport | VA | 19,100 | -51.8% |
| 57 | RNO | Reno-Tahoe International Airport | NV | 18,500 | -52.9% |
| 58 | BDL | Bradley International Airport | CT | 18,300 | -72.0% |
| 59 | GEG | Spokane International Airport | WA | 18,000 | -49.9% |
| 60 | ABQ | Albuquerque International Sunport | NM | 17,300 | -72.1% |
| 61 | SDF | Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport | KY | 17,200 | -58.8% |
| 62 | GRR | Gerald R. Ford International Airport | MI | 16,900 | -52.6% |
| 63 | ANC | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport | AK | 16,200 | -51.4% |
| 64 | TUS | Tucson International Airport | AZ | 15,900 | -52.2% |
| 65 | RIC | Richmond International Airport | VA | 15,800 | -63.9% |
| 66 | ELP | El Paso International Airport | TX | 15,400 | -54.0% |
| 67 | TYS | Mc Ghee Tyson Airport | TN | 15,200 | -42.4% |
| 68 | MYR | Myrtle Beach International Airport | SC | 14,800 | -42.5% |
| 69 | BUR | Hollywood Burbank Airport | CA | 14,700 | -75.2% |
| 70 | TUL | Tulsa International Airport | OK | 14,600 | -55.5% |
| 71 | SAV | Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport | GA | 14,300 | -54.4% |
| 72 | HNL | Daniel K. Inouye International Airport | HI | 13,600 | -91.5% |
| 73 | BHM | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport | AL | 13,000 | -56.6% |
| 74 | SRQ | Sarasota Bradenton International Airport | FL | 12,900 | -29.4% |
| 75 | VPS | Eglin AFB/Destin-Ft Walton Beach | FL | 12,500 | -19.7% |
| 76 | PVD | Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport | RI | 12,400 | -71.2% |
| 77 | PNS | Pensacola International Airport | FL | 12,300 | -44.4% |
| 78 | DSM | Des Moines International Airport | IA | 11,800 | -55.2% |
| 79 | AZA | Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport | AZ | 11,300 | -21.4% |
| 80 | BUF | Buffalo Niagara International Airport | NY | 11,200 | -77.0% |
| 81 | PGD | Punta Gorda Airport | FL | 11,000 | -10.8% |
| 82 | FAT | Fresno Yosemite International Airport | CA | 10,700 | -41.6% |
| 83 | ECP | Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport | FL | 9,760 | -18.0% |
| 84 | GSP | Greenville Spartanburg International Airport | SC | 9,760 | -63.7% |
| 85 | LIT | Bill and Hillary Clinton National/Adams Field | AR | 9,760 | -56.2% |
| 86 | PSP | Palm Springs International Airport | CA | 9,680 | -45.2% |
| 87 | PWM | Portland International Jetport | ME | 9,640 | -61.5% |
| 88 | BZN | Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport | MT | 9,280 | -21.8% |
| 89 | AVL | Asheville Regional Airport | NC | 9,280 | -51.8% |
| 90 | ALB | Albany International Airport | NY | 8,780 | -72.2% |
| 91 | COS | City Of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport | CO | 8,740 | -49.9% |
| 92 | ICT | Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower National Airport | KS | 8,220 | -50.9% |
| 93 | SYR | Syracuse Hancock International Airport | NY | 7,320 | -73.0% |
| 94 | DAY | James M Cox Dayton International Airport | OH | 7,180 | -59.4% |
| 95 | GSO | Piedmont Triad International Airport | NC | 7,150 | -67.9% |
| 96 | XNA | Northwest Arkansas National Airport | AR | 6,980 | -62.4% |
| 97 | EYW | Key West International Airport | FL | 6,890 | -12.1% |
| 98 | MAF | Midland International Air And Space Port Airport | TX | 6,830 | -47.9% |
| 99 | ROC | Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International Airport | NY | 6,690 | -75.2% |
| 100 | SGF | Springfield-Branson National Airport | MO | 6,530 | -44.6% |
| 101 | LEX | Blue Grass Airport | KY | 6,270 | -61.1% |
| 102 | MDT | Harrisburg International Airport | PA | 6,250 | -62.2% |
| 103 | CID | The Eastern Iowa Airport | IA | 6,140 | -54.1% |
| 104 | FSD | Joe Foss Field | SD | 5,940 | -47.0% |
| 105 | MSN | Dane County Regional/Truax Field | WI | 5,830 | -74.5% |
| 106 | CHA | Lovell Field | TN | 5,830 | -51.4% |
| 107 | MHT | Manchester Boston Regional Airport | NH | 5,790 | -70.1% |
| 108 | LGB | Long Beach (Daugherty Field) | CA | 5,740 | -81.5% |
| 109 | MFR | Rogue Valley International - Medford Airport | OR | 5,710 | -45.5% |
| 110 | HSV | Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field | AL | 5,660 | -59.4% |
| 111 | RAP | Rapid City Regional Airport | SD | 5,520 | -15.6% |
| 112 | EUG | Mahlon Sweet Field | OR | 5,390 | -56.5% |
| 113 | LBB | Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport | TX | 5,370 | -48.7% |
| 114 | ILM | Wilmington International Airport | NC | 5,340 | -50.7% |
| 115 | JAC | Jackson Hole Airport | WY | 5,300 | -1.6% |
| 116 | CAE | Columbia Metropolitan Airport | SC | 5,300 | -58.4% |
| 117 | BIL | Billings Logan International Airport | MT | 5,290 | -36.5% |
| 118 | STT | Cyril E King Airport | VI | 5,200 | -21.2% |
| 119 | RDM | Roberts Field | OR | 5,120 | -45.4% |
| 120 | FWA | Fort Wayne International Airport | IN | 5,060 | -39.8% |
| 121 | MSO | Missoula Montana Airport | MT | 4,810 | -40.1% |
| 122 | SBN | South Bend International Airport | IN | 4,720 | -48.1% |
| 123 | JAN | Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport | MS | 4,610 | -62.4% |
| 124 | GPI | Glacier Park International Airport | MT | 4,500 | -9.5% |
| 125 | FAR | Hector International Airport | ND | 4,370 | -45.5% |
| 126 | ABE | Lehigh Valley International Airport | PA | 4,320 | -50.2% |
| 127 | ISP | Long Island Mac Arthur Airport | NY | 4,280 | -67.7% |
| 128 | GPT | Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport | MS | 4,260 | -46.2% |
| 129 | AMA | Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport | TX | 3,940 | -43.3% |
| 130 | CRP | Corpus Christi International Airport | TX | 3,880 | -40.5% |
| 131 | GJT | Grand Junction Regional Airport | CO | 3,840 | -30.8% |
| 132 | TLH | Tallahassee International Airport | FL | 3,740 | -58.1% |
| 133 | PSC | Tri-Cities Airport | WA | 3,600 | -56.0% |
| 134 | SHV | Shreveport Regional Airport | LA | 3,550 | -45.9% |
| 135 | MFE | Mc Allen Miller International Airport | TX | 3,540 | -52.4% |
| 136 | BGR | Bangor International Airport | ME | 3,520 | -52.3% |
| 137 | SBA | Santa Barbara Municipal Airport | CA | 3,520 | -67.3% |
| 138 | OGG | Kahului Airport | HI | 3,510 | -94.4% |
| 139 | BTV | Burlington International Airport | VT | 3,430 | -76.7% |
| 140 | FNT | Bishop International Airport | MI | 3,380 | -38.8% |
| 141 | TVC | Cherry Capital Airport | MI | 3,330 | -35.9% |
| 142 | PIA | General Downing - Peoria International Airport | IL | 3,300 | -47.1% |
| 143 | FAI | Fairbanks International Airport | AK | 3,280 | -55.1% |
| 144 | DAB | Daytona Beach International Airport | FL | 3,200 | -49.6% |
| 145 | ATW | Appleton International Airport | WI | 3,140 | -54.6% |
| 146 | MOB | Mobile Regional Airport | AL | 3,130 | -55.1% |
| 147 | BTR | Baton Rouge Metropolitan, Ryan Field | LA | 3,060 | -66.3% |
| 148 | AGS | Augusta Regional at Bush Field | GA | 3,050 | -53.6% |
| 149 | ROA | Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field) | VA | 3,050 | -61.5% |
| 150 | HRL | Valley International Airport | TX | 2,910 | -47.8% |
| 151 | HPN | Westchester County Airport | NY | 2,770 | -84.0% |
| 152 | GRB | Green Bay/Austin Straubel International Airport | WI | 2,760 | -62.4% |
| 153 | MLI | Quad Cities International Airport | IL | 2,750 | -61.3% |
| 154 | ASE | Aspen-Pitkin County/Sardy Field | CO | 2,740 | -12.4% |
| 155 | SBP | San Luis County Regional Airport | CA | 2,730 | -51.9% |
| 156 | DRO | Durango-La Plata County Airport | CO | 2,710 | -34.0% |
| 157 | EVV | Evansville Regional Airport | IN | 2,680 | -49.0% |
| 158 | MLB | Melbourne Orlando International Airport | FL | 2,650 | -48.7% |
| 159 | CHO | Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport | VA | 2,620 | -67.6% |
| 160 | OAJ | Albert J Ellis Airport | NC | 2,620 | -20.3% |
| 161 | BIS | Bismarck Municipal Airport | ND | 2,570 | -50.3% |
| 162 | KOA | Ellison Onizuka Kona International at Keahole Airport | HI | 2,560 | -92.6% |
| 163 | FAY | Fayetteville Regional/Grannis Field | NC | 2,530 | -38.5% |
| 164 | TRI | Tri-Cities Airport | TN | 2,520 | -53.8% |
| 165 | CAK | Akron-Canton Regional Airport | OH | 2,460 | -68.1% |
| 166 | BLV | Scott AFB/Midamerica St Louis | IL | 2,410 | +3.2% |
| 167 | IDA | Idaho Falls Regional Airport | ID | 2,410 | -29.7% |
| 168 | GNV | Gainesville Regional Airport | FL | 2,390 | -54.9% |
| 169 | SGU | St George Regional Airport | UT | 2,350 | -29.9% |
| 170 | AVP | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport | PA | 2,250 | -61.7% |
| 171 | GRK | Robert Gray AAF Airport | TX | 2,160 | -18.6% |
| 172 | CRW | West Virginia International Yeager Airport | WV | 2,140 | -53.3% |
| 173 | STX | Henry E Rohlsen Airport | VI | 2,110 | -30.0% |
| 174 | PVU | Provo Municipal Airport | UT | 2,030 | -8.6% |
| 175 | MGM | Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) | AL | 2,030 | -54.2% |
| 176 | RFD | Chicago/Rockford International Airport | IL | 2,010 | -12.9% |
| 177 | MRY | Monterey Regional Airport | CA | 2,000 | -60.0% |
| 178 | STS | Charles M Schulz - Sonoma County Airport | CA | 1,990 | -62.5% |
| 179 | FLG | Flagstaff Pulliam Airport | AZ | 1,970 | -34.8% |
| 180 | HXD | Hilton Head Airport | SC | 1,960 | -16.0% |
| 181 | BFL | Meadows Field | CA | 1,950 | -30.8% |
| 182 | ITO | Hilo International Airport | HI | 1,920 | -82.7% |
| 183 | BMI | Central Illinois Regional/Bloomington-Normal Airport | IL | 1,910 | -58.5% |
| 184 | JNU | Juneau International Airport | AK | 1,870 | -61.9% |
| 185 | GTF | Great Falls International Airport | MT | 1,850 | -43.0% |
| 186 | MOT | Minot International Airport | ND | 1,760 | -41.2% |
| 187 | GUM | Guam International Airport | GU | 1,650 | -95.1% |
| 188 | IFP | Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport | AZ | 1,560 | -38.4% |
| 189 | LFT | Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field | LA | 1,540 | -71.2% |
| 190 | BLI | Bellingham International Airport | WA | 1,480 | -74.7% |
| 191 | DLH | Duluth International Airport | MN | 1,470 | -58.8% |
| 192 | RST | Rochester International Airport | MN | 1,450 | -62.2% |
| 193 | UNV | University Park Airport | PA | 1,360 | -68.3% |
| 194 | TTN | Trenton Mercer Airport | NJ | 1,340 | -84.6% |
| 195 | TOL | Eugene F Kranz Toledo Express Airport | OH | 1,340 | -39.5% |
| 196 | PAE | Snohomish County (Paine Field) | WA | 1,330 | -84.8% |
| 197 | PHF | Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport | VA | 1,330 | -68.3% |
| 198 | LIH | Lihue Airport | HI | 1,290 | -95.4% |
| 199 | AEX | Alexandria International Airport | LA | 1,260 | -51.5% |
| 200 | CWA | Central Wisconsin Airport | WI | 1,250 | -57.1% |
| 201 | MTJ | Montrose Regional Airport | CO | 1,240 | -34.9% |
| 202 | EWN | Coastal Carolina Regional Airport | NC | 1,180 | -51.0% |
| 203 | ABI | Abilene Regional Airport | TX | 1,180 | -37.8% |
| 204 | MLU | Monroe Regional Airport | LA | 1,170 | -51.8% |
| 205 | SAF | Santa Fe Municipal Airport | NM | 1,110 | -69.1% |
| 206 | AZO | Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport | MI | 1,090 | -69.1% |
| 207 | LAN | Capital Region International Airport | MI | 1,090 | -69.9% |
| 208 | CPR | Casper/Natrona County International Airport | WY | 1,040 | -41.1% |
| 209 | LYH | Lynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn Field | VA | 1,040 | -45.5% |
| 210 | CLL | Easterwood Field | TX | 977 | -51.9% |
| 211 | COU | Columbia Regional Airport | MO | 969 | -67.4% |
| 212 | GRI | Central Nebraska Regional Airport | NE | 966 | -26.2% |
| 213 | MBS | MBS International Airport | MI | 955 | -63.7% |
| 214 | ERI | Erie International/Tom Ridge Field | PA | 919 | -58.2% |
| 215 | NYL | Yuma MCAS/Yuma International Airport | AZ | 896 | -53.4% |
| 216 | LSE | La Crosse Regional Airport | WI | 876 | -49.9% |
| 217 | GFK | Grand Forks International Airport | ND | 873 | -55.1% |
| 218 | LRD | Laredo International Airport | TX | 835 | -49.2% |
| 219 | KTN | Ketchikan International Airport | AK | 833 | -51.5% |
| 220 | HLN | Helena Regional Airport | MT | 823 | -64.7% |
| 221 | SJT | San Angelo Regional/Mathis Field | TX | 812 | -42.5% |
| 222 | ADQ | Kodiak Airport | AK | 751 | -28.2% |
| 223 | FSM | Fort Smith Regional Airport | AR | 742 | -63.6% |
| 224 | LNK | Lincoln Airport | NE | 733 | -77.3% |
| 225 | ACV | California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport | CA | 718 | -56.5% |
| 226 | ACT | Waco Regional Airport | TX | 707 | -33.4% |
| 227 | SBY | Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport | MD | 689 | -53.7% |
| 228 | SUN | Friedman Memorial Airport | ID | 650 | -53.8% |
| 229 | MHK | Manhattan Regional Airport | KS | 641 | -59.5% |
| 230 | TYR | Tyler Pounds Regional Airport | TX | 640 | -59.1% |
| 231 | ACK | Nantucket Memorial Airport | MA | 638 | -52.7% |
| 232 | ELM | Elmira/Corning Regional Airport | NY | 637 | -79.4% |
| 233 | BET | Bethel Airport | AK | 620 | -50.8% |
| 234 | DHN | Dothan Regional Airport | AL | 617 | -49.3% |
| 235 | MQT | Sawyer International Airport | MI | 604 | -52.3% |
| 236 | VLD | Valdosta Regional Airport | GA | 589 | n/a |
| 237 | CMI | University Of Illinois/Willard Airport | IL | 578 | -75.6% |
| 238 | EGE | Eagle County Regional Airport | CO | 544 | n/a |
| 239 | CSG | Columbus Airport | GA | 536 | -46.5% |
| 240 | HDN | Yampa Valley Airport | CO | 529 | n/a |
| 241 | LAW | Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport | OK | 521 | -49.7% |
| 242 | BQK | Brunswick Golden Isles Airport | GA | 512 | n/a |
| 243 | YKM | Yakima Air Terminal/Mcallister Field | WA | 511 | -51.9% |
| 244 | EAT | Pangborn Memorial Airport | WA | 503 | -56.6% |
| 245 | JLN | Joplin Regional Airport | MO | 501 | -54.4% |
| 246 | COD | Yellowstone Regional Airport | WY | 493 | n/a |
| 247 | PBG | Plattsburgh International Airport | NY | 481 | -68.8% |
| 248 | ABY | Southwest Georgia Regional Airport | GA | 462 | n/a |
| 249 | SIT | Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport | AK | 456 | -61.3% |
| 250 | SPI | Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport | IL | 442 | -66.5% |
| 251 | GGG | East Texas Regional Airport | TX | 439 | n/a |
| 252 | SPS | Sheppard AFB/Wichita Falls Municipal | TX | 417 | n/a |
| 253 | PRC | Prescott Regional - Ernest A Love Field | AZ | 414 | n/a |
| 254 | TWF | Joslin Field/Magic Valley Regional | ID | 414 | n/a |
| 255 | CNY | Canyonlands Regional Airport | UT | 412 | n/a |
| 256 | TXK | Texarkana Regional-Webb Field | AR | 406 | n/a |
| 257 | PIH | Pocatello Regional Airport | ID | 398 | n/a |
| 258 | ITH | Ithaca Tompkins International Airport | NY | 395 | -85.1% |
| 259 | OTZ | Ralph Wien Memorial Airport | AK | 383 | n/a |
| 260 | XWA | Williston Basin International Airport | ND | 379 | -75.9% |
| 261 | ALW | Walla Walla Regional Airport | WA | 379 | n/a |
| 262 | PLN | Pellston Regional/Emmet County Airport | MI | 379 | n/a |
| 263 | LWS | Lewiston/Nez Perce County Airport | ID | 378 | n/a |
| 264 | GTR | Golden Triangle Regional Airport | MS | 376 | -65.5% |
| 265 | OME | Nome Airport | AK | 373 | n/a |
| 266 | ROW | Roswell Air Center Airport | NM | 361 | -71.6% |
| 267 | GCK | Garden City Regional Airport | KS | 361 | n/a |
| 268 | BPT | Jack Brooks Regional Airport | TX | 359 | n/a |
| 269 | MVY | Martha's Vineyard Airport | MA | 355 | n/a |
| 270 | GCC | Northeast Wyoming Regional Airport | WY | 344 | n/a |
| 271 | RHI | Rhinelander/Oneida County Airport | WI | 322 | n/a |
| 272 | BJI | Bemidji Regional Airport | MN | 320 | n/a |
| 273 | ART | Watertown International Airport | NY | 320 | n/a |
| 274 | CKB | North Central West Virginia Airport | WV | 318 | n/a |
| 275 | CMX | Houghton County Memorial Airport | MI | 296 | n/a |
| 276 | RDD | Redding Regional Airport | CA | 288 | -73.2% |
| 277 | BRW | Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport | AK | 286 | n/a |
| 278 | ABR | Aberdeen Regional Airport | SD | 280 | n/a |
| 279 | BTM | Bert Mooney Airport | MT | 252 | n/a |
| 280 | CDC | Cedar City Regional Airport | UT | 251 | n/a |
| 281 | BRD | Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport | MN | 247 | n/a |
| 282 | IMT | Ford Airport | MI | 245 | n/a |
| 283 | CIU | Chippewa County International Airport | MI | 239 | n/a |
| 284 | CDV | Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport | AK | 238 | n/a |
| 285 | PIR | Pierre Regional Airport | SD | 229 | n/a |
| 286 | SHR | Sheridan County Airport | WY | 227 | n/a |
| 287 | EAR | Kearney Regional Airport | NE | 218 | n/a |
| 288 | EKO | Elko Regional Airport | NV | 212 | n/a |
| 289 | OWB | Owensboro/Daviess County Regional Airport | KY | 210 | n/a |
| 290 | LNY | Lanai Airport | HI | 199 | -81.9% |
| 291 | ESC | Delta County Airport | MI | 198 | n/a |
| 292 | SWO | Stillwater Regional Airport | OK | 192 | n/a |
| 293 | LWB | Greenbrier Valley Airport | WV | 190 | n/a |
| 294 | RIW | Central Wyoming Regional Airport | WY | 180 | n/a |
| 295 | MCN | Middle Georgia Regional Airport | GA | 176 | n/a |
| 296 | PSG | Petersburg James A Johnson Airport | AK | 176 | n/a |
| 297 | HIB | Range Regional Airport | MN | 173 | n/a |
| 298 | ATY | Watertown Regional Airport | SD | 173 | n/a |
| 299 | OTH | Southwest Oregon Regional Airport | OR | 172 | n/a |
| 300 | PQI | Presque Isle International Airport | ME | 169 | n/a |
| 301 | RKS | Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport | WY | 167 | n/a |
| 302 | PAH | Barkley Regional Airport | KY | 163 | n/a |
| 303 | EAU | Chippewa Valley Regional Airport | WI | 162 | n/a |
| 304 | TUP | Tupelo Regional Airport | MS | 161 | n/a |
| 305 | BHB | Hancock County/Bar Harbor Airport | ME | 153 | n/a |
| 306 | SLN | Salina Regional Airport | KS | 152 | n/a |
| 307 | LCH | Lake Charles Regional Airport | LA | 146 | -89.0% |
| 308 | BGM | Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field | NY | 145 | n/a |
| 309 | DIK | Dickinson/Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport | ND | 144 | n/a |
| 310 | WRG | Wrangell Airport | AK | 143 | n/a |
| 311 | PUB | Pueblo Memorial Airport | CO | 139 | n/a |
| 312 | UIN | Quincy Regional-Baldwin Field | IL | 133 | n/a |
| 313 | MEI | Key Field | MS | 133 | n/a |
| 314 | SDY | Sidney-Richland Regional Airport | MT | 130 | n/a |
| 315 | BFF | Western Nebraska Regional/William B Heilig Field | NE | 126 | n/a |
| 316 | VEL | Vernal Regional Airport | UT | 125 | n/a |
| 317 | MWA | Veterans Airport Of Southern Illinois | IL | 118 | n/a |
| 318 | SHD | Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport | VA | 118 | n/a |
| 319 | MKG | Muskegon County Airport | MI | 109 | n/a |
| 320 | INL | Falls International/Einarson Field | MN | 100 | n/a |
| 321 | ALS | San Luis Valley Regional/Bergman Field | CO | 99 | n/a |
| 322 | MKK | Molokai Airport | HI | 99 | n/a |
| 323 | PIB | Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional Airport | MS | 98 | n/a |
| 324 | PKB | Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport | WV | 96 | n/a |
| 325 | DEC | Decatur Airport | IL | 92 | n/a |
| 326 | DDC | Dodge City Regional Airport | KS | 86 | n/a |
| 327 | JMS | Jamestown Regional Airport | ND | 81 | n/a |
| 328 | CEC | Jack Mc Namara Field | CA | 80 | n/a |
| 329 | CGI | Cape Girardeau Regional Airport | MO | 80 | n/a |
| 330 | PGA | Page Municipal Airport | AZ | 79 | n/a |
| 331 | DVL | Devils Lake Regional Airport | ND | 76 | n/a |
| 332 | MGW | Morgantown Municipal (Walter L Bill Hart Field) | WV | 74 | n/a |
| 333 | OGS | Ogdensburg International Airport | NY | 71 | n/a |
| 334 | FOD | Fort Dodge Regional Airport | IA | 71 | n/a |
| 335 | IWD | Gogebic/Iron County Airport | MI | 70 | n/a |
| 336 | DUJ | Dubois Regional Airport | PA | 69 | n/a |
| 337 | SOW | Show Low Regional Airport | AZ | 68 | n/a |
| 338 | ALO | Waterloo Regional Airport | IA | 68 | n/a |
| 339 | IRK | Kirksville Regional Airport | MO | 65 | n/a |
| 340 | LBL | Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport | KS | 59 | n/a |
| 341 | MCE | Merced Regional/Macready Field | CA | 59 | n/a |
| 342 | MBL | Manistee County/Blacker Airport | MI | 59 | n/a |
| 343 | HOB | Lea County Regional Airport | NM | 58 | n/a |
| 344 | RUT | Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport | VT | 57 | n/a |
| 345 | RKD | Knox County Regional Airport | ME | 56 | n/a |
| 346 | BFD | Bradford Regional Airport | PA | 56 | n/a |
| 347 | LEB | Lebanon Municipal Airport | NH | 54 | n/a |
| 348 | MSS | Massena International-Richards Field | NY | 50 | n/a |
| 349 | AUG | Augusta State Airport | ME | 50 | n/a |
| 350 | JST | John Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County Airport | PA | 49 | n/a |
| 351 | HYA | Cape Cod Gateway Airport | MA | 48 | n/a |
| 352 | BRL | Southeast Iowa Regional Airport | IA | 48 | n/a |
| 353 | CDR | Chadron Municipal Airport | NE | 47 | n/a |
| 354 | TVF | Thief River Falls Regional Airport | MN | 47 | n/a |
| 355 | VCT | Victoria Regional Airport | TX | 46 | n/a |
| 356 | MCW | Mason City Municipal Airport | IA | 45 | n/a |
| 357 | LNS | Lancaster Airport | PA | 44 | n/a |
| 358 | SLK | Adirondack Regional Airport | NY | 43 | n/a |
| 359 | IPL | Imperial County Airport | CA | 43 | n/a |
| 360 | GGW | Wokal Field/Glasgow-Valley County | MT | 41 | n/a |
| 361 | OLF | L M Clayton Airport | MT | 40 | n/a |
| 362 | GDV | Dawson Communicipalty Airport | MT | 35 | n/a |
| 363 | BKW | Raleigh County Memorial Airport | WV | 32 | n/a |
| 364 | AIA | Alliance Municipal Airport | NE | 27 | n/a |
| 365 | HVR | Havre City-County Airport | MT | 23 | n/a |
| 366 | AOO | Altoona/Blair County Airport | PA | 22 | n/a |
| 367 | MCK | Mc Cook Ben Nelson Regional Airport | NE | 18 | n/a |
| 368 | HVN | Tweed/New Haven Airport | CT | 0 | -100.0% |
| 369 | FLO | Florence Regional Airport | SC | 0 | n/a |
Download these tables as CSV (CC BY 4.0) · Markdown version
How it is measured
The Columbus Day travel period is the Thursday before Columbus Day (Indigenous Peoples' Day, the second Monday of October) through the Tuesday after (6 days). It is compared with the same period a year earlier ().
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 (369 of 406 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, "Columbus Day 2020 air travel: how US airports and states did", https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/columbus-day-2020/ (CC BY 4.0).
Frequently asked questions
How many people flew over Columbus Day 2020?
TSA screened 5,541,663 passengers nationwide over the Columbus Day 2020 travel period (Thu, Oct 8 – Tue, Oct 13, 2020), down 62.7% from 14,853,777 over the same period a year earlier. The busiest day was Sunday, October 11, with 1,025,511 screenings.
What was the busiest airport over Columbus Day 2020?
The busiest airports by departing passengers screened were Denver International Airport (DEN, about 218,000), Los Angeles International Airport (LAX, about 211,000) and Harry Reid International Airport (LAS, about 191,000). Among states, California led with about 601,000.
Which airports grew the most over Columbus Day 2020?
Among airports with at least 100,000 departing passengers screened in the year-earlier period, the largest gains were PHX (-48.1%), DEN (-49.3%), FLL (-49.9%), DFW (-50.8%) and SLC (-52.9%) and the largest declines HNL (-91.5%), JFK (-81.0%), SFO (-79.7%), LGA (-79.6%) and SJC (-77.9%).
How does Passenger Index define the Columbus Day travel period?
As the Thursday before Columbus Day (Indigenous Peoples' Day, the second Monday of October) through the Tuesday after (6 days). The 2020 period ran Thu, Oct 8 – Tue, Oct 13, 2020 and is compared with Thu, Oct 10 – Tue, Oct 15, 2019, the same days relative to the holiday.
When is the Columbus Day 2021 travel period?
Thu, Oct 7 – Tue, Oct 12, 2021. Passenger Index publishes airport and state results a few days after it ends, once TSA releases the checkpoint data.