Columbus Day 2021 air travel: how US airports and states did
· TSA checkpoint screenings and CBP international arrivals · updated · how it is measured
TSA screened 11,861,439 passengers nationwide over the Columbus Day 2021 travel period (Thu, Oct 7 – Tue, Oct 12, 2021), up 114.0% from 5,541,663 over the same period a year earlier. The busiest day was Friday, October 8, with 2,178,818 screenings.
The busiest airports by departing passengers screened were Los Angeles International Airport (LAX, about 452,000), Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD, about 415,000) and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL, about 404,000). Among states, California led with about 1.4 million.
Key facts
- Travel period
- TSA screenings
- 11,861,439 (+114.0% YoY)
- Busiest day
- : 2,178,818
- Busiest airport
- LAX, about 452,000
Day by day, nationwide
| 2021 | Screened | Year earlier | Screened | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,068,329 | 979,780 | +111.1% | ||
| 2,178,818 | 1,012,171 | +115.3% | ||
| 1,734,033 | 807,471 | +114.7% | ||
| 2,087,077 | 1,025,511 | +103.5% | ||
| 2,090,755 | 1,000,148 | +109.0% | ||
| 1,702,427 | 716,582 | +137.6% |
Biggest movers
Among airports with at least 100,000 departing passengers screened in the year-earlier period. Up most: JFK +200.6%, EWR +144.9%, ORD +132.3%, ATL +116.1%, LAX +113.8%. Down most: DEN +61.0%, FLL +76.8%, DFW +83.5%, LAS +96.5%, PHX +96.6%.
By state
| State | Departing screened | YoY | Busiest airport | Airports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 1.4 million | +134.4% | LAX | 22 |
| Florida | 1.1 million | +89.5% | MCO | 17 |
| Texas | 1.1 million | +106.1% | DFW | 23 |
| New York | 659,000 | +214.7% | JFK | 16 |
| Illinois | 543,000 | +122.8% | ORD | 12 |
| Georgia | 446,000 | +115.7% | ATL | 8 |
| Nevada | 410,000 | +95.2% | LAS | 3 |
| Colorado | 393,000 | +64.4% | DEN | 12 |
| Arizona | 358,000 | +94.2% | PHX | 8 |
| Virginia | 352,000 | +154.7% | DCA | 9 |
| New Jersey | 321,000 | +147.4% | EWR | 2 |
| Washington | 298,000 | +106.7% | SEA | 9 |
| Massachusetts | 282,000 | +201.3% | BOS | 5 |
| Pennsylvania | 270,000 | +101.3% | PHL | 12 |
| Tennessee | 246,000 | +105.6% | BNA | 5 |
| Hawaii | 209,000 | +814.3% | HNL | 5 |
| Michigan | 207,000 | +73.2% | DTW | 14 |
| Minnesota | 164,000 | +92.3% | MSP | 8 |
| North Carolina | 160,000 | +118.0% | RDU | 7 |
| Utah | 158,000 | +103.9% | SLC | 6 |
| Ohio | 157,000 | +100.1% | CLE | 5 |
| Oregon | 153,000 | +107.8% | PDX | 5 |
| Kentucky | 124,000 | +107.0% | CVG | 5 |
| South Carolina | 116,000 | +120.5% | CHS | 5 |
| Indiana | 107,000 | +76.0% | IND | 4 |
| Louisiana | 107,000 | +124.1% | MSY | 7 |
| Missouri | 95,000 | +91.9% | MCI | 6 |
| Puerto Rico | 86,100 | +89.2% | SJU | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 82,100 | +127.9% | MKE | 8 |
| Oklahoma | 63,200 | +81.2% | OKC | 4 |
| Connecticut | 55,900 | +205.3% | BDL | 1 |
| New Mexico | 51,800 | +175.7% | ABQ | 4 |
| Alaska | 47,400 | +82.8% | ANC | 15 |
| Alabama | 47,000 | +91.9% | BHM | 6 |
| Nebraska | 46,200 | +104.4% | OMA | 9 |
| Idaho | 45,300 | +72.7% | BOI | 6 |
| Montana | 43,400 | +58.9% | BZN | 13 |
| Arkansas | 36,200 | +102.4% | LIT | 4 |
| Iowa | 35,100 | +92.6% | DSM | 6 |
| Maine | 33,400 | +146.1% | PWM | 6 |
| Rhode Island | 27,100 | +117.9% | PVD | 1 |
| Mississippi | 20,200 | +109.4% | JAN | 6 |
| South Dakota | 19,700 | +62.5% | FSD | 5 |
| North Dakota | 18,100 | +76.3% | FAR | 8 |
| Kansas | 15,800 | +65.7% | ICT | 6 |
| New Hampshire | 13,100 | +124.3% | MHT | 2 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 12,400 | +69.8% | STT | 2 |
| Wyoming | 9,420 | +18.8% | JAC | 8 |
| West Virginia | 4,540 | +59.4% | CRW | 6 |
| Guam | 4,110 | +148.7% | GUM | 1 |
| Maryland | 1,400 | n/a | SBY | 1 |
| Vermont | 113 | n/a | RUT | 1 |
By airport
| # | Code | Airport | State | Departing screened | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAX | Los Angeles International Airport | CA | 452,000 | +113.8% |
| 2 | ORD | Chicago O'Hare International Airport | IL | 415,000 | +132.3% |
| 3 | ATL | Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport | GA | 404,000 | +116.1% |
| 4 | LAS | Harry Reid International Airport | NV | 376,000 | +96.5% |
| 5 | MCO | Orlando International Airport | FL | 354,000 | +101.5% |
| 6 | DEN | Denver International Airport | CO | 351,000 | +61.0% |
| 7 | DFW | Dallas Fort Worth International Airport | TX | 344,000 | +83.5% |
| 8 | PHX | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport | AZ | 321,000 | +96.6% |
| 9 | JFK | John F. Kennedy International Airport | NY | 319,000 | +200.6% |
| 10 | EWR | Newark Liberty International Airport | NJ | 314,000 | +144.9% |
| 11 | BOS | Boston Logan International Airport | MA | 277,000 | +199.6% |
| 12 | SFO | San Francisco International Airport | CA | 251,000 | +172.7% |
| 13 | SEA | Seattle-Tacoma International Airport | WA | 251,000 | +112.4% |
| 14 | FLL | Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport | FL | 241,000 | +76.8% |
| 15 | IAH | George Bush Intercontinental Airport | TX | 238,000 | +110.5% |
| 16 | LGA | LaGuardia Airport | NY | 202,000 | +234.6% |
| 17 | SAN | San Diego International Airport | CA | 168,000 | +118.7% |
| 18 | PHL | Philadelphia International Airport | PA | 166,000 | +102.4% |
| 19 | BNA | Nashville International Airport | TN | 162,000 | +125.9% |
| 20 | DTW | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport | MI | 160,000 | +75.8% |
| 21 | TPA | Tampa International Airport | FL | 159,000 | +97.2% |
| 22 | MSP | Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport | MN | 158,000 | +94.1% |
| 23 | AUS | Austin-Bergstrom International Airport | TX | 151,000 | +180.5% |
| 24 | SLC | Salt Lake City International Airport | UT | 150,000 | +107.7% |
| 25 | DCA | Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport | VA | 140,000 | +184.1% |
| 26 | PDX | Portland International Airport | OR | 122,000 | +112.2% |
| 27 | IAD | Washington Dulles International Airport | VA | 118,000 | +158.0% |
| 28 | MDW | Chicago Midway International Airport | IL | 106,000 | +106.1% |
| 29 | RDU | Raleigh-Durham International Airport | NC | 104,000 | +130.5% |
| 30 | HNL | Daniel K. Inouye International Airport | HI | 101,000 | +640.0% |
| 31 | SMF | Sacramento International Airport | CA | 98,100 | +97.6% |
| 32 | DAL | Dallas Love Field | TX | 95,500 | +122.5% |
| 33 | IND | Indianapolis International Airport | IN | 87,400 | +80.6% |
| 34 | SNA | John Wayne Airport | CA | 86,300 | +166.1% |
| 35 | SJU | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport | PR | 86,100 | +89.2% |
| 36 | MSY | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport | LA | 84,300 | +128.1% |
| 37 | MCI | Kansas City International Airport | MO | 82,400 | +99.2% |
| 38 | SAT | San Antonio International Airport | TX | 79,300 | +124.8% |
| 39 | SJC | San José Mineta International Airport | CA | 78,800 | +177.0% |
| 40 | OAK | Oakland International Airport | CA | 77,500 | +140.3% |
| 41 | RSW | Southwest Florida International Airport | FL | 75,700 | +75.9% |
| 42 | CLE | Cleveland Hopkins International Airport | OH | 75,200 | +103.7% |
| 43 | PIT | Pittsburgh International Airport | PA | 74,200 | +104.1% |
| 44 | CVG | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport | KY | 71,900 | +100.1% |
| 45 | HOU | William P. Hobby Airport | TX | 71,600 | +78.0% |
| 46 | CMH | John Glenn Columbus International Airport | OH | 63,000 | +107.0% |
| 47 | BDL | Bradley International Airport | CT | 55,900 | +205.3% |
| 48 | PBI | Palm Beach International Airport | FL | 53,600 | +129.8% |
| 49 | JAX | Jacksonville International Airport | FL | 52,800 | +117.0% |
| 50 | ONT | Ontario International Airport | CA | 52,200 | +118.1% |
| 51 | OGG | Kahului Airport | HI | 51,900 | +1377.8% |
| 52 | MKE | Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport | WI | 48,800 | +125.3% |
| 53 | CHS | Charleston International Airport | SC | 48,300 | +134.7% |
| 54 | BUR | Hollywood Burbank Airport | CA | 47,600 | +223.9% |
| 55 | ABQ | Albuquerque International Sunport | NM | 47,100 | +172.9% |
| 56 | MEM | Memphis International Airport | TN | 43,900 | +81.0% |
| 57 | OMA | Eppley Airfield | NE | 41,300 | +102.9% |
| 58 | RIC | Richmond International Airport | VA | 40,200 | +154.6% |
| 59 | SDF | Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport | KY | 38,900 | +126.2% |
| 60 | ORF | Norfolk International Airport | VA | 37,900 | +98.9% |
| 61 | BUF | Buffalo Niagara International Airport | NY | 37,600 | +235.7% |
| 62 | BOI | Boise Airport | ID | 36,100 | +64.1% |
| 63 | OKC | Will Rogers International Airport | OK | 35,500 | +81.5% |
| 64 | ELP | El Paso International Airport | TX | 35,100 | +127.9% |
| 65 | RNO | Reno-Tahoe International Airport | NV | 33,900 | +83.2% |
| 66 | MYR | Myrtle Beach International Airport | SC | 32,200 | +117.7% |
| 67 | SAV | Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport | GA | 32,000 | +123.0% |
| 68 | GEG | Spokane International Airport | WA | 31,900 | +77.4% |
| 69 | SRQ | Sarasota Bradenton International Airport | FL | 29,500 | +129.1% |
| 70 | TUS | Tucson International Airport | AZ | 29,500 | +85.8% |
| 71 | ANC | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport | AK | 29,300 | +81.1% |
| 72 | GRR | Gerald R. Ford International Airport | MI | 28,500 | +68.5% |
| 73 | PVD | Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport | RI | 27,100 | +117.9% |
| 74 | TYS | Mc Ghee Tyson Airport | TN | 26,200 | +72.1% |
| 75 | TUL | Tulsa International Airport | OK | 26,200 | +79.3% |
| 76 | ALB | Albany International Airport | NY | 25,800 | +194.0% |
| 77 | BHM | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport | AL | 25,600 | +97.6% |
| 78 | LIH | Lihue Airport | HI | 24,700 | +1817.8% |
| 79 | PSP | Palm Springs International Airport | CA | 23,200 | +139.9% |
| 80 | KOA | Ellison Onizuka Kona International at Keahole Airport | HI | 23,200 | +806.6% |
| 81 | PWM | Portland International Jetport | ME | 23,200 | +140.6% |
| 82 | PNS | Pensacola International Airport | FL | 23,100 | +88.2% |
| 83 | SFB | Orlando Sanford International Airport | FL | 22,500 | +47.8% |
| 84 | LGB | Long Beach (Daugherty Field) | CA | 22,200 | +286.7% |
| 85 | DSM | Des Moines International Airport | IA | 22,200 | +87.2% |
| 86 | SYR | Syracuse Hancock International Airport | NY | 22,000 | +199.9% |
| 87 | GSP | Greenville Spartanburg International Airport | SC | 21,600 | +120.9% |
| 88 | COS | City Of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport | CO | 21,600 | +146.7% |
| 89 | ROC | Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International Airport | NY | 21,000 | +214.5% |
| 90 | VPS | Eglin AFB/Destin-Ft Walton Beach | FL | 20,300 | +61.7% |
| 91 | AVL | Asheville Regional Airport | NC | 20,000 | +116.0% |
| 92 | FAT | Fresno Yosemite International Airport | CA | 19,700 | +83.7% |
| 93 | LIT | Bill and Hillary Clinton National/Adams Field | AR | 18,300 | +87.3% |
| 94 | MSN | Dane County Regional/Truax Field | WI | 17,000 | +192.5% |
| 95 | BZN | Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport | MT | 17,000 | +83.6% |
| 96 | GSO | Piedmont Triad International Airport | NC | 16,600 | +131.5% |
| 97 | XNA | Northwest Arkansas National Airport | AR | 16,400 | +134.5% |
| 98 | ISP | Long Island Mac Arthur Airport | NY | 14,400 | +237.7% |
| 99 | ICT | Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower National Airport | KS | 13,000 | +58.4% |
| 100 | MHT | Manchester Boston Regional Airport | NH | 13,000 | +124.1% |
| 101 | ECP | Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport | FL | 13,000 | +32.8% |
| 102 | PGD | Punta Gorda Airport | FL | 12,900 | +17.0% |
| 103 | EUG | Mahlon Sweet Field | OR | 12,800 | +137.8% |
| 104 | DAY | James M Cox Dayton International Airport | OH | 12,400 | +72.9% |
| 105 | JAN | Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport | MS | 12,300 | +166.7% |
| 106 | CID | The Eastern Iowa Airport | IA | 12,300 | +100.0% |
| 107 | LEX | Blue Grass Airport | KY | 12,200 | +94.9% |
| 108 | EYW | Key West International Airport | FL | 12,200 | +76.5% |
| 109 | MDT | Harrisburg International Airport | PA | 12,100 | +92.8% |
| 110 | HPN | Westchester County Airport | NY | 12,000 | +333.4% |
| 111 | HSV | Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field | AL | 11,600 | +104.3% |
| 112 | FSD | Joe Foss Field | SD | 11,200 | +89.4% |
| 113 | MAF | Midland International Air And Space Port Airport | TX | 11,200 | +63.3% |
| 114 | ILM | Wilmington International Airport | NC | 10,200 | +90.1% |
| 115 | CAE | Columbia Metropolitan Airport | SC | 9,940 | +87.6% |
| 116 | SBA | Santa Barbara Municipal Airport | CA | 9,900 | +181.3% |
| 117 | SGF | Springfield-Branson National Airport | MO | 9,880 | +51.3% |
| 118 | CHA | Lovell Field | TN | 9,570 | +64.2% |
| 119 | MFE | Mc Allen Miller International Airport | TX | 9,540 | +169.2% |
| 120 | BGR | Bangor International Airport | ME | 9,390 | +166.6% |
| 121 | MFR | Rogue Valley International - Medford Airport | OR | 9,360 | +64.0% |
| 122 | STT | Cyril E King Airport | VI | 9,090 | +74.7% |
| 123 | RDM | Roberts Field | OR | 9,040 | +76.5% |
| 124 | ITO | Hilo International Airport | HI | 8,740 | +356.1% |
| 125 | LBB | Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport | TX | 8,390 | +56.1% |
| 126 | TLH | Tallahassee International Airport | FL | 8,300 | +122.0% |
| 127 | FAR | Hector International Airport | ND | 8,130 | +85.9% |
| 128 | ABE | Lehigh Valley International Airport | PA | 8,110 | +87.7% |
| 129 | SBN | South Bend International Airport | IN | 7,880 | +66.7% |
| 130 | FWA | Fort Wayne International Airport | IN | 7,720 | +52.8% |
| 131 | BIL | Billings Logan International Airport | MT | 7,470 | +41.2% |
| 132 | AMA | Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport | TX | 7,120 | +80.7% |
| 133 | FAI | Fairbanks International Airport | AK | 7,120 | +117.2% |
| 134 | MSO | Missoula Montana Airport | MT | 7,070 | +46.9% |
| 135 | RAP | Rapid City Regional Airport | SD | 7,060 | +27.9% |
| 136 | GPI | Glacier Park International Airport | MT | 6,820 | +51.5% |
| 137 | PSC | Tri-Cities Airport | WA | 6,690 | +85.7% |
| 138 | HRL | Valley International Airport | TX | 6,620 | +127.8% |
| 139 | ATW | Appleton International Airport | WI | 6,560 | +109.0% |
| 140 | CRP | Corpus Christi International Airport | TX | 6,540 | +68.7% |
| 141 | TTN | Trenton Mercer Airport | NJ | 6,510 | +385.2% |
| 142 | GPT | Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport | MS | 6,390 | +49.8% |
| 143 | SHV | Shreveport Regional Airport | LA | 6,300 | +77.2% |
| 144 | BTR | Baton Rouge Metropolitan, Ryan Field | LA | 6,270 | +104.7% |
| 145 | STS | Charles M Schulz - Sonoma County Airport | CA | 6,250 | +214.7% |
| 146 | GJT | Grand Junction Regional Airport | CO | 6,150 | +60.2% |
| 147 | TVC | Cherry Capital Airport | MI | 5,860 | +75.8% |
| 148 | ROA | Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field) | VA | 5,860 | +92.2% |
| 149 | CHO | Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport | VA | 5,750 | +119.5% |
| 150 | IDA | Idaho Falls Regional Airport | ID | 5,740 | +137.6% |
| 151 | JAC | Jackson Hole Airport | WY | 5,620 | +6.0% |
| 152 | AGS | Augusta Regional at Bush Field | GA | 5,520 | +80.8% |
| 153 | MLI | Quad Cities International Airport | IL | 5,420 | +97.0% |
| 154 | GRB | Green Bay/Austin Straubel International Airport | WI | 5,340 | +93.6% |
| 155 | MOB | Mobile Regional Airport | AL | 5,260 | +67.8% |
| 156 | MRY | Monterey Regional Airport | CA | 5,010 | +150.8% |
| 157 | DAB | Daytona Beach International Airport | FL | 5,000 | +56.0% |
| 158 | PIA | General Downing - Peoria International Airport | IL | 4,910 | +49.0% |
| 159 | LFT | Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field | LA | 4,740 | +207.7% |
| 160 | CAK | Akron-Canton Regional Airport | OH | 4,700 | +90.7% |
| 161 | FNT | Bishop International Airport | MI | 4,670 | +38.0% |
| 162 | GNV | Gainesville Regional Airport | FL | 4,490 | +88.1% |
| 163 | DRO | Durango-La Plata County Airport | CO | 4,410 | +62.5% |
| 164 | SBP | San Luis County Regional Airport | CA | 4,280 | +57.0% |
| 165 | MLB | Melbourne Orlando International Airport | FL | 4,140 | +56.0% |
| 166 | EVV | Evansville Regional Airport | IN | 4,140 | +54.5% |
| 167 | TRI | Tri-Cities Airport | TN | 4,130 | +64.0% |
| 168 | GUM | Guam International Airport | GU | 4,110 | +148.7% |
| 169 | BIS | Bismarck Municipal Airport | ND | 3,870 | +50.4% |
| 170 | SGU | St George Regional Airport | UT | 3,870 | +64.5% |
| 171 | BMI | Central Illinois Regional/Bloomington-Normal Airport | IL | 3,730 | +95.1% |
| 172 | FAY | Fayetteville Regional/Grannis Field | NC | 3,710 | +46.5% |
| 173 | MGM | Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) | AL | 3,630 | +79.4% |
| 174 | HXD | Hilton Head Airport | SC | 3,500 | +78.2% |
| 175 | JNU | Juneau International Airport | AK | 3,460 | +85.0% |
| 176 | OAJ | Albert J Ellis Airport | NC | 3,450 | +31.9% |
| 177 | AVP | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport | PA | 3,440 | +53.1% |
| 178 | UNV | University Park Airport | PA | 3,350 | +146.5% |
| 179 | STX | Henry E Rohlsen Airport | VI | 3,330 | +57.7% |
| 180 | BLI | Bellingham International Airport | WA | 3,120 | +110.8% |
| 181 | BFL | Meadows Field | CA | 3,110 | +59.1% |
| 182 | ASE | Aspen-Pitkin County/Sardy Field | CO | 3,100 | +13.2% |
| 183 | BLV | Scott AFB/Midamerica St Louis | IL | 3,070 | +27.0% |
| 184 | SAF | Santa Fe Municipal Airport | NM | 3,060 | +174.5% |
| 185 | CRW | West Virginia International Yeager Airport | WV | 3,040 | +42.6% |
| 186 | FLG | Flagstaff Pulliam Airport | AZ | 3,000 | +52.4% |
| 187 | ACK | Nantucket Memorial Airport | MA | 2,760 | n/a |
| 188 | PVU | Provo Municipal Airport | UT | 2,730 | +34.6% |
| 189 | MOT | Minot International Airport | ND | 2,680 | +52.6% |
| 190 | MTJ | Montrose Regional Airport | CO | 2,670 | +115.8% |
| 191 | LNK | Lincoln Airport | NE | 2,660 | n/a |
| 192 | PAE | Snohomish County (Paine Field) | WA | 2,500 | +88.0% |
| 193 | GTF | Great Falls International Airport | MT | 2,500 | +35.3% |
| 194 | DLH | Duluth International Airport | MN | 2,350 | +60.0% |
| 195 | RFD | Chicago/Rockford International Airport | IL | 2,300 | +14.4% |
| 196 | ACV | California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport | CA | 2,240 | n/a |
| 197 | PHF | Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport | VA | 2,080 | +57.2% |
| 198 | AEX | Alexandria International Airport | LA | 2,080 | +64.4% |
| 199 | RST | Rochester International Airport | MN | 2,040 | +40.9% |
| 200 | CWA | Central Wisconsin Airport | WI | 2,040 | +62.9% |
| 201 | ITH | Ithaca Tompkins International Airport | NY | 1,970 | n/a |
| 202 | CLL | Easterwood Field | TX | 1,960 | n/a |
| 203 | LAN | Capital Region International Airport | MI | 1,960 | +79.4% |
| 204 | NYL | Yuma MCAS/Yuma International Airport | AZ | 1,940 | n/a |
| 205 | MLU | Monroe Regional Airport | LA | 1,870 | +59.5% |
| 206 | CSG | Columbus Airport | GA | 1,820 | n/a |
| 207 | LRD | Laredo International Airport | TX | 1,800 | n/a |
| 208 | MVY | Martha's Vineyard Airport | MA | 1,720 | n/a |
| 209 | EWN | Coastal Carolina Regional Airport | NC | 1,720 | +45.0% |
| 210 | AZO | Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport | MI | 1,710 | +56.5% |
| 211 | COU | Columbia Regional Airport | MO | 1,700 | n/a |
| 212 | HLN | Helena Regional Airport | MT | 1,640 | n/a |
| 213 | RDD | Redding Regional Airport | CA | 1,560 | n/a |
| 214 | ELM | Elmira/Corning Regional Airport | NY | 1,550 | n/a |
| 215 | KTN | Ketchikan International Airport | AK | 1,530 | n/a |
| 216 | SUN | Friedman Memorial Airport | ID | 1,510 | n/a |
| 217 | MHK | Manhattan Regional Airport | KS | 1,500 | n/a |
| 218 | LSE | La Crosse Regional Airport | WI | 1,500 | n/a |
| 219 | EGE | Eagle County Regional Airport | CO | 1,500 | n/a |
| 220 | TOL | Eugene F Kranz Toledo Express Airport | OH | 1,480 | +10.1% |
| 221 | ERI | Erie International/Tom Ridge Field | PA | 1,460 | n/a |
| 222 | ABI | Abilene Regional Airport | TX | 1,460 | +23.9% |
| 223 | HDN | Yampa Valley Airport | CO | 1,460 | n/a |
| 224 | GFK | Grand Forks International Airport | ND | 1,450 | n/a |
| 225 | LYH | Lynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn Field | VA | 1,410 | +35.9% |
| 226 | SBY | Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport | MD | 1,400 | n/a |
| 227 | LCH | Lake Charles Regional Airport | LA | 1,350 | n/a |
| 228 | ROW | Roswell Air Center Airport | NM | 1,300 | n/a |
| 229 | MBS | MBS International Airport | MI | 1,300 | n/a |
| 230 | CPR | Casper/Natrona County International Airport | WY | 1,240 | +19.1% |
| 231 | SPI | Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport | IL | 1,240 | n/a |
| 232 | PBG | Plattsburgh International Airport | NY | 1,240 | n/a |
| 233 | CMI | University Of Illinois/Willard Airport | IL | 1,200 | n/a |
| 234 | SJT | San Angelo Regional/Mathis Field | TX | 1,170 | n/a |
| 235 | IFP | Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport | AZ | 1,160 | -25.8% |
| 236 | GRI | Central Nebraska Regional Airport | NE | 1,140 | n/a |
| 237 | ADQ | Kodiak Airport | AK | 1,140 | n/a |
| 238 | PUW | Pullman/Moscow Regional Airport | WA | 1,100 | n/a |
| 239 | XWA | Williston Basin International Airport | ND | 1,060 | n/a |
| 240 | LAW | Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport | OK | 1,030 | n/a |
| 241 | BET | Bethel Airport | AK | 970 | n/a |
| 242 | ACT | Waco Regional Airport | TX | 959 | n/a |
| 243 | FSM | Fort Smith Regional Airport | AR | 957 | n/a |
| 244 | SIT | Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport | AK | 901 | n/a |
| 245 | TWF | Joslin Field/Magic Valley Regional | ID | 847 | n/a |
| 246 | BQK | Brunswick Golden Isles Airport | GA | 805 | n/a |
| 247 | DHN | Dothan Regional Airport | AL | 802 | n/a |
| 248 | VLD | Valdosta Regional Airport | GA | 769 | n/a |
| 249 | TYR | Tyler Pounds Regional Airport | TX | 769 | n/a |
| 250 | EAT | Pangborn Memorial Airport | WA | 767 | n/a |
| 251 | YKM | Yakima Air Terminal/Mcallister Field | WA | 721 | n/a |
| 252 | GTR | Golden Triangle Regional Airport | MS | 717 | n/a |
| 253 | ALW | Walla Walla Regional Airport | WA | 710 | n/a |
| 254 | CNY | Canyonlands Regional Airport | UT | 677 | n/a |
| 255 | PRC | Prescott Regional - Ernest A Love Field | AZ | 667 | n/a |
| 256 | ABY | Southwest Georgia Regional Airport | GA | 667 | n/a |
| 257 | JLN | Joplin Regional Airport | MO | 649 | n/a |
| 258 | LWS | Lewiston/Nez Perce County Airport | ID | 636 | n/a |
| 259 | COD | Yellowstone Regional Airport | WY | 618 | n/a |
| 260 | SPS | Sheppard AFB/Wichita Falls Municipal | TX | 614 | n/a |
| 261 | CKB | North Central West Virginia Airport | WV | 611 | n/a |
| 262 | TXK | Texarkana Regional-Webb Field | AR | 606 | n/a |
| 263 | EAR | Kearney Regional Airport | NE | 580 | n/a |
| 264 | OME | Nome Airport | AK | 578 | n/a |
| 265 | GGG | East Texas Regional Airport | TX | 575 | n/a |
| 266 | GCK | Garden City Regional Airport | KS | 557 | n/a |
| 267 | CMX | Houghton County Memorial Airport | MI | 539 | n/a |
| 268 | PIR | Pierre Regional Airport | SD | 520 | n/a |
| 269 | OTZ | Ralph Wien Memorial Airport | AK | 518 | n/a |
| 270 | PIH | Pocatello Regional Airport | ID | 508 | n/a |
| 271 | DIK | Dickinson/Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport | ND | 494 | n/a |
| 272 | LWB | Greenbrier Valley Airport | WV | 490 | n/a |
| 273 | SHR | Sheridan County Airport | WY | 489 | n/a |
| 274 | BJI | Bemidji Regional Airport | MN | 486 | n/a |
| 275 | ART | Watertown International Airport | NY | 482 | n/a |
| 276 | SWO | Stillwater Regional Airport | OK | 482 | n/a |
| 277 | GCC | Northeast Wyoming Regional Airport | WY | 479 | n/a |
| 278 | BRW | Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport | AK | 475 | n/a |
| 279 | PLN | Pellston Regional/Emmet County Airport | MI | 472 | n/a |
| 280 | ABR | Aberdeen Regional Airport | SD | 471 | n/a |
| 281 | BPT | Jack Brooks Regional Airport | TX | 462 | n/a |
| 282 | CIU | Chippewa County International Airport | MI | 433 | n/a |
| 283 | ATY | Watertown Regional Airport | SD | 425 | n/a |
| 284 | SLN | Salina Regional Airport | KS | 422 | n/a |
| 285 | GUC | Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport | CO | 408 | n/a |
| 286 | RHI | Rhinelander/Oneida County Airport | WI | 400 | n/a |
| 287 | MKG | Muskegon County Airport | MI | 400 | n/a |
| 288 | OWB | Owensboro/Daviess County Regional Airport | KY | 388 | n/a |
| 289 | RKS | Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport | WY | 377 | n/a |
| 290 | EAU | Chippewa Valley Regional Airport | WI | 366 | n/a |
| 291 | SHD | Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport | VA | 359 | n/a |
| 292 | BRD | Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport | MN | 341 | n/a |
| 293 | CDC | Cedar City Regional Airport | UT | 340 | n/a |
| 294 | EKO | Elko Regional Airport | NV | 336 | n/a |
| 295 | LAR | Laramie Regional Airport | WY | 334 | n/a |
| 296 | OTH | Southwest Oregon Regional Airport | OR | 334 | n/a |
| 297 | IMT | Ford Airport | MI | 333 | n/a |
| 298 | CGI | Cape Girardeau Regional Airport | MO | 332 | n/a |
| 299 | HOB | Lea County Regional Airport | NM | 331 | n/a |
| 300 | PQI | Presque Isle International Airport | ME | 327 | n/a |
| 301 | BTM | Bert Mooney Airport | MT | 326 | n/a |
| 302 | PAH | Barkley Regional Airport | KY | 320 | n/a |
| 303 | PSG | Petersburg James A Johnson Airport | AK | 316 | n/a |
| 304 | BHB | Hancock County/Bar Harbor Airport | ME | 303 | n/a |
| 305 | DLG | Dillingham Airport | AK | 301 | n/a |
| 306 | OGS | Ogdensburg International Airport | NY | 299 | n/a |
| 307 | ESC | Delta County Airport | MI | 296 | n/a |
| 308 | TUP | Tupelo Regional Airport | MS | 279 | n/a |
| 309 | PIB | Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional Airport | MS | 279 | n/a |
| 310 | JMS | Jamestown Regional Airport | ND | 275 | n/a |
| 311 | YAK | Yakutat Airport | AK | 273 | n/a |
| 312 | ALO | Waterloo Regional Airport | IA | 273 | n/a |
| 313 | HIB | Range Regional Airport | MN | 267 | n/a |
| 314 | CDV | Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport | AK | 260 | n/a |
| 315 | RIW | Central Wyoming Regional Airport | WY | 256 | n/a |
| 316 | MCN | Middle Georgia Regional Airport | GA | 254 | n/a |
| 317 | ALS | San Luis Valley Regional/Bergman Field | CO | 238 | n/a |
| 318 | MEI | Key Field | MS | 227 | n/a |
| 319 | PGA | Page Municipal Airport | AZ | 216 | n/a |
| 320 | DEC | Decatur Airport | IL | 212 | n/a |
| 321 | WYS | Yellowstone Airport | MT | 205 | n/a |
| 322 | HYA | Cape Cod Gateway Airport | MA | 203 | n/a |
| 323 | BGM | Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field | NY | 202 | n/a |
| 324 | BFF | Western Nebraska Regional/William B Heilig Field | NE | 201 | n/a |
| 325 | WRG | Wrangell Airport | AK | 201 | n/a |
| 326 | PUB | Pueblo Memorial Airport | CO | 192 | n/a |
| 327 | LBF | North Platte Regional/Lee Bird Field | NE | 187 | n/a |
| 328 | PVC | Provincetown Municipal Airport | MA | 187 | n/a |
| 329 | MWA | Veterans Airport Of Southern Illinois | IL | 173 | n/a |
| 330 | VEL | Vernal Regional Airport | UT | 168 | n/a |
| 331 | VCT | Victoria Regional Airport | TX | 168 | n/a |
| 332 | TVF | Thief River Falls Regional Airport | MN | 164 | n/a |
| 333 | DDC | Dodge City Regional Airport | KS | 160 | n/a |
| 334 | FOD | Fort Dodge Regional Airport | IA | 159 | n/a |
| 335 | JST | John Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County Airport | PA | 154 | n/a |
| 336 | INL | Falls International/Einarson Field | MN | 154 | n/a |
| 337 | MGW | Morgantown Municipal (Walter L Bill Hart Field) | WV | 153 | n/a |
| 338 | SDY | Sidney-Richland Regional Airport | MT | 152 | n/a |
| 339 | CEZ | Cortez Municipal Airport | CO | 142 | n/a |
| 340 | PKB | Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport | WV | 142 | n/a |
| 341 | CEC | Jack Mc Namara Field | CA | 141 | n/a |
| 342 | UIN | Quincy Regional-Baldwin Field | IL | 134 | n/a |
| 343 | LEB | Lebanon Municipal Airport | NH | 131 | n/a |
| 344 | DVL | Devils Lake Regional Airport | ND | 126 | n/a |
| 345 | MCW | Mason City Municipal Airport | IA | 123 | n/a |
| 346 | MBL | Manistee County/Blacker Airport | MI | 122 | n/a |
| 347 | AUG | Augusta State Airport | ME | 116 | n/a |
| 348 | LBL | Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport | KS | 113 | n/a |
| 349 | RUT | Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport | VT | 113 | n/a |
| 350 | RKD | Knox County Regional Airport | ME | 113 | n/a |
| 351 | LNS | Lancaster Airport | PA | 112 | n/a |
| 352 | MSS | Massena International-Richards Field | NY | 111 | n/a |
| 353 | IPL | Imperial County Airport | CA | 107 | n/a |
| 354 | AOO | Altoona/Blair County Airport | PA | 103 | n/a |
| 355 | DUJ | Dubois Regional Airport | PA | 101 | n/a |
| 356 | SLK | Adirondack Regional Airport | NY | 99 | n/a |
| 357 | SOW | Show Low Regional Airport | AZ | 97 | n/a |
| 358 | MSL | Northwest Alabama Regional Airport | AL | 96 | n/a |
| 359 | BKW | Raleigh County Memorial Airport | WV | 95 | n/a |
| 360 | MCE | Merced Regional/Macready Field | CA | 87 | n/a |
| 361 | BRL | Southeast Iowa Regional Airport | IA | 77 | n/a |
| 362 | IRK | Kirksville Regional Airport | MO | 73 | n/a |
| 363 | BFD | Bradford Regional Airport | PA | 70 | n/a |
| 364 | AIA | Alliance Municipal Airport | NE | 62 | n/a |
| 365 | CDR | Chadron Municipal Airport | NE | 57 | n/a |
| 366 | HVR | Havre City-County Airport | MT | 55 | n/a |
| 367 | OLF | L M Clayton Airport | MT | 54 | n/a |
| 368 | GDV | Dawson Communicipalty Airport | MT | 47 | n/a |
| 369 | GGW | Wokal Field/Glasgow-Valley County | MT | 47 | n/a |
| 370 | MCK | Mc Cook Ben Nelson Regional Airport | NE | 36 | n/a |
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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 (370 of 402 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 2021 air travel: how US airports and states did", https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/columbus-day-2021/ (CC BY 4.0).
Frequently asked questions
How many people flew over Columbus Day 2021?
TSA screened 11,861,439 passengers nationwide over the Columbus Day 2021 travel period (Thu, Oct 7 – Tue, Oct 12, 2021), up 114.0% from 5,541,663 over the same period a year earlier. The busiest day was Friday, October 8, with 2,178,818 screenings.
What was the busiest airport over Columbus Day 2021?
The busiest airports by departing passengers screened were Los Angeles International Airport (LAX, about 452,000), Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD, about 415,000) and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL, about 404,000). Among states, California led with about 1.4 million.
Which airports grew the most over Columbus Day 2021?
Among airports with at least 100,000 departing passengers screened in the year-earlier period, the largest gains were JFK (+200.6%), EWR (+144.9%), ORD (+132.3%), ATL (+116.1%) and LAX (+113.8%) and the largest declines DEN (+61.0%), FLL (+76.8%), DFW (+83.5%), LAS (+96.5%) and PHX (+96.6%).
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 2021 period ran Thu, Oct 7 – Tue, Oct 12, 2021 and is compared with Thu, Oct 8 – Tue, Oct 13, 2020, the same days relative to the holiday.
When is the Columbus Day 2022 travel period?
Thu, Oct 6 – Tue, Oct 11, 2022. Passenger Index publishes airport and state results a few days after it ends, once TSA releases the checkpoint data.