Passenger Index / Holiday travel / Columbus Day 2025

Columbus Day 2025 air travel: how US airports and states did

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

TSA screened 16,613,990 passengers nationwide over the Columbus Day 2025 travel period (Thu, Oct 9 – Tue, Oct 14, 2025), up 7.6% from 15,446,327 over the same period a year earlier. The busiest day was Friday, October 10, with 3,017,612 screenings.

The busiest airports by departing passengers screened were Los Angeles International Airport (LAX, about 625,000), Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD, about 607,000) and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK, about 587,000). Among states, California led with about 2.0 million.

Key facts

Travel period
TSA screenings
16,613,990 (+7.6% YoY)
Busiest day
: 3,017,612
International arrivals (CBP)
about 1.8 million (+0.3% YoY)
Busiest airport
LAX, about 625,000

Day by day, nationwide

TSA checkpoint screenings each day of the Columbus Day 2025 travel period and the matching day a year earlier (TSA published totals, exact).
2025ScreenedYear earlierScreenedYoY
2,975,9822,515,514+18.3%
3,017,6122,840,414+6.2%
2,381,1062,245,955+6.0%
2,951,2732,759,322+7.0%
2,874,8842,753,893+4.4%
2,413,1332,331,229+3.5%

Biggest movers

Among airports with at least 100,000 departing passengers screened in the year-earlier period. Up most: IND +18.1%, FLL +14.9%, MIA +14.7%, BNA +12.9%, PIT +11.8%. Down most: SJC -12.3%, MDW -8.3%, LAS -5.0%, DAL -4.9%, PDX -4.2%.

By state

Departing passengers screened over Columbus Day 2025, by state: sum of the state's airports with complete data, rounded to 3 significant figures.
StateDeparting screenedYoYBusiest airportAirports
California2.0 million+0.9%LAX20
Texas1.1 million+2.5%DFW22
Florida921,000+18.2%MIA10
New York790,000+4.6%JFK13
Illinois753,000+5.6%ORD8
Georgia635,000+5.9%ATL7
Virginia556,000+4.5%IAD9
Colorado537,000+3.8%DEN11
Nevada535,000-4.2%LAS3
Massachusetts451,000+0.7%BOS6
North Carolina441,000+8.3%CLT8
New Jersey435,000+2.9%EWR2
Washington418,000+2.0%SEA9
Pennsylvania407,000+8.3%PHL13
Tennessee322,000+14.2%BNA5
Michigan317,000+8.8%DTW15
Minnesota262,000+2.3%MSP8
Missouri257,000+6.9%STL8
Hawaii213,000+1.6%HNL3
Ohio207,000+10.5%CLE4
Oregon206,000-1.6%PDX5
Utah189,000+5.9%SLC5
Louisiana167,000+8.2%MSY7
Kentucky164,000+7.5%CVG5
Indiana163,000+19.0%IND5
South Carolina151,000+4.1%CHS6
Puerto Rico114,000+5.8%SJU2
Wisconsin112,000+6.6%MKE7
Oklahoma85,100+2.9%OKC4
New Mexico74,600-1.2%ABQ5
Connecticut67,000-0.4%BDL1
Montana65,600+14.6%BZN13
Alabama64,600-1.1%BHM6
Arizona63,300+6.4%TUS8
Idaho61,800+4.8%BOI6
Alaska60,400+1.9%ANC15
Nebraska56,400+4.9%OMA8
Arkansas55,900+9.7%XNA4
Maine50,000+9.4%PWM6
Rhode Island49,100+11.7%PVD1
Iowa49,100+8.7%DSM7
South Dakota26,800+9.9%FSD5
North Dakota25,600+3.7%FAR8
Guam24,900+23.1%GUM1
Mississippi24,500+7.7%JAN7
Kansas22,800+11.2%ICT7
Vermont19,500+8.8%BTV1
New Hampshire16,900+13.4%MHT2
Wyoming14,500+9.3%JAC9
U.S. Virgin Islands11,300-5.4%STT2
West Virginia8,360+35.2%CRW7
Northern Mariana Islands4,690+11.4%GSN1
Maryland1,650+9.8%SBY1

By airport

All 361 airports with complete TSA data on every day of both periods, ranked by departing passengers screened (3 significant figures).
#CodeAirportStateDeparting screenedYoYIntl arrivals
1LAXLos Angeles International AirportCA625,000-1.0%163,000
2ORDChicago O'Hare International AirportIL607,000+8.7%103,000
3JFKJohn F. Kennedy International AirportNY587,000+2.3%269,000
4ATLHartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International AirportGA581,000+5.3%103,000
5DFWDallas Fort Worth International AirportTX501,000+1.4%91,300
6LASHarry Reid International AirportNV488,000-5.0%18,000
7DENDenver International AirportCO480,000+2.5%25,900
8SFOSan Francisco International AirportCA458,000+5.4%113,000
9BOSBoston Logan International AirportMA444,000+0.5%69,700
10EWRNewark Liberty International AirportNJ433,000+2.8%113,000
11MIAMiami International AirportFL405,000+14.7%168,000
12SEASeattle-Tacoma International AirportWA353,000+1.0%46,300
13FLLFort Lauderdale-Hollywood International AirportFL258,000+14.9%29,500
14MSPMinneapolis-Saint Paul International AirportMN255,000+2.2%16,800
15PHLPhiladelphia International AirportPA251,000+4.5%30,200
16DTWDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportMI245,000+6.2%24,800
17SANSan Diego International AirportCA243,000+5.8%8,020
18BNANashville International AirportTN242,000+12.9%3,100
19CLTCharlotte Douglas International AirportNC224,000+5.5%27,000
20IADWashington Dulles International AirportVA217,000+4.3%82,000
21DCARonald Reagan Washington National AirportVA217,000+3.6%-
22AUSAustin-Bergstrom International AirportTX208,000+8.5%7,690
23SLCSalt Lake City International AirportUT183,000+5.7%9,430
24HNLDaniel K. Inouye International AirportHI166,000+1.0%31,500
25RDURaleigh-Durham International AirportNC161,000+8.7%6,010
26PDXPortland International AirportOR161,000-4.2%4,190
27MSYLouis Armstrong New Orleans International AirportLA138,000+8.1%-
28INDIndianapolis International AirportIN133,000+18.1%-
29MDWChicago Midway International AirportIL126,000-8.3%5,020
30SMFSacramento International AirportCA122,000-4.1%3,400
31STLSt. Louis Lambert International AirportMO119,000+4.8%2,490
32MCIKansas City International AirportMO116,000+7.1%-
33PITPittsburgh International AirportPA112,000+11.8%-
34DALDallas Love FieldTX109,000-4.9%-
35SATSan Antonio International AirportTX109,000+2.0%5,920
36SJULuis Muñoz Marín International AirportPR108,000+5.3%12,600
37SNAJohn Wayne AirportCA107,000+9.9%1,060
38SJCSan José Mineta International AirportCA93,600-12.3%4,360
39CLECleveland Hopkins International AirportOH93,400+8.0%-
40CVGCincinnati/Northern Kentucky International AirportKY93,400+8.2%1,860
41CMHJohn Glenn Columbus International AirportOH90,300+8.7%-
42ONTOntario International AirportCA78,300+8.8%4,780
43PBIPalm Beach International AirportFL76,800+56.1%275
44OAKOakland International AirportCA75,700-9.9%6,840
45JAXJacksonville International AirportFL74,800+32.2%-
46ABQAlbuquerque International SunportNM68,000-2.3%-
47BDLBradley International AirportCT67,000-0.4%-
48CHSCharleston International AirportSC66,500+6.9%-
49MKEMilwaukee Mitchell International AirportWI61,300-3.4%-
50MEMMemphis International AirportTN58,800+17.4%-
51BURHollywood Burbank AirportCA58,800-8.6%-
52BUFBuffalo Niagara International AirportNY58,200+9.2%-
53RICRichmond International AirportVA52,700+9.0%-
54SDFLouisville Muhammad Ali International AirportKY52,200+7.6%-
55OMAEppley AirfieldNE51,300+4.9%-
56BOIBoise AirportID51,000+3.9%-
57PVDRhode Island T. F. Green International AirportRI49,100+11.7%-
58ORFNorfolk International AirportVA48,800+4.9%-
59OKCWill Rogers International AirportOK47,000+4.6%-
60RNOReno-Tahoe International AirportNV46,300+5.8%-
61SAVSavannah/Hilton Head International AirportGA45,000+9.3%-
62GRRGerald R. Ford International AirportMI44,900+15.0%-
63ELPEl Paso International AirportTX41,200+20.0%-
64GEGSpokane International AirportWA40,700+5.6%-
65TUSTucson International AirportAZ38,500+4.9%-
66ANCTed Stevens Anchorage International AirportAK37,700+7.3%-
67LGBLong Beach (Daugherty Field)CA37,000+2.1%-
68TULTulsa International AirportOK36,700+1.1%-
69MYRMyrtle Beach International AirportSC35,800-6.3%-
70PWMPortland International JetportME35,600+4.4%-
71BHMBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International AirportAL35,300-3.9%-
72ALBAlbany International AirportNY35,000+13.3%-
73KOAEllison Onizuka Kona International at Keahole AirportHI33,500+2.0%-
74DSMDes Moines International AirportIA32,300+11.7%-
75PNSPensacola International AirportFL31,900+8.9%-
76SYRSyracuse Hancock International AirportNY31,700+8.9%-
77GSPGreenville Spartanburg International AirportSC31,300+12.6%-
78ROCFrederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International AirportNY31,000+2.6%-
79FATFresno Yosemite International AirportCA29,400+13.1%3,050
80PSPPalm Springs International AirportCA28,000-6.4%-
81BZNBozeman Yellowstone International AirportMT27,600+18.9%-
82XNANorthwest Arkansas National AirportAR27,600+14.9%-
83VPSEglin AFB/Destin-Ft Walton BeachFL27,300+4.6%-
84COSCity Of Colorado Springs Municipal AirportCO27,200+9.9%-
85MSNDane County Regional/Truax FieldWI26,400+19.5%-
86LITBill and Hillary Clinton National/Adams FieldAR26,400+5.6%-
87HPNWestchester County AirportNY25,800+14.6%-
88GSOPiedmont Triad International AirportNC25,100+21.7%-
89GUMGuam International AirportGU24,900+23.1%14,500
90ILMWilmington International AirportNC20,500+33.0%-
91BTVBurlington International AirportVT19,500+8.8%-
92ICTWichita Dwight D Eisenhower National AirportKS19,400+12.2%-
93MDTHarrisburg International AirportPA18,300+22.3%-
94LEXBlue Grass AirportKY18,300+4.0%-
95IWAPhoenix-Mesa Gateway AirportAZ18,200+10.8%-
96EUGMahlon Sweet FieldOR18,200+4.6%-
97ECPNorthwest Florida Beaches International AirportFL17,700+0.0%-
98MHTManchester Boston Regional AirportNH16,800+14.0%-
99HSVHuntsville International-Carl T Jones FieldAL16,700+2.6%-
100SGFSpringfield-Branson National AirportMO16,700+15.2%-
101SBASanta Barbara Municipal AirportCA16,200+14.9%-
102FSDJoe Foss FieldSD15,900+12.0%-
103MAFMidland International Air And Space Port AirportTX15,400+4.3%-
104CIDThe Eastern Iowa AirportIA15,400+1.0%-
105CHALovell FieldTN14,900+22.5%-
106CAEColumbia Metropolitan AirportSC14,600+2.5%-
107ISPLong Island Mac Arthur AirportNY14,500+49.4%-
108RDMRoberts FieldOR14,400+14.8%-
109DAYJames M Cox Dayton International AirportOH13,700+7.8%-
110JANJackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International AirportMS13,600+5.5%-
111BGRBangor International AirportME13,500+27.9%-
112ABELehigh Valley International AirportPA13,400+48.0%-
113EYWKey West International AirportFL13,300+60.0%-
114ITOHilo International AirportHI13,300+8.7%-
115LBBLubbock Preston Smith International AirportTX13,300+10.5%-
116ATWAppleton International AirportWI12,700+29.6%-
117SBNSouth Bend International AirportIN12,200+19.6%-
118FWAFort Wayne International AirportIN12,000+24.1%-
119MFRRogue Valley International - Medford AirportOR11,900+6.9%-
120FARHector International AirportND11,600+5.1%-
121BILBillings Logan International AirportMT11,000+19.1%-
122MFEMc Allen Miller International AirportTX10,800-14.6%-
123MSOMissoula Montana AirportMT10,300+0.3%-
124CAKAkron-Canton Regional AirportOH10,000+86.3%-
125TLHTallahassee International AirportFL9,890-0.7%-
126GPIGlacier Park International AirportMT9,690+19.2%-
127HRLValley International AirportTX9,660-5.5%-
128RAPRapid City Regional AirportSD9,550+4.6%-
129ROARoanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field)VA9,470+11.7%-
130PSCTri-Cities AirportWA9,420-0.9%-
131TVCCherry Capital AirportMI9,380+28.8%-
132BTRBaton Rouge Metropolitan, Ryan FieldLA9,060+8.3%-
133JACJackson Hole AirportWY8,720+11.5%-
134STTCyril E King AirportVI8,650-6.6%-
135CRPCorpus Christi International AirportTX8,640+3.2%-
136AMARick Husband Amarillo International AirportTX8,530-0.8%-
137GPTGulfport-Biloxi International AirportMS8,480+7.8%-
138SBPSan Luis County Regional AirportCA8,220+5.4%-
139CHOCharlottesville-Albemarle AirportVA8,030+1.5%-
140FAIFairbanks International AirportAK7,970-12.6%-
141GRBGreen Bay/Austin Straubel International AirportWI7,850+24.0%-
142PIAGeneral Downing - Peoria International AirportIL7,780+22.6%-
143SHVShreveport Regional AirportLA7,600+6.3%-
144STSCharles M Schulz - Sonoma County AirportCA7,570-15.4%-
145MRYMonterey Regional AirportCA7,370+2.1%-
146MOBMobile Regional AirportAL7,060-0.1%-
147GJTGrand Junction Regional AirportCO7,020+12.5%-
148IDAIdaho Falls Regional AirportID6,890+11.7%-
149MLIQuad Cities International AirportIL6,730+5.0%-
150DRODurango-La Plata County AirportCO6,690+24.8%-
151FNTBishop International AirportMI6,620+50.2%-
152LFTLafayette Regional/Paul Fournet FieldLA6,230+6.4%-
153AGSAugusta Regional at Bush FieldGA6,160+36.9%-
154TRITri-Cities AirportTN5,990+13.5%-
155ASEAspen-Pitkin County/Sardy FieldCO5,940+18.9%-
156AVPWilkes-Barre/Scranton International AirportPA5,930+10.3%-
157GNVGainesville Regional AirportFL5,910+37.1%-
158BQNRafael Hernandez AirportPR5,880+16.4%-
159BISBismarck Municipal AirportND5,770+3.9%-
160EVVEvansville Regional AirportIN5,750+20.0%-
161PAESnohomish County (Paine Field)WA5,590+49.7%-
162SGUSt George Regional AirportUT5,260+13.0%-
163JNUJuneau International AirportAK5,100-0.3%-
164SAFSanta Fe Municipal AirportNM4,960+21.4%-
165BLIBellingham International AirportWA4,900+10.2%-
166CRWWest Virginia International Yeager AirportWV4,750+20.3%-
167GSNFrancisco C Ada/Saipan International AirportMP4,690+11.4%-
168MTJMontrose Regional AirportCO4,140+19.8%-
169BFLMeadows FieldCA4,130-2.0%-
170MGMMontgomery Regional (Dannelly Field)AL4,080-3.0%-
171GTFGreat Falls International AirportMT3,860+7.3%-
172COUColumbia Regional AirportMO3,610+49.8%-
173FAYFayetteville Regional/Grannis FieldNC3,520-4.4%-
174UNVUniversity Park AirportPA3,360-4.9%-
175OAJAlbert J Ellis AirportNC3,300-1.0%-
176MOTMinot International AirportND3,240-2.6%-
177DLHDuluth International AirportMN3,050-5.2%-
178ACVCalifornia Redwood Coast-Humboldt County AirportCA2,910-5.6%-
179BLVScott AFB/Midamerica St LouisIL2,820+45.6%-
180EGEEagle County Regional AirportCO2,810+57.2%-
181STXHenry E Rohlsen AirportVI2,690-1.6%-
182BROBrownsville/South Padre Island International AirportTX2,650-26.5%-
183HXDHilton Head AirportSC2,570+12.4%-
184MLUMonroe Regional AirportLA2,570+18.5%-
185LNKLincoln AirportNE2,530-2.4%-
186ELMElmira/Corning Regional AirportNY2,530+67.9%-
187ACKNantucket Memorial AirportMA2,420-11.2%-
188MBSMBS International AirportMI2,420+9.7%-
189XWAWilliston Basin International AirportND2,360+12.6%-
190LCHLake Charles Regional AirportLA2,360+6.6%-
191LANCapital Region International AirportMI2,340+4.0%-
192LRDLaredo International AirportTX2,320-13.1%-
193ORHWorcester Regional AirportMA2,300+42.9%-
194SUNFriedman Memorial AirportID2,290+42.8%-
195CPRCasper/Natrona County International AirportWY2,150+10.9%-
196ABIAbilene Regional AirportTX2,140+14.6%-
197IFPLaughlin/Bullhead International AirportAZ2,120+25.8%-
198CMIUniversity Of Illinois/Willard AirportIL2,120+16.4%-
199RSTRochester International AirportMN2,120+9.7%-
200AZOKalamazoo/Battle Creek International AirportMI2,070+10.8%-
201HDNYampa Valley AirportCO2,060+18.6%-
202GRKRobert Gray AAF AirportTX2,060-14.6%-
203HLNHelena Regional AirportMT2,050+8.6%-
204AEXAlexandria International AirportLA2,050+18.9%-
205FLGFlagstaff Pulliam AirportAZ2,040-7.3%-
206CLLEasterwood FieldTX2,030+18.1%-
207KTNKetchikan International AirportAK2,030+1.2%-
208HTSTri-State/Milton J Ferguson FieldWV2,020+92.1%-
209CWACentral Wisconsin AirportWI1,980+22.9%-
210EWNCoastal Carolina Regional AirportNC1,950-7.0%-
211TTNTrenton Mercer AirportNJ1,920+31.1%-
212ITHIthaca Tompkins International AirportNY1,870+22.6%-
213GFKGrand Forks International AirportND1,690-2.1%-
214LYHLynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn FieldVA1,680-9.0%-
215SBYSalisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional AirportMD1,650+9.8%-
216MHKManhattan Regional AirportKS1,520-3.1%-
217GRICentral Nebraska Regional AirportNE1,510+13.1%-
218PUWPullman/Moscow Regional AirportWA1,500+5.3%-
219NYLYuma MCAS/Yuma International AirportAZ1,450-8.6%-
220SAWMarquette Sawyer Regional AirportMI1,430n/a-
221BETBethel AirportAK1,400-21.9%-
222ADQKodiak AirportAK1,360+0.5%-
223PBGPlattsburgh International AirportNY1,350+3.7%-
224BQKBrunswick Golden Isles AirportGA1,270n/a-
225SITSitka Rocky Gutierrez AirportAK1,260+14.4%-
226GTRGolden Triangle Regional AirportMS1,230n/a-
227DHNDothan Regional AirportAL1,210n/a-
228TYRTyler Pounds Regional AirportTX1,190+14.9%-
229ERIErie International/Tom Ridge FieldPA1,170n/a-
230FSMFort Smith Regional AirportAR1,170-1.2%-
231MVYMartha's Vineyard AirportMA1,160+2.1%-
232GUCGunnison-Crested Butte Regional AirportCO1,140n/a-
233VLDValdosta Regional AirportGA1,130+6.1%-
234PHFNewport News/Williamsburg International AirportVA1,100-25.1%-
235ACTWaco Regional AirportTX1,040+1.5%-
236SJTSan Angelo Regional/Mathis FieldTX973n/a-
237ABYSouthwest Georgia Regional AirportGA933n/a-
238OMENome AirportAK895n/a-
239EATPangborn Memorial AirportWA886n/a-
240LAWLawton-Fort Sill Regional AirportOK869n/a-
241GGGEast Texas Regional AirportTX846n/a-
242YKMYakima Air Terminal/Mcallister FieldWA838n/a-
243ALWWalla Walla Regional AirportWA822n/a-
244SPIAbraham Lincoln Capital AirportIL814n/a-
245PGVPitt-Greenville AirportNC800n/a-
246LSELa Crosse Regional AirportWI785n/a-
247ROWRoswell Air Center AirportNM770n/a-
248OTHSouthwest Oregon Regional AirportOR744n/a-
249TXKTexarkana Regional-Webb FieldAR734n/a-
250SLNSalina Regional AirportKS712n/a-
251TWFJoslin Field/Magic Valley RegionalID689n/a-
252BRWWiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial AirportAK688n/a-
253BPTJack Brooks Regional AirportTX684n/a-
254ABRAberdeen Regional AirportSD662n/a-
255SPSSheppard AFB/Wichita Falls MunicipalTX652n/a-
256CMXHoughton County Memorial AirportMI638n/a-
257SHRSheridan County AirportWY605n/a-
258GCKGarden City Regional AirportKS603n/a-
259LWSLewiston/Nez Perce County AirportID596n/a-
260CIUChippewa County International AirportMI591n/a-
261GCCNortheast Wyoming Regional AirportWY590n/a-
262CYSCheyenne Regional/Jerry Olson FieldWY588n/a-
263SWOStillwater Regional AirportOK575n/a-
264ARTWatertown International AirportNY575n/a-
265LWBGreenbrier Valley AirportWV570n/a-
266BJIBemidji Regional AirportMN569n/a-
267HOBLea County Regional AirportNM542n/a-
268CKBNorth Central West Virginia AirportWV540n/a-
269CODYellowstone Regional AirportWY537n/a-
270FLOFlorence Regional AirportSC534n/a-
271BTMBert Mooney AirportMT505n/a-
272BRDBrainerd Lakes Regional AirportMN503n/a-
273RKSSouthwest Wyoming Regional AirportWY491n/a-
274PQIPresque Isle International AirportME491n/a-
275PRCPrescott Regional - Ernest A Love FieldAZ487n/a-
276IMTFord AirportMI480n/a-
277SUXSioux Gateway/Brig General Bud Day FieldIA477n/a-
278EARKearney Regional AirportNE473n/a-
279RHIRhinelander/Oneida County AirportWI472n/a-
280DIKDickinson/Theodore Roosevelt Regional AirportND467n/a-
281ALOWaterloo Regional AirportIA464n/a-
282DLGDillingham AirportAK462n/a-
283LAFPurdue University AirportIN453n/a-
284RIWCentral Wyoming Regional AirportWY428n/a-
285JLNJoplin Regional AirportMO425n/a-
286HYACape Cod Gateway AirportMA408n/a-
287MCNMiddle Georgia Regional AirportGA400n/a-
288MEIKey FieldMS395n/a-
289LARLaramie Regional AirportWY393n/a-
290JSTJohn Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County AirportPA391n/a-
291PIRPierre Regional AirportSD384n/a-
292AKNKing Salmon AirportAK371n/a-
293PSGPetersburg James A Johnson AirportAK368n/a-
294LNSLancaster AirportPA368n/a-
295BGMGreater Binghamton/Edwin A Link FieldNY365n/a-
296ESCDelta County AirportMI355n/a-
297CDVMerle K (Mudhole) Smith AirportAK347n/a-
298EKOElko Regional AirportNV346n/a-
299CDCCedar City Regional AirportUT345n/a-
300CNYCanyonlands Regional AirportUT341n/a-
301PIBHattiesburg/Laurel Regional AirportMS324n/a-
302TUPTupelo Regional AirportMS311n/a-
303PIHPocatello Regional AirportID299n/a-
304MGWMorgantown Municipal (Walter L Bill Hart Field)WV298n/a-
305HYSHays Regional AirportKS293n/a-
306APNAlpena County Regional AirportMI277n/a-
307LBFNorth Platte Regional/Lee Bird FieldNE269n/a-
308PAHBarkley Regional AirportKY264n/a-
309CVNClovis Regional AirportNM260n/a-
310WYSYellowstone AirportMT258n/a-
311VELVernal Regional AirportUT244n/a-
312WRGWrangell AirportAK243n/a-
313AOOAltoona/Blair County AirportPA242n/a-
314PGAPage Municipal AirportAZ242n/a-
315SOWShow Low Regional AirportAZ240n/a-
316ATYWatertown Regional AirportSD236n/a-
317DVLDevils Lake Regional AirportND231n/a-
318INLFalls International/Einarson FieldMN228n/a-
319SHDShenandoah Valley Regional AirportVA223n/a-
320BFFWestern Nebraska Regional/William B Heilig FieldNE223n/a-
321BHBHancock County/Bar Harbor AirportME222n/a-
322ALSSan Luis Valley Regional/Bergman FieldCO222n/a-
323HIBRange Regional AirportMN217n/a-
324MKLMc Kellar-Sipes Regional AirportTN209n/a-
325MSLNorthwest Alabama Regional AirportAL194n/a-
326OWBOwensboro/Daviess County Regional AirportKY186n/a-
327DECDecatur AirportIL177n/a-
328JMSJamestown Regional AirportND173n/a-
329MCWMason City Municipal AirportIA172n/a-
330GLHGreenville Mid-Delta AirportMS166n/a-
331YAKYakutat AirportAK159n/a-
332FODFort Dodge Regional AirportIA158n/a-
333CGICape Girardeau Regional AirportMO157n/a-
334MBLManistee County/Blacker AirportMI155n/a-
335LBLLiberal Mid-America Regional AirportKS151n/a-
336TBNWaynesville-St Robert Regional Forney FieldMO151n/a-
337MSSMassena International-Richards FieldNY139n/a-
338SDYSidney-Richland Regional AirportMT134n/a-
339CECJack Mc Namara FieldCA132n/a-
340IRKKirksville Regional AirportMO131n/a-
341MKGMuskegon County AirportMI130n/a-
342TVFThief River Falls Regional AirportMN128n/a-
343PKBMid-Ohio Valley Regional AirportWV124n/a-
344DDCDodge City Regional AirportKS117n/a-
345DUJDubois Regional AirportPA99n/a-
346BRLSoutheast Iowa Regional AirportIA99n/a-
347BFDBradford Regional AirportPA98n/a-
348LEBLebanon Municipal AirportNH84n/a-
349RKDKnox County Regional AirportME81n/a-
350IPTWilliamsport Regional AirportPA71n/a-
351PVCProvincetown Municipal AirportMA70n/a-
352AUGAugusta State AirportME65n/a-
353AIAAlliance Municipal AirportNE65n/a-
354OLFL M Clayton AirportMT64n/a-
355PUBPueblo Memorial AirportCO64n/a-
356BKWRaleigh County Memorial AirportWV59n/a-
357HVRHavre City-County AirportMT56n/a-
358GGWWokal Field/Glasgow-Valley CountyMT43n/a-
359MCKMc Cook Ben Nelson Regional AirportNE39n/a-
360MCEMerced Regional/Macready FieldCA39n/a-
361GDVDawson Communicipalty AirportMT31n/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 (361 of 416 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 2025 air travel: how US airports and states did", https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/columbus-day-2025/ (CC BY 4.0).

Frequently asked questions

How many people flew over Columbus Day 2025?

TSA screened 16,613,990 passengers nationwide over the Columbus Day 2025 travel period (Thu, Oct 9 – Tue, Oct 14, 2025), up 7.6% from 15,446,327 over the same period a year earlier. The busiest day was Friday, October 10, with 3,017,612 screenings.

What was the busiest airport over Columbus Day 2025?

The busiest airports by departing passengers screened were Los Angeles International Airport (LAX, about 625,000), Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD, about 607,000) and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK, about 587,000). Among states, California led with about 2.0 million.

How many international travelers arrived in the US over Columbus Day 2025?

US Customs and Border Protection processed about 1.8 million arriving international passengers at the 45 airports it monitors over the period, roughly flat (+0.3%) year over year.

Which airports grew the most over Columbus Day 2025?

Among airports with at least 100,000 departing passengers screened in the year-earlier period, the largest gains were IND (+18.1%), FLL (+14.9%), MIA (+14.7%), BNA (+12.9%) and PIT (+11.8%) and the largest declines SJC (-12.3%), MDW (-8.3%), LAS (-5.0%), DAL (-4.9%) and PDX (-4.2%).

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 2025 period ran Thu, Oct 9 – Tue, Oct 14, 2025 and is compared with Thu, Oct 10 – Tue, Oct 15, 2024, the same days relative to the holiday.

When is the Columbus Day 2026 travel period?

Thu, Oct 8 – Tue, Oct 13, 2026. Passenger Index publishes airport and state results a few days after it ends, once TSA releases the checkpoint data.