Passenger Index / Holiday travel / Columbus Day 2026

Columbus Day 2026 air travel: how US airports and states did

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

TSA screened 16,101,156 passengers nationwide over the Columbus Day 2026 travel period (Thu, Oct 8 – Tue, Oct 13, 2026), down 3.1% from 16,613,990 over the same period a year earlier. The busiest day was Friday, October 9, with 2,914,371 screenings.

The busiest airports by departing passengers screened were Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD, about 621,000), Los Angeles International Airport (LAX, about 595,000) and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL, about 578,000). Among states, California led with about 2.0 million.

Key facts

Travel period
TSA screenings
16,101,156 (-3.1% YoY)
Busiest day
: 2,914,371
International arrivals (CBP)
about 1.8 million (-1.8% YoY)
Busiest airport
ORD, about 621,000

Day by day, nationwide

TSA checkpoint screenings each day of the Columbus Day 2026 travel period and the matching day a year earlier (TSA published totals, exact).
2026ScreenedYear earlierScreenedYoY
2,901,5642,975,982-2.5%
2,914,3713,017,612-3.4%
2,263,7442,381,106-4.9%
2,838,7812,951,273-3.8%
2,829,3402,874,884-1.6%
2,353,3562,413,133-2.5%

Biggest movers

Among airports with at least 100,000 departing passengers screened in the year-earlier period. Up most: SJU +5.7%, SAN +5.1%, BOS +3.7%, AUS +3.4%, MDW +3.3%. Down most: MSY -11.8%, DTW -11.6%, LAS -10.4%, MCI -8.3%, JFK -8.0%.

By state

Departing passengers screened over Columbus Day 2026, by state: sum of the state's airports with complete data, rounded to 3 significant figures.
StateDeparting screenedYoYBusiest airportAirports
California2.0 million-1.3%LAX22
Florida1.7 million-4.7%MCO18
Texas1.1 million-0.6%DFW22
Illinois778,000+2.4%ORD11
New York742,000-6.2%JFK14
Georgia630,000-0.7%ATL6
Virginia557,000+0.3%IAD9
Colorado517,000-3.7%DEN11
Nevada481,000-10.1%LAS3
Massachusetts466,000+3.5%BOS6
Arizona456,000-0.3%PHX9
North Carolina424,000-3.8%CLT8
Washington417,000-0.2%SEA9
New Jersey417,000-4.2%EWR2
Pennsylvania394,000-3.3%PHL12
Tennessee322,000-0.0%BNA5
Michigan287,000-9.4%DTW15
Hawaii275,000-7.5%HNL5
Minnesota256,000-1.9%MSP8
Missouri243,000-5.2%STL8
Ohio220,000+4.4%CMH5
Oregon204,000-1.3%PDX5
Utah202,000+1.5%SLC6
Kentucky163,000-0.8%CVG5
Maryland162,000-7.9%BWI2
Indiana159,000-2.4%IND5
Louisiana152,000-9.3%MSY7
South Carolina149,000-1.3%CHS6
Puerto Rico122,000+6.2%SJU3
Wisconsin112,000-0.6%MKE8
Oklahoma85,900+1.0%OKC4
Connecticut83,200+3.6%BDL2
New Mexico77,100+3.1%ABQ6
Alabama66,600+5.4%BHM4
Montana63,700-2.9%BZN13
Idaho62,800+1.6%BOI6
Alaska60,000-0.6%ANC15
Nebraska59,700+5.8%OMA9
Arkansas54,200-3.1%XNA4
Maine51,300+2.5%PWM6
Rhode Island48,200-1.9%PVD1
Iowa47,200-3.9%DSM7
South Dakota26,900+0.5%FSD5
North Dakota24,800-3.2%FAR8
Kansas22,400-1.1%ICT6
Mississippi21,500-9.7%JAN5
Guam19,700-20.9%GUM1
Vermont19,300-1.0%BTV1
New Hampshire17,200+1.7%MHT2
Wyoming16,500+13.7%JAC9
U.S. Virgin Islands9,830-13.3%STT2
West Virginia8,120-2.8%CRW7
Delaware3,550+12.7%ILG1
Northern Mariana Islands2,010-57.2%GSN1

By airport

All 380 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 AirportIL621,000+2.3%107,000
2LAXLos Angeles International AirportCA595,000-4.8%163,000
3ATLHartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International AirportGA578,000-0.4%104,000
4JFKJohn F. Kennedy International AirportNY540,000-8.0%255,000
5DFWDallas Fort Worth International AirportTX499,000-0.5%88,200
6SFOSan Francisco International AirportCA470,000+2.6%111,000
7BOSBoston Logan International AirportMA461,000+3.7%67,800
8DENDenver International AirportCO459,000-4.3%26,100
9MCOOrlando International AirportFL459,000-5.0%49,900
10LASHarry Reid International AirportNV437,000-10.4%19,500
11EWRNewark Liberty International AirportNJ414,000-4.4%110,000
12PHXPhoenix Sky Harbor International AirportAZ394,000+0.1%17,500
13MIAMiami International AirportFL381,000-5.7%171,000
14SEASeattle-Tacoma International AirportWA355,000+0.5%48,000
15SANSan Diego International AirportCA256,000+5.1%8,540
16FLLFort Lauderdale-Hollywood International AirportFL251,000-2.8%24,500
17MSPMinneapolis-Saint Paul International AirportMN249,000-2.4%16,200
18PHLPhiladelphia International AirportPA246,000-2.0%33,000
19BNANashville International AirportTN243,000+0.5%3,440
20IADWashington Dulles International AirportVA219,000+0.9%77,300
21DTWDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportMI217,000-11.6%24,500
22AUSAustin-Bergstrom International AirportTX215,000+3.4%8,500
23DCARonald Reagan Washington National AirportVA215,000-0.9%-
24CLTCharlotte Douglas International AirportNC214,000-4.6%28,100
25TPATampa International AirportFL197,000-5.5%11,300
26SLCSalt Lake City International AirportUT183,000-0.1%9,070
27RDURaleigh-Durham International AirportNC161,000-0.4%5,520
28BWIBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall AirportMD160,000-7.8%6,410
29PDXPortland International AirportOR160,000-0.6%5,610
30HNLDaniel K. Inouye International AirportHI154,000-7.3%28,200
31MDWChicago Midway International AirportIL130,000+3.3%4,540
32INDIndianapolis International AirportIN128,000-3.9%-
33MSYLouis Armstrong New Orleans International AirportLA121,000-11.8%-
34SMFSacramento International AirportCA120,000-2.1%3,700
35STLSt. Louis Lambert International AirportMO114,000-4.2%2,820
36SJULuis Muñoz Marín International AirportPR114,000+5.7%11,700
37DALDallas Love FieldTX111,000+1.4%-
38MCIKansas City International AirportMO106,000-8.3%-
39SNAJohn Wayne AirportCA105,000-2.0%972
40PITPittsburgh International AirportPA104,000-7.1%-
41SATSan Antonio International AirportTX101,000-7.2%5,880
42CMHJohn Glenn Columbus International AirportOH97,200+7.6%-
43CLECleveland Hopkins International AirportOH95,200+2.0%-
44CVGCincinnati/Northern Kentucky International AirportKY91,600-1.9%2,380
45SJCSan José Mineta International AirportCA90,000-3.9%2,790
46RSWSouthwest Florida International AirportFL76,500-5.1%-
47PBIPalm Beach International AirportFL73,200-4.8%370
48JAXJacksonville International AirportFL73,100-2.3%-
49ABQAlbuquerque International SunportNM69,900+2.8%-
50OAKOakland International AirportCA69,800-7.9%5,470
51ONTOntario International AirportCA68,700-12.2%5,090
52BDLBradley International AirportCT67,800+1.1%-
53CHSCharleston International AirportSC66,800+0.4%-
54MKEMilwaukee Mitchell International AirportWI59,600-2.8%-
55BUFBuffalo Niagara International AirportNY56,700-2.7%-
56MEMMemphis International AirportTN55,400-5.7%-
57OGGKahului AirportHI53,800+1.2%-
58RICRichmond International AirportVA53,500+1.6%-
59BURHollywood Burbank AirportCA53,500-9.0%-
60OMAEppley AirfieldNE52,700+2.7%-
61SDFLouisville Muhammad Ali International AirportKY51,500-1.4%-
62BOIBoise AirportID50,700-0.6%-
63ORFNorfolk International AirportVA49,200+0.9%-
64PVDRhode Island T. F. Green International AirportRI48,200-1.9%132
65OKCWill Rogers International AirportOK46,500-1.0%-
66GRRGerald R. Ford International AirportMI44,500-0.9%-
67RNOReno-Tahoe International AirportNV43,100-6.8%-
68SAVSavannah/Hilton Head International AirportGA42,500-5.6%-
69ELPEl Paso International AirportTX40,100-2.6%-
70GEGSpokane International AirportWA39,100-4.0%-
71TULTulsa International AirportOK38,100+3.8%-
72PWMPortland International JetportME37,900+6.3%-
73ANCTed Stevens Anchorage International AirportAK37,800+0.2%-
74BHMBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International AirportAL37,800+6.9%-
75TUSTucson International AirportAZ37,200-3.4%-
76ALBAlbany International AirportNY37,100+6.0%-
77SRQSarasota Bradenton International AirportFL36,300-6.9%-
78GSPGreenville Spartanburg International AirportSC33,400+6.6%-
79LGBLong Beach (Daugherty Field)CA33,100-10.7%-
80SFBOrlando Sanford International AirportFL32,500+6.6%438
81KOAEllison Onizuka Kona International at Keahole AirportHI31,600-5.8%-
82DSMDes Moines International AirportIA31,400-2.8%-
83ROCFrederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International AirportNY30,700-1.0%-
84SYRSyracuse Hancock International AirportNY30,700-3.0%-
85PSPPalm Springs International AirportCA30,200+7.9%-
86MYRMyrtle Beach International AirportSC30,200-15.6%-
87FATFresno Yosemite International AirportCA28,300-3.5%3,330
88XNANorthwest Arkansas National AirportAR28,000+1.3%-
89MSNDane County Regional/Truax FieldWI27,400+3.6%-
90BZNBozeman Yellowstone International AirportMT27,200-1.5%-
91COSCity Of Colorado Springs Municipal AirportCO25,800-4.9%-
92PIESt Pete-Clearwater International AirportFL24,900-5.0%-
93LITBill and Hillary Clinton National/Adams FieldAR24,300-7.7%-
94LIHLihue AirportHI23,200-27.1%-
95HPNWestchester County AirportNY22,700-12.0%-
96GSOPiedmont Triad International AirportNC21,500-14.5%-
97GUMGuam International AirportGU19,700-20.9%12,600
98ICTWichita Dwight D Eisenhower National AirportKS19,400+0.2%-
99BTVBurlington International AirportVT19,300-1.0%-
100LEXBlue Grass AirportKY19,300+5.4%-
101ILMWilmington International AirportNC19,200-6.2%-
102MDTHarrisburg International AirportPA19,000+3.9%-
103HSVHuntsville International-Carl T Jones FieldAL18,800+12.3%-
104PGDPunta Gorda AirportFL18,400-2.9%-
105EUGMahlon Sweet FieldOR18,200-0.1%-
106IWAPhoenix-Mesa Gateway AirportAZ17,700-2.8%-
107SBASanta Barbara Municipal AirportCA17,200+6.5%-
108MHTManchester Boston Regional AirportNH17,100+1.5%-
109ISPLong Island Mac Arthur AirportNY16,900+16.6%-
110SGFSpringfield-Branson National AirportMO16,700-0.0%-
111CHALovell FieldTN15,800+6.3%-
112CAEColumbia Metropolitan AirportSC15,800+8.1%-
113FSDJoe Foss FieldSD15,600-2.1%-
114HVNTweed/New Haven AirportCT15,400+16.6%-
115CIDThe Eastern Iowa AirportIA14,200-7.2%-
116MAFMidland International Air And Space Port AirportTX14,000-9.3%-
117EYWKey West International AirportFL13,700+2.6%-
118RDMRoberts FieldOR13,500-6.2%-
119DAYJames M Cox Dayton International AirportOH13,300-3.2%-
120SBNSouth Bend International AirportIN12,900+6.4%-
121ITOHilo International AirportHI12,900-2.8%-
122ATWAppleton International AirportWI12,500-1.4%-
123LBBLubbock Preston Smith International AirportTX12,500-5.7%-
124ABELehigh Valley International AirportPA12,500-6.6%-
125JANJackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International AirportMS12,500-8.4%-
126BGRBangor International AirportME12,400-8.2%-
127PVUProvo Municipal AirportUT12,400+29.7%-
128FWAFort Wayne International AirportIN12,300+2.4%-
129STSCharles M Schulz - Sonoma County AirportCA12,300+62.1%-
130FARHector International AirportND12,000+3.1%-
131CAKAkron-Canton Regional AirportOH11,400+13.8%-
132MFRRogue Valley International - Medford AirportOR11,200-5.7%-
133ECPNorthwest Florida Beaches International AirportFL10,800-39.1%-
134MFEMc Allen Miller International AirportTX10,500-1.9%-
135JACJackson Hole AirportWY10,400+18.8%-
136MSOMissoula Montana AirportMT10,100-2.0%-
137BILBillings Logan International AirportMT10,000-8.5%-
138RAPRapid City Regional AirportSD10,000+4.8%-
139SBPSan Luis County Regional AirportCA9,860+20.0%-
140PSCTri-Cities AirportWA9,860+4.6%-
141HRLValley International AirportTX9,740+0.9%-
142GPIGlacier Park International AirportMT9,700+0.1%-
143TVCCherry Capital AirportMI9,680+3.2%-
144ROARoanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field)VA9,410-0.7%-
145TLHTallahassee International AirportFL9,290-6.1%-
146FAIFairbanks International AirportAK8,650+8.6%-
147SHVShreveport Regional AirportLA8,530+12.2%-
148AMARick Husband Amarillo International AirportTX8,400-1.5%-
149BTRBaton Rouge Metropolitan, Ryan FieldLA8,300-8.4%-
150MRYMonterey Regional AirportCA8,290+12.5%-
151MLBMelbourne Orlando International AirportFL8,210-1.7%-
152IDAIdaho Falls Regional AirportID7,840+13.8%-
153CHOCharlottesville-Albemarle AirportVA7,750-3.4%-
154STTCyril E King AirportVI7,410-14.4%-
155PIAGeneral Downing - Peoria International AirportIL7,390-5.0%-
156GPTGulfport-Biloxi International AirportMS7,290-14.1%-
157CRPCorpus Christi International AirportTX7,250-16.1%-
158MLIQuad Cities International AirportIL7,240+7.5%-
159TRITri-Cities AirportTN7,100+18.5%-
160GJTGrand Junction Regional AirportCO7,070+0.6%-
161GRBGreen Bay/Austin Straubel International AirportWI6,990-10.9%-
162ASEAspen-Pitkin County/Sardy FieldCO6,910+16.4%-
163DRODurango-La Plata County AirportCO6,800+1.6%-
164BQNRafael Hernandez AirportPR6,350+8.0%-
165AGSAugusta Regional at Bush FieldGA6,340+3.0%-
166LFTLafayette Regional/Paul Fournet FieldLA6,290+0.9%-
167EVVEvansville Regional AirportIN5,900+2.6%-
168FNTBishop International AirportMI5,870-11.3%-
169GNVGainesville Regional AirportFL5,830-1.3%-
170MOBMobile Regional AirportAL5,770-18.4%-
171BISBismarck Municipal AirportND5,630-2.4%-
172PAESnohomish County (Paine Field)WA5,610+0.4%-
173DABDaytona Beach International AirportFL5,530-22.5%-
174SGUSt George Regional AirportUT5,430+3.4%-
175VRBVero Beach Regional AirportFL5,180+166.7%-
176AVPWilkes-Barre/Scranton International AirportPA5,170-12.8%-
177SAFSanta Fe Municipal AirportNM4,920-0.9%-
178JNUJuneau International AirportAK4,900-4.1%-
179COUColumbia Regional AirportMO4,750+31.6%-
180BFLMeadows FieldCA4,730+14.6%-
181CRWWest Virginia International Yeager AirportWV4,600-3.3%-
182MTJMontrose Regional AirportCO4,510+8.9%-
183LNKLincoln AirportNE4,280+69.0%-
184MGMMontgomery Regional (Dannelly Field)AL4,260+4.5%-
185BMICentral Illinois Regional/Bloomington-Normal AirportIL4,070+13.5%-
186UNVUniversity Park AirportPA3,720+10.7%-
187GTFGreat Falls International AirportMT3,600-6.7%-
188ILGNew Castle AirportDE3,550+12.7%-
189DLHDuluth International AirportMN3,470+13.8%-
190ACVCalifornia Redwood Coast-Humboldt County AirportCA3,460+19.2%-
191BLIBellingham International AirportWA3,250-33.6%-
192MOTMinot International AirportND3,220-0.5%-
193EGEEagle County Regional AirportCO3,180+13.2%-
194FAYFayetteville Regional/Grannis FieldNC3,170-10.0%-
195OAJAlbert J Ellis AirportNC3,130-5.3%-
196ABIAbilene Regional AirportTX3,080+44.1%-
197RFDChicago/Rockford International AirportIL3,030+0.7%-
198HXDHilton Head AirportSC2,810+9.1%-
199TTNTrenton Mercer AirportNJ2,780+44.8%-
200BROBrownsville/South Padre Island International AirportTX2,770+4.8%-
201MLUMonroe Regional AirportLA2,730+6.2%-
202ACKNantucket Memorial AirportMA2,720+12.2%-
203CRQMcClellan-Palomar AirportCA2,680n/a-
204AEXAlexandria International AirportLA2,660+29.8%-
205LCKRickenbacker International AirportOH2,620-14.0%-
206SUNFriedman Memorial AirportID2,570+12.1%-
207RSTRochester International AirportMN2,530+19.5%-
208BLVScott AFB/Midamerica St LouisIL2,490-11.6%-
209STXHenry E Rohlsen AirportVI2,420-10.0%-
210LRDLaredo International AirportTX2,370+2.2%-
211LYHLynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn FieldVA2,360+40.1%-
212ELMElmira/Corning Regional AirportNY2,350-7.1%-
213HDNYampa Valley AirportCO2,340+13.9%-
214LANCapital Region International AirportMI2,290-2.0%-
215MBSMBS International AirportMI2,280-5.9%-
216CPRCasper/Natrona County International AirportWY2,210+2.8%-
217FLGFlagstaff Pulliam AirportAZ2,080+2.3%-
218GRKRobert Gray AAF AirportTX2,080+1.3%-
219AZOKalamazoo/Battle Creek International AirportMI2,070+0.0%-
220LCHLake Charles Regional AirportLA2,040-13.5%-
221KTNKetchikan International AirportAK2,020-0.4%-
222GSNFrancisco C Ada/Saipan International AirportMP2,010-57.2%-
223HLNHelena Regional AirportMT2,000-2.3%-
224CWACentral Wisconsin AirportWI1,970-0.8%-
225PSEMercedita AirportPR1,920+28.1%-
226ORHWorcester Regional AirportMA1,850-19.8%-
227CMIUniversity Of Illinois/Willard AirportIL1,780-16.0%-
228LSELa Crosse Regional AirportWI1,780n/a-
229EWNCoastal Carolina Regional AirportNC1,760-9.6%-
230ITHIthaca Tompkins International AirportNY1,750-6.4%-
231HTSTri-State/Milton J Ferguson FieldWV1,640-18.6%-
232IFPLaughlin/Bullhead International AirportAZ1,610-24.2%-
233NYLYuma MCAS/Yuma International AirportAZ1,570+7.8%-
234XWAWilliston Basin International AirportND1,450-38.7%-
235PUWPullman/Moscow Regional AirportWA1,420-5.7%-
236CLLEasterwood FieldTX1,350-33.3%-
237SBYSalisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional AirportMD1,340-18.9%-
238GFKGrand Forks International AirportND1,320-22.1%-
239PBGPlattsburgh International AirportNY1,310-3.2%-
240GUCGunnison-Crested Butte Regional AirportCO1,300+14.8%-
241BETBethel AirportAK1,300-6.9%-
242ADQKodiak AirportAK1,300-4.8%-
243ROWRoswell Air Center AirportNM1,280n/a-
244GRICentral Nebraska Regional AirportNE1,260-16.6%-
245ERIErie International/Tom Ridge FieldPA1,250+6.8%-
246BQKBrunswick Golden Isles AirportGA1,220-3.6%-
247MHKManhattan Regional AirportKS1,210-20.5%-
248SAWMarquette Sawyer Regional AirportMI1,180-18.0%-
249GTRGolden Triangle Regional AirportMS1,160-5.5%-
250VLDValdosta Regional AirportGA1,160+2.5%-
251FSMFort Smith Regional AirportAR1,120-3.8%-
252EATPangborn Memorial AirportWA1,080n/a-
253ACTWaco Regional AirportTX1,070+2.5%-
254SJTSan Angelo Regional/Mathis FieldTX1,050n/a-
255SITSitka Rocky Gutierrez AirportAK1,050-16.5%-
256ABYSouthwest Georgia Regional AirportGA1,010n/a-
257TYRTyler Pounds Regional AirportTX953-19.6%-
258PHFNewport News/Williamsburg International AirportVA929-15.8%-
259MVYMartha's Vineyard AirportMA877-24.5%-
260ALWWalla Walla Regional AirportWA829n/a-
261YKMYakima Air Terminal/Mcallister FieldWA799n/a-
262PGVPitt-Greenville AirportNC792n/a-
263OMENome AirportAK788n/a-
264SLNSalina Regional AirportKS783n/a-
265SPIAbraham Lincoln Capital AirportIL782n/a-
266EAUChippewa Valley Regional AirportWI775n/a-
267GCCNortheast Wyoming Regional AirportWY774n/a-
268OGSOgdensburg International AirportNY760n/a-
269TWFJoslin Field/Magic Valley RegionalID748n/a-
270TXKTexarkana Regional-Webb FieldAR729n/a-
271LAWLawton-Fort Sill Regional AirportOK706n/a-
272PRCPrescott Regional - Ernest A Love FieldAZ704n/a-
273BPTJack Brooks Regional AirportTX699n/a-
274LNSLancaster AirportPA674n/a-
275CKBNorth Central West Virginia AirportWV668n/a-
276OTHSouthwest Oregon Regional AirportOR658n/a-
277LWBGreenbrier Valley AirportWV650n/a-
278SPSSheppard AFB/Wichita Falls MunicipalTX640n/a-
279SWOStillwater Regional AirportOK636n/a-
280EARKearney Regional AirportNE621n/a-
281CYSCheyenne Regional/Jerry Olson FieldWY619n/a-
282CMXHoughton County Memorial AirportMI605n/a-
283CODYellowstone Regional AirportWY601n/a-
284GGGEast Texas Regional AirportTX596n/a-
285LWSLewiston/Nez Perce County AirportID591n/a-
286SHRSheridan County AirportWY587n/a-
287BJIBemidji Regional AirportMN567n/a-
288CIUChippewa County International AirportMI538n/a-
289ABRAberdeen Regional AirportSD532n/a-
290CNYCanyonlands Regional AirportUT530n/a-
291BRWWiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial AirportAK512n/a-
292RHIRhinelander/Oneida County AirportWI495n/a-
293HOBLea County Regional AirportNM494n/a-
294SUXSioux Gateway/Brig General Bud Day FieldIA486n/a-
295RKSSouthwest Wyoming Regional AirportWY483n/a-
296LAFPurdue University AirportIN482n/a-
297GCKGarden City Regional AirportKS481n/a-
298IMTFord AirportMI474n/a-
299PQIPresque Isle International AirportME460n/a-
300BTMBert Mooney AirportMT454n/a-
301FLOFlorence Regional AirportSC453n/a-
302JLNJoplin Regional AirportMO452n/a-
303DIKDickinson/Theodore Roosevelt Regional AirportND449n/a-
304RIWCentral Wyoming Regional AirportWY446n/a-
305ARTWatertown International AirportNY431n/a-
306APNAlpena County Regional AirportMI428n/a-
307PAHBarkley Regional AirportKY426n/a-
308BRDBrainerd Lakes Regional AirportMN423n/a-
309LARLaramie Regional AirportWY417n/a-
310HIBRange Regional AirportMN402n/a-
311LBFNorth Platte Regional/Lee Bird FieldNE389n/a-
312PIRPierre Regional AirportSD388n/a-
313ESCDelta County AirportMI386n/a-
314PIBHattiesburg/Laurel Regional AirportMS385n/a-
315DLGDillingham AirportAK378n/a-
316ATYWatertown Regional AirportSD373n/a-
317EKOElko Regional AirportNV373n/a-
318SHDShenandoah Valley Regional AirportVA369n/a-
319ALOWaterloo Regional AirportIA366n/a-
320PIHPocatello Regional AirportID358n/a-
321BFFWestern Nebraska Regional/William B Heilig FieldNE356n/a-
322JSTJohn Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County AirportPA355n/a-
323MGWMorgantown Municipal (Walter L Bill Hart Field)WV354n/a-
324DVLDevils Lake Regional AirportND351n/a-
325BGMGreater Binghamton/Edwin A Link FieldNY341n/a-
326JMSJamestown Regional AirportND323n/a-
327HYSHays Regional AirportKS307n/a-
328FODFort Dodge Regional AirportIA304n/a-
329PSGPetersburg James A Johnson AirportAK304n/a-
330CDVMerle K (Mudhole) Smith AirportAK301n/a-
331BHBHancock County/Bar Harbor AirportME298n/a-
332VELVernal Regional AirportUT279n/a-
333CDCCedar City Regional AirportUT268n/a-
334ALSSan Luis Valley Regional/Bergman FieldCO266n/a-
335YAKYakutat AirportAK251n/a-
336AOOAltoona/Blair County AirportPA250n/a-
337CVNClovis Regional AirportNM248n/a-
338AKNKing Salmon AirportAK248n/a-
339INLFalls International/Einarson FieldMN247n/a-
340MKLMc Kellar-Sipes Regional AirportTN245n/a-
341SOWShow Low Regional AirportAZ240n/a-
342WYSYellowstone AirportMT237n/a-
343MCWMason City Municipal AirportIA224n/a-
344CGICape Girardeau Regional AirportMO221n/a-
345PGAPage Municipal AirportAZ214n/a-
346FMNFour Corners Regional AirportNM209n/a-
347MBLManistee County/Blacker AirportMI208n/a-
348GLHGreenville Mid-Delta AirportMS200n/a-
349MCEMerced Regional/Macready FieldCA191n/a-
350OWBOwensboro/Daviess County Regional AirportKY190n/a-
351DDCDodge City Regional AirportKS189n/a-
352DECDecatur AirportIL186n/a-
353WRGWrangell AirportAK186n/a-
354SDYSidney-Richland Regional AirportMT167n/a-
355PUBPueblo Memorial AirportCO158n/a-
356RKDKnox County Regional AirportME141n/a-
357MSSMassena International-Richards FieldNY135n/a-
358CECJack Mc Namara FieldCA129n/a-
359UINQuincy Regional-Baldwin FieldIL129n/a-
360MKGMuskegon County AirportMI129n/a-
361PKBMid-Ohio Valley Regional AirportWV124n/a-
362TBNWaynesville-St Robert Regional Forney FieldMO123n/a-
363LEBLebanon Municipal AirportNH120n/a-
364TVFThief River Falls Regional AirportMN111n/a-
365DUJDubois Regional AirportPA107n/a-
366IRKKirksville Regional AirportMO103n/a-
367PVCProvincetown Municipal AirportMA97n/a-
368BRLSoutheast Iowa Regional AirportIA94n/a-
369BKWRaleigh County Memorial AirportWV92n/a-
370HYACape Cod Gateway AirportMA85n/a-
371AUGAugusta State AirportME83n/a-
372IPLImperial County AirportCA73n/a-
373AIAAlliance Municipal AirportNE62n/a-
374HVRHavre City-County AirportMT61n/a-
375BFDBradford Regional AirportPA53n/a-
376GGWWokal Field/Glasgow-Valley CountyMT52n/a-
377MCKMc Cook Ben Nelson Regional AirportNE46n/a-
378OLFL M Clayton AirportMT42n/a-
379CDRChadron Municipal AirportNE40n/a-
380GDVDawson Communicipalty AirportMT32n/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 (380 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, "Columbus Day 2026 air travel: how US airports and states did", https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/columbus-day-2026/ (CC BY 4.0).

Frequently asked questions

How many people flew over Columbus Day 2026?

TSA screened 16,101,156 passengers nationwide over the Columbus Day 2026 travel period (Thu, Oct 8 – Tue, Oct 13, 2026), down 3.1% from 16,613,990 over the same period a year earlier. The busiest day was Friday, October 9, with 2,914,371 screenings.

What was the busiest airport over Columbus Day 2026?

The busiest airports by departing passengers screened were Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD, about 621,000), Los Angeles International Airport (LAX, about 595,000) and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL, about 578,000). Among states, California led with about 2.0 million.

How many international travelers arrived in the US over Columbus Day 2026?

US Customs and Border Protection processed about 1.8 million arriving international passengers at the 46 airports it monitors over the period, down 1.8% year over year.

Which airports grew the most over Columbus Day 2026?

Among airports with at least 100,000 departing passengers screened in the year-earlier period, the largest gains were SJU (+5.7%), SAN (+5.1%), BOS (+3.7%), AUS (+3.4%) and MDW (+3.3%) and the largest declines MSY (-11.8%), DTW (-11.6%), LAS (-10.4%), MCI (-8.3%) and JFK (-8.0%).

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 2026 period ran Thu, Oct 8 – Tue, Oct 13, 2026 and is compared with Thu, Oct 9 – Tue, Oct 14, 2025, the same days relative to the holiday.

When is the Columbus Day 2027 travel period?

Thu, Oct 7 – Tue, Oct 12, 2027. Passenger Index publishes airport and state results a few days after it ends, once TSA releases the checkpoint data.