Passenger Index / Holiday travel / Fourth of July 2022

Fourth of July 2022 air travel: how US airports and states did

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

TSA screened 15,451,212 passengers nationwide over the Fourth of July 2022 travel period (Fri, Jul 1 – Thu, Jul 7, 2022), up 10.9% from 13,929,958 over the same period a year earlier. The busiest day was Friday, July 1, with 2,501,366 screenings.

The busiest airports by departing passengers screened were Los Angeles International Airport (LAX, about 648,000), John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK, about 632,000) and Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD, about 523,000). Among states, California led with about 2.0 million.

Key facts

Travel period
TSA screenings
15,451,212 (+10.9% YoY)
Busiest day
: 2,501,366
Busiest airport
LAX, about 648,000

Day by day, nationwide

TSA checkpoint screenings each day of the Fourth of July 2022 travel period and the matching day a year earlier (TSA published totals, exact).
2022ScreenedYear earlierScreenedYoY
2,501,3662,152,087+16.2%
2,169,0682,205,102-1.6%
2,102,8781,918,985+9.6%
2,086,8541,697,422+22.9%
2,209,0312,167,826+1.9%
2,136,0351,896,755+12.6%
2,245,9801,891,781+18.7%

Biggest movers

Among airports with at least 100,000 departing passengers screened in the year-earlier period. Up most: LGA +71.1%, SFO +47.1%, JFK +46.8%, IAD +44.0%, BOS +38.9%. Down most: FLL -7.6%, SJU -7.6%, SLC -2.3%, DEN -2.3%, DAL +1.0%.

By state

Departing passengers screened over Fourth of July 2022, by state: sum of the state's airports with complete data, rounded to 3 significant figures.
StateDeparting screenedYoYBusiest airportAirports
California2.0 million+20.4%LAX22
Florida1.8 million+4.8%MCO17
Texas1.4 million+7.6%DFW25
New York1.1 million+48.6%JFK16
Illinois687,000+17.6%ORD11
Georgia527,000+3.6%ATL8
Virginia508,000+31.6%IAD9
Nevada479,000+3.1%LAS3
Colorado472,000-3.5%DEN11
New Jersey468,000+22.1%EWR3
Washington416,000+8.1%SEA9
Massachusetts391,000+37.5%BOS5
North Carolina385,000+8.4%CLT9
Arizona350,000+0.3%PHX7
Pennsylvania336,000+8.3%PHL13
Hawaii311,000+15.2%HNL4
Tennessee269,000+9.7%BNA5
Michigan265,000+3.3%DTW14
Missouri225,000+1.1%STL8
Minnesota206,000+9.9%MSP8
Oregon191,000+1.7%PDX5
Ohio185,000+3.1%CLE6
Maryland175,000+4.9%BWI2
Utah161,000-2.4%SLC6
South Carolina148,000-2.8%CHS6
Louisiana146,000+12.4%MSY7
Puerto Rico138,000-5.9%SJU3
Kentucky135,000+2.5%CVG5
Indiana111,000+3.8%IND4
Alaska99,600+2.0%ANC16
Wisconsin83,700+0.4%MKE8
Oklahoma76,000+3.6%OKC4
Connecticut66,200+12.4%BDL2
Montana62,100-17.2%BZN13
Idaho56,500-1.1%BOI6
New Mexico52,700+13.3%ABQ5
Nebraska50,100-2.9%OMA9
Alabama47,900+4.7%BHM5
Arkansas43,600+10.3%LIT4
Iowa42,600+3.4%DSM7
Maine36,400+0.2%PWM6
Rhode Island34,500+28.6%PVD1
South Dakota23,800-1.5%FSD5
Mississippi22,000-3.6%JAN6
U.S. Virgin Islands21,500-24.2%STT2
Kansas21,000+7.3%ICT7
North Dakota19,900-3.4%FAR8
New Hampshire16,400+24.4%MHT3
Guam16,000+179.1%GUM1
Wyoming15,200-32.7%JAC8
Vermont13,800+43.3%BTV2
West Virginia9,360-9.3%HTS7

By airport

All 386 airports with complete TSA data on every day of both periods, ranked by departing passengers screened (3 significant figures).
#CodeAirportStateDeparting screenedYoY
1LAXLos Angeles International AirportCA648,000+14.7%
2JFKJohn F. Kennedy International AirportNY632,000+46.8%
3ORDChicago O'Hare International AirportIL523,000+18.3%
4MCOOrlando International AirportFL478,000+9.6%
5ATLHartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International AirportGA477,000+4.2%
6EWRNewark Liberty International AirportNJ450,000+22.7%
7MIAMiami International AirportFL444,000+18.8%
8DFWDallas Fort Worth International AirportTX439,000+5.0%
9LASHarry Reid International AirportNV435,000+4.7%
10DENDenver International AirportCO426,000-2.3%
11SFOSan Francisco International AirportCA410,000+47.1%
12BOSBoston Logan International AirportMA379,000+38.9%
13SEASeattle-Tacoma International AirportWA350,000+7.9%
14IAHGeorge Bush Intercontinental AirportTX336,000+8.6%
15PHXPhoenix Sky Harbor International AirportAZ316,000+1.0%
16LGALaGuardia AirportNY309,000+71.1%
17FLLFort Lauderdale-Hollywood International AirportFL297,000-7.6%
18SANSan Diego International AirportCA244,000+18.1%
19PHLPhiladelphia International AirportPA216,000+11.4%
20DTWDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportMI206,000+4.4%
21IADWashington Dulles International AirportVA204,000+44.0%
22MSPMinneapolis-Saint Paul International AirportMN200,000+11.0%
23CLTCharlotte Douglas International AirportNC197,000+13.9%
24TPATampa International AirportFL195,000+4.6%
25DCARonald Reagan Washington National AirportVA193,000+36.9%
26AUSAustin-Bergstrom International AirportTX192,000+16.8%
27BNANashville International AirportTN178,000+11.5%
28BWIBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall AirportMD174,000+5.5%
29HNLDaniel K. Inouye International AirportHI171,000+17.2%
30SLCSalt Lake City International AirportUT154,000-2.3%
31PDXPortland International AirportOR150,000+1.1%
32MDWChicago Midway International AirportIL138,000+17.8%
33RDURaleigh-Durham International AirportNC126,000+6.6%
34SJULuis Muñoz Marín International AirportPR126,000-7.6%
35MSYLouis Armstrong New Orleans International AirportLA123,000+17.8%
36SMFSacramento International AirportCA122,000+5.4%
37STLSt. Louis Lambert International AirportMO113,000+5.9%
38SNAJohn Wayne AirportCA111,000+18.5%
39SJCSan José Mineta International AirportCA107,000+19.3%
40OAKOakland International AirportCA106,000+11.3%
41DALDallas Love FieldTX106,000+1.0%
42SATSan Antonio International AirportTX100,000+9.1%
43MCIKansas City International AirportMO96,800-2.3%
44HOUWilliam P. Hobby AirportTX96,800+4.1%
45INDIndianapolis International AirportIN92,500+8.0%
46CLECleveland Hopkins International AirportOH84,900+0.2%
47PITPittsburgh International AirportPA84,300+6.6%
48OGGKahului AirportHI82,100+9.8%
49CVGCincinnati/Northern Kentucky International AirportKY80,100+4.5%
50RSWSouthwest Florida International AirportFL78,700-15.2%
51CMHJohn Glenn Columbus International AirportOH74,700+8.2%
52JAXJacksonville International AirportFL67,500+17.9%
53ANCTed Stevens Anchorage International AirportAK62,200+2.0%
54BURHollywood Burbank AirportCA59,500+27.7%
55ONTOntario International AirportCA59,000+11.0%
56PBIPalm Beach International AirportFL58,900+2.7%
57CHSCharleston International AirportSC58,500+4.6%
58BDLBradley International AirportCT56,600-3.4%
59ORFNorfolk International AirportVA53,100+14.6%
60MYRMyrtle Beach International AirportSC53,000-8.1%
61MKEMilwaukee Mitchell International AirportWI50,600+1.2%
62MEMMemphis International AirportTN49,500+6.7%
63ABQAlbuquerque International SunportNM48,100+12.1%
64BUFBuffalo Niagara International AirportNY46,900+26.6%
65OMAEppley AirfieldNE46,100+0.1%
66BOIBoise AirportID44,600-2.7%
67KOAEllison Onizuka Kona International at Keahole AirportHI43,600+12.9%
68ELPEl Paso International AirportTX43,600+20.6%
69RNOReno-Tahoe International AirportNV43,000-10.8%
70RICRichmond International AirportVA42,900+3.2%
71GEGSpokane International AirportWA40,900+1.0%
72OKCWill Rogers International AirportOK40,700-2.9%
73SDFLouisville Muhammad Ali International AirportKY40,600-0.4%
74SAVSavannah/Hilton Head International AirportGA40,600-0.3%
75PVDRhode Island T. F. Green International AirportRI34,500+28.6%
76SRQSarasota Bradenton International AirportFL34,300-15.3%
77SFBOrlando Sanford International AirportFL34,200-7.7%
78LGBLong Beach (Daugherty Field)CA34,100+41.4%
79TULTulsa International AirportOK33,900+13.0%
80GRRGerald R. Ford International AirportMI33,800+3.1%
81PIESt Pete-Clearwater International AirportFL32,900+6.7%
82TUSTucson International AirportAZ29,900-3.5%
83ALBAlbany International AirportNY29,700+12.8%
84PNSPensacola International AirportFL28,600-20.4%
85TYSMc Ghee Tyson AirportTN28,500+8.7%
86DSMDes Moines International AirportIA28,500+8.6%
87BHMBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International AirportAL27,400+8.0%
88SYRSyracuse Hancock International AirportNY27,400+29.8%
89BZNBozeman Yellowstone International AirportMT26,400-12.9%
90FATFresno Yosemite International AirportCA25,900-3.6%
91ROCFrederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International AirportNY25,900+29.5%
92PWMPortland International JetportME25,900+2.5%
93AVLAsheville Regional AirportNC24,400+10.4%
94COSCity Of Colorado Springs Municipal AirportCO23,900-4.5%
95LITBill and Hillary Clinton National/Adams FieldAR23,500+1.2%
96GSPGreenville Spartanburg International AirportSC22,100+3.7%
97PGDPunta Gorda AirportFL21,200+9.6%
98HPNWestchester County AirportNY21,100+79.2%
99ECPNorthwest Florida Beaches International AirportFL19,300-17.7%
100XNANorthwest Arkansas National AirportAR17,900+22.2%
101ICTWichita Dwight D Eisenhower National AirportKS17,800+10.4%
102STTCyril E King AirportVI17,000-18.3%
103PSPPalm Springs International AirportCA16,600+0.6%
104EUGMahlon Sweet FieldOR16,500+13.6%
105MSNDane County Regional/Truax FieldWI16,200+10.5%
106GSOPiedmont Triad International AirportNC16,100-7.9%
107GUMGuam International AirportGU16,000+179.1%
108MAFMidland International Air And Space Port AirportTX14,700+27.1%
109MHTManchester Boston Regional AirportNH14,500+25.0%
110ITOHilo International AirportHI14,000+33.7%
111JANJackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International AirportMS13,800-1.1%
112BTVBurlington International AirportVT13,700+43.5%
113SBASanta Barbara Municipal AirportCA13,600+12.3%
114MDTHarrisburg International AirportPA13,400-0.4%
115LEXBlue Grass AirportKY13,300+0.5%
116ISPLong Island Mac Arthur AirportNY13,300-6.1%
117FSDJoe Foss FieldSD12,900+13.5%
118GPIGlacier Park International AirportMT12,800-16.3%
119ILMWilmington International AirportNC12,700-2.4%
120SGFSpringfield-Branson National AirportMO12,700-3.6%
121CIDThe Eastern Iowa AirportIA12,400-5.3%
122MFRRogue Valley International - Medford AirportOR12,300-0.7%
123DAYJames M Cox Dayton International AirportOH12,300-12.7%
124RDMRoberts FieldOR11,300-4.8%
125HSVHuntsville International-Carl T Jones FieldAL11,300+3.9%
126MFEMc Allen Miller International AirportTX11,100-18.3%
127FAIFairbanks International AirportAK11,100-12.2%
128LBBLubbock Preston Smith International AirportTX11,000+14.2%
129ABELehigh Valley International AirportPA11,000-1.6%
130JACJackson Hole AirportWY10,900-34.5%
131ACYAtlantic City International AirportNJ10,800+2.3%
132CAEColumbia Metropolitan AirportSC10,700+3.9%
133HRLValley International AirportTX10,300+29.4%
134TVCCherry Capital AirportMI10,200-10.5%
135MSOMissoula Montana AirportMT9,890-18.3%
136MLBMelbourne Orlando International AirportFL9,880+96.3%
137JNUJuneau International AirportAK9,760+20.9%
138HVNTweed/New Haven AirportCT9,660n/a
139RAPRapid City Regional AirportSD9,630-13.0%
140BGRBangor International AirportME9,450-6.4%
141TLHTallahassee International AirportFL8,860+12.2%
142CHALovell FieldTN8,620-0.3%
143AMARick Husband Amarillo International AirportTX8,450+10.6%
144FARHector International AirportND8,300-8.5%
145BQNRafael Hernandez AirportPR8,250-2.9%
146ATWAppleton International AirportWI8,090+7.9%
147PSCTri-Cities AirportWA8,040-10.7%
148FWAFort Wayne International AirportIN8,030-6.6%
149IDAIdaho Falls Regional AirportID7,900+23.6%
150BILBillings Logan International AirportMT7,800-22.9%
151BLIBellingham International AirportWA7,480+85.8%
152CRPCorpus Christi International AirportTX7,430-0.2%
153SBNSouth Bend International AirportIN7,220-12.7%
154PIAGeneral Downing - Peoria International AirportIL7,060+20.8%
155BTRBaton Rouge Metropolitan, Ryan FieldLA6,970+2.5%
156TTNTrenton Mercer AirportNJ6,880+19.9%
157GPTGulfport-Biloxi International AirportMS6,760-2.8%
158STSCharles M Schulz - Sonoma County AirportCA6,750+18.9%
159ACKNantucket Memorial AirportMA6,680+6.5%
160ROARoanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field)VA6,560+6.0%
161SHVShreveport Regional AirportLA6,270-14.6%
162PAESnohomish County (Paine Field)WA6,120+124.8%
163FNTBishop International AirportMI6,070+14.8%
164SBPSan Luis County Regional AirportCA5,940+24.6%
165ASEAspen-Pitkin County/Sardy FieldCO5,780-13.2%
166LCKRickenbacker International AirportOH5,680+14.1%
167BLVScott AFB/Midamerica St LouisIL5,680-7.5%
168MLIQuad Cities International AirportIL5,640+2.8%
169DABDaytona Beach International AirportFL5,560-17.5%
170CAKAkron-Canton Regional AirportOH5,550+29.4%
171MOBMobile Regional AirportAL5,520-12.3%
172GNVGainesville Regional AirportFL5,250+18.0%
173GRBGreen Bay/Austin Straubel International AirportWI5,210-5.3%
174AGSAugusta Regional at Bush FieldGA5,150-14.3%
175LFTLafayette Regional/Paul Fournet FieldLA5,070-5.4%
176BISBismarck Municipal AirportND5,030-1.1%
177CHOCharlottesville-Albemarle AirportVA4,970+5.0%
178MRYMonterey Regional AirportCA4,900+4.8%
179GJTGrand Junction Regional AirportCO4,640-29.7%
180TRITri-Cities AirportTN4,570+1.4%
181STXHenry E Rohlsen AirportVI4,530-40.3%
182KTNKetchikan International AirportAK4,310+10.1%
183AVPWilkes-Barre/Scranton International AirportPA4,260+15.3%
184BMICentral Illinois Regional/Bloomington-Normal AirportIL4,180+2.5%
185MTJMontrose Regional AirportCO3,970-10.9%
186DRODurango-La Plata County AirportCO3,970-26.5%
187MVYMartha's Vineyard AirportMA3,820+2.0%
188HTSTri-State/Milton J Ferguson FieldWV3,740-5.4%
189FAYFayetteville Regional/Grannis FieldNC3,620-24.7%
190CRWWest Virginia International Yeager AirportWV3,540-16.8%
191MGMMontgomery Regional (Dannelly Field)AL3,520+13.6%
192PVUProvo Municipal AirportUT3,500+26.2%
193EVVEvansville Regional AirportIN3,500-24.6%
194HXDHilton Head AirportSC3,410-50.1%
195PSEMercedita AirportPR3,270+141.6%
196OAJAlbert J Ellis AirportNC2,900-26.2%
197SITSitka Rocky Gutierrez AirportAK2,890-5.3%
198LBEArnold Palmer Regional AirportPA2,860-21.2%
199BFLMeadows FieldCA2,790+2.1%
200SGUSt George Regional AirportUT2,770-24.5%
201BROBrownsville/South Padre Island International AirportTX2,760+23.7%
202MOTMinot International AirportND2,720-16.3%
203ACVCalifornia Redwood Coast-Humboldt County AirportCA2,690+3.0%
204GTFGreat Falls International AirportMT2,610-28.5%
205SUNFriedman Memorial AirportID2,590-1.7%
206SAFSanta Fe Municipal AirportNM2,540+44.7%
207LRDLaredo International AirportTX2,470-5.6%
208EGEEagle County Regional AirportCO2,360-39.0%
209DLHDuluth International AirportMN2,340-8.8%
210GRKRobert Gray AAF AirportTX2,200-40.2%
211RDDRedding Regional AirportCA2,070+13.5%
212COUColumbia Regional AirportMO1,840-18.1%
213UNVUniversity Park AirportPA1,840-34.3%
214FLGFlagstaff Pulliam AirportAZ1,790-28.4%
215TOLEugene F Kranz Toledo Express AirportOH1,780-17.2%
216ADQKodiak AirportAK1,770+2.4%
217MLUMonroe Regional AirportLA1,710-16.2%
218PSMPortsmouth International at Pease AirportNH1,700+20.2%
219ABIAbilene Regional AirportTX1,690-22.5%
220EWNCoastal Carolina Regional AirportNC1,670-17.3%
221CSGColumbus AirportGA1,670n/a
222LNKLincoln AirportNE1,670-39.5%
223PHFNewport News/Williamsburg International AirportVA1,640-37.0%
224AEXAlexandria International AirportLA1,640-37.0%
225SPIAbraham Lincoln Capital AirportIL1,630+18.1%
226LYHLynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn FieldVA1,630+2.3%
227LANCapital Region International AirportMI1,630-27.6%
228MHKManhattan Regional AirportKS1,610+5.8%
229RSTRochester International AirportMN1,580-39.0%
230CWACentral Wisconsin AirportWI1,570-38.2%
231AZOKalamazoo/Battle Creek International AirportMI1,550-21.5%
232XWAWilliston Basin International AirportND1,540+49.0%
233ELMElmira/Corning Regional AirportNY1,540-15.2%
234HLNHelena Regional AirportMT1,540-16.7%
235PUWPullman/Moscow Regional AirportWA1,500+21.0%
236MBSMBS International AirportMI1,490+5.3%
237CKBNorth Central West Virginia AirportWV1,450+10.5%
238LCHLake Charles Regional AirportLA1,440+2.6%
239NYLYuma MCAS/Yuma International AirportAZ1,430-20.6%
240CPRCasper/Natrona County International AirportWY1,410-20.7%
241GFKGrand Forks International AirportND1,410+18.2%
242BETBethel AirportAK1,370-6.2%
243PBGPlattsburgh International AirportNY1,360-5.4%
244ITHIthaca Tompkins International AirportNY1,320-7.5%
245ROWRoswell Air Center AirportNM1,310-1.7%
246FSMFort Smith Regional AirportAR1,310+26.4%
247GRICentral Nebraska Regional AirportNE1,240+9.0%
248CMIUniversity Of Illinois/Willard AirportIL1,230-18.3%
249ERIErie International/Tom Ridge FieldPA1,210-15.6%
250SJTSan Angelo Regional/Mathis FieldTX1,160-32.1%
251GUCGunnison-Crested Butte Regional AirportCO1,140n/a
252LSELa Crosse Regional AirportWI1,130-33.8%
253ACTWaco Regional AirportTX1,000n/a
254PLNPellston Regional/Emmet County AirportMI981n/a
255AKNKing Salmon AirportAK958n/a
256SBYSalisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional AirportMD933-45.7%
257LWSLewiston/Nez Perce County AirportID924n/a
258CODYellowstone Regional AirportWY917-34.6%
259TXKTexarkana Regional-Webb FieldAR911n/a
260CLLEasterwood FieldTX905-38.1%
261DLGDillingham AirportAK881n/a
262OMENome AirportAK874n/a
263LAWLawton-Fort Sill Regional AirportOK800n/a
264OTZRalph Wien Memorial AirportAK775n/a
265TYRTyler Pounds Regional AirportTX750n/a
266YKMYakima Air Terminal/Mcallister FieldWA736n/a
267EATPangborn Memorial AirportWA736-44.8%
268GTRGolden Triangle Regional AirportMS724n/a
269BQKBrunswick Golden Isles AirportGA721n/a
270PGVPitt-Greenville AirportNC716n/a
271PSGPetersburg James A Johnson AirportAK703n/a
272VLDValdosta Regional AirportGA697-34.7%
273DRTDel Rio Texas International AirportTX692n/a
274CIUChippewa County International AirportMI676n/a
275ABYSouthwest Georgia Regional AirportGA674n/a
276ALWWalla Walla Regional AirportWA661n/a
277GGGEast Texas Regional AirportTX659n/a
278SPSSheppard AFB/Wichita Falls MunicipalTX658n/a
279GSTGustavus AirportAK631n/a
280GCKGarden City Regional AirportKS613n/a
281BJIBemidji Regional AirportMN603n/a
282RHIRhinelander/Oneida County AirportWI580n/a
283SWOStillwater Regional AirportOK579n/a
284WRGWrangell AirportAK557n/a
285OTHSouthwest Oregon Regional AirportOR557n/a
286HYACape Cod Gateway AirportMA552n/a
287FLOFlorence Regional AirportSC548n/a
288ARTWatertown International AirportNY548n/a
289DIKDickinson/Theodore Roosevelt Regional AirportND542n/a
290BPTJack Brooks Regional AirportTX535n/a
291SHRSheridan County AirportWY528n/a
292SUXSioux Gateway/Brig General Bud Day FieldIA520n/a
293BRDBrainerd Lakes Regional AirportMN511n/a
294PRCPrescott Regional - Ernest A Love FieldAZ493n/a
295EARKearney Regional AirportNE490n/a
296DBQDubuque Regional AirportIA481n/a
297IMTFord AirportMI480n/a
298INLFalls International/Einarson FieldMN445n/a
299GCCNortheast Wyoming Regional AirportWY443n/a
300CDVMerle K (Mudhole) Smith AirportAK440n/a
301ABRAberdeen Regional AirportSD438n/a
302ESCDelta County AirportMI438n/a
303JLNJoplin Regional AirportMO434n/a
304OWBOwensboro/Daviess County Regional AirportKY427n/a
305LARLaramie Regional AirportWY422n/a
306CMXHoughton County Memorial AirportMI419n/a
307YAKYakutat AirportAK412n/a
308BTMBert Mooney AirportMT405n/a
309HOBLea County Regional AirportNM401n/a
310PIRPierre Regional AirportSD398n/a
311ATYWatertown Regional AirportSD374n/a
312PQIPresque Isle International AirportME371n/a
313PAHBarkley Regional AirportKY371n/a
314WYSYellowstone AirportMT363n/a
315APNAlpena County Regional AirportMI362n/a
316VELVernal Regional AirportUT343n/a
317SLNSalina Regional AirportKS342n/a
318ALOWaterloo Regional AirportIA335n/a
319MEIKey FieldMS330n/a
320CVNClovis Regional AirportNM327n/a
321RKSSouthwest Wyoming Regional AirportWY317n/a
322EAUChippewa Valley Regional AirportWI314n/a
323MCNMiddle Georgia Regional AirportGA309n/a
324BHBHancock County/Bar Harbor AirportME298n/a
325TWFJoslin Field/Magic Valley RegionalID295n/a
326CDCCedar City Regional AirportUT278n/a
327RIWCentral Wyoming Regional AirportWY272n/a
328CNYCanyonlands Regional AirportUT265n/a
329HIBRange Regional AirportMN263n/a
330PVCProvincetown Municipal AirportMA255n/a
331TEXTelluride Regional AirportCO253n/a
332JMSJamestown Regional AirportND247n/a
333TUPTupelo Regional AirportMS236n/a
334PGAPage Municipal AirportAZ232n/a
335RKDKnox County Regional AirportME231n/a
336LBFNorth Platte Regional/Lee Bird FieldNE224n/a
337HYSHays Regional AirportKS221n/a
338MCWMason City Municipal AirportIA216n/a
339ALSSan Luis Valley Regional/Bergman FieldCO215n/a
340LBLLiberal Mid-America Regional AirportKS210n/a
341DECDecatur AirportIL210n/a
342SHDShenandoah Valley Regional AirportVA207n/a
343BGMGreater Binghamton/Edwin A Link FieldNY205n/a
344BFFWestern Nebraska Regional/William B Heilig FieldNE191n/a
345PIHPocatello Regional AirportID184n/a
346DUJDubois Regional AirportPA183n/a
347CECJack Mc Namara FieldCA181n/a
348LWBGreenbrier Valley AirportWV179n/a
349PIBHattiesburg/Laurel Regional AirportMS179n/a
350MGWMorgantown Municipal (Walter L Bill Hart Field)WV179n/a
351MSLNorthwest Alabama Regional AirportAL176n/a
352CGICape Girardeau Regional AirportMO174n/a
353TVFThief River Falls Regional AirportMN173n/a
354IPLImperial County AirportCA170n/a
355LNSLancaster AirportPA162n/a
356UINQuincy Regional-Baldwin FieldIL160n/a
357AUGAugusta State AirportME156n/a
358MWAVeterans Airport Of Southern IllinoisIL155n/a
359CEZCortez Municipal AirportCO149n/a
360JSTJohn Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County AirportPA149n/a
361PKBMid-Ohio Valley Regional AirportWV147n/a
362OGSOgdensburg International AirportNY147n/a
363DVLDevils Lake Regional AirportND144n/a
364EKOElko Regional AirportNV139n/a
365LEBLebanon Municipal AirportNH132n/a
366SLKAdirondack Regional AirportNY124n/a
367BKWRaleigh County Memorial AirportWV123n/a
368MSSMassena International-Richards FieldNY123n/a
369AOOAltoona/Blair County AirportPA122n/a
370DDCDodge City Regional AirportKS120n/a
371MBLManistee County/Blacker AirportMI118n/a
372SDYSidney-Richland Regional AirportMT118n/a
373TBNWaynesville-St Robert Regional Forney FieldMO118n/a
374RUTRutland - Southern Vermont Regional AirportVT114n/a
375BFDBradford Regional AirportPA111n/a
376FODFort Dodge Regional AirportIA109n/a
377SOWShow Low Regional AirportAZ107n/a
378AIAAlliance Municipal AirportNE87n/a
379IRKKirksville Regional AirportMO81n/a
380MCEMerced Regional/Macready FieldCA57n/a
381CDRChadron Municipal AirportNE55n/a
382HVRHavre City-County AirportMT55n/a
383GGWWokal Field/Glasgow-Valley CountyMT40n/a
384OLFL M Clayton AirportMT32n/a
385MCKMc Cook Ben Nelson Regional AirportNE31n/a
386GDVDawson Communicipalty AirportMT25n/a

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How it is measured

The Fourth of July travel period is July 1 through July 7 (7 days). It is compared with the same period a year earlier (). These are fixed calendar dates, so the mix of weekdays differs between the two years; compare with care.

National figures are TSA's published daily checkpoint totals (tsa.gov). Airport and state figures add up TSA's FOIA hourly checkpoint throughput files; they count departing passengers screened, not arrivals or connecting passengers, so they run below airport-reported totals. An airport is included only when TSA's files are complete for it on every day of both periods (386 of 411 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, "Fourth of July 2022 air travel: how US airports and states did", https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/fourth-of-july-2022/ (CC BY 4.0).

Frequently asked questions

How many people flew over Fourth of July 2022?

TSA screened 15,451,212 passengers nationwide over the Fourth of July 2022 travel period (Fri, Jul 1 – Thu, Jul 7, 2022), up 10.9% from 13,929,958 over the same period a year earlier. The busiest day was Friday, July 1, with 2,501,366 screenings.

What was the busiest airport over Fourth of July 2022?

The busiest airports by departing passengers screened were Los Angeles International Airport (LAX, about 648,000), John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK, about 632,000) and Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD, about 523,000). Among states, California led with about 2.0 million.

Which airports grew the most over Fourth of July 2022?

Among airports with at least 100,000 departing passengers screened in the year-earlier period, the largest gains were LGA (+71.1%), SFO (+47.1%), JFK (+46.8%), IAD (+44.0%) and BOS (+38.9%) and the largest declines FLL (-7.6%), SJU (-7.6%), SLC (-2.3%), DEN (-2.3%) and DAL (+1.0%).

How does Passenger Index define the Fourth of July travel period?

As July 1 through July 7 (7 days). The 2022 period ran Fri, Jul 1 – Thu, Jul 7, 2022 and is compared with Thu, Jul 1 – Wed, Jul 7, 2021 - the same calendar dates, so the mix of weekdays differs between the years.

When is the Fourth of July 2023 travel period?

Sat, Jul 1 – Fri, Jul 7, 2023. Passenger Index publishes airport and state results a few days after it ends, once TSA releases the checkpoint data.