# US holiday air travel by airport and state

How US air travel did over every major holiday since 2018: TSA checkpoint screenings nationwide, by state and by airport, with international arrivals from CBP. The latest is 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.

## Memorial Day

Travel period: the Thursday before Memorial Day through the Tuesday after (6 days).

| Holiday | Dates | TSA screenings | YoY | Page |
|---|---|--:|--:|---|
| Memorial Day 2026 | Thu, May 21 – Tue, May 26, 2026 | 16,056,585 | -0.8% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/memorial-day-2026/ |
| Memorial Day 2025 | Thu, May 22 – Tue, May 27, 2025 | 16,189,069 | +1.1% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/memorial-day-2025/ |
| Memorial Day 2024 | Thu, May 23 – Tue, May 28, 2024 | 16,018,771 | +8.0% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/memorial-day-2024/ |
| Memorial Day 2023 | Thu, May 25 – Tue, May 30, 2023 | 14,827,497 | +11.2% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/memorial-day-2023/ |
| Memorial Day 2022 | Thu, May 26 – Tue, May 31, 2022 | 13,335,036 | +24.4% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/memorial-day-2022/ |
| Memorial Day 2021 | Thu, May 27 – Tue, Jun 1, 2021 | 10,718,692 | +455.6% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/memorial-day-2021/ |
| Memorial Day 2020 | Thu, May 21 – Tue, May 26, 2020 | 1,929,364 | -86.8% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/memorial-day-2020/ |
| Memorial Day 2019 | Thu, May 23 – Tue, May 28, 2019 | 14,196,042 | +4.5% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/memorial-day-2019/ |

## Fourth of July

Travel period: July 1 through July 7 (7 days).

| Holiday | Dates | TSA screenings | YoY | Page |
|---|---|--:|--:|---|
| Fourth of July 2026 | Wed, Jul 1 – Tue, Jul 7, 2026 | 18,407,527 | -1.2% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/fourth-of-july-2026/ |
| Fourth of July 2025 | Tue, Jul 1 – Mon, Jul 7, 2025 | 18,624,688 | +1.4% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/fourth-of-july-2025/ |
| Fourth of July 2024 | Mon, Jul 1 – Sun, Jul 7, 2024 | 18,363,657 | +8.0% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/fourth-of-july-2024/ |
| Fourth of July 2023 | Sat, Jul 1 – Fri, Jul 7, 2023 | 17,002,311 | +10.0% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/fourth-of-july-2023/ |
| Fourth of July 2022 | Fri, Jul 1 – Thu, Jul 7, 2022 | 15,451,212 | +10.9% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/fourth-of-july-2022/ |
| Fourth of July 2021 | Thu, Jul 1 – Wed, Jul 7, 2021 | 13,929,958 | +181.5% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/fourth-of-july-2021/ |
| Fourth of July 2020 | Wed, Jul 1 – Tue, Jul 7, 2020 | 4,947,796 | -70.5% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/fourth-of-july-2020/ |
| Fourth of July 2019 | Mon, Jul 1 – Sun, Jul 7, 2019 | 16,261,410 | +7.1% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/fourth-of-july-2019/ |

## Labor Day

Travel period: the Thursday before Labor Day through the Tuesday after (6 days).

| Holiday | Dates | TSA screenings | YoY | Page |
|---|---|--:|--:|---|
| Labor Day 2026 | Thu, Sep 3 – Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | 14,825,477 | -4.2% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/labor-day-2026/ |
| Labor Day 2025 | Thu, Aug 28 – Tue, Sep 2, 2025 | 15,483,392 | +2.8% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/labor-day-2025/ |
| Labor Day 2024 | Thu, Aug 29 – Tue, Sep 3, 2024 | 15,063,764 | +4.4% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/labor-day-2024/ |
| Labor Day 2023 | Thu, Aug 31 – Tue, Sep 5, 2023 | 14,422,939 | +9.4% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/labor-day-2023/ |
| Labor Day 2022 | Thu, Sep 1 – Tue, Sep 6, 2022 | 13,185,878 | +20.5% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/labor-day-2022/ |
| Labor Day 2021 | Thu, Sep 2 – Tue, Sep 7, 2021 | 10,946,662 | +115.4% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/labor-day-2021/ |
| Labor Day 2020 | Thu, Sep 3 – Tue, Sep 8, 2020 | 5,081,721 | -62.0% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/labor-day-2020/ |

## Columbus Day

Travel period: the Thursday before Columbus Day (Indigenous Peoples' Day, the second Monday of October) through the Tuesday after (6 days).

| Holiday | Dates | TSA screenings | YoY | Page |
|---|---|--:|--:|---|
| Columbus Day 2026 | Thu, Oct 8 – Tue, Oct 13, 2026 | 16,101,156 | -3.1% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/columbus-day-2026/ |
| Columbus Day 2025 | Thu, Oct 9 – Tue, Oct 14, 2025 | 16,613,990 | +7.6% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/columbus-day-2025/ |
| Columbus Day 2024 | Thu, Oct 10 – Tue, Oct 15, 2024 | 15,446,327 | +0.6% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/columbus-day-2024/ |
| Columbus Day 2023 | Thu, Oct 5 – Tue, Oct 10, 2023 | 15,358,421 | +12.3% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/columbus-day-2023/ |
| Columbus Day 2022 | Thu, Oct 6 – Tue, Oct 11, 2022 | 13,670,990 | +15.3% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/columbus-day-2022/ |
| Columbus Day 2021 | Thu, Oct 7 – Tue, Oct 12, 2021 | 11,861,439 | +114.0% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/columbus-day-2021/ |
| Columbus Day 2020 | Thu, Oct 8 – Tue, Oct 13, 2020 | 5,541,663 | -62.7% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/columbus-day-2020/ |

## Thanksgiving

Travel period: the Tuesday before Thanksgiving through the Monday after (7 days), the period TSA itself reports.

| Holiday | Dates | TSA screenings | YoY | Page |
|---|---|--:|--:|---|
| Thanksgiving 2025 | Tue, Nov 25 – Mon, Dec 1, 2025 | 18,104,378 | +0.1% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/thanksgiving-2025/ |
| Thanksgiving 2024 | Tue, Nov 26 – Mon, Dec 2, 2024 | 18,080,093 | +4.6% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/thanksgiving-2024/ |
| Thanksgiving 2023 | Tue, Nov 21 – Mon, Nov 27, 2023 | 17,282,982 | +10.7% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/thanksgiving-2023/ |
| Thanksgiving 2022 | Tue, Nov 22 – Mon, Nov 28, 2022 | 15,612,784 | +6.7% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/thanksgiving-2022/ |
| Thanksgiving 2021 | Tue, Nov 23 – Mon, Nov 29, 2021 | 14,634,984 | +123.4% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/thanksgiving-2021/ |
| Thanksgiving 2020 | Tue, Nov 24 – Mon, Nov 30, 2020 | 6,551,371 | -60.9% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/thanksgiving-2020/ |
| Thanksgiving 2019 | Tue, Nov 26 – Mon, Dec 2, 2019 | 16,273,479 | +2.9% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/thanksgiving-2019/ |
| Thanksgiving 2018 | Tue, Nov 20 – Mon, Nov 26, 2018 | 15,811,484 | +6.1% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/thanksgiving-2018/ |

## Christmas and New Year

Travel period: December 20 through January 2 (14 days).

| Holiday | Dates | TSA screenings | YoY | Page |
|---|---|--:|--:|---|
| Christmas and New Year 2025 | Sat, Dec 20, 2025 – Fri, Jan 2, 2026 | 36,727,073 | +1.2% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/christmas-new-year-2025/ |
| Christmas and New Year 2024 | Fri, Dec 20, 2024 – Thu, Jan 2, 2025 | 36,294,666 | +4.6% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/christmas-new-year-2024/ |
| Christmas and New Year 2023 | Wed, Dec 20, 2023 – Tue, Jan 2, 2024 | 34,685,378 | +14.8% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/christmas-new-year-2023/ |
| Christmas and New Year 2022 | Tue, Dec 20, 2022 – Mon, Jan 2, 2023 | 30,205,987 | +11.0% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/christmas-new-year-2022/ |
| Christmas and New Year 2021 | Mon, Dec 20, 2021 – Sun, Jan 2, 2022 | 27,218,417 | +82.1% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/christmas-new-year-2021/ |
| Christmas and New Year 2020 | Sun, Dec 20, 2020 – Sat, Jan 2, 2021 | 14,944,402 | -56.3% | https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/christmas-new-year-2020/ |