Labor Day 2021 air travel: how US airports and states did
· TSA checkpoint screenings and CBP international arrivals · updated · how it is measured
TSA screened 10,946,662 passengers nationwide over the Labor Day 2021 travel period (Thu, Sep 2 – Tue, Sep 7, 2021), up 115.4% from 5,081,721 over the same period a year earlier. The busiest day was Friday, September 3, with 2,137,114 screenings.
The busiest airports by departing passengers screened were Los Angeles International Airport (LAX, about 456,000), Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD, about 389,000) and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL, about 380,000). Among states, California led with about 1.3 million.
Key facts
- Travel period
- TSA screenings
- 10,946,662 (+115.4% YoY)
- Busiest day
- : 2,137,114
- Busiest airport
- LAX, about 456,000
Day by day, nationwide
| 2021 | Screened | Year earlier | Screened | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,913,865 | 920,650 | +107.9% | ||
| 2,137,114 | 1,011,740 | +111.2% | ||
| 1,561,225 | 700,693 | +122.8% | ||
| 1,633,547 | 730,258 | +123.7% | ||
| 2,034,282 | 975,969 | +108.4% | ||
| 1,666,629 | 742,411 | +124.5% |
Biggest movers
Among airports with at least 100,000 departing passengers screened in the year-earlier period. Up most: EWR +133.4%, ORD +128.0%, SEA +127.4%, LAX +127.1%, MCO +123.2%. Down most: DFW +66.7%, DEN +72.4%, LAS +98.3%, FLL +118.2%, ATL +118.8%.
By state
| State | Departing screened | YoY | Busiest airport | Airports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 1.3 million | +136.5% | LAX | 21 |
| Florida | 1.3 million | +127.0% | MCO | 16 |
| Texas | 968,000 | +96.8% | DFW | 24 |
| New York | 588,000 | +226.8% | JFK | 15 |
| Illinois | 507,000 | +123.0% | ORD | 10 |
| Georgia | 418,000 | +118.4% | ATL | 8 |
| Colorado | 402,000 | +78.3% | DEN | 13 |
| Nevada | 365,000 | +93.6% | LAS | 3 |
| Washington | 322,000 | +121.4% | SEA | 9 |
| Virginia | 315,000 | +155.3% | DCA | 9 |
| North Carolina | 272,000 | +99.1% | CLT | 9 |
| New Jersey | 268,000 | +135.6% | EWR | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 246,000 | +91.0% | PHL | 13 |
| Massachusetts | 239,000 | +193.9% | BOS | 6 |
| Michigan | 208,000 | +84.8% | DTW | 15 |
| Tennessee | 200,000 | +93.0% | BNA | 5 |
| Missouri | 172,000 | +86.2% | STL | 8 |
| Minnesota | 163,000 | +108.1% | MSP | 8 |
| Oregon | 148,000 | +112.9% | PDX | 5 |
| Hawaii | 144,000 | +747.5% | HNL | 4 |
| Utah | 138,000 | +97.6% | SLC | 6 |
| Maryland | 135,000 | +96.2% | BWI | 2 |
| South Carolina | 114,000 | +118.3% | CHS | 6 |
| Kentucky | 102,000 | +92.2% | CVG | 5 |
| Puerto Rico | 94,900 | +144.1% | SJU | 1 |
| Indiana | 83,200 | +75.5% | IND | 4 |
| Alaska | 79,700 | +135.1% | ANC | 16 |
| Wisconsin | 74,400 | +105.0% | MKE | 8 |
| Ohio | 72,200 | +87.5% | CMH | 4 |
| Montana | 60,300 | +87.8% | BZN | 13 |
| Connecticut | 48,600 | +203.1% | BDL | 2 |
| Idaho | 47,100 | +99.0% | BOI | 6 |
| Nebraska | 40,100 | +84.1% | OMA | 9 |
| Alabama | 40,100 | +81.6% | BHM | 6 |
| New Mexico | 39,200 | +137.2% | ABQ | 4 |
| Louisiana | 34,600 | -35.0% | MSY | 7 |
| Iowa | 32,800 | +86.9% | DSM | 7 |
| Maine | 32,800 | +181.0% | PWM | 6 |
| Arizona | 30,300 | +105.9% | TUS | 7 |
| Arkansas | 30,200 | +83.9% | LIT | 3 |
| Oklahoma | 25,300 | +63.6% | TUL | 3 |
| Rhode Island | 24,900 | +170.7% | PVD | 1 |
| Mississippi | 21,700 | +143.4% | JAN | 6 |
| South Dakota | 18,600 | +81.0% | FSD | 5 |
| Wyoming | 16,600 | +71.1% | JAC | 7 |
| North Dakota | 15,900 | +59.4% | FAR | 8 |
| Kansas | 15,800 | +85.1% | ICT | 7 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 13,700 | +319.0% | STT | 2 |
| New Hampshire | 10,700 | +112.8% | MHT | 2 |
| Vermont | 8,570 | +214.0% | BTV | 2 |
| West Virginia | 5,890 | +79.4% | CRW | 7 |
| Guam | 3,990 | +175.7% | GUM | 1 |
By airport
| # | Code | Airport | State | Departing screened | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAX | Los Angeles International Airport | CA | 456,000 | +127.1% |
| 2 | ORD | Chicago O'Hare International Airport | IL | 389,000 | +128.0% |
| 3 | ATL | Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport | GA | 380,000 | +118.8% |
| 4 | DEN | Denver International Airport | CO | 356,000 | +72.4% |
| 5 | LAS | Harry Reid International Airport | NV | 335,000 | +98.3% |
| 6 | JFK | John F. Kennedy International Airport | NY | 323,000 | +257.7% |
| 7 | MCO | Orlando International Airport | FL | 319,000 | +123.2% |
| 8 | DFW | Dallas Fort Worth International Airport | TX | 290,000 | +66.7% |
| 9 | MIA | Miami International Airport | FL | 276,000 | +182.5% |
| 10 | SEA | Seattle-Tacoma International Airport | WA | 274,000 | +127.4% |
| 11 | EWR | Newark Liberty International Airport | NJ | 263,000 | +133.4% |
| 12 | FLL | Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport | FL | 246,000 | +118.2% |
| 13 | SFO | San Francisco International Airport | CA | 238,000 | +175.8% |
| 14 | IAH | George Bush Intercontinental Airport | TX | 233,000 | +136.5% |
| 15 | BOS | Boston Logan International Airport | MA | 229,000 | +195.7% |
| 16 | SAN | San Diego International Airport | CA | 169,000 | +116.2% |
| 17 | LGA | LaGuardia Airport | NY | 162,000 | +182.2% |
| 18 | DTW | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport | MI | 160,000 | +90.0% |
| 19 | MSP | Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport | MN | 157,000 | +109.3% |
| 20 | PHL | Philadelphia International Airport | PA | 153,000 | +91.5% |
| 21 | TPA | Tampa International Airport | FL | 143,000 | +108.6% |
| 22 | BWI | Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport | MD | 134,000 | +96.5% |
| 23 | BNA | Nashville International Airport | TN | 133,000 | +105.3% |
| 24 | SLC | Salt Lake City International Airport | UT | 131,000 | +99.5% |
| 25 | CLT | Charlotte Douglas International Airport | NC | 130,000 | +91.9% |
| 26 | AUS | Austin-Bergstrom International Airport | TX | 129,000 | +154.8% |
| 27 | DCA | Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport | VA | 118,000 | +154.5% |
| 28 | PDX | Portland International Airport | OR | 117,000 | +113.1% |
| 29 | IAD | Washington Dulles International Airport | VA | 115,000 | +217.0% |
| 30 | MDW | Chicago Midway International Airport | IL | 105,000 | +116.0% |
| 31 | SJU | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport | PR | 94,900 | +144.1% |
| 32 | RDU | Raleigh-Durham International Airport | NC | 93,000 | +115.0% |
| 33 | SMF | Sacramento International Airport | CA | 92,000 | +101.6% |
| 34 | HNL | Daniel K. Inouye International Airport | HI | 91,800 | +651.5% |
| 35 | STL | St. Louis Lambert International Airport | MO | 86,600 | +93.3% |
| 36 | DAL | Dallas Love Field | TX | 85,400 | +93.2% |
| 37 | OAK | Oakland International Airport | CA | 78,300 | +140.1% |
| 38 | MCI | Kansas City International Airport | MO | 73,300 | +85.0% |
| 39 | SJC | San José Mineta International Airport | CA | 73,000 | +144.5% |
| 40 | SAT | San Antonio International Airport | TX | 71,400 | +112.3% |
| 41 | HOU | William P. Hobby Airport | TX | 70,700 | +67.6% |
| 42 | IND | Indianapolis International Airport | IN | 66,700 | +82.7% |
| 43 | PIT | Pittsburgh International Airport | PA | 66,200 | +91.7% |
| 44 | RSW | Southwest Florida International Airport | FL | 65,300 | +115.0% |
| 45 | CVG | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport | KY | 59,700 | +90.5% |
| 46 | CMH | John Glenn Columbus International Airport | OH | 55,600 | +92.8% |
| 47 | ANC | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport | AK | 49,400 | +139.4% |
| 48 | ONT | Ontario International Airport | CA | 48,600 | +113.4% |
| 49 | BDL | Bradley International Airport | CT | 48,300 | +204.1% |
| 50 | BUR | Hollywood Burbank Airport | CA | 46,400 | +215.0% |
| 51 | JAX | Jacksonville International Airport | FL | 45,200 | +89.6% |
| 52 | MKE | Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport | WI | 44,200 | +103.2% |
| 53 | PBI | Palm Beach International Airport | FL | 43,500 | +138.4% |
| 54 | CHS | Charleston International Airport | SC | 42,400 | +139.5% |
| 55 | MYR | Myrtle Beach International Airport | SC | 39,300 | +135.5% |
| 56 | BOI | Boise Airport | ID | 37,900 | +95.7% |
| 57 | ORF | Norfolk International Airport | VA | 37,100 | +103.6% |
| 58 | MEM | Memphis International Airport | TN | 35,700 | +67.7% |
| 59 | ABQ | Albuquerque International Sunport | NM | 35,700 | +131.8% |
| 60 | OMA | Eppley Airfield | NE | 35,500 | +79.3% |
| 61 | RIC | Richmond International Airport | VA | 32,600 | +115.9% |
| 62 | SDF | Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport | KY | 32,500 | +104.0% |
| 63 | GEG | Spokane International Airport | WA | 31,900 | +82.0% |
| 64 | BUF | Buffalo Niagara International Airport | NY | 30,600 | +239.4% |
| 65 | ELP | El Paso International Airport | TX | 30,100 | +100.1% |
| 66 | RNO | Reno-Tahoe International Airport | NV | 29,200 | +53.4% |
| 67 | SAV | Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport | GA | 28,400 | +126.2% |
| 68 | GRR | Gerald R. Ford International Airport | MI | 27,400 | +63.8% |
| 69 | PNS | Pensacola International Airport | FL | 26,800 | +86.6% |
| 70 | BZN | Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport | MT | 25,000 | +132.1% |
| 71 | PVD | Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport | RI | 24,900 | +170.7% |
| 72 | TUS | Tucson International Airport | AZ | 24,400 | +108.6% |
| 73 | TUL | Tulsa International Airport | OK | 24,200 | +60.8% |
| 74 | SRQ | Sarasota Bradenton International Airport | FL | 23,900 | +188.6% |
| 75 | KOA | Ellison Onizuka Kona International at Keahole Airport | HI | 23,800 | +991.0% |
| 76 | PWM | Portland International Jetport | ME | 23,500 | +179.6% |
| 77 | COS | City Of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport | CO | 22,000 | +187.0% |
| 78 | LIH | Lihue Airport | HI | 22,000 | +1770.5% |
| 79 | ALB | Albany International Airport | NY | 21,900 | +219.1% |
| 80 | VPS | Eglin AFB/Destin-Ft Walton Beach | FL | 21,300 | +77.8% |
| 81 | DSM | Des Moines International Airport | IA | 20,900 | +83.2% |
| 82 | BHM | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport | AL | 20,900 | +80.5% |
| 83 | TYS | Mc Ghee Tyson Airport | TN | 20,500 | +81.5% |
| 84 | FAT | Fresno Yosemite International Airport | CA | 19,800 | +126.0% |
| 85 | LGB | Long Beach (Daugherty Field) | CA | 19,000 | +238.1% |
| 86 | GSP | Greenville Spartanburg International Airport | SC | 18,200 | +78.9% |
| 87 | SYR | Syracuse Hancock International Airport | NY | 17,700 | +208.8% |
| 88 | LIT | Bill and Hillary Clinton National/Adams Field | AR | 17,400 | +79.4% |
| 89 | AVL | Asheville Regional Airport | NC | 16,700 | +122.9% |
| 90 | ROC | Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International Airport | NY | 16,500 | +160.7% |
| 91 | ECP | Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport | FL | 15,800 | +69.2% |
| 92 | MSN | Dane County Regional/Truax Field | WI | 14,700 | +146.7% |
| 93 | JAN | Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport | MS | 14,300 | +251.8% |
| 94 | PSP | Palm Springs International Airport | CA | 13,500 | +165.6% |
| 95 | GSO | Piedmont Triad International Airport | NC | 13,500 | +97.5% |
| 96 | ICT | Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower National Airport | KS | 13,000 | +79.4% |
| 97 | EUG | Mahlon Sweet Field | OR | 12,600 | +165.5% |
| 98 | JAC | Jackson Hole Airport | WY | 12,500 | +69.2% |
| 99 | GPI | Glacier Park International Airport | MT | 12,500 | +69.3% |
| 100 | XNA | Northwest Arkansas National Airport | AR | 12,300 | +93.8% |
| 101 | ISP | Long Island Mac Arthur Airport | NY | 11,900 | +350.7% |
| 102 | MSY | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport | LA | 11,800 | -71.0% |
| 103 | EYW | Key West International Airport | FL | 11,800 | +125.5% |
| 104 | SBA | Santa Barbara Municipal Airport | CA | 11,200 | +256.8% |
| 105 | DAY | James M Cox Dayton International Airport | OH | 11,100 | +73.5% |
| 106 | MHT | Manchester Boston Regional Airport | NH | 10,600 | +111.9% |
| 107 | STT | Cyril E King Airport | VI | 10,600 | +521.5% |
| 108 | CID | The Eastern Iowa Airport | IA | 10,300 | +89.0% |
| 109 | FAI | Fairbanks International Airport | AK | 10,100 | +189.6% |
| 110 | ILM | Wilmington International Airport | NC | 10,000 | +92.5% |
| 111 | MDT | Harrisburg International Airport | PA | 9,850 | +72.7% |
| 112 | RDM | Roberts Field | OR | 9,570 | +101.6% |
| 113 | MSO | Missoula Montana Airport | MT | 9,490 | +84.1% |
| 114 | HSV | Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field | AL | 9,250 | +93.1% |
| 115 | LEX | Blue Grass Airport | KY | 9,240 | +64.2% |
| 116 | CAE | Columbia Metropolitan Airport | SC | 9,240 | +76.3% |
| 117 | MAF | Midland International Air And Space Port Airport | TX | 9,200 | +40.0% |
| 118 | MFE | Mc Allen Miller International Airport | TX | 9,180 | +171.5% |
| 119 | SGF | Springfield-Branson National Airport | MO | 9,030 | +53.3% |
| 120 | TVC | Cherry Capital Airport | MI | 8,940 | +104.5% |
| 121 | FSD | Joe Foss Field | SD | 8,780 | +75.5% |
| 122 | BTV | Burlington International Airport | VT | 8,470 | +215.2% |
| 123 | BGR | Bangor International Airport | ME | 8,450 | +188.3% |
| 124 | RAP | Rapid City Regional Airport | SD | 8,450 | +82.5% |
| 125 | MFR | Rogue Valley International - Medford Airport | OR | 8,280 | +71.7% |
| 126 | LBB | Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport | TX | 8,140 | +67.5% |
| 127 | CHA | Lovell Field | TN | 7,650 | +80.4% |
| 128 | BTR | Baton Rouge Metropolitan, Ryan Field | LA | 7,470 | +91.0% |
| 129 | BIL | Billings Logan International Airport | MT | 7,440 | +42.6% |
| 130 | TLH | Tallahassee International Airport | FL | 7,290 | +106.9% |
| 131 | ABE | Lehigh Valley International Airport | PA | 7,260 | +135.5% |
| 132 | PSC | Tri-Cities Airport | WA | 6,930 | +111.3% |
| 133 | SBN | South Bend International Airport | IN | 6,930 | +62.0% |
| 134 | FAR | Hector International Airport | ND | 6,810 | +64.7% |
| 135 | HRL | Valley International Airport | TX | 6,510 | +130.8% |
| 136 | ITO | Hilo International Airport | HI | 6,420 | +353.0% |
| 137 | JNU | Juneau International Airport | AK | 6,290 | +130.8% |
| 138 | ATW | Appleton International Airport | WI | 6,170 | +120.0% |
| 139 | AMA | Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport | TX | 6,140 | +42.9% |
| 140 | FWA | Fort Wayne International Airport | IN | 6,080 | +42.9% |
| 141 | GPT | Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport | MS | 5,850 | +42.6% |
| 142 | GJT | Grand Junction Regional Airport | CO | 5,780 | +105.1% |
| 143 | ACK | Nantucket Memorial Airport | MA | 5,730 | +145.2% |
| 144 | CRP | Corpus Christi International Airport | TX | 5,700 | +46.3% |
| 145 | MOB | Mobile Regional Airport | AL | 5,560 | +59.6% |
| 146 | SHV | Shreveport Regional Airport | LA | 5,400 | +48.4% |
| 147 | AGS | Augusta Regional at Bush Field | GA | 5,340 | +60.1% |
| 148 | ASE | Aspen-Pitkin County/Sardy Field | CO | 5,170 | +87.3% |
| 149 | IDA | Idaho Falls Regional Airport | ID | 5,110 | +139.4% |
| 150 | ROA | Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field) | VA | 4,940 | +59.5% |
| 151 | LFT | Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field | LA | 4,900 | +114.1% |
| 152 | HXD | Hilton Head Airport | SC | 4,750 | +108.7% |
| 153 | GRB | Green Bay/Austin Straubel International Airport | WI | 4,750 | +58.8% |
| 154 | STS | Charles M Schulz - Sonoma County Airport | CA | 4,670 | +151.5% |
| 155 | DAB | Daytona Beach International Airport | FL | 4,600 | +73.4% |
| 156 | TTN | Trenton Mercer Airport | NJ | 4,600 | n/a |
| 157 | PIA | General Downing - Peoria International Airport | IL | 4,400 | +41.4% |
| 158 | MRY | Monterey Regional Airport | CA | 4,340 | +141.9% |
| 159 | CHO | Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport | VA | 4,290 | +98.4% |
| 160 | DRO | Durango-La Plata County Airport | CO | 4,200 | +111.1% |
| 161 | GUM | Guam International Airport | GU | 3,990 | +175.7% |
| 162 | CAK | Akron-Canton Regional Airport | OH | 3,980 | +82.4% |
| 163 | BIS | Bismarck Municipal Airport | ND | 3,790 | +48.4% |
| 164 | SBP | San Luis County Regional Airport | CA | 3,750 | +34.4% |
| 165 | FNT | Bishop International Airport | MI | 3,740 | +26.3% |
| 166 | FAY | Fayetteville Regional/Grannis Field | NC | 3,620 | +60.0% |
| 167 | MGM | Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) | AL | 3,620 | +109.4% |
| 168 | MLB | Melbourne Orlando International Airport | FL | 3,590 | +99.7% |
| 169 | KTN | Ketchikan International Airport | AK | 3,520 | +121.4% |
| 170 | GNV | Gainesville Regional Airport | FL | 3,520 | +76.8% |
| 171 | EVV | Evansville Regional Airport | IN | 3,510 | +46.7% |
| 172 | MTJ | Montrose Regional Airport | CO | 3,480 | +173.7% |
| 173 | BMI | Central Illinois Regional/Bloomington-Normal Airport | IL | 3,430 | +105.8% |
| 174 | CRW | West Virginia International Yeager Airport | WV | 3,270 | +79.4% |
| 175 | MVY | Martha's Vineyard Airport | MA | 3,210 | +167.6% |
| 176 | SGU | St George Regional Airport | UT | 3,200 | +80.2% |
| 177 | OAJ | Albert J Ellis Airport | NC | 3,160 | +18.3% |
| 178 | STX | Henry E Rohlsen Airport | VI | 3,130 | +99.2% |
| 179 | TRI | Tri-Cities Airport | TN | 3,020 | +54.0% |
| 180 | BLI | Bellingham International Airport | WA | 3,020 | +82.5% |
| 181 | GTF | Great Falls International Airport | MT | 2,970 | +62.5% |
| 182 | AVP | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport | PA | 2,960 | +66.9% |
| 183 | GRK | Robert Gray AAF Airport | TX | 2,910 | +56.2% |
| 184 | BLV | Scott AFB/Midamerica St Louis | IL | 2,880 | +43.8% |
| 185 | UNV | University Park Airport | PA | 2,740 | +138.8% |
| 186 | DLH | Duluth International Airport | MN | 2,700 | +94.3% |
| 187 | SIT | Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport | AK | 2,630 | n/a |
| 188 | FLG | Flagstaff Pulliam Airport | AZ | 2,500 | +110.3% |
| 189 | BFL | Meadows Field | CA | 2,480 | +55.6% |
| 190 | PVU | Provo Municipal Airport | UT | 2,440 | +57.3% |
| 191 | PAE | Snohomish County (Paine Field) | WA | 2,440 | n/a |
| 192 | BRO | Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport | TX | 2,390 | +94.5% |
| 193 | MOT | Minot International Airport | ND | 2,340 | +24.8% |
| 194 | LNK | Lincoln Airport | NE | 2,300 | n/a |
| 195 | EGE | Eagle County Regional Airport | CO | 2,280 | +125.4% |
| 196 | SAF | Santa Fe Municipal Airport | NM | 2,280 | n/a |
| 197 | SUN | Friedman Memorial Airport | ID | 2,180 | n/a |
| 198 | AEX | Alexandria International Airport | LA | 2,100 | +62.0% |
| 199 | ACV | California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport | CA | 2,030 | n/a |
| 200 | CWA | Central Wisconsin Airport | WI | 2,010 | +62.1% |
| 201 | RST | Rochester International Airport | MN | 1,830 | n/a |
| 202 | LAN | Capital Region International Airport | MI | 1,800 | n/a |
| 203 | MLU | Monroe Regional Airport | LA | 1,760 | +50.9% |
| 204 | LBE | Arnold Palmer Regional Airport | PA | 1,690 | +48.8% |
| 205 | ADQ | Kodiak Airport | AK | 1,640 | n/a |
| 206 | NYL | Yuma MCAS/Yuma International Airport | AZ | 1,610 | n/a |
| 207 | COU | Columbia Regional Airport | MO | 1,600 | +54.5% |
| 208 | HLN | Helena Regional Airport | MT | 1,590 | n/a |
| 209 | ABI | Abilene Regional Airport | TX | 1,590 | +56.3% |
| 210 | PHF | Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport | VA | 1,580 | +27.7% |
| 211 | LRD | Laredo International Airport | TX | 1,570 | n/a |
| 212 | RDD | Redding Regional Airport | CA | 1,540 | n/a |
| 213 | EWN | Coastal Carolina Regional Airport | NC | 1,520 | n/a |
| 214 | HDN | Yampa Valley Airport | CO | 1,490 | n/a |
| 215 | TOL | Eugene F Kranz Toledo Express Airport | OH | 1,480 | +39.9% |
| 216 | CSG | Columbus Airport | GA | 1,480 | n/a |
| 217 | AZO | Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport | MI | 1,470 | n/a |
| 218 | PUW | Pullman/Moscow Regional Airport | WA | 1,440 | n/a |
| 219 | LSE | La Crosse Regional Airport | WI | 1,420 | n/a |
| 220 | MBS | MBS International Airport | MI | 1,390 | n/a |
| 221 | HTS | Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field | WV | 1,390 | +33.0% |
| 222 | ERI | Erie International/Tom Ridge Field | PA | 1,330 | n/a |
| 223 | ELM | Elmira/Corning Regional Airport | NY | 1,330 | n/a |
| 224 | MHK | Manhattan Regional Airport | KS | 1,320 | n/a |
| 225 | SBY | Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport | MD | 1,320 | n/a |
| 226 | CPR | Casper/Natrona County International Airport | WY | 1,310 | n/a |
| 227 | CLL | Easterwood Field | TX | 1,300 | n/a |
| 228 | SJT | San Angelo Regional/Mathis Field | TX | 1,260 | n/a |
| 229 | SPI | Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport | IL | 1,250 | n/a |
| 230 | ITH | Ithaca Tompkins International Airport | NY | 1,240 | n/a |
| 231 | GRI | Central Nebraska Regional Airport | NE | 1,190 | n/a |
| 232 | CMI | University Of Illinois/Willard Airport | IL | 1,150 | n/a |
| 233 | LCH | Lake Charles Regional Airport | LA | 1,150 | n/a |
| 234 | LYH | Lynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn Field | VA | 1,150 | n/a |
| 235 | XWA | Williston Basin International Airport | ND | 1,110 | n/a |
| 236 | COD | Yellowstone Regional Airport | WY | 1,100 | n/a |
| 237 | GFK | Grand Forks International Airport | ND | 1,100 | n/a |
| 238 | BET | Bethel Airport | AK | 1,010 | n/a |
| 239 | ROW | Roswell Air Center Airport | NM | 915 | n/a |
| 240 | TWF | Joslin Field/Magic Valley Regional | ID | 856 | n/a |
| 241 | LAW | Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport | OK | 854 | n/a |
| 242 | PLN | Pellston Regional/Emmet County Airport | MI | 850 | n/a |
| 243 | EAT | Pangborn Memorial Airport | WA | 828 | n/a |
| 244 | ACT | Waco Regional Airport | TX | 777 | n/a |
| 245 | ALW | Walla Walla Regional Airport | WA | 764 | n/a |
| 246 | RHI | Rhinelander/Oneida County Airport | WI | 763 | n/a |
| 247 | IFP | Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport | AZ | 747 | n/a |
| 248 | SUX | Sioux Gateway/Brig General Bud Day Field | IA | 732 | n/a |
| 249 | BQK | Brunswick Golden Isles Airport | GA | 722 | n/a |
| 250 | VLD | Valdosta Regional Airport | GA | 721 | n/a |
| 251 | OTZ | Ralph Wien Memorial Airport | AK | 719 | n/a |
| 252 | DHN | Dothan Regional Airport | AL | 714 | n/a |
| 253 | PBG | Plattsburgh International Airport | NY | 705 | n/a |
| 254 | ABY | Southwest Georgia Regional Airport | GA | 693 | n/a |
| 255 | TYR | Tyler Pounds Regional Airport | TX | 692 | n/a |
| 256 | AKN | King Salmon Airport | AK | 684 | n/a |
| 257 | OME | Nome Airport | AK | 679 | n/a |
| 258 | YKM | Yakima Air Terminal/Mcallister Field | WA | 669 | n/a |
| 259 | WYS | Yellowstone Airport | MT | 667 | n/a |
| 260 | GUC | Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport | CO | 667 | n/a |
| 261 | JLN | Joplin Regional Airport | MO | 655 | n/a |
| 262 | LWS | Lewiston/Nez Perce County Airport | ID | 648 | n/a |
| 263 | CKB | North Central West Virginia Airport | WV | 647 | n/a |
| 264 | PSG | Petersburg James A Johnson Airport | AK | 643 | n/a |
| 265 | CDV | Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport | AK | 634 | n/a |
| 266 | PGV | Pitt-Greenville Airport | NC | 632 | n/a |
| 267 | PRC | Prescott Regional - Ernest A Love Field | AZ | 625 | n/a |
| 268 | GTR | Golden Triangle Regional Airport | MS | 618 | n/a |
| 269 | CMX | Houghton County Memorial Airport | MI | 569 | n/a |
| 270 | YAK | Yakutat Airport | AK | 555 | n/a |
| 271 | CIU | Chippewa County International Airport | MI | 550 | n/a |
| 272 | EAR | Kearney Regional Airport | NE | 523 | n/a |
| 273 | ATY | Watertown Regional Airport | SD | 522 | n/a |
| 274 | SHR | Sheridan County Airport | WY | 520 | n/a |
| 275 | GCC | Northeast Wyoming Regional Airport | WY | 507 | n/a |
| 276 | BJI | Bemidji Regional Airport | MN | 498 | n/a |
| 277 | TXK | Texarkana Regional-Webb Field | AR | 493 | n/a |
| 278 | BRW | Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport | AK | 486 | n/a |
| 279 | GCK | Garden City Regional Airport | KS | 471 | n/a |
| 280 | CNY | Canyonlands Regional Airport | UT | 471 | n/a |
| 281 | SLN | Salina Regional Airport | KS | 462 | n/a |
| 282 | DRT | Del Rio Texas International Airport | TX | 459 | n/a |
| 283 | PIB | Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional Airport | MS | 446 | n/a |
| 284 | PIR | Pierre Regional Airport | SD | 444 | n/a |
| 285 | PIH | Pocatello Regional Airport | ID | 436 | n/a |
| 286 | GGG | East Texas Regional Airport | TX | 433 | n/a |
| 287 | HYA | Cape Cod Gateway Airport | MA | 422 | n/a |
| 288 | OTH | Southwest Oregon Regional Airport | OR | 422 | n/a |
| 289 | DBQ | Dubuque Regional Airport | IA | 404 | n/a |
| 290 | FLO | Florence Regional Airport | SC | 394 | n/a |
| 291 | PAH | Barkley Regional Airport | KY | 386 | n/a |
| 292 | DIK | Dickinson/Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport | ND | 384 | n/a |
| 293 | ABR | Aberdeen Regional Airport | SD | 377 | n/a |
| 294 | LAR | Laramie Regional Airport | WY | 371 | n/a |
| 295 | MCN | Middle Georgia Regional Airport | GA | 371 | n/a |
| 296 | EAU | Chippewa Valley Regional Airport | WI | 369 | n/a |
| 297 | ART | Watertown International Airport | NY | 356 | n/a |
| 298 | DLG | Dillingham Airport | AK | 343 | n/a |
| 299 | OGS | Ogdensburg International Airport | NY | 341 | n/a |
| 300 | PVC | Provincetown Municipal Airport | MA | 335 | n/a |
| 301 | BRD | Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport | MN | 330 | n/a |
| 302 | CDC | Cedar City Regional Airport | UT | 328 | n/a |
| 303 | IMT | Ford Airport | MI | 308 | n/a |
| 304 | HVN | Tweed/New Haven Airport | CT | 308 | n/a |
| 305 | EKO | Elko Regional Airport | NV | 307 | n/a |
| 306 | SWO | Stillwater Regional Airport | OK | 306 | n/a |
| 307 | RIW | Central Wyoming Regional Airport | WY | 304 | n/a |
| 308 | MKG | Muskegon County Airport | MI | 304 | n/a |
| 309 | MEI | Key Field | MS | 300 | n/a |
| 310 | WRG | Wrangell Airport | AK | 300 | n/a |
| 311 | DEC | Decatur Airport | IL | 294 | n/a |
| 312 | ESC | Delta County Airport | MI | 293 | n/a |
| 313 | BTM | Bert Mooney Airport | MT | 292 | n/a |
| 314 | BHB | Hancock County/Bar Harbor Airport | ME | 291 | n/a |
| 315 | PGA | Page Municipal Airport | AZ | 269 | n/a |
| 316 | SHD | Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport | VA | 268 | n/a |
| 317 | INL | Falls International/Einarson Field | MN | 265 | n/a |
| 318 | HOB | Lea County Regional Airport | NM | 262 | n/a |
| 319 | PQI | Presque Isle International Airport | ME | 261 | n/a |
| 320 | APN | Alpena County Regional Airport | MI | 253 | n/a |
| 321 | ALS | San Luis Valley Regional/Bergman Field | CO | 250 | n/a |
| 322 | LBF | North Platte Regional/Lee Bird Field | NE | 244 | n/a |
| 323 | LWB | Greenbrier Valley Airport | WV | 241 | n/a |
| 324 | OWB | Owensboro/Daviess County Regional Airport | KY | 238 | n/a |
| 325 | HIB | Range Regional Airport | MN | 237 | n/a |
| 326 | JMS | Jamestown Regional Airport | ND | 225 | n/a |
| 327 | JST | John Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County Airport | PA | 213 | n/a |
| 328 | MCW | Mason City Municipal Airport | IA | 209 | n/a |
| 329 | BGM | Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field | NY | 202 | n/a |
| 330 | DDC | Dodge City Regional Airport | KS | 202 | n/a |
| 331 | PUB | Pueblo Memorial Airport | CO | 200 | n/a |
| 332 | ORH | Worcester Regional Airport | MA | 197 | n/a |
| 333 | BFF | Western Nebraska Regional/William B Heilig Field | NE | 196 | n/a |
| 334 | TUP | Tupelo Regional Airport | MS | 189 | n/a |
| 335 | HYS | Hays Regional Airport | KS | 185 | n/a |
| 336 | MWA | Veterans Airport Of Southern Illinois | IL | 173 | n/a |
| 337 | VEL | Vernal Regional Airport | UT | 172 | n/a |
| 338 | CGI | Cape Girardeau Regional Airport | MO | 168 | n/a |
| 339 | TVF | Thief River Falls Regional Airport | MN | 160 | n/a |
| 340 | RKD | Knox County Regional Airport | ME | 159 | n/a |
| 341 | FOD | Fort Dodge Regional Airport | IA | 151 | n/a |
| 342 | UIN | Quincy Regional-Baldwin Field | IL | 148 | n/a |
| 343 | MGW | Morgantown Municipal (Walter L Bill Hart Field) | WV | 148 | n/a |
| 344 | SDY | Sidney-Richland Regional Airport | MT | 146 | n/a |
| 345 | TBN | Waynesville-St Robert Regional Forney Field | MO | 144 | n/a |
| 346 | CEC | Jack Mc Namara Field | CA | 140 | n/a |
| 347 | IPT | Williamsport Regional Airport | PA | 140 | n/a |
| 348 | CEZ | Cortez Municipal Airport | CO | 136 | n/a |
| 349 | DVL | Devils Lake Regional Airport | ND | 135 | n/a |
| 350 | LBL | Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport | KS | 130 | n/a |
| 351 | MBL | Manistee County/Blacker Airport | MI | 123 | n/a |
| 352 | LEB | Lebanon Municipal Airport | NH | 122 | n/a |
| 353 | PKB | Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport | WV | 120 | n/a |
| 354 | TEX | Telluride Regional Airport | CO | 117 | n/a |
| 355 | VCT | Victoria Regional Airport | TX | 111 | n/a |
| 356 | SOW | Show Low Regional Airport | AZ | 104 | n/a |
| 357 | RUT | Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport | VT | 97 | n/a |
| 358 | SLK | Adirondack Regional Airport | NY | 93 | n/a |
| 359 | IPL | Imperial County Airport | CA | 93 | n/a |
| 360 | MSS | Massena International-Richards Field | NY | 93 | n/a |
| 361 | MSL | Northwest Alabama Regional Airport | AL | 91 | n/a |
| 362 | AUG | Augusta State Airport | ME | 89 | n/a |
| 363 | BKW | Raleigh County Memorial Airport | WV | 77 | n/a |
| 364 | MCE | Merced Regional/Macready Field | CA | 74 | n/a |
| 365 | LNS | Lancaster Airport | PA | 74 | n/a |
| 366 | IRK | Kirksville Regional Airport | MO | 70 | n/a |
| 367 | GGW | Wokal Field/Glasgow-Valley County | MT | 69 | n/a |
| 368 | BFD | Bradford Regional Airport | PA | 62 | n/a |
| 369 | AIA | Alliance Municipal Airport | NE | 61 | n/a |
| 370 | DUJ | Dubois Regional Airport | PA | 60 | n/a |
| 371 | OLF | L M Clayton Airport | MT | 60 | n/a |
| 372 | BRL | Southeast Iowa Regional Airport | IA | 56 | n/a |
| 373 | CDR | Chadron Municipal Airport | NE | 50 | n/a |
| 374 | HVR | Havre City-County Airport | MT | 47 | n/a |
| 375 | GDV | Dawson Communicipalty Airport | MT | 46 | n/a |
| 376 | MCK | Mc Cook Ben Nelson Regional Airport | NE | 42 | n/a |
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How it is measured
The Labor Day travel period is the Thursday before Labor Day 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 (376 of 409 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, "Labor Day 2021 air travel: how US airports and states did", https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/labor-day-2021/ (CC BY 4.0).
Frequently asked questions
How many people flew over Labor Day 2021?
TSA screened 10,946,662 passengers nationwide over the Labor Day 2021 travel period (Thu, Sep 2 – Tue, Sep 7, 2021), up 115.4% from 5,081,721 over the same period a year earlier. The busiest day was Friday, September 3, with 2,137,114 screenings.
What was the busiest airport over Labor Day 2021?
The busiest airports by departing passengers screened were Los Angeles International Airport (LAX, about 456,000), Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD, about 389,000) and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL, about 380,000). Among states, California led with about 1.3 million.
Which airports grew the most over Labor Day 2021?
Among airports with at least 100,000 departing passengers screened in the year-earlier period, the largest gains were EWR (+133.4%), ORD (+128.0%), SEA (+127.4%), LAX (+127.1%) and MCO (+123.2%) and the largest declines DFW (+66.7%), DEN (+72.4%), LAS (+98.3%), FLL (+118.2%) and ATL (+118.8%).
How does Passenger Index define the Labor Day travel period?
As the Thursday before Labor Day through the Tuesday after (6 days). The 2021 period ran Thu, Sep 2 – Tue, Sep 7, 2021 and is compared with Thu, Sep 3 – Tue, Sep 8, 2020, the same days relative to the holiday.
When is the Labor Day 2022 travel period?
Thu, Sep 1 – Tue, Sep 6, 2022. Passenger Index publishes airport and state results a few days after it ends, once TSA releases the checkpoint data.