Passenger Index / Holiday travel / Labor Day 2026

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

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

TSA screened 14,825,477 passengers nationwide over the Labor Day 2026 travel period (Thu, Sep 3 – Tue, Sep 8, 2026), down 4.2% from 15,483,392 over the same period a year earlier. The busiest day was Friday, September 4, with 2,815,644 screenings.

The busiest airports by departing passengers screened were Los Angeles International Airport (LAX, about 599,000), Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD, about 598,000) and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK, about 539,000). Among states, California led with about 1.9 million.

Key facts

Travel period
TSA screenings
14,825,477 (-4.2% YoY)
Busiest day
: 2,815,644
International arrivals (CBP)
about 1.8 million (-6.8% YoY)
Busiest airport
LAX, about 599,000

Day by day, nationwide

TSA checkpoint screenings each day of the Labor Day 2026 travel period and the matching day a year earlier (TSA published totals, exact).
2026ScreenedYear earlierScreenedYoY
2,702,0952,833,316-4.6%
2,815,6442,971,455-5.2%
2,097,7792,223,191-5.6%
2,149,0092,343,216-8.3%
2,781,2212,836,013-1.9%
2,279,7292,276,201+0.2%

Biggest movers

Among airports with at least 100,000 departing passengers screened in the year-earlier period. Up most: AUS +6.3%, BOS +3.5%, ORD +3.4%, SAN +3.3%, MDW +1.4%. Down most: MCO -10.8%, HNL -9.5%, DTW -8.8%, TPA -8.3%, IAH -8.2%.

By state

Departing passengers screened over Labor Day 2026, by state: sum of the state's airports with complete data, rounded to 3 significant figures.
StateDeparting screenedYoYBusiest airportAirports
California1.9 million-1.3%LAX23
Texas1.2 million-3.8%DFW22
Florida1.2 million-7.9%MCO17
Illinois752,000+3.2%ORD12
New York696,000-6.1%JFK15
Georgia569,000-1.3%ATL6
Colorado481,000-1.8%DEN13
Nevada464,000-7.4%LAS3
Washington446,000+0.2%SEA7
Massachusetts414,000+2.8%BOS6
North Carolina411,000-1.9%CLT9
New Jersey386,000-6.5%EWR2
Arizona359,000-0.8%PHX8
Pennsylvania349,000-0.7%PHL12
Virginia324,000-0.8%IAD8
Tennessee300,000-1.0%BNA6
Michigan276,000-7.3%DTW16
Hawaii235,000-10.0%HNL4
Minnesota228,000-5.8%MSP8
Missouri227,000-1.6%STL8
Ohio205,000-1.2%CLE4
Oregon195,000-0.9%PDX5
Utah172,000-0.8%SLC6
Puerto Rico140,000-3.6%SJU3
Kentucky139,000+0.3%CVG5
South Carolina139,000-6.8%CHS6
Louisiana122,000-4.4%MSY7
Indiana113,000-3.1%IND5
Wisconsin101,000+5.1%MKE8
Alaska97,200-2.9%ANC16
Montana79,900+1.7%BZN13
Oklahoma75,800+2.4%OKC4
Connecticut69,900-2.9%BDL2
Idaho61,900+7.2%BOI6
Alabama61,500+4.5%BHM6
New Mexico56,200-1.4%ABQ6
Nebraska54,000+6.2%OMA8
Arkansas49,800+0.8%XNA4
Iowa48,000+8.4%DSM6
Maine45,700+0.0%PWM6
Rhode Island40,100-2.5%PVD1
South Dakota25,600+3.7%FSD5
North Dakota22,900-4.0%FAR8
Wyoming22,400+10.1%JAC9
Kansas21,700+2.8%ICT7
Mississippi21,000-1.9%JAN5
Guam17,300-26.0%GUM1
Vermont14,700-0.1%BTV2
New Hampshire12,100-9.8%MHT2
U.S. Virgin Islands11,200-18.6%STT2
West Virginia7,460-11.9%CRW7
Delaware3,270+3.8%ILG1
Northern Mariana Islands2,070-27.0%GSN1
Maryland1,380+2.8%SBY1

By airport

All 383 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 AirportCA599,000-3.7%162,000
2ORDChicago O'Hare International AirportIL598,000+3.4%98,900
3JFKJohn F. Kennedy International AirportNY539,000-7.7%319,000
4ATLHartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International AirportGA523,000-1.0%98,500
5SFOSan Francisco International AirportCA452,000+0.9%106,000
6DFWDallas Fort Worth International AirportTX428,000-4.8%84,800
7DENDenver International AirportCO424,000-1.9%21,500
8MCOOrlando International AirportFL410,000-10.8%49,900
9LASHarry Reid International AirportNV409,000-8.1%18,900
10BOSBoston Logan International AirportMA398,000+3.5%73,200
11SEASeattle-Tacoma International AirportWA390,000+0.0%54,900
12EWRNewark Liberty International AirportNJ382,000-6.8%124,000
13PHXPhoenix Sky Harbor International AirportAZ310,000-1.6%11,800
14IAHGeorge Bush Intercontinental AirportTX289,000-8.2%75,600
15SANSan Diego International AirportCA246,000+3.3%5,850
16FLLFort Lauderdale-Hollywood International AirportFL238,000-8.2%26,600
17PHLPhiladelphia International AirportPA222,000-0.1%34,100
18MSPMinneapolis-Saint Paul International AirportMN220,000-6.2%17,100
19IADWashington Dulles International AirportVA210,000-0.9%75,400
20DTWDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportMI208,000-8.8%23,200
21BNANashville International AirportTN195,000-2.6%2,150
22CLTCharlotte Douglas International AirportNC194,000-2.1%25,300
23TPATampa International AirportFL186,000-8.3%9,900
24AUSAustin-Bergstrom International AirportTX183,000+6.3%6,380
25SLCSalt Lake City International AirportUT155,000-2.4%8,400
26PDXPortland International AirportOR154,000-0.8%5,320
27HNLDaniel K. Inouye International AirportHI148,000-9.5%25,000
28RDURaleigh-Durham International AirportNC147,000-1.1%4,410
29SJULuis Muñoz Marín International AirportPR130,000-3.1%13,900
30MDWChicago Midway International AirportIL129,000+1.4%4,730
31SMFSacramento International AirportCA113,000-4.0%2,670
32STLSt. Louis Lambert International AirportMO109,000-2.3%1,650
33SNAJohn Wayne AirportCA101,000-2.3%589
34MCIKansas City International AirportMO97,300-3.1%-
35MSYLouis Armstrong New Orleans International AirportLA93,300-7.0%-
36CLECleveland Hopkins International AirportOH92,000-2.3%-
37DALDallas Love FieldTX91,000-8.7%-
38CMHJohn Glenn Columbus International AirportOH89,500-2.7%-
39SJCSan José Mineta International AirportCA89,500-4.8%2,430
40PITPittsburgh International AirportPA89,300-3.7%-
41INDIndianapolis International AirportIN88,900-4.5%-
42SATSan Antonio International AirportTX87,900-3.3%5,200
43CVGCincinnati/Northern Kentucky International AirportKY83,300+2.2%1,880
44OAKOakland International AirportCA72,200-6.7%4,780
45ONTOntario International AirportCA67,500-7.4%4,600
46JAXJacksonville International AirportFL66,300-2.0%-
47PBIPalm Beach International AirportFL66,100-8.4%745
48RSWSouthwest Florida International AirportFL63,900-8.1%-
49ANCTed Stevens Anchorage International AirportAK60,700-4.0%-
50CHSCharleston International AirportSC59,100+1.6%-
51BDLBradley International AirportCT56,100-4.7%-
52BURHollywood Burbank AirportCA55,200-3.8%-
53RNOReno-Tahoe International AirportNV54,300-2.2%-
54ORFNorfolk International AirportVA52,600+1.4%-
55MKEMilwaukee Mitchell International AirportWI52,100-3.1%-
56ABQAlbuquerque International SunportNM49,300-2.5%-
57BOIBoise AirportID49,000+7.3%-
58BUFBuffalo Niagara International AirportNY47,900-6.8%-
59OMAEppley AirfieldNE47,400+3.2%-
60OGGKahului AirportHI47,000-11.4%-
61MEMMemphis International AirportTN46,400-5.1%-
62RICRichmond International AirportVA43,100-5.6%-
63OKCWill Rogers International AirportOK41,800+3.3%-
64SDFLouisville Muhammad Ali International AirportKY40,800-1.9%-
65PVDRhode Island T. F. Green International AirportRI40,100-2.5%278
66ELPEl Paso International AirportTX39,600+2.3%-
67GRRGerald R. Ford International AirportMI39,300-1.4%-
68TYSMc Ghee Tyson AirportTN39,300+8.9%-
69GEGSpokane International AirportWA39,300+0.6%-
70SAVSavannah/Hilton Head International AirportGA37,500-7.0%-
71BZNBozeman Yellowstone International AirportMT34,800-0.1%-
72MYRMyrtle Beach International AirportSC33,300-25.9%-
73BHMBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International AirportAL32,700+8.5%-
74TULTulsa International AirportOK32,600+1.6%-
75TUSTucson International AirportAZ32,000+4.7%-
76LGBLong Beach (Daugherty Field)CA31,900+0.2%-
77PWMPortland International JetportME31,400-1.7%-
78ALBAlbany International AirportNY31,200+4.1%-
79DSMDes Moines International AirportIA30,400+5.1%-
80GSPGreenville Spartanburg International AirportSC28,900-1.0%-
81PNSPensacola International AirportFL28,700-7.2%-
82KOAEllison Onizuka Kona International at Keahole AirportHI28,300-12.1%-
83SYRSyracuse Hancock International AirportNY26,500-5.9%-
84ROCFrederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International AirportNY26,300-1.4%-
85FATFresno Yosemite International AirportCA26,300+0.6%2,750
86COSCity Of Colorado Springs Municipal AirportCO25,500-3.4%-
87SFBOrlando Sanford International AirportFL24,900+12.5%561
88XNANorthwest Arkansas National AirportAR24,800+4.1%-
89VPSEglin AFB/Destin-Ft Walton BeachFL24,300-5.3%-
90MSNDane County Regional/Truax FieldWI24,300+8.8%-
91LITBill and Hillary Clinton National/Adams FieldAR23,200-2.7%-
92AVLAsheville Regional AirportNC22,800-1.8%-
93ILMWilmington International AirportNC20,100+0.9%-
94GSOPiedmont Triad International AirportNC19,700-4.1%-
95ICTWichita Dwight D Eisenhower National AirportKS18,100+1.1%-
96GUMGuam International AirportGU17,300-26.0%11,100
97ECPNorthwest Florida Beaches International AirportFL17,300-3.3%-
98EUGMahlon Sweet FieldOR17,200+9.9%-
99GPIGlacier Park International AirportMT17,000+7.3%-
100HSVHuntsville International-Carl T Jones FieldAL16,800+0.0%-
101CIDThe Eastern Iowa AirportIA16,300+12.8%-
102MDTHarrisburg International AirportPA16,100+4.6%-
103ISPLong Island Mac Arthur AirportNY16,100+19.6%-
104PSPPalm Springs International AirportCA15,800+1.1%-
105JACJackson Hole AirportWY15,800+7.8%-
106SBASanta Barbara Municipal AirportCA15,700+11.0%-
107SGFSpringfield-Branson National AirportMO15,500-2.0%-
108BTVBurlington International AirportVT14,600-0.1%-
109LEXBlue Grass AirportKY14,400-4.4%-
110TVCCherry Capital AirportMI13,800+3.4%-
111HVNTweed/New Haven AirportCT13,800+5.1%-
112CAEColumbia Metropolitan AirportSC13,800+5.3%-
113FSDJoe Foss FieldSD13,800+4.4%-
114MAFMidland International Air And Space Port AirportTX13,600-10.7%-
115BGRBangor International AirportME13,200+5.0%-
116FAIFairbanks International AirportAK13,000+4.5%-
117RDMRoberts FieldOR12,800-7.0%-
118CHALovell FieldTN12,800+2.2%-
119IWAPhoenix-Mesa Gateway AirportAZ12,700+2.5%-
120ATWAppleton International AirportWI12,300+31.9%-
121MHTManchester Boston Regional AirportNH12,000-9.6%-
122DAYJames M Cox Dayton International AirportOH11,900-1.7%-
123PVUProvo Municipal AirportUT11,900+23.5%-
124JANJackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International AirportMS11,800-4.5%-
125ITOHilo International AirportHI11,700-6.6%-
126PGDPunta Gorda AirportFL11,700+5.6%-
127LBBLubbock Preston Smith International AirportTX11,400+11.0%-
128MSOMissoula Montana AirportMT11,300+6.2%-
129CAKAkron-Canton Regional AirportOH11,200+27.1%-
130STSCharles M Schulz - Sonoma County AirportCA11,200+48.8%-
131ABELehigh Valley International AirportPA11,000+2.3%-
132FARHector International AirportND10,800+3.2%-
133RAPRapid City Regional AirportSD10,600+1.1%-
134SBNSouth Bend International AirportIN10,600+3.1%-
135PSCTri-Cities AirportWA10,300+14.7%-
136MFRRogue Valley International - Medford AirportOR10,200-9.9%-
137BILBillings Logan International AirportMT10,200-1.4%-
138MFEMc Allen Miller International AirportTX10,100+0.7%-
139EYWKey West International AirportFL9,770-10.7%-
140TLHTallahassee International AirportFL9,730+3.6%-
141FWAFort Wayne International AirportIN8,980+5.0%-
142ROARoanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field)VA8,800+4.5%-
143HRLValley International AirportTX8,550-5.9%-
144AMARick Husband Amarillo International AirportTX8,530+6.5%-
145IDAIdaho Falls Regional AirportID8,250+5.5%-
146GPTGulfport-Biloxi International AirportMS8,200+1.6%-
147BTRBaton Rouge Metropolitan, Ryan FieldLA8,170+2.3%-
148SBPSan Luis County Regional AirportCA8,090+11.5%-
149STTCyril E King AirportVI7,990-20.2%-
150MLBMelbourne Orlando International AirportFL7,840-3.4%-
151JNUJuneau International AirportAK7,750-8.6%-
152GRBGreen Bay/Austin Straubel International AirportWI7,690+19.9%-
153SHVShreveport Regional AirportLA7,680+4.5%-
154ACKNantucket Memorial AirportMA7,610-6.2%-
155BQNRafael Hernandez AirportPR7,600-6.1%-
156CRPCorpus Christi International AirportTX7,310-0.9%-
157PIAGeneral Downing - Peoria International AirportIL7,080-4.5%-
158MRYMonterey Regional AirportCA6,890+0.9%-
159ASEAspen-Pitkin County/Sardy FieldCO6,740-4.2%-
160DABDaytona Beach International AirportFL6,580+0.8%-
161DRODurango-La Plata County AirportCO6,480+5.0%-
162CHOCharlottesville-Albemarle AirportVA6,360+9.2%-
163MOBMobile Regional AirportAL6,360-2.0%-
164MLIQuad Cities International AirportIL6,160+7.8%-
165AGSAugusta Regional at Bush FieldGA6,080+4.1%-
166GJTGrand Junction Regional AirportCO5,980-1.9%-
167TRITri-Cities AirportTN5,860+20.8%-
168LFTLafayette Regional/Paul Fournet FieldLA5,630-1.5%-
169GNVGainesville Regional AirportFL5,360+8.5%-
170BISBismarck Municipal AirportND5,300-5.3%-
171SAFSanta Fe Municipal AirportNM4,630+9.2%-
172CRWWest Virginia International Yeager AirportWV4,600+2.0%-
173AVPWilkes-Barre/Scranton International AirportPA4,580+0.1%-
174COUColumbia Regional AirportMO4,550+113.7%-
175FNTBishop International AirportMI4,490-11.2%-
176MTJMontrose Regional AirportCO4,480-3.1%-
177MVYMartha's Vineyard AirportMA4,460-19.3%-
178SGUSt George Regional AirportUT4,390+4.9%-
179EVVEvansville Regional AirportIN4,380-5.3%-
180MGMMontgomery Regional (Dannelly Field)AL4,190+2.6%-
181BFLMeadows FieldCA4,040+23.5%-
182LNKLincoln AirportNE3,880+59.4%-
183KTNKetchikan International AirportAK3,870+6.3%-
184EGEEagle County Regional AirportCO3,680-3.5%-
185BMICentral Illinois Regional/Bloomington-Normal AirportIL3,670+19.2%-
186TTNTrenton Mercer AirportNJ3,490+39.4%-
187UNVUniversity Park AirportPA3,450+8.9%-
188VRBVero Beach Regional AirportFL3,420+69.9%-
189DLHDuluth International AirportMN3,370+16.7%-
190ILGNew Castle AirportDE3,270+3.8%-
191ACVCalifornia Redwood Coast-Humboldt County AirportCA3,250+12.1%-
192FAYFayetteville Regional/Grannis FieldNC3,180-6.7%-
193STXHenry E Rohlsen AirportVI3,180-14.3%-
194HXDHilton Head AirportSC3,150+14.7%-
195BLIBellingham International AirportWA3,140-16.0%-
196GTFGreat Falls International AirportMT3,120-14.0%-
197MOTMinot International AirportND3,100-9.7%-
198SWFNew York Stewart International AirportNY3,070+21.7%-
199BROBrownsville/South Padre Island International AirportTX3,070+17.7%-
200ABIAbilene Regional AirportTX3,020+52.5%-
201SUNFriedman Memorial AirportID2,910+2.2%-
202OAJAlbert J Ellis AirportNC2,900-11.7%-
203BLVScott AFB/Midamerica St LouisIL2,750-7.2%-
204RFDChicago/Rockford International AirportIL2,740+22.6%-
205AEXAlexandria International AirportLA2,720+42.1%-
206MLUMonroe Regional AirportLA2,630+6.2%-
207LRDLaredo International AirportTX2,590-3.4%-
208CRQMcClellan-Palomar AirportCA2,430n/a-
209SITSitka Rocky Gutierrez AirportAK2,380-15.0%-
210LCHLake Charles Regional AirportLA2,310+2.5%-
211PSEMercedita AirportPR2,190-18.1%-
212CPRCasper/Natrona County International AirportWY2,160+14.6%-
213HDNYampa Valley AirportCO2,120-3.4%-
214HLNHelena Regional AirportMT2,090+5.3%-
215ADQKodiak AirportAK2,080-1.1%-
216GSNFrancisco C Ada/Saipan International AirportMP2,070-27.0%-
217ELMElmira/Corning Regional AirportNY2,050+38.3%-
218RSTRochester International AirportMN2,030+9.4%-
219RDDRedding Regional AirportCA2,010+1.0%-
220GRKRobert Gray AAF AirportTX1,920+5.7%-
221LANCapital Region International AirportMI1,910-9.7%-
222MBSMBS International AirportMI1,890-17.5%-
223CWACentral Wisconsin AirportWI1,700-6.8%-
224LYHLynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn FieldVA1,680+32.0%-
225FLGFlagstaff Pulliam AirportAZ1,670+35.6%-
226ORHWorcester Regional AirportMA1,660-5.4%-
227CMIUniversity Of Illinois/Willard AirportIL1,640+15.0%-
228GUCGunnison-Crested Butte Regional AirportCO1,640+49.7%-
229EWNCoastal Carolina Regional AirportNC1,630-11.8%-
230MHKManhattan Regional AirportKS1,580+24.7%-
231HYACape Cod Gateway AirportMA1,580-19.7%-
232SAWMarquette Sawyer Regional AirportMI1,570+1.2%-
233BETBethel AirportAK1,550+3.9%-
234ITHIthaca Tompkins International AirportNY1,520+21.2%-
235HTSTri-State/Milton J Ferguson FieldWV1,520-45.9%-
236XWAWilliston Basin International AirportND1,490-28.6%-
237AZOKalamazoo/Battle Creek International AirportMI1,490-13.7%-
238SBYSalisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional AirportMD1,380+2.8%-
239CLLEasterwood FieldTX1,360-14.6%-
240LSELa Crosse Regional AirportWI1,330n/a-
241OMENome AirportAK1,300+15.0%-
242GRICentral Nebraska Regional AirportNE1,280-4.2%-
243ROWRoswell Air Center AirportNM1,260+19.7%-
244GFKGrand Forks International AirportND1,260-16.0%-
245DHNDothan Regional AirportAL1,190+6.7%-
246NYLYuma MCAS/Yuma International AirportAZ1,130-13.7%-
247PUWPullman/Moscow Regional AirportWA1,120-15.0%-
248FSMFort Smith Regional AirportAR1,100-2.7%-
249CODYellowstone Regional AirportWY1,050n/a-
250BQKBrunswick Golden Isles AirportGA1,040-1.0%-
251ERIErie International/Tom Ridge FieldPA1,020n/a-
252PHFNewport News/Williamsburg International AirportVA992-18.2%-
253PLNPellston Regional/Emmet County AirportMI935-21.1%-
254ABYSouthwest Georgia Regional AirportGA932n/a-
255ACTWaco Regional AirportTX913-20.5%-
256TYRTyler Pounds Regional AirportTX898-10.5%-
257PGVPitt-Greenville AirportNC828n/a-
258TWFJoslin Field/Magic Valley RegionalID804n/a-
259PBGPlattsburgh International AirportNY780n/a-
260OTZRalph Wien Memorial AirportAK761n/a-
261TXKTexarkana Regional-Webb FieldAR750n/a-
262OTHSouthwest Oregon Regional AirportOR749n/a-
263ALWWalla Walla Regional AirportWA748n/a-
264AKNKing Salmon AirportAK737n/a-
265RHIRhinelander/Oneida County AirportWI729n/a-
266LAWLawton-Fort Sill Regional AirportOK721n/a-
267GCCNortheast Wyoming Regional AirportWY720n/a-
268PSGPetersburg James A Johnson AirportAK705n/a-
269SPSSheppard AFB/Wichita Falls MunicipalTX696n/a-
270EARKearney Regional AirportNE690n/a-
271YKMYakima Air Terminal/Mcallister FieldWA686n/a-
272GGGEast Texas Regional AirportTX678n/a-
273SLNSalina Regional AirportKS666n/a-
274PRCPrescott Regional - Ernest A Love FieldAZ665n/a-
275BPTJack Brooks Regional AirportTX661n/a-
276CMXHoughton County Memorial AirportMI661n/a-
277LWSLewiston/Nez Perce County AirportID659n/a-
278WYSYellowstone AirportMT658n/a-
279SPIAbraham Lincoln Capital AirportIL653n/a-
280GCKGarden City Regional AirportKS635n/a-
281SUXSioux Gateway/Brig General Bud Day FieldIA631n/a-
282RKSSouthwest Wyoming Regional AirportWY622n/a-
283OGSOgdensburg International AirportNY621n/a-
284CIUChippewa County International AirportMI620n/a-
285SHRSheridan County AirportWY610n/a-
286CKBNorth Central West Virginia AirportWV610n/a-
287CDVMerle K (Mudhole) Smith AirportAK589n/a-
288BRWWiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial AirportAK585n/a-
289CYSCheyenne Regional/Jerry Olson FieldWY578n/a-
290SWOStillwater Regional AirportOK571n/a-
291BJIBemidji Regional AirportMN532n/a-
292YAKYakutat AirportAK528n/a-
293BTMBert Mooney AirportMT521n/a-
294RIWCentral Wyoming Regional AirportWY514n/a-
295LNSLancaster AirportPA490n/a-
296HOBLea County Regional AirportNM482n/a-
297ABRAberdeen Regional AirportSD481n/a-
298ARTWatertown International AirportNY456n/a-
299EAUChippewa Valley Regional AirportWI452n/a-
300INLFalls International/Einarson FieldMN451n/a-
301FLOFlorence Regional AirportSC439n/a-
302BRDBrainerd Lakes Regional AirportMN437n/a-
303IMTFord AirportMI428n/a-
304CDCCedar City Regional AirportUT424n/a-
305DIKDickinson/Theodore Roosevelt Regional AirportND421n/a-
306LARLaramie Regional AirportWY418n/a-
307PQIPresque Isle International AirportME411n/a-
308EKOElko Regional AirportNV394n/a-
309PIRPierre Regional AirportSD394n/a-
310LBFNorth Platte Regional/Lee Bird FieldNE386n/a-
311JLNJoplin Regional AirportMO385n/a-
312PAHBarkley Regional AirportKY384n/a-
313ESCDelta County AirportMI357n/a-
314MEIKey FieldMS355n/a-
315DLGDillingham AirportAK353n/a-
316APNAlpena County Regional AirportMI346n/a-
317LAFPurdue University AirportIN337n/a-
318PIBHattiesburg/Laurel Regional AirportMS335n/a-
319JMSJamestown Regional AirportND334n/a-
320FODFort Dodge Regional AirportIA311n/a-
321BFFWestern Nebraska Regional/William B Heilig FieldNE301n/a-
322MKLMc Kellar-Sipes Regional AirportTN300n/a-
323HYSHays Regional AirportKS294n/a-
324HIBRange Regional AirportMN291n/a-
325LWBGreenbrier Valley AirportWV285n/a-
326JSTJohn Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County AirportPA284n/a-
327BHBHancock County/Bar Harbor AirportME282n/a-
328ATYWatertown Regional AirportSD282n/a-
329WRGWrangell AirportAK280n/a-
330SHDShenandoah Valley Regional AirportVA272n/a-
331ALSSan Luis Valley Regional/Bergman FieldCO271n/a-
332TUPTupelo Regional AirportMS268n/a-
333CVNClovis Regional AirportNM257n/a-
334PIHPocatello Regional AirportID256n/a-
335DVLDevils Lake Regional AirportND250n/a-
336MCNMiddle Georgia Regional AirportGA247n/a-
337PVCProvincetown Municipal AirportMA247n/a-
338MGWMorgantown Municipal (Walter L Bill Hart Field)WV239n/a-
339MCEMerced Regional/Macready FieldCA238n/a-
340MCWMason City Municipal AirportIA236n/a-
341PGAPage Municipal AirportAZ232n/a-
342MBLManistee County/Blacker AirportMI232n/a-
343VELVernal Regional AirportUT227n/a-
344CGICape Girardeau Regional AirportMO218n/a-
345LBLLiberal Mid-America Regional AirportKS215n/a-
346BGMGreater Binghamton/Edwin A Link FieldNY211n/a-
347RKDKnox County Regional AirportME211n/a-
348SOWShow Low Regional AirportAZ204n/a-
349MWAVeterans Airport Of Southern IllinoisIL203n/a-
350OWBOwensboro/Daviess County Regional AirportKY201n/a-
351TEXTelluride Regional AirportCO199n/a-
352DDCDodge City Regional AirportKS197n/a-
353MSLNorthwest Alabama Regional AirportAL187n/a-
354FMNFour Corners Regional AirportNM186n/a-
355CNYCanyonlands Regional AirportUT185n/a-
356AOOAltoona/Blair County AirportPA178n/a-
357DECDecatur AirportIL177n/a-
358MKGMuskegon County AirportMI162n/a-
359CEZCortez Municipal AirportCO148n/a-
360UINQuincy Regional-Baldwin FieldIL147n/a-
361CECJack Mc Namara FieldCA140n/a-
362SDYSidney-Richland Regional AirportMT139n/a-
363TBNWaynesville-St Robert Regional Forney FieldMO134n/a-
364BRLSoutheast Iowa Regional AirportIA133n/a-
365PKBMid-Ohio Valley Regional AirportWV131n/a-
366MSSMassena International-Richards FieldNY124n/a-
367AUGAugusta State AirportME116n/a-
368IRKKirksville Regional AirportMO111n/a-
369DUJDubois Regional AirportPA109n/a-
370SLKAdirondack Regional AirportNY105n/a-
371TVFThief River Falls Regional AirportMN102n/a-
372LEBLebanon Municipal AirportNH89n/a-
373RUTRutland - Southern Vermont Regional AirportVT81n/a-
374BKWRaleigh County Memorial AirportWV76n/a-
375OLFL M Clayton AirportMT65n/a-
376HVRHavre City-County AirportMT59n/a-
377IPLImperial County AirportCA58n/a-
378BFDBradford Regional AirportPA56n/a-
379PUBPueblo Memorial AirportCO52n/a-
380GGWWokal Field/Glasgow-Valley CountyMT52n/a-
381AIAAlliance Municipal AirportNE52n/a-
382GDVDawson Communicipalty AirportMT46n/a-
383MCKMc Cook Ben Nelson Regional AirportNE40n/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 (383 of 420 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 2026 air travel: how US airports and states did", https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/labor-day-2026/ (CC BY 4.0).

Frequently asked questions

How many people flew over Labor Day 2026?

TSA screened 14,825,477 passengers nationwide over the Labor Day 2026 travel period (Thu, Sep 3 – Tue, Sep 8, 2026), down 4.2% from 15,483,392 over the same period a year earlier. The busiest day was Friday, September 4, with 2,815,644 screenings.

What was the busiest airport over Labor Day 2026?

The busiest airports by departing passengers screened were Los Angeles International Airport (LAX, about 599,000), Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD, about 598,000) and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK, about 539,000). Among states, California led with about 1.9 million.

How many international travelers arrived in the US over Labor 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 6.8% year over year.

Which airports grew the most over Labor Day 2026?

Among airports with at least 100,000 departing passengers screened in the year-earlier period, the largest gains were AUS (+6.3%), BOS (+3.5%), ORD (+3.4%), SAN (+3.3%) and MDW (+1.4%) and the largest declines MCO (-10.8%), HNL (-9.5%), DTW (-8.8%), TPA (-8.3%) and IAH (-8.2%).

How does Passenger Index define the Labor Day travel period?

As the Thursday before Labor Day through the Tuesday after (6 days). The 2026 period ran Thu, Sep 3 – Tue, Sep 8, 2026 and is compared with Thu, Aug 28 – Tue, Sep 2, 2025, the same days relative to the holiday.

When is the Labor Day 2027 travel period?

Thu, Sep 2 – Tue, Sep 7, 2027. Passenger Index publishes airport and state results a few days after it ends, once TSA releases the checkpoint data.