Memorial Day 2021 air travel: how US airports and states did
· TSA checkpoint screenings and CBP international arrivals · updated · how it is measured
TSA screened 10,718,692 passengers nationwide over the Memorial Day 2021 travel period (Thu, May 27 – Tue, Jun 1, 2021), up 455.6% from 1,929,364 over the same period a year earlier. The busiest day was Friday, May 28, with 1,969,075 screenings.
The busiest airports by departing passengers screened were Los Angeles International Airport (LAX, about 408,000), Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL, about 384,000) and Orlando International Airport (MCO, about 360,000). Among states, California led with about 1.2 million.
Key facts
- Travel period
- TSA screenings
- 10,718,692 (+455.6% YoY)
- Busiest day
- : 1,969,075
- Busiest airport
- LAX, about 408,000
Day by day, nationwide
| 2021 | Screened | Year earlier | Screened | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,867,067 | 342,995 | +444.3% | ||
| 1,969,075 | 373,069 | +427.8% | ||
| 1,614,785 | 273,131 | +491.2% | ||
| 1,662,359 | 289,435 | +474.3% | ||
| 1,910,828 | 364,592 | +424.1% | ||
| 1,694,578 | 286,142 | +492.2% |
Biggest movers
Not enough airports with complete data in both years.
By state
| State | Departing screened | YoY | Busiest airport | Airports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 1.2 million | +478.8% | LAX | 22 |
| Florida | 1.2 million | +504.2% | MCO | 15 |
| Texas | 1.0 million | +446.7% | DFW | 26 |
| New York | 500,000 | +791.1% | JFK | 14 |
| Georgia | 425,000 | +557.6% | ATL | 8 |
| Nevada | 376,000 | +735.9% | LAS | 3 |
| Colorado | 369,000 | +409.6% | DEN | 10 |
| Arizona | 325,000 | +314.2% | PHX | 7 |
| North Carolina | 271,000 | +429.3% | CLT | 9 |
| Virginia | 267,000 | +523.6% | DCA | 8 |
| Washington | 264,000 | +402.4% | SEA | 5 |
| New Jersey | 246,000 | +815.8% | EWR | 2 |
| Tennessee | 206,000 | +393.6% | BNA | 5 |
| Massachusetts | 187,000 | +634.9% | BOS | 4 |
| Hawaii | 164,000 | +1176.8% | HNL | 4 |
| Minnesota | 145,000 | +449.9% | MSP | 7 |
| Ohio | 139,000 | +420.7% | CLE | 5 |
| Utah | 130,000 | +418.8% | SLC | 4 |
| Oregon | 129,000 | +421.8% | PDX | 5 |
| Illinois | 116,000 | +352.0% | MDW | 9 |
| Louisiana | 115,000 | +577.4% | MSY | 7 |
| South Carolina | 111,000 | +516.6% | CHS | 6 |
| Puerto Rico | 110,000 | +885.8% | SJU | 1 |
| Kentucky | 107,000 | +385.0% | CVG | 5 |
| Missouri | 99,000 | +384.2% | STL | 6 |
| Indiana | 91,900 | +324.6% | IND | 4 |
| Pennsylvania | 83,600 | +293.7% | PIT | 12 |
| Alaska | 55,600 | +396.1% | ANC | 9 |
| Wisconsin | 54,600 | +358.9% | MKE | 6 |
| Montana | 43,900 | +523.6% | BZN | 13 |
| Nebraska | 43,800 | +440.4% | OMA | 9 |
| Michigan | 40,000 | +311.5% | GRR | 13 |
| Idaho | 39,800 | +399.0% | BOI | 2 |
| Alabama | 39,800 | +354.1% | BHM | 6 |
| Connecticut | 38,800 | +395.7% | BDL | 2 |
| New Mexico | 33,500 | +389.5% | ABQ | 4 |
| Arkansas | 32,100 | +334.6% | LIT | 4 |
| Iowa | 30,000 | +338.2% | DSM | 4 |
| Oklahoma | 26,700 | +310.0% | TUL | 3 |
| Rhode Island | 21,800 | +415.3% | PVD | 1 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 21,800 | +986.6% | STT | 2 |
| Maine | 18,700 | +560.0% | PWM | 6 |
| South Dakota | 18,100 | +324.2% | FSD | 5 |
| North Dakota | 17,200 | +314.6% | FAR | 8 |
| Mississippi | 17,100 | +365.3% | JAN | 6 |
| Kansas | 15,700 | +333.0% | ICT | 7 |
| Wyoming | 11,200 | +832.1% | JAC | 4 |
| West Virginia | 8,990 | +290.4% | CRW | 7 |
| New Hampshire | 7,220 | +199.6% | MHT | 2 |
| Vermont | 5,650 | n/a | BTV | 2 |
| Guam | 4,510 | +249.0% | GUM | 1 |
| Maryland | 943 | n/a | SBY | 1 |
By airport
| # | Code | Airport | State | Departing screened | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAX | Los Angeles International Airport | CA | 408,000 | +448.6% |
| 2 | ATL | Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport | GA | 384,000 | +565.7% |
| 3 | MCO | Orlando International Airport | FL | 360,000 | +557.1% |
| 4 | LAS | Harry Reid International Airport | NV | 342,000 | +783.0% |
| 5 | DEN | Denver International Airport | CO | 333,000 | +392.5% |
| 6 | DFW | Dallas Fort Worth International Airport | TX | 326,000 | +385.0% |
| 7 | PHX | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport | AZ | 294,000 | +316.6% |
| 8 | FLL | Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport | FL | 290,000 | +620.8% |
| 9 | JFK | John F. Kennedy International Airport | NY | 285,000 | +1123.8% |
| 10 | EWR | Newark Liberty International Airport | NJ | 242,000 | +832.9% |
| 11 | IAH | George Bush Intercontinental Airport | TX | 232,000 | +701.9% |
| 12 | SEA | Seattle-Tacoma International Airport | WA | 227,000 | +406.7% |
| 13 | SFO | San Francisco International Airport | CA | 184,000 | +566.9% |
| 14 | BOS | Boston Logan International Airport | MA | 183,000 | +624.9% |
| 15 | TPA | Tampa International Airport | FL | 172,000 | +472.3% |
| 16 | SAN | San Diego International Airport | CA | 156,000 | +487.8% |
| 17 | MSP | Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport | MN | 140,000 | +447.3% |
| 18 | BNA | Nashville International Airport | TN | 134,000 | +440.1% |
| 19 | CLT | Charlotte Douglas International Airport | NC | 134,000 | +443.1% |
| 20 | LGA | LaGuardia Airport | NY | 132,000 | +792.8% |
| 21 | AUS | Austin-Bergstrom International Airport | TX | 129,000 | +575.2% |
| 22 | SLC | Salt Lake City International Airport | UT | 126,000 | +414.1% |
| 23 | SJU | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport | PR | 110,000 | +885.8% |
| 24 | HNL | Daniel K. Inouye International Airport | HI | 106,000 | +1102.0% |
| 25 | PDX | Portland International Airport | OR | 102,000 | +423.9% |
| 26 | DCA | Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport | VA | 101,000 | +531.5% |
| 27 | MDW | Chicago Midway International Airport | IL | 100,000 | +378.4% |
| 28 | RSW | Southwest Florida International Airport | FL | 98,600 | +378.8% |
| 29 | MSY | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport | LA | 93,100 | +702.3% |
| 30 | DAL | Dallas Love Field | TX | 89,200 | +351.0% |
| 31 | RDU | Raleigh-Durham International Airport | NC | 88,600 | +459.5% |
| 32 | IAD | Washington Dulles International Airport | VA | 88,200 | +653.1% |
| 33 | SMF | Sacramento International Airport | CA | 87,800 | +383.4% |
| 34 | STL | St. Louis Lambert International Airport | MO | 85,600 | +411.0% |
| 35 | HOU | William P. Hobby Airport | TX | 81,300 | +373.1% |
| 36 | SAT | San Antonio International Airport | TX | 79,400 | +499.6% |
| 37 | OAK | Oakland International Airport | CA | 75,100 | +564.4% |
| 38 | IND | Indianapolis International Airport | IN | 74,400 | +350.5% |
| 39 | SJC | San José Mineta International Airport | CA | 67,100 | +547.9% |
| 40 | CLE | Cleveland Hopkins International Airport | OH | 66,500 | +443.7% |
| 41 | SNA | John Wayne Airport | CA | 64,000 | +453.2% |
| 42 | CVG | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport | KY | 63,400 | +375.8% |
| 43 | PIT | Pittsburgh International Airport | PA | 58,300 | +309.4% |
| 44 | CMH | John Glenn Columbus International Airport | OH | 54,700 | +444.3% |
| 45 | PBI | Palm Beach International Airport | FL | 53,700 | +453.8% |
| 46 | JAX | Jacksonville International Airport | FL | 48,700 | +351.9% |
| 47 | CHS | Charleston International Airport | SC | 42,800 | +521.8% |
| 48 | ONT | Ontario International Airport | CA | 41,000 | +359.5% |
| 49 | MEM | Memphis International Airport | TN | 39,700 | +367.8% |
| 50 | OMA | Eppley Airfield | NE | 39,600 | +437.9% |
| 51 | MYR | Myrtle Beach International Airport | SC | 39,100 | +924.9% |
| 52 | BDL | Bradley International Airport | CT | 38,600 | +400.4% |
| 53 | ANC | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport | AK | 37,800 | +394.3% |
| 54 | MKE | Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport | WI | 36,700 | +339.5% |
| 55 | BOI | Boise Airport | ID | 36,100 | +419.5% |
| 56 | SRQ | Sarasota Bradenton International Airport | FL | 34,000 | +532.0% |
| 57 | ORF | Norfolk International Airport | VA | 33,900 | +421.5% |
| 58 | RNO | Reno-Tahoe International Airport | NV | 33,700 | +444.0% |
| 59 | SDF | Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport | KY | 32,300 | +473.7% |
| 60 | SAV | Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport | GA | 32,100 | +569.8% |
| 61 | BUR | Hollywood Burbank Airport | CA | 31,700 | +441.7% |
| 62 | RIC | Richmond International Airport | VA | 31,700 | +490.5% |
| 63 | ABQ | Albuquerque International Sunport | NM | 31,000 | +393.5% |
| 64 | KOA | Ellison Onizuka Kona International at Keahole Airport | HI | 29,100 | +1569.8% |
| 65 | GEG | Spokane International Airport | WA | 29,100 | +380.7% |
| 66 | PNS | Pensacola International Airport | FL | 27,700 | +427.1% |
| 67 | VPS | Eglin AFB/Destin-Ft Walton Beach | FL | 26,800 | +323.2% |
| 68 | TUS | Tucson International Airport | AZ | 26,100 | +283.0% |
| 69 | TUL | Tulsa International Airport | OK | 25,500 | +311.0% |
| 70 | ELP | El Paso International Airport | TX | 25,400 | +332.3% |
| 71 | BUF | Buffalo Niagara International Airport | NY | 25,100 | +378.9% |
| 72 | GRR | Gerald R. Ford International Airport | MI | 24,400 | +306.9% |
| 73 | PVD | Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport | RI | 21,800 | +415.3% |
| 74 | LIH | Lihue Airport | HI | 21,700 | +2006.0% |
| 75 | BHM | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport | AL | 21,200 | +369.6% |
| 76 | COS | City Of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport | CO | 20,800 | +922.8% |
| 77 | DSM | Des Moines International Airport | IA | 20,800 | +345.5% |
| 78 | TYS | Mc Ghee Tyson Airport | TN | 20,600 | +281.7% |
| 79 | ECP | Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport | FL | 20,200 | +381.8% |
| 80 | FAT | Fresno Yosemite International Airport | CA | 19,900 | +570.8% |
| 81 | LGB | Long Beach (Daugherty Field) | CA | 19,600 | +1158.2% |
| 82 | LIT | Bill and Hillary Clinton National/Adams Field | AR | 18,500 | +341.6% |
| 83 | BZN | Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport | MT | 17,900 | +852.7% |
| 84 | ALB | Albany International Airport | NY | 17,700 | +326.4% |
| 85 | AVL | Asheville Regional Airport | NC | 17,200 | +456.0% |
| 86 | STT | Cyril E King Airport | VI | 17,200 | +1476.9% |
| 87 | PSP | Palm Springs International Airport | CA | 16,100 | +448.8% |
| 88 | EYW | Key West International Airport | FL | 16,000 | n/a |
| 89 | GSP | Greenville Spartanburg International Airport | SC | 15,800 | +278.4% |
| 90 | SYR | Syracuse Hancock International Airport | NY | 14,200 | +338.1% |
| 91 | ROC | Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International Airport | NY | 14,000 | +352.2% |
| 92 | PWM | Portland International Jetport | ME | 13,200 | +581.0% |
| 93 | ICT | Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower National Airport | KS | 12,700 | +304.9% |
| 94 | XNA | Northwest Arkansas National Airport | AR | 12,000 | +353.7% |
| 95 | DAY | James M Cox Dayton International Airport | OH | 11,600 | +313.9% |
| 96 | SGF | Springfield-Branson National Airport | MO | 11,500 | +249.1% |
| 97 | GSO | Piedmont Triad International Airport | NC | 11,200 | +352.0% |
| 98 | LEX | Blue Grass Airport | KY | 10,700 | +268.6% |
| 99 | MFE | Mc Allen Miller International Airport | TX | 10,600 | +490.9% |
| 100 | MAF | Midland International Air And Space Port Airport | TX | 10,500 | +230.7% |
| 101 | EUG | Mahlon Sweet Field | OR | 10,200 | +420.5% |
| 102 | MSN | Dane County Regional/Truax Field | WI | 10,000 | +434.4% |
| 103 | MDT | Harrisburg International Airport | PA | 9,770 | +265.5% |
| 104 | FSD | Joe Foss Field | SD | 9,640 | +342.2% |
| 105 | HSV | Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field | AL | 9,360 | +407.9% |
| 106 | CID | The Eastern Iowa Airport | IA | 9,030 | +323.1% |
| 107 | MFR | Rogue Valley International - Medford Airport | OR | 8,950 | +366.5% |
| 108 | ILM | Wilmington International Airport | NC | 8,950 | +354.2% |
| 109 | ISP | Long Island Mac Arthur Airport | NY | 8,900 | +545.5% |
| 110 | JAN | Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport | MS | 8,860 | +403.4% |
| 111 | ABE | Lehigh Valley International Airport | PA | 8,780 | +261.9% |
| 112 | JAC | Jackson Hole Airport | WY | 8,710 | n/a |
| 113 | SBA | Santa Barbara Municipal Airport | CA | 8,410 | n/a |
| 114 | RDM | Roberts Field | OR | 8,240 | +474.4% |
| 115 | CHA | Lovell Field | TN | 8,000 | +291.1% |
| 116 | LBB | Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport | TX | 7,840 | +219.9% |
| 117 | BIL | Billings Logan International Airport | MT | 7,590 | +278.6% |
| 118 | RAP | Rapid City Regional Airport | SD | 7,440 | +280.8% |
| 119 | FWA | Fort Wayne International Airport | IN | 7,410 | +244.9% |
| 120 | ITO | Hilo International Airport | HI | 7,390 | +483.0% |
| 121 | FAI | Fairbanks International Airport | AK | 7,380 | +369.2% |
| 122 | FAR | Hector International Airport | ND | 7,220 | +387.8% |
| 123 | MHT | Manchester Boston Regional Airport | NH | 7,130 | +197.9% |
| 124 | MSO | Missoula Montana Airport | MT | 7,120 | +372.4% |
| 125 | CAE | Columbia Metropolitan Airport | SC | 6,980 | +233.2% |
| 126 | AMA | Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport | TX | 6,680 | +306.1% |
| 127 | GPT | Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport | MS | 6,530 | +351.6% |
| 128 | GPI | Glacier Park International Airport | MT | 6,430 | n/a |
| 129 | PSC | Tri-Cities Airport | WA | 6,370 | +332.9% |
| 130 | BTR | Baton Rouge Metropolitan, Ryan Field | LA | 6,310 | +330.9% |
| 131 | SBN | South Bend International Airport | IN | 6,190 | +216.1% |
| 132 | DAB | Daytona Beach International Airport | FL | 6,010 | +378.0% |
| 133 | TLH | Tallahassee International Airport | FL | 5,830 | +271.3% |
| 134 | CRP | Corpus Christi International Airport | TX | 5,820 | +233.4% |
| 135 | TVC | Cherry Capital Airport | MI | 5,750 | +385.1% |
| 136 | HXD | Hilton Head Airport | SC | 5,730 | n/a |
| 137 | ATW | Appleton International Airport | WI | 5,570 | +363.6% |
| 138 | BTV | Burlington International Airport | VT | 5,540 | n/a |
| 139 | HRL | Valley International Airport | TX | 5,310 | +350.6% |
| 140 | SHV | Shreveport Regional Airport | LA | 5,270 | +236.5% |
| 141 | JNU | Juneau International Airport | AK | 5,200 | +406.4% |
| 142 | MOB | Mobile Regional Airport | AL | 5,150 | +255.4% |
| 143 | AGS | Augusta Regional at Bush Field | GA | 5,120 | +216.6% |
| 144 | PIA | General Downing - Peoria International Airport | IL | 5,080 | +180.5% |
| 145 | GJT | Grand Junction Regional Airport | CO | 4,890 | +357.1% |
| 146 | ROA | Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field) | VA | 4,890 | +315.1% |
| 147 | BGR | Bangor International Airport | ME | 4,890 | n/a |
| 148 | LFT | Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field | LA | 4,720 | +364.5% |
| 149 | CAK | Akron-Canton Regional Airport | OH | 4,680 | n/a |
| 150 | STX | Henry E Rohlsen Airport | VI | 4,620 | n/a |
| 151 | GUM | Guam International Airport | GU | 4,510 | +249.0% |
| 152 | STS | Charles M Schulz - Sonoma County Airport | CA | 4,470 | n/a |
| 153 | BIS | Bismarck Municipal Airport | ND | 4,440 | +223.3% |
| 154 | MLI | Quad Cities International Airport | IL | 4,240 | +318.5% |
| 155 | CHO | Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport | VA | 4,120 | n/a |
| 156 | DRO | Durango-La Plata County Airport | CO | 4,090 | n/a |
| 157 | FNT | Bishop International Airport | MI | 4,070 | +145.5% |
| 158 | OAJ | Albert J Ellis Airport | NC | 4,050 | +241.4% |
| 159 | FAY | Fayetteville Regional/Grannis Field | NC | 3,990 | +275.5% |
| 160 | TTN | Trenton Mercer Airport | NJ | 3,930 | n/a |
| 161 | EVV | Evansville Regional Airport | IN | 3,890 | +282.0% |
| 162 | CRW | West Virginia International Yeager Airport | WV | 3,800 | n/a |
| 163 | MLB | Melbourne Orlando International Airport | FL | 3,790 | +230.9% |
| 164 | SGU | St George Regional Airport | UT | 3,780 | n/a |
| 165 | IDA | Idaho Falls Regional Airport | ID | 3,740 | +261.8% |
| 166 | GNV | Gainesville Regional Airport | FL | 3,630 | n/a |
| 167 | MRY | Monterey Regional Airport | CA | 3,590 | n/a |
| 168 | SBP | San Luis County Regional Airport | CA | 3,550 | n/a |
| 169 | TRI | Tri-Cities Airport | TN | 3,530 | n/a |
| 170 | BMI | Central Illinois Regional/Bloomington-Normal Airport | IL | 3,450 | +207.7% |
| 171 | GRK | Robert Gray AAF Airport | TX | 3,440 | n/a |
| 172 | AVP | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport | PA | 3,360 | +222.4% |
| 173 | HTS | Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field | WV | 3,360 | +163.2% |
| 174 | MGM | Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) | AL | 3,090 | n/a |
| 175 | MOT | Minot International Airport | ND | 2,900 | n/a |
| 176 | GTF | Great Falls International Airport | MT | 2,780 | n/a |
| 177 | ACK | Nantucket Memorial Airport | MA | 2,520 | n/a |
| 178 | BFL | Meadows Field | CA | 2,490 | n/a |
| 179 | AEX | Alexandria International Airport | LA | 2,400 | n/a |
| 180 | FLG | Flagstaff Pulliam Airport | AZ | 2,380 | n/a |
| 181 | ASE | Aspen-Pitkin County/Sardy Field | CO | 2,110 | n/a |
| 182 | SIT | Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport | AK | 2,090 | n/a |
| 183 | LRD | Laredo International Airport | TX | 2,050 | n/a |
| 184 | RST | Rochester International Airport | MN | 1,960 | n/a |
| 185 | DLH | Duluth International Airport | MN | 1,930 | n/a |
| 186 | MLU | Monroe Regional Airport | LA | 1,930 | n/a |
| 187 | KTN | Ketchikan International Airport | AK | 1,870 | n/a |
| 188 | BRO | Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport | TX | 1,840 | n/a |
| 189 | ABI | Abilene Regional Airport | TX | 1,780 | n/a |
| 190 | NYL | Yuma MCAS/Yuma International Airport | AZ | 1,760 | n/a |
| 191 | LNK | Lincoln Airport | NE | 1,730 | n/a |
| 192 | EWN | Coastal Carolina Regional Airport | NC | 1,730 | n/a |
| 193 | MTJ | Montrose Regional Airport | CO | 1,720 | n/a |
| 194 | SJT | San Angelo Regional/Mathis Field | TX | 1,680 | n/a |
| 195 | CWA | Central Wisconsin Airport | WI | 1,630 | n/a |
| 196 | AZO | Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport | MI | 1,590 | n/a |
| 197 | COU | Columbia Regional Airport | MO | 1,530 | n/a |
| 198 | LYH | Lynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn Field | VA | 1,520 | n/a |
| 199 | TOL | Eugene F Kranz Toledo Express Airport | OH | 1,490 | n/a |
| 200 | UNV | University Park Airport | PA | 1,450 | n/a |
| 201 | ERI | Erie International/Tom Ridge Field | PA | 1,440 | n/a |
| 202 | CLL | Easterwood Field | TX | 1,390 | n/a |
| 203 | LAN | Capital Region International Airport | MI | 1,370 | n/a |
| 204 | SAF | Santa Fe Municipal Airport | NM | 1,340 | n/a |
| 205 | CPR | Casper/Natrona County International Airport | WY | 1,310 | n/a |
| 206 | MHK | Manhattan Regional Airport | KS | 1,260 | n/a |
| 207 | GRI | Central Nebraska Regional Airport | NE | 1,260 | n/a |
| 208 | GFK | Grand Forks International Airport | ND | 1,260 | n/a |
| 209 | ACV | California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport | CA | 1,220 | n/a |
| 210 | ELM | Elmira/Corning Regional Airport | NY | 1,200 | n/a |
| 211 | PHF | Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport | VA | 1,180 | n/a |
| 212 | MBS | MBS International Airport | MI | 1,170 | n/a |
| 213 | LCH | Lake Charles Regional Airport | LA | 1,160 | n/a |
| 214 | SPI | Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport | IL | 1,150 | n/a |
| 215 | CMI | University Of Illinois/Willard Airport | IL | 1,150 | n/a |
| 216 | CKB | North Central West Virginia Airport | WV | 1,140 | n/a |
| 217 | FSM | Fort Smith Regional Airport | AR | 1,080 | n/a |
| 218 | RDD | Redding Regional Airport | CA | 1,030 | n/a |
| 219 | HLN | Helena Regional Airport | MT | 1,020 | n/a |
| 220 | MVY | Martha's Vineyard Airport | MA | 959 | n/a |
| 221 | LAW | Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport | OK | 955 | n/a |
| 222 | SBY | Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport | MD | 943 | n/a |
| 223 | ROW | Roswell Air Center Airport | NM | 934 | n/a |
| 224 | VLD | Valdosta Regional Airport | GA | 873 | n/a |
| 225 | ITH | Ithaca Tompkins International Airport | NY | 869 | n/a |
| 226 | BQK | Brunswick Golden Isles Airport | GA | 864 | n/a |
| 227 | ACT | Waco Regional Airport | TX | 847 | n/a |
| 228 | ALW | Walla Walla Regional Airport | WA | 834 | n/a |
| 229 | EGE | Eagle County Regional Airport | CO | 808 | n/a |
| 230 | DHN | Dothan Regional Airport | AL | 789 | n/a |
| 231 | EAT | Pangborn Memorial Airport | WA | 779 | n/a |
| 232 | COD | Yellowstone Regional Airport | WY | 769 | n/a |
| 233 | TYR | Tyler Pounds Regional Airport | TX | 760 | n/a |
| 234 | CSG | Columbus Airport | GA | 728 | n/a |
| 235 | GTR | Golden Triangle Regional Airport | MS | 720 | n/a |
| 236 | SPS | Sheppard AFB/Wichita Falls Municipal | TX | 699 | n/a |
| 237 | ABY | Southwest Georgia Regional Airport | GA | 673 | n/a |
| 238 | PGV | Pitt-Greenville Airport | NC | 670 | n/a |
| 239 | GCK | Garden City Regional Airport | KS | 587 | n/a |
| 240 | XWA | Williston Basin International Airport | ND | 564 | n/a |
| 241 | BPT | Jack Brooks Regional Airport | TX | 555 | n/a |
| 242 | TXK | Texarkana Regional-Webb Field | AR | 539 | n/a |
| 243 | CNY | Canyonlands Regional Airport | UT | 534 | n/a |
| 244 | BJI | Bemidji Regional Airport | MN | 485 | n/a |
| 245 | GGG | East Texas Regional Airport | TX | 480 | n/a |
| 246 | EAR | Kearney Regional Airport | NE | 477 | n/a |
| 247 | DRT | Del Rio Texas International Airport | TX | 469 | n/a |
| 248 | PSG | Petersburg James A Johnson Airport | AK | 460 | n/a |
| 249 | SLN | Salina Regional Airport | KS | 442 | n/a |
| 250 | PRC | Prescott Regional - Ernest A Love Field | AZ | 441 | n/a |
| 251 | DIK | Dickinson/Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport | ND | 419 | n/a |
| 252 | ART | Watertown International Airport | NY | 419 | n/a |
| 253 | ABR | Aberdeen Regional Airport | SD | 401 | n/a |
| 254 | FLO | Florence Regional Airport | SC | 389 | n/a |
| 255 | MEI | Key Field | MS | 378 | n/a |
| 256 | CIU | Chippewa County International Airport | MI | 376 | n/a |
| 257 | LAR | Laramie Regional Airport | WY | 371 | n/a |
| 258 | OWB | Owensboro/Daviess County Regional Airport | KY | 353 | n/a |
| 259 | EAU | Chippewa Valley Regional Airport | WI | 352 | n/a |
| 260 | PIB | Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional Airport | MS | 346 | n/a |
| 261 | CMX | Houghton County Memorial Airport | MI | 332 | n/a |
| 262 | RHI | Rhinelander/Oneida County Airport | WI | 313 | n/a |
| 263 | LWB | Greenbrier Valley Airport | WV | 311 | n/a |
| 264 | WYS | Yellowstone Airport | MT | 309 | n/a |
| 265 | ATY | Watertown Regional Airport | SD | 308 | n/a |
| 266 | PAH | Barkley Regional Airport | KY | 304 | n/a |
| 267 | WRG | Wrangell Airport | AK | 299 | n/a |
| 268 | BRD | Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport | MN | 295 | n/a |
| 269 | PUB | Pueblo Memorial Airport | CO | 295 | n/a |
| 270 | PIR | Pierre Regional Airport | SD | 292 | n/a |
| 271 | DDC | Dodge City Regional Airport | KS | 287 | n/a |
| 272 | LBF | North Platte Regional/Lee Bird Field | NE | 286 | n/a |
| 273 | SWO | Stillwater Regional Airport | OK | 284 | n/a |
| 274 | CDV | Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport | AK | 278 | n/a |
| 275 | HYS | Hays Regional Airport | KS | 271 | n/a |
| 276 | EKO | Elko Regional Airport | NV | 271 | n/a |
| 277 | BTM | Bert Mooney Airport | MT | 269 | n/a |
| 278 | APN | Alpena County Regional Airport | MI | 268 | n/a |
| 279 | IMT | Ford Airport | MI | 261 | n/a |
| 280 | JMS | Jamestown Regional Airport | ND | 260 | n/a |
| 281 | BFF | Western Nebraska Regional/William B Heilig Field | NE | 257 | n/a |
| 282 | OTH | Southwest Oregon Regional Airport | OR | 244 | n/a |
| 283 | ALS | San Luis Valley Regional/Bergman Field | CO | 238 | n/a |
| 284 | OGS | Ogdensburg International Airport | NY | 235 | n/a |
| 285 | TUP | Tupelo Regional Airport | MS | 234 | n/a |
| 286 | YAK | Yakutat Airport | AK | 234 | n/a |
| 287 | MCN | Middle Georgia Regional Airport | GA | 225 | n/a |
| 288 | HOB | Lea County Regional Airport | NM | 223 | n/a |
| 289 | ESC | Delta County Airport | MI | 219 | n/a |
| 290 | BGM | Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field | NY | 216 | n/a |
| 291 | CGI | Cape Girardeau Regional Airport | MO | 212 | n/a |
| 292 | PQI | Presque Isle International Airport | ME | 212 | n/a |
| 293 | DEC | Decatur Airport | IL | 209 | n/a |
| 294 | VEL | Vernal Regional Airport | UT | 207 | n/a |
| 295 | SDY | Sidney-Richland Regional Airport | MT | 187 | n/a |
| 296 | MKG | Muskegon County Airport | MI | 187 | n/a |
| 297 | HIB | Range Regional Airport | MN | 172 | n/a |
| 298 | PKB | Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport | WV | 169 | n/a |
| 299 | HVN | Tweed/New Haven Airport | CT | 164 | n/a |
| 300 | UIN | Quincy Regional-Baldwin Field | IL | 161 | n/a |
| 301 | MWA | Veterans Airport Of Southern Illinois | IL | 161 | n/a |
| 302 | PGA | Page Municipal Airport | AZ | 158 | n/a |
| 303 | DVL | Devils Lake Regional Airport | ND | 157 | n/a |
| 304 | MSL | Northwest Alabama Regional Airport | AL | 151 | n/a |
| 305 | CEZ | Cortez Municipal Airport | CO | 143 | n/a |
| 306 | CEC | Jack Mc Namara Field | CA | 143 | n/a |
| 307 | VCT | Victoria Regional Airport | TX | 141 | n/a |
| 308 | INL | Falls International/Einarson Field | MN | 141 | n/a |
| 309 | FOD | Fort Dodge Regional Airport | IA | 137 | n/a |
| 310 | BHB | Hancock County/Bar Harbor Airport | ME | 129 | n/a |
| 311 | RKD | Knox County Regional Airport | ME | 121 | n/a |
| 312 | LBL | Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport | KS | 115 | n/a |
| 313 | MGW | Morgantown Municipal (Walter L Bill Hart Field) | WV | 111 | n/a |
| 314 | RUT | Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport | VT | 107 | n/a |
| 315 | TBN | Waynesville-St Robert Regional Forney Field | MO | 106 | n/a |
| 316 | BRL | Southeast Iowa Regional Airport | IA | 104 | n/a |
| 317 | BKW | Raleigh County Memorial Airport | WV | 103 | n/a |
| 318 | SLK | Adirondack Regional Airport | NY | 99 | n/a |
| 319 | SOW | Show Low Regional Airport | AZ | 98 | n/a |
| 320 | JST | John Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County Airport | PA | 94 | n/a |
| 321 | IPL | Imperial County Airport | CA | 93 | n/a |
| 322 | MSS | Massena International-Richards Field | NY | 93 | n/a |
| 323 | LEB | Lebanon Municipal Airport | NH | 92 | n/a |
| 324 | MCE | Merced Regional/Macready Field | CA | 89 | n/a |
| 325 | DUJ | Dubois Regional Airport | PA | 87 | n/a |
| 326 | AOO | Altoona/Blair County Airport | PA | 86 | n/a |
| 327 | IWD | Gogebic/Iron County Airport | MI | 84 | n/a |
| 328 | LNS | Lancaster Airport | PA | 80 | n/a |
| 329 | GGW | Wokal Field/Glasgow-Valley County | MT | 75 | n/a |
| 330 | AUG | Augusta State Airport | ME | 72 | n/a |
| 331 | AIA | Alliance Municipal Airport | NE | 67 | n/a |
| 332 | IRK | Kirksville Regional Airport | MO | 66 | n/a |
| 333 | IPT | Williamsport Regional Airport | PA | 63 | n/a |
| 334 | OLF | L M Clayton Airport | MT | 62 | n/a |
| 335 | BFD | Bradford Regional Airport | PA | 59 | n/a |
| 336 | HVR | Havre City-County Airport | MT | 58 | n/a |
| 337 | CDR | Chadron Municipal Airport | NE | 56 | n/a |
| 338 | GDV | Dawson Communicipalty Airport | MT | 47 | n/a |
| 339 | MCK | Mc Cook Ben Nelson Regional Airport | NE | 45 | n/a |
| 340 | HYA | Cape Cod Gateway Airport | MA | 13 | n/a |
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How it is measured
The Memorial Day travel period is the Thursday before Memorial 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 (340 of 405 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, "Memorial Day 2021 air travel: how US airports and states did", https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/memorial-day-2021/ (CC BY 4.0).
Frequently asked questions
How many people flew over Memorial Day 2021?
TSA screened 10,718,692 passengers nationwide over the Memorial Day 2021 travel period (Thu, May 27 – Tue, Jun 1, 2021), up 455.6% from 1,929,364 over the same period a year earlier. The busiest day was Friday, May 28, with 1,969,075 screenings.
What was the busiest airport over Memorial Day 2021?
The busiest airports by departing passengers screened were Los Angeles International Airport (LAX, about 408,000), Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL, about 384,000) and Orlando International Airport (MCO, about 360,000). Among states, California led with about 1.2 million.
How does Passenger Index define the Memorial Day travel period?
As the Thursday before Memorial Day through the Tuesday after (6 days). The 2021 period ran Thu, May 27 – Tue, Jun 1, 2021 and is compared with Thu, May 21 – Tue, May 26, 2020, the same days relative to the holiday.
When is the Memorial Day 2022 travel period?
Thu, May 26 – Tue, May 31, 2022. Passenger Index publishes airport and state results a few days after it ends, once TSA releases the checkpoint data.