Passenger Index / Holiday travel / Memorial Day 2026

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

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

TSA screened 16,056,585 passengers nationwide over the Memorial Day 2026 travel period (Thu, May 21 – Tue, May 26, 2026), roughly flat (-0.8%) from 16,189,069 over the same period a year earlier. The busiest day was Friday, May 22, with 2,976,209 screenings.

The busiest airports by departing passengers screened were Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD, about 597,000), John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK, about 595,000) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX, about 587,000). Among states, California led with about 1.9 million.

Key facts

Travel period
TSA screenings
16,056,585 (-0.8% YoY)
Busiest day
: 2,976,209
International arrivals (CBP)
about 1.9 million (-0.5% YoY)
Busiest airport
ORD, about 597,000

Day by day, nationwide

TSA checkpoint screenings each day of the Memorial Day 2026 travel period and the matching day a year earlier (TSA published totals, exact).
2026ScreenedYear earlierScreenedYoY
2,955,8432,960,413-0.2%
2,976,2093,010,183-1.1%
2,380,3772,389,262-0.4%
2,418,3712,456,295-1.5%
2,818,5862,863,596-1.6%
2,507,1992,509,320-0.1%

Biggest movers

Among airports with at least 100,000 departing passengers screened in the year-earlier period. Up most: SJU +11.6%, EWR +10.2%, ORD +8.5%, SFO +3.0%, SAN +2.8%. Down most: BWI -11.2%, MSY -10.5%, MDW -10.4%, FLL -9.3%, MCO -7.8%.

By state

Departing passengers screened over Memorial Day 2026, by state: sum of the state's airports with complete data, rounded to 3 significant figures.
StateDeparting screenedYoYBusiest airportAirports
California1.9 million-2.4%LAX23
Florida1.4 million-3.7%MCO19
Texas1.1 million-1.8%DFW23
New York778,000-1.9%JFK15
Illinois740,000+5.3%ORD11
Georgia635,000-1.8%ATL8
Nevada487,000-5.8%LAS3
Colorado478,000-5.3%DEN12
North Carolina449,000+1.0%CLT10
Arizona442,000-3.0%PHX8
Washington424,000+2.5%SEA9
New Jersey422,000+10.1%EWR2
Massachusetts384,000-2.9%BOS6
Pennsylvania364,000+1.2%PHL13
Tennessee334,000-0.7%BNA6
Hawaii313,000+2.2%HNL5
Michigan268,000-5.2%DTW16
Missouri259,000+0.3%STL8
Minnesota226,000-3.2%MSP8
Ohio213,000+1.7%CLE5
Oregon185,000-0.2%PDX5
Utah184,000+2.7%SLC6
Kentucky160,000-0.6%CVG5
Maryland157,000-10.9%BWI2
Puerto Rico152,000+11.7%SJU3
South Carolina148,000-2.8%CHS6
Louisiana147,000-8.1%MSY7
Indiana133,000-4.0%IND5
Virginia119,000+2.4%ORF7
Wisconsin98,100+5.1%MKE8
Oklahoma90,000+2.3%OKC4
Alaska84,700+6.1%ANC15
Connecticut73,700-3.5%BDL2
Alabama67,900+1.6%BHM6
Montana64,400+13.4%BZN13
Idaho63,200+3.2%BOI6
New Mexico61,000+0.1%ABQ6
Nebraska60,400+1.8%OMA8
Arkansas57,100+6.4%XNA4
Iowa47,400+2.0%DSM6
Rhode Island40,800-1.7%PVD1
Maine35,200+17.2%PWM6
South Dakota27,400+6.8%FSD5
Kansas25,500+3.2%ICT7
Mississippi24,600-3.4%JAN7
North Dakota24,500+0.6%FAR8
U.S. Virgin Islands19,300-7.0%STT2
Guam18,900-8.8%GUM1
Wyoming17,100+20.1%JAC9
Vermont13,000+4.0%BTV2
New Hampshire11,900-7.7%MHT2
West Virginia8,780-12.4%CRW7
Northern Mariana Islands989-68.5%GSN1

By airport

All 392 airports with complete TSA data on every day of both periods, ranked by departing passengers screened (3 significant figures).
#CodeAirportStateDeparting screenedYoYIntl arrivals
1ORDChicago O'Hare International AirportIL597,000+8.5%110,000
2JFKJohn F. Kennedy International AirportNY595,000-3.8%269,000
3LAXLos Angeles International AirportCA587,000-5.4%168,000
4ATLHartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International AirportGA579,000-1.9%109,000
5DFWDallas Fort Worth International AirportTX518,000+0.1%95,100
6SFOSan Francisco International AirportCA471,000+3.0%114,000
7LASHarry Reid International AirportNV443,000-6.7%18,100
8MCOOrlando International AirportFL442,000-7.8%49,700
9DENDenver International AirportCO430,000-6.2%31,400
10EWRNewark Liberty International AirportNJ419,000+10.2%113,000
11PHXPhoenix Sky Harbor International AirportAZ382,000-2.9%16,100
12BOSBoston Logan International AirportMA378,000-3.1%75,700
13SEASeattle-Tacoma International AirportWA367,000+2.7%53,900
14FLLFort Lauderdale-Hollywood International AirportFL240,000-9.3%20,500
15PHLPhiladelphia International AirportPA237,000+1.7%34,900
16SANSan Diego International AirportCA233,000+2.8%7,420
17MSPMinneapolis-Saint Paul International AirportMN219,000-3.6%18,700
18CLTCharlotte Douglas International AirportNC218,000+1.0%37,400
19BNANashville International AirportTN216,000-2.6%3,510
20TPATampa International AirportFL213,000-1.8%11,800
21DTWDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportMI204,000-7.8%23,800
22AUSAustin-Bergstrom International AirportTX200,000-1.0%8,610
23HNLDaniel K. Inouye International AirportHI172,000+2.1%23,900
24SLCSalt Lake City International AirportUT165,000+1.9%9,750
25BWIBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall AirportMD156,000-11.2%8,650
26RDURaleigh-Durham International AirportNC150,000-1.2%5,870
27PDXPortland International AirportOR146,000-1.2%5,210
28SJULuis Muñoz Marín International AirportPR142,000+11.6%14,200
29STLSt. Louis Lambert International AirportMO123,000+2.7%3,540
30SMFSacramento International AirportCA116,000-2.0%4,660
31MSYLouis Armstrong New Orleans International AirportLA115,000-10.5%-
32MCIKansas City International AirportMO114,000-3.0%-
33MDWChicago Midway International AirportIL110,000-10.4%5,220
34DALDallas Love FieldTX109,000-1.8%-
35INDIndianapolis International AirportIN106,000-6.7%-
36SATSan Antonio International AirportTX100,000-6.2%5,830
37SNAJohn Wayne AirportCA97,400-1.7%677
38CVGCincinnati/Northern Kentucky International AirportKY96,900+1.7%2,540
39CLECleveland Hopkins International AirportOH94,400+2.3%-
40SJCSan José Mineta International AirportCA90,500-8.5%3,500
41CMHJohn Glenn Columbus International AirportOH88,700-0.5%-
42PITPittsburgh International AirportPA87,100-3.8%-
43RSWSouthwest Florida International AirportFL87,000-0.5%-
44HOUWilliam P. Hobby AirportTX86,600-8.8%-
45PBIPalm Beach International AirportFL82,000+5.6%529
46JAXJacksonville International AirportFL76,500+2.7%-
47ONTOntario International AirportCA67,700-3.1%5,310
48OAKOakland International AirportCA65,500-19.1%5,100
49CHSCharleston International AirportSC63,900+0.4%-
50BDLBradley International AirportCT60,100-4.4%-
51OGGKahului AirportHI58,900+4.2%-
52OMAEppley AirfieldNE56,000+1.3%-
53ANCTed Stevens Anchorage International AirportAK55,800+7.9%-
54ABQAlbuquerque International SunportNM54,300-1.2%-
55MEMMemphis International AirportTN52,700-6.5%-
56MKEMilwaukee Mitchell International AirportWI52,600-1.5%-
57BUFBuffalo Niagara International AirportNY52,300+5.5%-
58BURHollywood Burbank AirportCA52,100-10.4%-
59BOIBoise AirportID51,500+0.8%-
60ORFNorfolk International AirportVA51,300+3.1%-
61RICRichmond International AirportVA49,400+2.6%-
62OKCWill Rogers International AirportOK48,000-0.2%-
63SDFLouisville Muhammad Ali International AirportKY45,000-6.9%-
64SAVSavannah/Hilton Head International AirportGA44,300-3.3%-
65TYSMc Ghee Tyson AirportTN43,600+9.8%-
66RNOReno-Tahoe International AirportNV43,100+4.4%-
67PVDRhode Island T. F. Green International AirportRI40,800-1.7%-
68TULTulsa International AirportOK40,400+6.1%-
69ELPEl Paso International AirportTX39,700+2.0%-
70SRQSarasota Bradenton International AirportFL39,500+1.2%-
71GRRGerald R. Ford International AirportMI38,400+3.3%-
72TUSTucson International AirportAZ37,300-4.7%-
73GEGSpokane International AirportWA36,200+4.1%-
74BHMBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International AirportAL35,900+0.3%-
75KOAEllison Onizuka Kona International at Keahole AirportHI34,900-1.8%-
76SFBOrlando Sanford International AirportFL33,800+10.1%453
77MYRMyrtle Beach International AirportSC33,500-16.8%-
78LIHLihue AirportHI33,000+2.6%-
79PNSPensacola International AirportFL32,400-8.3%-
80VPSEglin AFB/Destin-Ft Walton BeachFL32,100+3.5%-
81GSPGreenville Spartanburg International AirportSC31,800+5.2%-
82DSMDes Moines International AirportIA30,600-0.6%-
83PIESt Pete-Clearwater International AirportFL30,100+1.4%-
84ALBAlbany International AirportNY30,000+6.4%-
85LGBLong Beach (Daugherty Field)CA28,800-13.3%-
86FATFresno Yosemite International AirportCA28,400+1.2%4,050
87ROCFrederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International AirportNY28,000+2.4%-
88XNANorthwest Arkansas National AirportAR27,800+7.3%-
89LITBill and Hillary Clinton National/Adams FieldAR27,300+5.3%-
90SYRSyracuse Hancock International AirportNY26,900-1.2%-
91BZNBozeman Yellowstone International AirportMT26,600+17.4%-
92AVLAsheville Regional AirportNC25,300+4.2%-
93PWMPortland International JetportME24,600+6.3%-
94COSCity Of Colorado Springs Municipal AirportCO24,000-8.3%-
95HPNWestchester County AirportNY23,600+5.3%-
96PSPPalm Springs International AirportCA23,200-1.5%-
97MSNDane County Regional/Truax FieldWI23,200+16.3%-
98ECPNorthwest Florida Beaches International AirportFL22,600+3.6%-
99ICTWichita Dwight D Eisenhower National AirportKS21,200+2.9%-
100GSOPiedmont Triad International AirportNC20,900-2.8%-
101ILMWilmington International AirportNC20,500+16.6%-
102HSVHuntsville International-Carl T Jones FieldAL19,400+5.7%-
103PGDPunta Gorda AirportFL19,300+9.1%-
104GUMGuam International AirportGU18,900-8.8%10,700
105LEXBlue Grass AirportKY17,200+3.3%-
106IWAPhoenix-Mesa Gateway AirportAZ16,900-6.4%-
107MDTHarrisburg International AirportPA16,800+8.6%-
108ISPLong Island Mac Arthur AirportNY16,500+15.2%-
109SGFSpringfield-Branson National AirportMO16,400-4.4%-
110EUGMahlon Sweet FieldOR16,300+10.8%-
111CIDThe Eastern Iowa AirportIA15,800+5.6%-
112MAFMidland International Air And Space Port AirportTX15,500-10.8%-
113FSDJoe Foss FieldSD15,300+1.7%-
114EYWKey West International AirportFL15,000+4.9%-
115SBASanta Barbara Municipal AirportCA14,900+1.9%-
116STTCyril E King AirportVI14,900-3.8%-
117CAEColumbia Metropolitan AirportSC14,800+2.9%-
118CHALovell FieldTN14,800+15.6%-
119ITOHilo International AirportHI14,100+3.7%-
120HVNTweed/New Haven AirportCT13,700+0.5%-
121JANJackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International AirportMS13,200-7.8%-
122DAYJames M Cox Dayton International AirportOH13,000-5.6%-
123BTVBurlington International AirportVT12,900+4.0%-
124PVUProvo Municipal AirportUT12,600+11.2%-
125ABELehigh Valley International AirportPA12,500+15.4%-
126LBBLubbock Preston Smith International AirportTX12,400-4.6%-
127RDMRoberts FieldOR12,200+1.5%-
128ATWAppleton International AirportWI12,100+17.3%-
129CAKAkron-Canton Regional AirportOH12,000+25.0%-
130MHTManchester Boston Regional AirportNH11,800-7.7%-
131FARHector International AirportND11,200+6.7%-
132JACJackson Hole AirportWY11,200+26.2%-
133SBNSouth Bend International AirportIN10,900+6.3%-
134RAPRapid City Regional AirportSD10,900+14.1%-
135MFEMc Allen Miller International AirportTX10,800-6.5%-
136MSOMissoula Montana AirportMT10,300+7.7%-
137MFRRogue Valley International - Medford AirportOR10,300-2.6%-
138FWAFort Wayne International AirportIN10,300+8.2%-
139GPIGlacier Park International AirportMT10,100+21.1%-
140BILBillings Logan International AirportMT10,100+7.1%-
141FAIFairbanks International AirportAK10,000-1.5%-
142BGRBangor International AirportME9,970+59.9%-
143TVCCherry Capital AirportMI9,920+26.3%-
144STSCharles M Schulz - Sonoma County AirportCA9,890+29.9%-
145PSCTri-Cities AirportWA9,610+0.4%-
146SHVShreveport Regional AirportLA9,460+4.6%-
147AMARick Husband Amarillo International AirportTX9,080+0.1%-
148TLHTallahassee International AirportFL8,920-10.3%-
149GPTGulfport-Biloxi International AirportMS8,760-1.5%-
150BQNRafael Hernandez AirportPR8,750+12.5%-
151PIAGeneral Downing - Peoria International AirportIL8,700-3.3%-
152SBPSan Luis County Regional AirportCA8,670+15.4%-
153ROARoanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field)VA8,300-3.3%-
154HRLValley International AirportTX8,270-7.8%-
155CRPCorpus Christi International AirportTX8,250-1.0%-
156BTRBaton Rouge Metropolitan, Ryan FieldLA8,080-11.2%-
157MLBMelbourne Orlando International AirportFL8,010-2.2%-
158IDAIdaho Falls Regional AirportID7,910+17.5%-
159MLIQuad Cities International AirportIL7,400+17.8%-
160DABDaytona Beach International AirportFL7,330+14.9%-
161JNUJuneau International AirportAK7,080+4.8%-
162GJTGrand Junction Regional AirportCO6,930+7.6%-
163BLVScott AFB/Midamerica St LouisIL6,920+15.5%-
164TRITri-Cities AirportTN6,860+22.3%-
165MRYMonterey Regional AirportCA6,790+4.5%-
166CHOCharlottesville-Albemarle AirportVA6,710-3.2%-
167DRODurango-La Plata County AirportCO6,520+19.4%-
168AGSAugusta Regional at Bush FieldGA6,330+3.4%-
169MOBMobile Regional AirportAL6,240-8.8%-
170GRBGreen Bay/Austin Straubel International AirportWI6,220-4.3%-
171LFTLafayette Regional/Paul Fournet FieldLA6,080-0.1%-
172BISBismarck Municipal AirportND5,910+4.4%-
173EVVEvansville Regional AirportIN5,780+7.2%-
174JQFConcord-Padgett Regional AirportNC5,610+51.0%-
175FNTBishop International AirportMI5,280-13.7%-
176AVPWilkes-Barre/Scranton International AirportPA5,100+5.2%-
177GNVGainesville Regional AirportFL4,990+0.2%-
178SGUSt George Regional AirportUT4,940+9.4%-
179MGMMontgomery Regional (Dannelly Field)AL4,770+5.8%-
180LCKRickenbacker International AirportOH4,770+3.3%-
181MTJMontrose Regional AirportCO4,390+50.5%-
182STXHenry E Rohlsen AirportVI4,340-16.5%-
183CRWWest Virginia International Yeager AirportWV4,200-9.3%-
184VRBVero Beach Regional AirportFL4,170+63.4%-
185BFLMeadows FieldCA4,170-2.5%-
186COUColumbia Regional AirportMO4,150+85.2%-
187SAFSanta Fe Municipal AirportNM4,060+3.3%-
188BLIBellingham International AirportWA4,040-7.7%-
189BMICentral Illinois Regional/Bloomington-Normal AirportIL3,990+13.1%-
190PAESnohomish County (Paine Field)WA3,840-7.9%-
191GTFGreat Falls International AirportMT3,800+6.3%-
192MOTMinot International AirportND3,530-9.0%-
193HXDHilton Head AirportSC3,510+12.7%-
194RFDChicago/Rockford International AirportIL3,460+32.9%-
195TTNTrenton Mercer AirportNJ3,190-5.0%-
196BROBrownsville/South Padre Island International AirportTX3,180+12.0%-
197OAJAlbert J Ellis AirportNC3,180-10.7%-
198FAYFayetteville Regional/Grannis FieldNC3,150-13.1%-
199ACVCalifornia Redwood Coast-Humboldt County AirportCA3,060+13.0%-
200ABIAbilene Regional AirportTX3,020+33.8%-
201EGEEagle County Regional AirportCO3,010+12.2%-
202MLUMonroe Regional AirportLA2,930+19.5%-
203UNVUniversity Park AirportPA2,920+10.9%-
204LNKLincoln AirportNE2,900+2.4%-
205DLHDuluth International AirportMN2,850+19.1%-
206AEXAlexandria International AirportLA2,800+26.9%-
207HTSTri-State/Milton J Ferguson FieldWV2,760-19.0%-
208ACKNantucket Memorial AirportMA2,650+18.0%-
209LRDLaredo International AirportTX2,580-4.0%-
210LCHLake Charles Regional AirportLA2,420+6.1%-
211CRQMcClellan-Palomar AirportCA2,270n/a-
212KTNKetchikan International AirportAK2,270-0.4%-
213CPRCasper/Natrona County International AirportWY2,140+14.1%-
214RSTRochester International AirportMN2,100+4.1%-
215MBSMBS International AirportMI2,080-3.8%-
216RDDRedding Regional AirportCA2,080+8.7%-
217LANCapital Region International AirportMI2,080-3.1%-
218ELMElmira/Corning Regional AirportNY2,060+28.7%-
219SUNFriedman Memorial AirportID2,040+18.0%-
220PSEMercedita AirportPR2,030+15.0%-
221GRKRobert Gray AAF AirportTX2,030-3.2%-
222HDNYampa Valley AirportCO1,980+33.6%-
223SITSitka Rocky Gutierrez AirportAK1,960-1.4%-
224FLGFlagstaff Pulliam AirportAZ1,960+11.7%-
225ORHWorcester Regional AirportMA1,950+20.2%-
226HLNHelena Regional AirportMT1,950+3.3%-
227AZOKalamazoo/Battle Creek International AirportMI1,950+18.4%-
228XWAWilliston Basin International AirportND1,910-5.2%-
229LYHLynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn FieldVA1,890+32.0%-
230IFPLaughlin/Bullhead International AirportAZ1,870+42.4%-
231MHKManhattan Regional AirportKS1,870+2.2%-
232EWNCoastal Carolina Regional AirportNC1,810+3.0%-
233CMIUniversity Of Illinois/Willard AirportIL1,770-1.8%-
234ADQKodiak AirportAK1,730+3.8%-
235BETBethel AirportAK1,670+7.8%-
236LSELa Crosse Regional AirportWI1,650n/a-
237CWACentral Wisconsin AirportWI1,580+6.3%-
238SBYSalisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional AirportMD1,530+32.6%-
239ROWRoswell Air Center AirportNM1,520n/a-
240ITHIthaca Tompkins International AirportNY1,380-4.1%-
241NYLYuma MCAS/Yuma International AirportAZ1,360-16.7%-
242CLLEasterwood FieldTX1,340+31.9%-
243FSMFort Smith Regional AirportAR1,330+18.7%-
244DHNDothan Regional AirportAL1,330+22.5%-
245GTRGolden Triangle Regional AirportMS1,320+13.3%-
246CSGColumbus AirportGA1,220+13.4%-
247VLDValdosta Regional AirportGA1,200+3.4%-
248CKBNorth Central West Virginia AirportWV1,170-3.5%-
249BQKBrunswick Golden Isles AirportGA1,140-2.1%-
250PUWPullman/Moscow Regional AirportWA1,120-0.3%-
251SAWMarquette Sawyer Regional AirportMI1,120+2.1%-
252PBGPlattsburgh International AirportNY1,060-20.7%-
253TYRTyler Pounds Regional AirportTX1,060n/a-
254SJTSan Angelo Regional/Mathis FieldTX1,060-13.9%-
255ACTWaco Regional AirportTX1,040-0.4%-
256GSNFrancisco C Ada/Saipan International AirportMP989-68.5%-
257ABYSouthwest Georgia Regional AirportGA974n/a-
258GFKGrand Forks International AirportND958-29.3%-
259MVYMartha's Vineyard AirportMA955-7.0%-
260TWFJoslin Field/Magic Valley RegionalID947n/a-
261PHFNewport News/Williamsburg International AirportVA929-12.4%-
262ERIErie International/Tom Ridge FieldPA902-12.9%-
263GUCGunnison-Crested Butte Regional AirportCO863n/a-
264GCKGarden City Regional AirportKS846n/a-
265LAWLawton-Fort Sill Regional AirportOK845-16.6%-
266BRWWiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial AirportAK825n/a-
267SLNSalina Regional AirportKS821n/a-
268OMENome AirportAK775n/a-
269CODYellowstone Regional AirportWY768n/a-
270PGVPitt-Greenville AirportNC753n/a-
271EARKearney Regional AirportNE749n/a-
272EATPangborn Memorial AirportWA728n/a-
273GGGEast Texas Regional AirportTX727n/a-
274ALWWalla Walla Regional AirportWA720n/a-
275WYSYellowstone AirportMT719n/a-
276TXKTexarkana Regional-Webb FieldAR713n/a-
277YKMYakima Air Terminal/Mcallister FieldWA686n/a-
278SPSSheppard AFB/Wichita Falls MunicipalTX673n/a-
279OTZRalph Wien Memorial AirportAK667n/a-
280OTHSouthwest Oregon Regional AirportOR667n/a-
281PRCPrescott Regional - Ernest A Love FieldAZ660n/a-
282SWOStillwater Regional AirportOK649n/a-
283PLNPellston Regional/Emmet County AirportMI643n/a-
284CYSCheyenne Regional/Jerry Olson FieldWY584n/a-
285HOBLea County Regional AirportNM560n/a-
286LWSLewiston/Nez Perce County AirportID559n/a-
287GCCNortheast Wyoming Regional AirportWY556n/a-
288ABRAberdeen Regional AirportSD547n/a-
289CIUChippewa County International AirportMI544n/a-
290OGSOgdensburg International AirportNY541n/a-
291SHRSheridan County AirportWY539n/a-
292CMXHoughton County Memorial AirportMI535n/a-
293PSGPetersburg James A Johnson AirportAK534n/a-
294RIWCentral Wyoming Regional AirportWY511n/a-
295CDCCedar City Regional AirportUT506n/a-
296MCNMiddle Georgia Regional AirportGA487n/a-
297DLGDillingham AirportAK472n/a-
298RHIRhinelander/Oneida County AirportWI469n/a-
299JLNJoplin Regional AirportMO448n/a-
300MEIKey FieldMS447n/a-
301RKSSouthwest Wyoming Regional AirportWY446n/a-
302BJIBemidji Regional AirportMN440n/a-
303ARTWatertown International AirportNY424n/a-
304BTMBert Mooney AirportMT418n/a-
305FLOFlorence Regional AirportSC413n/a-
306PIBHattiesburg/Laurel Regional AirportMS404n/a-
307PIRPierre Regional AirportSD400n/a-
308CVNClovis Regional AirportNM390n/a-
309PAHBarkley Regional AirportKY382n/a-
310DIKDickinson/Theodore Roosevelt Regional AirportND381n/a-
311LARLaramie Regional AirportWY376n/a-
312EAUChippewa Valley Regional AirportWI372n/a-
313IMTFord AirportMI371n/a-
314LAFPurdue University AirportIN369n/a-
315LNSLancaster AirportPA348n/a-
316AOOAltoona/Blair County AirportPA345n/a-
317BRDBrainerd Lakes Regional AirportMN342n/a-
318AKNKing Salmon AirportAK341n/a-
319LBFNorth Platte Regional/Lee Bird FieldNE340n/a-
320ATYWatertown Regional AirportSD339n/a-
321ALOWaterloo Regional AirportIA336n/a-
322EKOElko Regional AirportNV326n/a-
323INLFalls International/Einarson FieldMN324n/a-
324PQIPresque Isle International AirportME324n/a-
325HYSHays Regional AirportKS320n/a-
326MKLMc Kellar-Sipes Regional AirportTN307n/a-
327SHDShenandoah Valley Regional AirportVA300n/a-
328GLHGreenville Mid-Delta AirportMS297n/a-
329CGICape Girardeau Regional AirportMO297n/a-
330BFFWestern Nebraska Regional/William B Heilig FieldNE291n/a-
331CDVMerle K (Mudhole) Smith AirportAK290n/a-
332DVLDevils Lake Regional AirportND288n/a-
333ESCDelta County AirportMI277n/a-
334VCTVictoria Regional AirportTX276n/a-
335LBLLiberal Mid-America Regional AirportKS269n/a-
336DDCDodge City Regional AirportKS268n/a-
337JMSJamestown Regional AirportND267n/a-
338PIHPocatello Regional AirportID265n/a-
339TUPTupelo Regional AirportMS261n/a-
340LWBGreenbrier Valley AirportWV260n/a-
341VELVernal Regional AirportUT251n/a-
342HIBRange Regional AirportMN245n/a-
343APNAlpena County Regional AirportMI244n/a-
344FODFort Dodge Regional AirportIA243n/a-
345PGAPage Municipal AirportAZ237n/a-
346JSTJohn Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County AirportPA235n/a-
347CNYCanyonlands Regional AirportUT230n/a-
348WRGWrangell AirportAK228n/a-
349MCWMason City Municipal AirportIA219n/a-
350MSLNorthwest Alabama Regional AirportAL216n/a-
351FMNFour Corners Regional AirportNM212n/a-
352MWAVeterans Airport Of Southern IllinoisIL207n/a-
353OWBOwensboro/Daviess County Regional AirportKY206n/a-
354DECDecatur AirportIL205n/a-
355ALSSan Luis Valley Regional/Bergman FieldCO203n/a-
356BGMGreater Binghamton/Edwin A Link FieldNY193n/a-
357MBLManistee County/Blacker AirportMI192n/a-
358SDYSidney-Richland Regional AirportMT180n/a-
359MGWMorgantown Municipal (Walter L Bill Hart Field)WV178n/a-
360TBNWaynesville-St Robert Regional Forney FieldMO163n/a-
361CEZCortez Municipal AirportCO161n/a-
362BRLSoutheast Iowa Regional AirportIA159n/a-
363BHBHancock County/Bar Harbor AirportME144n/a-
364MKGMuskegon County AirportMI141n/a-
365PKBMid-Ohio Valley Regional AirportWV140n/a-
366TVFThief River Falls Regional AirportMN128n/a-
367PVCProvincetown Municipal AirportMA115n/a-
368IRKKirksville Regional AirportMO115n/a-
369DUJDubois Regional AirportPA110n/a-
370RKDKnox County Regional AirportME99n/a-
371TEXTelluride Regional AirportCO98n/a-
372MSSMassena International-Richards FieldNY96n/a-
373CECJack Mc Namara FieldCA96n/a-
374LEBLebanon Municipal AirportNH95n/a-
375RUTRutland - Southern Vermont Regional AirportVT86n/a-
376BKWRaleigh County Memorial AirportWV82n/a-
377MCEMerced Regional/Macready FieldCA75n/a-
378IPLImperial County AirportCA73n/a-
379UINQuincy Regional-Baldwin FieldIL72n/a-
380HYACape Cod Gateway AirportMA70n/a-
381AIAAlliance Municipal AirportNE69n/a-
382OLFL M Clayton AirportMT67n/a-
383AUGAugusta State AirportME67n/a-
384BFDBradford Regional AirportPA66n/a-
385HVRHavre City-County AirportMT63n/a-
386SLKAdirondack Regional AirportNY61n/a-
387MCKMc Cook Ben Nelson Regional AirportNE60n/a-
388GGWWokal Field/Glasgow-Valley CountyMT54n/a-
389IPTWilliamsport Regional AirportPA52n/a-
390PUBPueblo Memorial AirportCO51n/a-
391GDVDawson Communicipalty AirportMT39n/a-
392CDRChadron Municipal AirportNE34n/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 (392 of 421 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 2026 air travel: how US airports and states did", https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/memorial-day-2026/ (CC BY 4.0).

Frequently asked questions

How many people flew over Memorial Day 2026?

TSA screened 16,056,585 passengers nationwide over the Memorial Day 2026 travel period (Thu, May 21 – Tue, May 26, 2026), roughly flat (-0.8%) from 16,189,069 over the same period a year earlier. The busiest day was Friday, May 22, with 2,976,209 screenings.

What was the busiest airport over Memorial Day 2026?

The busiest airports by departing passengers screened were Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD, about 597,000), John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK, about 595,000) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX, about 587,000). Among states, California led with about 1.9 million.

How many international travelers arrived in the US over Memorial Day 2026?

US Customs and Border Protection processed about 1.9 million arriving international passengers at the 44 airports it monitors over the period, roughly flat (-0.5%) year over year.

Which airports grew the most over Memorial Day 2026?

Among airports with at least 100,000 departing passengers screened in the year-earlier period, the largest gains were SJU (+11.6%), EWR (+10.2%), ORD (+8.5%), SFO (+3.0%) and SAN (+2.8%) and the largest declines BWI (-11.2%), MSY (-10.5%), MDW (-10.4%), FLL (-9.3%) and MCO (-7.8%).

How does Passenger Index define the Memorial Day travel period?

As the Thursday before Memorial Day through the Tuesday after (6 days). The 2026 period ran Thu, May 21 – Tue, May 26, 2026 and is compared with Thu, May 22 – Tue, May 27, 2025, the same days relative to the holiday.

When is the Memorial Day 2027 travel period?

Thu, May 27 – Tue, Jun 1, 2027. Passenger Index publishes airport and state results a few days after it ends, once TSA releases the checkpoint data.