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

Source: Passenger Index, https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/memorial-day-2026/ (CC BY 4.0). Updated 2026-10-20.

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:** Thu, May 21 – Tue, May 26, 2026
- **TSA screenings:** 16,056,585 (-0.8% YoY)
- **Busiest day:** May 22, 2026: 2,976,209
- **International arrivals (CBP):** about 1.9 million (-0.5% YoY)
- **Busiest airport:** ORD, about 597,000

## Day by day, nationwide

| 2026 | Screened | Year earlier | Screened | YoY |
|---|--:|---|--:|--:|
| Thu, May 21 | 2,955,843 | Thu, May 22, 2025 | 2,960,413 | -0.2% |
| Fri, May 22 | 2,976,209 | Fri, May 23, 2025 | 3,010,183 | -1.1% |
| Sat, May 23 | 2,380,377 | Sat, May 24, 2025 | 2,389,262 | -0.4% |
| Sun, May 24 | 2,418,371 | Sun, May 25, 2025 | 2,456,295 | -1.5% |
| Mon, May 25 | 2,818,586 | Mon, May 26, 2025 | 2,863,596 | -1.6% |
| Tue, May 26 | 2,507,199 | Tue, May 27, 2025 | 2,509,320 | -0.1% |

## By state (departing passengers screened, 3 significant figures)

| State | Departing screened | YoY | Busiest airport |
|---|--:|--:|---|
| California | 1.9 million | -2.4% | LAX |
| Florida | 1.4 million | -3.7% | MCO |
| Texas | 1.1 million | -1.8% | DFW |
| New York | 778,000 | -1.9% | JFK |
| Illinois | 740,000 | +5.3% | ORD |
| Georgia | 635,000 | -1.8% | ATL |
| Nevada | 487,000 | -5.8% | LAS |
| Colorado | 478,000 | -5.3% | DEN |
| North Carolina | 449,000 | +1.0% | CLT |
| Arizona | 442,000 | -3.0% | PHX |
| Washington | 424,000 | +2.5% | SEA |
| New Jersey | 422,000 | +10.1% | EWR |
| Massachusetts | 384,000 | -2.9% | BOS |
| Pennsylvania | 364,000 | +1.2% | PHL |
| Tennessee | 334,000 | -0.7% | BNA |
| Hawaii | 313,000 | +2.2% | HNL |
| Michigan | 268,000 | -5.2% | DTW |
| Missouri | 259,000 | +0.3% | STL |
| Minnesota | 226,000 | -3.2% | MSP |
| Ohio | 213,000 | +1.7% | CLE |
| Oregon | 185,000 | -0.2% | PDX |
| Utah | 184,000 | +2.7% | SLC |
| Kentucky | 160,000 | -0.6% | CVG |
| Maryland | 157,000 | -10.9% | BWI |
| Puerto Rico | 152,000 | +11.7% | SJU |
| South Carolina | 148,000 | -2.8% | CHS |
| Louisiana | 147,000 | -8.1% | MSY |
| Indiana | 133,000 | -4.0% | IND |
| Virginia | 119,000 | +2.4% | ORF |
| Wisconsin | 98,100 | +5.1% | MKE |
| Oklahoma | 90,000 | +2.3% | OKC |
| Alaska | 84,700 | +6.1% | ANC |
| Connecticut | 73,700 | -3.5% | BDL |
| Alabama | 67,900 | +1.6% | BHM |
| Montana | 64,400 | +13.4% | BZN |
| Idaho | 63,200 | +3.2% | BOI |
| New Mexico | 61,000 | +0.1% | ABQ |
| Nebraska | 60,400 | +1.8% | OMA |
| Arkansas | 57,100 | +6.4% | XNA |
| Iowa | 47,400 | +2.0% | DSM |
| Rhode Island | 40,800 | -1.7% | PVD |
| Maine | 35,200 | +17.2% | PWM |
| South Dakota | 27,400 | +6.8% | FSD |
| Kansas | 25,500 | +3.2% | ICT |
| Mississippi | 24,600 | -3.4% | JAN |
| North Dakota | 24,500 | +0.6% | FAR |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 19,300 | -7.0% | STT |
| Guam | 18,900 | -8.8% | GUM |
| Wyoming | 17,100 | +20.1% | JAC |
| Vermont | 13,000 | +4.0% | BTV |
| New Hampshire | 11,900 | -7.7% | MHT |
| West Virginia | 8,780 | -12.4% | CRW |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 989 | -68.5% | GSN |

## By airport (departing passengers screened, 3 significant figures)

| Code | Airport | State | Departing screened | YoY |
|---|---|---|--:|--:|
| ORD | Chicago O'Hare International Airport | IL | 597,000 | +8.5% |
| JFK | John F. Kennedy International Airport | NY | 595,000 | -3.8% |
| LAX | Los Angeles International Airport | CA | 587,000 | -5.4% |
| ATL | Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport | GA | 579,000 | -1.9% |
| DFW | Dallas Fort Worth International Airport | TX | 518,000 | +0.1% |
| SFO | San Francisco International Airport | CA | 471,000 | +3.0% |
| LAS | Harry Reid International Airport | NV | 443,000 | -6.7% |
| MCO | Orlando International Airport | FL | 442,000 | -7.8% |
| DEN | Denver International Airport | CO | 430,000 | -6.2% |
| EWR | Newark Liberty International Airport | NJ | 419,000 | +10.2% |
| PHX | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport | AZ | 382,000 | -2.9% |
| BOS | Boston Logan International Airport | MA | 378,000 | -3.1% |
| SEA | Seattle-Tacoma International Airport | WA | 367,000 | +2.7% |
| FLL | Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport | FL | 240,000 | -9.3% |
| PHL | Philadelphia International Airport | PA | 237,000 | +1.7% |
| SAN | San Diego International Airport | CA | 233,000 | +2.8% |
| MSP | Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport | MN | 219,000 | -3.6% |
| CLT | Charlotte Douglas International Airport | NC | 218,000 | +1.0% |
| BNA | Nashville International Airport | TN | 216,000 | -2.6% |
| TPA | Tampa International Airport | FL | 213,000 | -1.8% |
| DTW | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport | MI | 204,000 | -7.8% |
| AUS | Austin-Bergstrom International Airport | TX | 200,000 | -1.0% |
| HNL | Daniel K. Inouye International Airport | HI | 172,000 | +2.1% |
| SLC | Salt Lake City International Airport | UT | 165,000 | +1.9% |
| BWI | Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport | MD | 156,000 | -11.2% |
| RDU | Raleigh-Durham International Airport | NC | 150,000 | -1.2% |
| PDX | Portland International Airport | OR | 146,000 | -1.2% |
| SJU | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport | PR | 142,000 | +11.6% |
| STL | St. Louis Lambert International Airport | MO | 123,000 | +2.7% |
| SMF | Sacramento International Airport | CA | 116,000 | -2.0% |
| MSY | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport | LA | 115,000 | -10.5% |
| MCI | Kansas City International Airport | MO | 114,000 | -3.0% |
| MDW | Chicago Midway International Airport | IL | 110,000 | -10.4% |
| DAL | Dallas Love Field | TX | 109,000 | -1.8% |
| IND | Indianapolis International Airport | IN | 106,000 | -6.7% |
| SAT | San Antonio International Airport | TX | 100,000 | -6.2% |
| SNA | John Wayne Airport | CA | 97,400 | -1.7% |
| CVG | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport | KY | 96,900 | +1.7% |
| CLE | Cleveland Hopkins International Airport | OH | 94,400 | +2.3% |
| SJC | San José Mineta International Airport | CA | 90,500 | -8.5% |
| CMH | John Glenn Columbus International Airport | OH | 88,700 | -0.5% |
| PIT | Pittsburgh International Airport | PA | 87,100 | -3.8% |
| RSW | Southwest Florida International Airport | FL | 87,000 | -0.5% |
| HOU | William P. Hobby Airport | TX | 86,600 | -8.8% |
| PBI | Palm Beach International Airport | FL | 82,000 | +5.6% |
| JAX | Jacksonville International Airport | FL | 76,500 | +2.7% |
| ONT | Ontario International Airport | CA | 67,700 | -3.1% |
| OAK | Oakland International Airport | CA | 65,500 | -19.1% |
| CHS | Charleston International Airport | SC | 63,900 | +0.4% |
| BDL | Bradley International Airport | CT | 60,100 | -4.4% |
| OGG | Kahului Airport | HI | 58,900 | +4.2% |
| OMA | Eppley Airfield | NE | 56,000 | +1.3% |
| ANC | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport | AK | 55,800 | +7.9% |
| ABQ | Albuquerque International Sunport | NM | 54,300 | -1.2% |
| MEM | Memphis International Airport | TN | 52,700 | -6.5% |
| MKE | Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport | WI | 52,600 | -1.5% |
| BUF | Buffalo Niagara International Airport | NY | 52,300 | +5.5% |
| BUR | Hollywood Burbank Airport | CA | 52,100 | -10.4% |
| BOI | Boise Airport | ID | 51,500 | +0.8% |
| ORF | Norfolk International Airport | VA | 51,300 | +3.1% |
| RIC | Richmond International Airport | VA | 49,400 | +2.6% |
| OKC | Will Rogers International Airport | OK | 48,000 | -0.2% |
| SDF | Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport | KY | 45,000 | -6.9% |
| SAV | Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport | GA | 44,300 | -3.3% |
| TYS | Mc Ghee Tyson Airport | TN | 43,600 | +9.8% |
| RNO | Reno-Tahoe International Airport | NV | 43,100 | +4.4% |
| PVD | Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport | RI | 40,800 | -1.7% |
| TUL | Tulsa International Airport | OK | 40,400 | +6.1% |
| ELP | El Paso International Airport | TX | 39,700 | +2.0% |
| SRQ | Sarasota Bradenton International Airport | FL | 39,500 | +1.2% |
| GRR | Gerald R. Ford International Airport | MI | 38,400 | +3.3% |
| TUS | Tucson International Airport | AZ | 37,300 | -4.7% |
| GEG | Spokane International Airport | WA | 36,200 | +4.1% |
| BHM | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport | AL | 35,900 | +0.3% |
| KOA | Ellison Onizuka Kona International at Keahole Airport | HI | 34,900 | -1.8% |
| SFB | Orlando Sanford International Airport | FL | 33,800 | +10.1% |
| MYR | Myrtle Beach International Airport | SC | 33,500 | -16.8% |
| LIH | Lihue Airport | HI | 33,000 | +2.6% |
| PNS | Pensacola International Airport | FL | 32,400 | -8.3% |
| VPS | Eglin AFB/Destin-Ft Walton Beach | FL | 32,100 | +3.5% |
| GSP | Greenville Spartanburg International Airport | SC | 31,800 | +5.2% |
| DSM | Des Moines International Airport | IA | 30,600 | -0.6% |
| PIE | St Pete-Clearwater International Airport | FL | 30,100 | +1.4% |
| ALB | Albany International Airport | NY | 30,000 | +6.4% |
| LGB | Long Beach (Daugherty Field) | CA | 28,800 | -13.3% |
| FAT | Fresno Yosemite International Airport | CA | 28,400 | +1.2% |
| ROC | Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International Airport | NY | 28,000 | +2.4% |
| XNA | Northwest Arkansas National Airport | AR | 27,800 | +7.3% |
| LIT | Bill and Hillary Clinton National/Adams Field | AR | 27,300 | +5.3% |
| SYR | Syracuse Hancock International Airport | NY | 26,900 | -1.2% |
| BZN | Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport | MT | 26,600 | +17.4% |
| AVL | Asheville Regional Airport | NC | 25,300 | +4.2% |
| PWM | Portland International Jetport | ME | 24,600 | +6.3% |
| COS | City Of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport | CO | 24,000 | -8.3% |
| HPN | Westchester County Airport | NY | 23,600 | +5.3% |
| PSP | Palm Springs International Airport | CA | 23,200 | -1.5% |
| MSN | Dane County Regional/Truax Field | WI | 23,200 | +16.3% |
| ECP | Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport | FL | 22,600 | +3.6% |
| ICT | Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower National Airport | KS | 21,200 | +2.9% |
| GSO | Piedmont Triad International Airport | NC | 20,900 | -2.8% |
| ILM | Wilmington International Airport | NC | 20,500 | +16.6% |
| HSV | Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field | AL | 19,400 | +5.7% |
| PGD | Punta Gorda Airport | FL | 19,300 | +9.1% |
| GUM | Guam International Airport | GU | 18,900 | -8.8% |
| LEX | Blue Grass Airport | KY | 17,200 | +3.3% |
| IWA | Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport | AZ | 16,900 | -6.4% |
| MDT | Harrisburg International Airport | PA | 16,800 | +8.6% |
| ISP | Long Island Mac Arthur Airport | NY | 16,500 | +15.2% |
| SGF | Springfield-Branson National Airport | MO | 16,400 | -4.4% |
| EUG | Mahlon Sweet Field | OR | 16,300 | +10.8% |
| CID | The Eastern Iowa Airport | IA | 15,800 | +5.6% |
| MAF | Midland International Air And Space Port Airport | TX | 15,500 | -10.8% |
| FSD | Joe Foss Field | SD | 15,300 | +1.7% |
| EYW | Key West International Airport | FL | 15,000 | +4.9% |
| SBA | Santa Barbara Municipal Airport | CA | 14,900 | +1.9% |
| STT | Cyril E King Airport | VI | 14,900 | -3.8% |
| CAE | Columbia Metropolitan Airport | SC | 14,800 | +2.9% |
| CHA | Lovell Field | TN | 14,800 | +15.6% |
| ITO | Hilo International Airport | HI | 14,100 | +3.7% |
| HVN | Tweed/New Haven Airport | CT | 13,700 | +0.5% |
| JAN | Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport | MS | 13,200 | -7.8% |
| DAY | James M Cox Dayton International Airport | OH | 13,000 | -5.6% |
| BTV | Burlington International Airport | VT | 12,900 | +4.0% |
| PVU | Provo Municipal Airport | UT | 12,600 | +11.2% |
| ABE | Lehigh Valley International Airport | PA | 12,500 | +15.4% |
| LBB | Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport | TX | 12,400 | -4.6% |
| RDM | Roberts Field | OR | 12,200 | +1.5% |
| ATW | Appleton International Airport | WI | 12,100 | +17.3% |
| CAK | Akron-Canton Regional Airport | OH | 12,000 | +25.0% |
| MHT | Manchester Boston Regional Airport | NH | 11,800 | -7.7% |
| FAR | Hector International Airport | ND | 11,200 | +6.7% |
| JAC | Jackson Hole Airport | WY | 11,200 | +26.2% |
| SBN | South Bend International Airport | IN | 10,900 | +6.3% |
| RAP | Rapid City Regional Airport | SD | 10,900 | +14.1% |
| MFE | Mc Allen Miller International Airport | TX | 10,800 | -6.5% |
| MSO | Missoula Montana Airport | MT | 10,300 | +7.7% |
| MFR | Rogue Valley International - Medford Airport | OR | 10,300 | -2.6% |
| FWA | Fort Wayne International Airport | IN | 10,300 | +8.2% |
| GPI | Glacier Park International Airport | MT | 10,100 | +21.1% |
| BIL | Billings Logan International Airport | MT | 10,100 | +7.1% |
| FAI | Fairbanks International Airport | AK | 10,000 | -1.5% |
| BGR | Bangor International Airport | ME | 9,970 | +59.9% |
| TVC | Cherry Capital Airport | MI | 9,920 | +26.3% |
| STS | Charles M Schulz - Sonoma County Airport | CA | 9,890 | +29.9% |
| PSC | Tri-Cities Airport | WA | 9,610 | +0.4% |
| SHV | Shreveport Regional Airport | LA | 9,460 | +4.6% |
| AMA | Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport | TX | 9,080 | +0.1% |
| TLH | Tallahassee International Airport | FL | 8,920 | -10.3% |
| GPT | Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport | MS | 8,760 | -1.5% |
| BQN | Rafael Hernandez Airport | PR | 8,750 | +12.5% |
| PIA | General Downing - Peoria International Airport | IL | 8,700 | -3.3% |
| SBP | San Luis County Regional Airport | CA | 8,670 | +15.4% |
| ROA | Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field) | VA | 8,300 | -3.3% |
| HRL | Valley International Airport | TX | 8,270 | -7.8% |
| CRP | Corpus Christi International Airport | TX | 8,250 | -1.0% |
| BTR | Baton Rouge Metropolitan, Ryan Field | LA | 8,080 | -11.2% |
| MLB | Melbourne Orlando International Airport | FL | 8,010 | -2.2% |
| IDA | Idaho Falls Regional Airport | ID | 7,910 | +17.5% |
| MLI | Quad Cities International Airport | IL | 7,400 | +17.8% |
| DAB | Daytona Beach International Airport | FL | 7,330 | +14.9% |
| JNU | Juneau International Airport | AK | 7,080 | +4.8% |
| GJT | Grand Junction Regional Airport | CO | 6,930 | +7.6% |
| BLV | Scott AFB/Midamerica St Louis | IL | 6,920 | +15.5% |
| TRI | Tri-Cities Airport | TN | 6,860 | +22.3% |
| MRY | Monterey Regional Airport | CA | 6,790 | +4.5% |
| CHO | Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport | VA | 6,710 | -3.2% |
| DRO | Durango-La Plata County Airport | CO | 6,520 | +19.4% |
| AGS | Augusta Regional at Bush Field | GA | 6,330 | +3.4% |
| MOB | Mobile Regional Airport | AL | 6,240 | -8.8% |
| GRB | Green Bay/Austin Straubel International Airport | WI | 6,220 | -4.3% |
| LFT | Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field | LA | 6,080 | -0.1% |
| BIS | Bismarck Municipal Airport | ND | 5,910 | +4.4% |
| EVV | Evansville Regional Airport | IN | 5,780 | +7.2% |
| JQF | Concord-Padgett Regional Airport | NC | 5,610 | +51.0% |
| FNT | Bishop International Airport | MI | 5,280 | -13.7% |
| AVP | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport | PA | 5,100 | +5.2% |
| GNV | Gainesville Regional Airport | FL | 4,990 | +0.2% |
| SGU | St George Regional Airport | UT | 4,940 | +9.4% |
| MGM | Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) | AL | 4,770 | +5.8% |
| LCK | Rickenbacker International Airport | OH | 4,770 | +3.3% |
| MTJ | Montrose Regional Airport | CO | 4,390 | +50.5% |
| STX | Henry E Rohlsen Airport | VI | 4,340 | -16.5% |
| CRW | West Virginia International Yeager Airport | WV | 4,200 | -9.3% |
| VRB | Vero Beach Regional Airport | FL | 4,170 | +63.4% |
| BFL | Meadows Field | CA | 4,170 | -2.5% |
| COU | Columbia Regional Airport | MO | 4,150 | +85.2% |
| SAF | Santa Fe Municipal Airport | NM | 4,060 | +3.3% |
| BLI | Bellingham International Airport | WA | 4,040 | -7.7% |
| BMI | Central Illinois Regional/Bloomington-Normal Airport | IL | 3,990 | +13.1% |
| PAE | Snohomish County (Paine Field) | WA | 3,840 | -7.9% |
| GTF | Great Falls International Airport | MT | 3,800 | +6.3% |
| MOT | Minot International Airport | ND | 3,530 | -9.0% |
| HXD | Hilton Head Airport | SC | 3,510 | +12.7% |
| RFD | Chicago/Rockford International Airport | IL | 3,460 | +32.9% |
| TTN | Trenton Mercer Airport | NJ | 3,190 | -5.0% |
| BRO | Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport | TX | 3,180 | +12.0% |
| OAJ | Albert J Ellis Airport | NC | 3,180 | -10.7% |
| FAY | Fayetteville Regional/Grannis Field | NC | 3,150 | -13.1% |
| ACV | California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport | CA | 3,060 | +13.0% |
| ABI | Abilene Regional Airport | TX | 3,020 | +33.8% |
| EGE | Eagle County Regional Airport | CO | 3,010 | +12.2% |
| MLU | Monroe Regional Airport | LA | 2,930 | +19.5% |
| UNV | University Park Airport | PA | 2,920 | +10.9% |
| LNK | Lincoln Airport | NE | 2,900 | +2.4% |
| DLH | Duluth International Airport | MN | 2,850 | +19.1% |
| AEX | Alexandria International Airport | LA | 2,800 | +26.9% |
| HTS | Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field | WV | 2,760 | -19.0% |
| ACK | Nantucket Memorial Airport | MA | 2,650 | +18.0% |
| LRD | Laredo International Airport | TX | 2,580 | -4.0% |
| LCH | Lake Charles Regional Airport | LA | 2,420 | +6.1% |
| CRQ | McClellan-Palomar Airport | CA | 2,270 | n/a |
| KTN | Ketchikan International Airport | AK | 2,270 | -0.4% |
| CPR | Casper/Natrona County International Airport | WY | 2,140 | +14.1% |
| RST | Rochester International Airport | MN | 2,100 | +4.1% |
| MBS | MBS International Airport | MI | 2,080 | -3.8% |
| RDD | Redding Regional Airport | CA | 2,080 | +8.7% |
| LAN | Capital Region International Airport | MI | 2,080 | -3.1% |
| ELM | Elmira/Corning Regional Airport | NY | 2,060 | +28.7% |
| SUN | Friedman Memorial Airport | ID | 2,040 | +18.0% |
| PSE | Mercedita Airport | PR | 2,030 | +15.0% |
| GRK | Robert Gray AAF Airport | TX | 2,030 | -3.2% |
| HDN | Yampa Valley Airport | CO | 1,980 | +33.6% |
| SIT | Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport | AK | 1,960 | -1.4% |
| FLG | Flagstaff Pulliam Airport | AZ | 1,960 | +11.7% |
| ORH | Worcester Regional Airport | MA | 1,950 | +20.2% |
| HLN | Helena Regional Airport | MT | 1,950 | +3.3% |
| AZO | Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport | MI | 1,950 | +18.4% |
| XWA | Williston Basin International Airport | ND | 1,910 | -5.2% |
| LYH | Lynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn Field | VA | 1,890 | +32.0% |
| IFP | Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport | AZ | 1,870 | +42.4% |
| MHK | Manhattan Regional Airport | KS | 1,870 | +2.2% |
| EWN | Coastal Carolina Regional Airport | NC | 1,810 | +3.0% |
| CMI | University Of Illinois/Willard Airport | IL | 1,770 | -1.8% |
| ADQ | Kodiak Airport | AK | 1,730 | +3.8% |
| BET | Bethel Airport | AK | 1,670 | +7.8% |
| LSE | La Crosse Regional Airport | WI | 1,650 | n/a |
| CWA | Central Wisconsin Airport | WI | 1,580 | +6.3% |
| SBY | Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport | MD | 1,530 | +32.6% |
| ROW | Roswell Air Center Airport | NM | 1,520 | n/a |
| ITH | Ithaca Tompkins International Airport | NY | 1,380 | -4.1% |
| NYL | Yuma MCAS/Yuma International Airport | AZ | 1,360 | -16.7% |
| CLL | Easterwood Field | TX | 1,340 | +31.9% |
| FSM | Fort Smith Regional Airport | AR | 1,330 | +18.7% |
| DHN | Dothan Regional Airport | AL | 1,330 | +22.5% |
| GTR | Golden Triangle Regional Airport | MS | 1,320 | +13.3% |
| CSG | Columbus Airport | GA | 1,220 | +13.4% |
| VLD | Valdosta Regional Airport | GA | 1,200 | +3.4% |
| CKB | North Central West Virginia Airport | WV | 1,170 | -3.5% |
| BQK | Brunswick Golden Isles Airport | GA | 1,140 | -2.1% |
| PUW | Pullman/Moscow Regional Airport | WA | 1,120 | -0.3% |
| SAW | Marquette Sawyer Regional Airport | MI | 1,120 | +2.1% |
| PBG | Plattsburgh International Airport | NY | 1,060 | -20.7% |
| TYR | Tyler Pounds Regional Airport | TX | 1,060 | n/a |
| SJT | San Angelo Regional/Mathis Field | TX | 1,060 | -13.9% |
| ACT | Waco Regional Airport | TX | 1,040 | -0.4% |
| GSN | Francisco C Ada/Saipan International Airport | MP | 989 | -68.5% |
| ABY | Southwest Georgia Regional Airport | GA | 974 | n/a |
| GFK | Grand Forks International Airport | ND | 958 | -29.3% |
| MVY | Martha's Vineyard Airport | MA | 955 | -7.0% |
| TWF | Joslin Field/Magic Valley Regional | ID | 947 | n/a |
| PHF | Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport | VA | 929 | -12.4% |
| ERI | Erie International/Tom Ridge Field | PA | 902 | -12.9% |
| GUC | Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport | CO | 863 | n/a |
| GCK | Garden City Regional Airport | KS | 846 | n/a |
| LAW | Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport | OK | 845 | -16.6% |
| BRW | Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport | AK | 825 | n/a |
| SLN | Salina Regional Airport | KS | 821 | n/a |
| OME | Nome Airport | AK | 775 | n/a |
| COD | Yellowstone Regional Airport | WY | 768 | n/a |
| PGV | Pitt-Greenville Airport | NC | 753 | n/a |
| EAR | Kearney Regional Airport | NE | 749 | n/a |
| EAT | Pangborn Memorial Airport | WA | 728 | n/a |
| GGG | East Texas Regional Airport | TX | 727 | n/a |
| ALW | Walla Walla Regional Airport | WA | 720 | n/a |
| WYS | Yellowstone Airport | MT | 719 | n/a |
| TXK | Texarkana Regional-Webb Field | AR | 713 | n/a |
| YKM | Yakima Air Terminal/Mcallister Field | WA | 686 | n/a |
| SPS | Sheppard AFB/Wichita Falls Municipal | TX | 673 | n/a |
| OTZ | Ralph Wien Memorial Airport | AK | 667 | n/a |
| OTH | Southwest Oregon Regional Airport | OR | 667 | n/a |
| PRC | Prescott Regional - Ernest A Love Field | AZ | 660 | n/a |
| SWO | Stillwater Regional Airport | OK | 649 | n/a |
| PLN | Pellston Regional/Emmet County Airport | MI | 643 | n/a |
| CYS | Cheyenne Regional/Jerry Olson Field | WY | 584 | n/a |
| HOB | Lea County Regional Airport | NM | 560 | n/a |
| LWS | Lewiston/Nez Perce County Airport | ID | 559 | n/a |
| GCC | Northeast Wyoming Regional Airport | WY | 556 | n/a |
| ABR | Aberdeen Regional Airport | SD | 547 | n/a |
| CIU | Chippewa County International Airport | MI | 544 | n/a |
| OGS | Ogdensburg International Airport | NY | 541 | n/a |
| SHR | Sheridan County Airport | WY | 539 | n/a |
| CMX | Houghton County Memorial Airport | MI | 535 | n/a |
| PSG | Petersburg James A Johnson Airport | AK | 534 | n/a |
| RIW | Central Wyoming Regional Airport | WY | 511 | n/a |
| CDC | Cedar City Regional Airport | UT | 506 | n/a |
| MCN | Middle Georgia Regional Airport | GA | 487 | n/a |
| DLG | Dillingham Airport | AK | 472 | n/a |
| RHI | Rhinelander/Oneida County Airport | WI | 469 | n/a |
| JLN | Joplin Regional Airport | MO | 448 | n/a |
| MEI | Key Field | MS | 447 | n/a |
| RKS | Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport | WY | 446 | n/a |
| BJI | Bemidji Regional Airport | MN | 440 | n/a |
| ART | Watertown International Airport | NY | 424 | n/a |
| BTM | Bert Mooney Airport | MT | 418 | n/a |
| FLO | Florence Regional Airport | SC | 413 | n/a |
| PIB | Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional Airport | MS | 404 | n/a |
| PIR | Pierre Regional Airport | SD | 400 | n/a |
| CVN | Clovis Regional Airport | NM | 390 | n/a |
| PAH | Barkley Regional Airport | KY | 382 | n/a |
| DIK | Dickinson/Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport | ND | 381 | n/a |
| LAR | Laramie Regional Airport | WY | 376 | n/a |
| EAU | Chippewa Valley Regional Airport | WI | 372 | n/a |
| IMT | Ford Airport | MI | 371 | n/a |
| LAF | Purdue University Airport | IN | 369 | n/a |
| LNS | Lancaster Airport | PA | 348 | n/a |
| AOO | Altoona/Blair County Airport | PA | 345 | n/a |
| BRD | Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport | MN | 342 | n/a |
| AKN | King Salmon Airport | AK | 341 | n/a |
| LBF | North Platte Regional/Lee Bird Field | NE | 340 | n/a |
| ATY | Watertown Regional Airport | SD | 339 | n/a |
| ALO | Waterloo Regional Airport | IA | 336 | n/a |
| EKO | Elko Regional Airport | NV | 326 | n/a |
| INL | Falls International/Einarson Field | MN | 324 | n/a |
| PQI | Presque Isle International Airport | ME | 324 | n/a |
| HYS | Hays Regional Airport | KS | 320 | n/a |
| MKL | Mc Kellar-Sipes Regional Airport | TN | 307 | n/a |
| SHD | Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport | VA | 300 | n/a |
| GLH | Greenville Mid-Delta Airport | MS | 297 | n/a |
| CGI | Cape Girardeau Regional Airport | MO | 297 | n/a |
| BFF | Western Nebraska Regional/William B Heilig Field | NE | 291 | n/a |
| CDV | Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport | AK | 290 | n/a |
| DVL | Devils Lake Regional Airport | ND | 288 | n/a |
| ESC | Delta County Airport | MI | 277 | n/a |
| VCT | Victoria Regional Airport | TX | 276 | n/a |
| LBL | Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport | KS | 269 | n/a |
| DDC | Dodge City Regional Airport | KS | 268 | n/a |
| JMS | Jamestown Regional Airport | ND | 267 | n/a |
| PIH | Pocatello Regional Airport | ID | 265 | n/a |
| TUP | Tupelo Regional Airport | MS | 261 | n/a |
| LWB | Greenbrier Valley Airport | WV | 260 | n/a |
| VEL | Vernal Regional Airport | UT | 251 | n/a |
| HIB | Range Regional Airport | MN | 245 | n/a |
| APN | Alpena County Regional Airport | MI | 244 | n/a |
| FOD | Fort Dodge Regional Airport | IA | 243 | n/a |
| PGA | Page Municipal Airport | AZ | 237 | n/a |
| JST | John Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County Airport | PA | 235 | n/a |
| CNY | Canyonlands Regional Airport | UT | 230 | n/a |
| WRG | Wrangell Airport | AK | 228 | n/a |
| MCW | Mason City Municipal Airport | IA | 219 | n/a |
| MSL | Northwest Alabama Regional Airport | AL | 216 | n/a |
| FMN | Four Corners Regional Airport | NM | 212 | n/a |
| MWA | Veterans Airport Of Southern Illinois | IL | 207 | n/a |
| OWB | Owensboro/Daviess County Regional Airport | KY | 206 | n/a |
| DEC | Decatur Airport | IL | 205 | n/a |
| ALS | San Luis Valley Regional/Bergman Field | CO | 203 | n/a |
| BGM | Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field | NY | 193 | n/a |
| MBL | Manistee County/Blacker Airport | MI | 192 | n/a |
| SDY | Sidney-Richland Regional Airport | MT | 180 | n/a |
| MGW | Morgantown Municipal (Walter L Bill Hart Field) | WV | 178 | n/a |
| TBN | Waynesville-St Robert Regional Forney Field | MO | 163 | n/a |
| CEZ | Cortez Municipal Airport | CO | 161 | n/a |
| BRL | Southeast Iowa Regional Airport | IA | 159 | n/a |
| BHB | Hancock County/Bar Harbor Airport | ME | 144 | n/a |
| MKG | Muskegon County Airport | MI | 141 | n/a |
| PKB | Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport | WV | 140 | n/a |
| TVF | Thief River Falls Regional Airport | MN | 128 | n/a |
| PVC | Provincetown Municipal Airport | MA | 115 | n/a |
| IRK | Kirksville Regional Airport | MO | 115 | n/a |
| DUJ | Dubois Regional Airport | PA | 110 | n/a |
| RKD | Knox County Regional Airport | ME | 99 | n/a |
| TEX | Telluride Regional Airport | CO | 98 | n/a |
| MSS | Massena International-Richards Field | NY | 96 | n/a |
| CEC | Jack Mc Namara Field | CA | 96 | n/a |
| LEB | Lebanon Municipal Airport | NH | 95 | n/a |
| RUT | Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport | VT | 86 | n/a |
| BKW | Raleigh County Memorial Airport | WV | 82 | n/a |
| MCE | Merced Regional/Macready Field | CA | 75 | n/a |
| IPL | Imperial County Airport | CA | 73 | n/a |
| UIN | Quincy Regional-Baldwin Field | IL | 72 | n/a |
| HYA | Cape Cod Gateway Airport | MA | 70 | n/a |
| AIA | Alliance Municipal Airport | NE | 69 | n/a |
| OLF | L M Clayton Airport | MT | 67 | n/a |
| AUG | Augusta State Airport | ME | 67 | n/a |
| BFD | Bradford Regional Airport | PA | 66 | n/a |
| HVR | Havre City-County Airport | MT | 63 | n/a |
| SLK | Adirondack Regional Airport | NY | 61 | n/a |
| MCK | Mc Cook Ben Nelson Regional Airport | NE | 60 | n/a |
| GGW | Wokal Field/Glasgow-Valley County | MT | 54 | n/a |
| IPT | Williamsport Regional Airport | PA | 52 | n/a |
| PUB | Pueblo Memorial Airport | CO | 51 | n/a |
| GDV | Dawson Communicipalty Airport | MT | 39 | n/a |
| CDR | Chadron Municipal Airport | NE | 34 | n/a |

## 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 (Thu, May 22 – Tue, May 27, 2025). 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.