Thanksgiving 2022 air travel: how US airports and states did
· TSA checkpoint screenings and CBP international arrivals · updated · how it is measured
TSA screened 15,612,784 passengers nationwide over the Thanksgiving 2022 travel period (Tue, Nov 22 – Mon, Nov 28, 2022), up 6.7% from 14,634,984 over the same period a year earlier. The busiest day was Sunday, November 27, with 2,639,616 screenings.
The busiest airports by departing passengers screened were Los Angeles International Airport (LAX, about 632,000), John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK, about 541,000) and Orlando International Airport (MCO, about 519,000). Among states, Florida led with about 2.0 million.
Key facts
- Travel period
- TSA screenings
- 15,612,784 (+6.7% YoY)
- Busiest day
- : 2,639,616
- Busiest airport
- LAX, about 632,000
Day by day, nationwide
| 2022 | Screened | Year earlier | Screened | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,370,351 | 2,217,635 | +6.9% | ||
| 2,465,337 | 2,331,880 | +5.7% | ||
| 1,426,195 | 1,383,501 | +3.1% | ||
| 1,984,980 | 1,783,938 | +11.3% | ||
| 2,336,633 | 2,219,149 | +5.3% | ||
| 2,639,616 | 2,458,325 | +7.4% | ||
| 2,389,672 | 2,240,556 | +6.7% |
Biggest movers
Among airports with at least 100,000 departing passengers screened in the year-earlier period. Up most: SFO +24.5%, SAN +24.0%, HNL +23.8%, JFK +19.7%, IAD +15.8%. Down most: RSW -20.6%, TPA -5.4%, HOU -3.5%, MIA -0.0%, SLC +1.6%.
By state
| State | Departing screened | YoY | Busiest airport | Airports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 2.0 million | +2.1% | MCO | 18 |
| California | 2.0 million | +14.3% | LAX | 23 |
| Texas | 1.0 million | +4.5% | DFW | 24 |
| New York | 711,000 | +15.2% | JFK | 15 |
| Illinois | 651,000 | +6.4% | ORD | 8 |
| Georgia | 545,000 | +2.7% | ATL | 8 |
| Virginia | 494,000 | +7.3% | DCA | 9 |
| Nevada | 484,000 | +8.0% | LAS | 3 |
| Colorado | 465,000 | +1.3% | DEN | 11 |
| Arizona | 464,000 | +2.9% | PHX | 6 |
| New Jersey | 459,000 | +5.3% | EWR | 3 |
| North Carolina | 393,000 | +1.3% | CLT | 10 |
| Washington | 391,000 | +10.4% | SEA | 6 |
| Pennsylvania | 336,000 | +5.3% | PHL | 10 |
| Michigan | 279,000 | +1.8% | DTW | 14 |
| Tennessee | 274,000 | +8.3% | BNA | 5 |
| Missouri | 236,000 | +5.5% | STL | 7 |
| Minnesota | 232,000 | +10.7% | MSP | 8 |
| Hawaii | 225,000 | +19.3% | HNL | 3 |
| Oregon | 193,000 | +7.7% | PDX | 4 |
| Ohio | 192,000 | +1.6% | CLE | 5 |
| Maryland | 192,000 | +2.3% | BWI | 2 |
| Utah | 171,000 | +3.3% | SLC | 6 |
| Louisiana | 148,000 | +5.1% | MSY | 7 |
| Puerto Rico | 135,000 | +8.8% | SJU | 3 |
| Kentucky | 133,000 | +3.5% | CVG | 5 |
| South Carolina | 119,000 | +1.9% | CHS | 6 |
| Indiana | 108,000 | -2.0% | IND | 4 |
| Wisconsin | 91,400 | -6.8% | MKE | 8 |
| Oklahoma | 77,300 | +6.6% | OKC | 4 |
| Connecticut | 72,600 | +16.9% | BDL | 2 |
| Idaho | 56,800 | +11.8% | BOI | 6 |
| Nebraska | 55,300 | +3.9% | OMA | 7 |
| New Mexico | 55,100 | +8.4% | ABQ | 4 |
| Alabama | 49,100 | -3.2% | BHM | 5 |
| Montana | 44,700 | +6.7% | BZN | 11 |
| Arkansas | 43,300 | +4.7% | LIT | 4 |
| Iowa | 40,700 | +1.9% | DSM | 4 |
| Rhode Island | 36,300 | +16.8% | PVD | 1 |
| Mississippi | 23,200 | -1.8% | JAN | 5 |
| Maine | 22,700 | +6.0% | PWM | 5 |
| North Dakota | 21,600 | -0.7% | FAR | 8 |
| Kansas | 20,000 | -1.8% | ICT | 7 |
| South Dakota | 19,700 | -1.4% | FSD | 5 |
| Guam | 18,200 | +184.0% | GUM | 1 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 17,100 | -17.8% | STT | 2 |
| Alaska | 13,400 | +14.8% | FAI | 2 |
| New Hampshire | 13,100 | -7.7% | MHT | 2 |
| Wyoming | 9,310 | -2.6% | JAC | 9 |
| West Virginia | 6,520 | -12.7% | CRW | 7 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 3,650 | +202.7% | GSN | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 3,360 | +7.6% | ORH | 5 |
| Vermont | 101 | n/a | RUT | 1 |
By airport
| # | Code | Airport | State | Departing screened | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAX | Los Angeles International Airport | CA | 632,000 | +10.7% |
| 2 | JFK | John F. Kennedy International Airport | NY | 541,000 | +19.7% |
| 3 | MCO | Orlando International Airport | FL | 519,000 | +13.2% |
| 4 | ATL | Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport | GA | 498,000 | +2.5% |
| 5 | ORD | Chicago O'Hare International Airport | IL | 490,000 | +4.9% |
| 6 | EWR | Newark Liberty International Airport | NJ | 444,000 | +6.4% |
| 7 | MIA | Miami International Airport | FL | 443,000 | -0.0% |
| 8 | LAS | Harry Reid International Airport | NV | 439,000 | +8.2% |
| 9 | DEN | Denver International Airport | CO | 424,000 | +2.4% |
| 10 | DFW | Dallas Fort Worth International Airport | TX | 402,000 | +4.7% |
| 11 | PHX | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport | AZ | 395,000 | +2.9% |
| 12 | SFO | San Francisco International Airport | CA | 392,000 | +24.5% |
| 13 | FLL | Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport | FL | 340,000 | +5.5% |
| 14 | SEA | Seattle-Tacoma International Airport | WA | 335,000 | +11.1% |
| 15 | SAN | San Diego International Airport | CA | 241,000 | +24.0% |
| 16 | MSP | Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport | MN | 227,000 | +11.8% |
| 17 | TPA | Tampa International Airport | FL | 227,000 | -5.4% |
| 18 | DTW | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport | MI | 220,000 | +2.1% |
| 19 | PHL | Philadelphia International Airport | PA | 214,000 | +7.9% |
| 20 | DCA | Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport | VA | 206,000 | +5.2% |
| 21 | CLT | Charlotte Douglas International Airport | NC | 194,000 | +3.0% |
| 22 | BWI | Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport | MD | 191,000 | +2.5% |
| 23 | AUS | Austin-Bergstrom International Airport | TX | 189,000 | +5.0% |
| 24 | BNA | Nashville International Airport | TN | 183,000 | +10.7% |
| 25 | IAD | Washington Dulles International Airport | VA | 177,000 | +15.8% |
| 26 | HNL | Daniel K. Inouye International Airport | HI | 169,000 | +23.8% |
| 27 | SLC | Salt Lake City International Airport | UT | 160,000 | +1.6% |
| 28 | PDX | Portland International Airport | OR | 153,000 | +9.1% |
| 29 | MDW | Chicago Midway International Airport | IL | 142,000 | +13.3% |
| 30 | RDU | Raleigh-Durham International Airport | NC | 135,000 | +1.9% |
| 31 | SMF | Sacramento International Airport | CA | 128,000 | +8.4% |
| 32 | MSY | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport | LA | 125,000 | +7.6% |
| 33 | SJU | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport | PR | 123,000 | +6.6% |
| 34 | SJC | San José Mineta International Airport | CA | 121,000 | +22.4% |
| 35 | DAL | Dallas Love Field | TX | 121,000 | +2.4% |
| 36 | STL | St. Louis Lambert International Airport | MO | 121,000 | +3.4% |
| 37 | SNA | John Wayne Airport | CA | 119,000 | +14.5% |
| 38 | RSW | Southwest Florida International Airport | FL | 116,000 | -20.6% |
| 39 | OAK | Oakland International Airport | CA | 109,000 | +6.4% |
| 40 | SAT | San Antonio International Airport | TX | 108,000 | +9.9% |
| 41 | MCI | Kansas City International Airport | MO | 102,000 | +10.3% |
| 42 | HOU | William P. Hobby Airport | TX | 97,900 | -3.5% |
| 43 | CLE | Cleveland Hopkins International Airport | OH | 90,900 | +0.4% |
| 44 | PIT | Pittsburgh International Airport | PA | 89,200 | +4.9% |
| 45 | IND | Indianapolis International Airport | IN | 88,300 | -1.3% |
| 46 | PBI | Palm Beach International Airport | FL | 87,900 | +5.5% |
| 47 | CMH | John Glenn Columbus International Airport | OH | 81,900 | +6.4% |
| 48 | CVG | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport | KY | 78,400 | +7.8% |
| 49 | JAX | Jacksonville International Airport | FL | 71,700 | +5.9% |
| 50 | BUR | Hollywood Burbank Airport | CA | 66,500 | +0.0% |
| 51 | ONT | Ontario International Airport | CA | 65,900 | +7.2% |
| 52 | BDL | Bradley International Airport | CT | 61,700 | +4.7% |
| 53 | CHS | Charleston International Airport | SC | 57,800 | +8.1% |
| 54 | MKE | Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport | WI | 55,400 | -9.8% |
| 55 | SRQ | Sarasota Bradenton International Airport | FL | 52,300 | +7.6% |
| 56 | ABQ | Albuquerque International Sunport | NM | 51,400 | +9.6% |
| 57 | OMA | Eppley Airfield | NE | 50,700 | +6.3% |
| 58 | MEM | Memphis International Airport | TN | 49,000 | +3.4% |
| 59 | RIC | Richmond International Airport | VA | 48,400 | +0.8% |
| 60 | BOI | Boise Airport | ID | 47,400 | +14.5% |
| 61 | ORF | Norfolk International Airport | VA | 47,100 | +0.4% |
| 62 | ELP | El Paso International Airport | TX | 47,000 | +16.5% |
| 63 | PSP | Palm Springs International Airport | CA | 45,300 | +19.3% |
| 64 | RNO | Reno-Tahoe International Airport | NV | 45,000 | +6.6% |
| 65 | BUF | Buffalo Niagara International Airport | NY | 43,800 | +1.3% |
| 66 | OKC | Will Rogers International Airport | OK | 42,800 | +3.6% |
| 67 | KOA | Ellison Onizuka Kona International at Keahole Airport | HI | 40,700 | +1.9% |
| 68 | TUS | Tucson International Airport | AZ | 40,600 | +11.2% |
| 69 | SDF | Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport | KY | 40,500 | -3.3% |
| 70 | GEG | Spokane International Airport | WA | 38,700 | +8.2% |
| 71 | GRR | Gerald R. Ford International Airport | MI | 38,700 | +5.6% |
| 72 | SAV | Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport | GA | 37,800 | +8.6% |
| 73 | PVD | Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport | RI | 36,300 | +16.8% |
| 74 | LGB | Long Beach (Daugherty Field) | CA | 35,700 | +12.2% |
| 75 | SFB | Orlando Sanford International Airport | FL | 35,400 | +2.9% |
| 76 | TUL | Tulsa International Airport | OK | 33,000 | +10.8% |
| 77 | ROC | Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International Airport | NY | 29,900 | +11.1% |
| 78 | PIE | St Pete-Clearwater International Airport | FL | 29,400 | -2.8% |
| 79 | BHM | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport | AL | 29,000 | +2.0% |
| 80 | TYS | Mc Ghee Tyson Airport | TN | 28,600 | +5.8% |
| 81 | PNS | Pensacola International Airport | FL | 27,500 | +3.9% |
| 82 | DSM | Des Moines International Airport | IA | 27,500 | +3.6% |
| 83 | SYR | Syracuse Hancock International Airport | NY | 26,800 | +2.6% |
| 84 | ALB | Albany International Airport | NY | 26,400 | -0.7% |
| 85 | IWA | Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport | AZ | 25,000 | -1.2% |
| 86 | MYR | Myrtle Beach International Airport | SC | 24,700 | +4.3% |
| 87 | LIT | Bill and Hillary Clinton National/Adams Field | AR | 24,400 | +8.7% |
| 88 | PGD | Punta Gorda Airport | FL | 24,100 | -7.6% |
| 89 | GSP | Greenville Spartanburg International Airport | SC | 23,500 | -6.2% |
| 90 | AVL | Asheville Regional Airport | NC | 23,300 | +19.7% |
| 91 | HPN | Westchester County Airport | NY | 22,900 | +36.8% |
| 92 | COS | City Of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport | CO | 22,800 | -6.9% |
| 93 | FAT | Fresno Yosemite International Airport | CA | 21,600 | -6.8% |
| 94 | GSO | Piedmont Triad International Airport | NC | 18,700 | -9.8% |
| 95 | MSN | Dane County Regional/Truax Field | WI | 18,300 | +1.6% |
| 96 | EUG | Mahlon Sweet Field | OR | 18,300 | +5.6% |
| 97 | GUM | Guam International Airport | GU | 18,200 | +184.0% |
| 98 | BZN | Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport | MT | 17,500 | +10.8% |
| 99 | PWM | Portland International Jetport | ME | 17,100 | +9.4% |
| 100 | ICT | Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower National Airport | KS | 16,900 | +0.1% |
| 101 | XNA | Northwest Arkansas National Airport | AR | 16,500 | -2.1% |
| 102 | ITO | Hilo International Airport | HI | 15,000 | +25.3% |
| 103 | JAN | Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport | MS | 14,800 | -3.9% |
| 104 | ISP | Long Island Mac Arthur Airport | NY | 14,400 | -22.2% |
| 105 | MAF | Midland International Air And Space Port Airport | TX | 14,100 | +8.3% |
| 106 | EYW | Key West International Airport | FL | 14,100 | -11.6% |
| 107 | MDT | Harrisburg International Airport | PA | 13,900 | +9.6% |
| 108 | SBA | Santa Barbara Municipal Airport | CA | 13,800 | +6.0% |
| 109 | STT | Cyril E King Airport | VI | 13,400 | -16.0% |
| 110 | LEX | Blue Grass Airport | KY | 13,000 | +2.8% |
| 111 | CID | The Eastern Iowa Airport | IA | 13,000 | +0.4% |
| 112 | MHT | Manchester Boston Regional Airport | NH | 13,000 | -7.9% |
| 113 | ECP | Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport | FL | 12,900 | -12.4% |
| 114 | FSD | Joe Foss Field | SD | 12,800 | +6.3% |
| 115 | ILM | Wilmington International Airport | NC | 12,400 | +13.5% |
| 116 | SGF | Springfield-Branson National Airport | MO | 11,400 | -2.8% |
| 117 | DAY | James M Cox Dayton International Airport | OH | 11,200 | -19.8% |
| 118 | LBB | Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport | TX | 11,100 | +4.4% |
| 119 | RDM | Roberts Field | OR | 10,900 | +4.4% |
| 120 | HSV | Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field | AL | 10,800 | -10.4% |
| 121 | HVN | Tweed/New Haven Airport | CT | 10,800 | +246.0% |
| 122 | MFE | Mc Allen Miller International Airport | TX | 10,700 | +3.2% |
| 123 | CAE | Columbia Metropolitan Airport | SC | 10,300 | -6.4% |
| 124 | MFR | Rogue Valley International - Medford Airport | OR | 10,300 | -4.6% |
| 125 | HRL | Valley International Airport | TX | 10,100 | +12.9% |
| 126 | FAR | Hector International Airport | ND | 9,600 | -1.5% |
| 127 | ACY | Atlantic City International Airport | NJ | 9,470 | -8.1% |
| 128 | BQN | Rafael Hernandez Airport | PR | 9,320 | +31.9% |
| 129 | TLH | Tallahassee International Airport | FL | 9,310 | -3.9% |
| 130 | ABE | Lehigh Valley International Airport | PA | 9,100 | -15.6% |
| 131 | ATW | Appleton International Airport | WI | 8,990 | +9.5% |
| 132 | FAI | Fairbanks International Airport | AK | 8,840 | +15.6% |
| 133 | CHA | Lovell Field | TN | 8,800 | -2.6% |
| 134 | AMA | Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport | TX | 8,620 | +4.4% |
| 135 | SBN | South Bend International Airport | IN | 8,460 | +0.6% |
| 136 | BIL | Billings Logan International Airport | MT | 8,380 | +4.7% |
| 137 | PSC | Tri-Cities Airport | WA | 8,250 | -5.2% |
| 138 | FWA | Fort Wayne International Airport | IN | 7,990 | -1.5% |
| 139 | MSO | Missoula Montana Airport | MT | 7,960 | +10.2% |
| 140 | CRP | Corpus Christi International Airport | TX | 7,770 | +10.9% |
| 141 | GPT | Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport | MS | 7,660 | +7.6% |
| 142 | PVU | Provo Municipal Airport | UT | 7,200 | +93.1% |
| 143 | BTR | Baton Rouge Metropolitan, Ryan Field | LA | 7,140 | -1.1% |
| 144 | MLB | Melbourne Orlando International Airport | FL | 7,130 | +15.6% |
| 145 | ROA | Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field) | VA | 6,910 | +2.7% |
| 146 | FNT | Bishop International Airport | MI | 6,830 | +7.6% |
| 147 | BLI | Bellingham International Airport | WA | 6,800 | +10.6% |
| 148 | STS | Charles M Schulz - Sonoma County Airport | CA | 6,550 | +0.4% |
| 149 | IDA | Idaho Falls Regional Airport | ID | 6,500 | +5.1% |
| 150 | PIA | General Downing - Peoria International Airport | IL | 6,320 | +13.6% |
| 151 | SBP | San Luis County Regional Airport | CA | 6,220 | +27.3% |
| 152 | CAK | Akron-Canton Regional Airport | OH | 6,000 | +0.8% |
| 153 | DAB | Daytona Beach International Airport | FL | 5,900 | -2.7% |
| 154 | RAP | Rapid City Regional Airport | SD | 5,730 | -6.0% |
| 155 | SHV | Shreveport Regional Airport | LA | 5,670 | -9.5% |
| 156 | MOB | Mobile Regional Airport | AL | 5,630 | -7.7% |
| 157 | GRB | Green Bay/Austin Straubel International Airport | WI | 5,590 | +2.2% |
| 158 | GPI | Glacier Park International Airport | MT | 5,550 | -0.6% |
| 159 | MLI | Quad Cities International Airport | IL | 5,510 | -9.0% |
| 160 | TTN | Trenton Mercer Airport | NJ | 5,380 | -34.7% |
| 161 | AGS | Augusta Regional at Bush Field | GA | 5,320 | -6.4% |
| 162 | BGR | Bangor International Airport | ME | 5,270 | -3.8% |
| 163 | MRY | Monterey Regional Airport | CA | 5,200 | -5.1% |
| 164 | GNV | Gainesville Regional Airport | FL | 5,050 | -10.0% |
| 165 | TVC | Cherry Capital Airport | MI | 4,970 | -0.4% |
| 166 | LFT | Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field | LA | 4,840 | +0.5% |
| 167 | TRI | Tri-Cities Airport | TN | 4,710 | +12.7% |
| 168 | BIS | Bismarck Municipal Airport | ND | 4,700 | -7.9% |
| 169 | GJT | Grand Junction Regional Airport | CO | 4,660 | -16.4% |
| 170 | JNU | Juneau International Airport | AK | 4,530 | +13.2% |
| 171 | CHO | Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport | VA | 4,340 | -20.7% |
| 172 | JAC | Jackson Hole Airport | WY | 4,250 | -9.9% |
| 173 | AVP | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport | PA | 3,830 | -6.2% |
| 174 | DRO | Durango-La Plata County Airport | CO | 3,780 | -7.6% |
| 175 | BMI | Central Illinois Regional/Bloomington-Normal Airport | IL | 3,750 | -10.1% |
| 176 | STX | Henry E Rohlsen Airport | VI | 3,740 | -23.4% |
| 177 | GSN | Francisco C Ada/Saipan International Airport | MP | 3,650 | +202.7% |
| 178 | CRW | West Virginia International Yeager Airport | WV | 3,540 | -5.4% |
| 179 | BFL | Meadows Field | CA | 3,390 | -5.4% |
| 180 | FAY | Fayetteville Regional/Grannis Field | NC | 3,140 | -24.4% |
| 181 | MGM | Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) | AL | 3,090 | -9.0% |
| 182 | MOT | Minot International Airport | ND | 3,090 | +1.0% |
| 183 | GTF | Great Falls International Airport | MT | 3,080 | +18.7% |
| 184 | ASE | Aspen-Pitkin County/Sardy Field | CO | 3,060 | +16.1% |
| 185 | EVV | Evansville Regional Airport | IN | 2,840 | -25.0% |
| 186 | JQF | Concord-Padgett Regional Airport | NC | 2,690 | -46.8% |
| 187 | SGU | St George Regional Airport | UT | 2,650 | -12.0% |
| 188 | MTJ | Montrose Regional Airport | CO | 2,580 | -5.0% |
| 189 | ORH | Worcester Regional Airport | MA | 2,480 | +34.8% |
| 190 | BRO | Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport | TX | 2,380 | -7.4% |
| 191 | PSE | Mercedita Airport | PR | 2,350 | +86.5% |
| 192 | LNK | Lincoln Airport | NE | 2,290 | -10.5% |
| 193 | UNV | University Park Airport | PA | 2,260 | -12.3% |
| 194 | OAJ | Albert J Ellis Airport | NC | 2,250 | -43.4% |
| 195 | DLH | Duluth International Airport | MN | 2,240 | -8.5% |
| 196 | EGE | Eagle County Regional Airport | CO | 2,200 | -5.6% |
| 197 | SAF | Santa Fe Municipal Airport | NM | 2,200 | -9.2% |
| 198 | ACV | California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport | CA | 2,100 | -38.6% |
| 199 | TOL | Eugene F Kranz Toledo Express Airport | OH | 2,080 | +23.3% |
| 200 | PHF | Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport | VA | 2,030 | +1.3% |
| 201 | ELM | Elmira/Corning Regional Airport | NY | 1,990 | -13.8% |
| 202 | LRD | Laredo International Airport | TX | 1,980 | -6.1% |
| 203 | HXD | Hilton Head Airport | SC | 1,940 | -24.7% |
| 204 | MLU | Monroe Regional Airport | LA | 1,910 | -13.9% |
| 205 | RDD | Redding Regional Airport | CA | 1,880 | -7.4% |
| 206 | CPR | Casper/Natrona County International Airport | WY | 1,880 | +39.6% |
| 207 | SPI | Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport | IL | 1,810 | -11.6% |
| 208 | SCK | Stockton Metropolitan Airport | CA | 1,750 | -16.6% |
| 209 | GFK | Grand Forks International Airport | ND | 1,720 | +9.3% |
| 210 | LAN | Capital Region International Airport | MI | 1,720 | -29.6% |
| 211 | HTS | Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field | WV | 1,700 | -18.7% |
| 212 | MHK | Manhattan Regional Airport | KS | 1,670 | +11.8% |
| 213 | HDN | Yampa Valley Airport | CO | 1,670 | -18.5% |
| 214 | AEX | Alexandria International Airport | LA | 1,660 | -31.5% |
| 215 | LBE | Arnold Palmer Regional Airport | PA | 1,640 | -46.1% |
| 216 | FLG | Flagstaff Pulliam Airport | AZ | 1,630 | -25.3% |
| 217 | PUW | Pullman/Moscow Regional Airport | WA | 1,620 | +31.6% |
| 218 | COU | Columbia Regional Airport | MO | 1,610 | -22.8% |
| 219 | XWA | Williston Basin International Airport | ND | 1,580 | +11.7% |
| 220 | CSG | Columbus Airport | GA | 1,530 | -4.1% |
| 221 | RST | Rochester International Airport | MN | 1,510 | -29.4% |
| 222 | ABI | Abilene Regional Airport | TX | 1,490 | -11.0% |
| 223 | FSM | Fort Smith Regional Airport | AR | 1,470 | +25.7% |
| 224 | AZO | Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport | MI | 1,470 | -29.4% |
| 225 | HLN | Helena Regional Airport | MT | 1,460 | -20.8% |
| 226 | CWA | Central Wisconsin Airport | WI | 1,450 | -28.5% |
| 227 | MBS | MBS International Airport | MI | 1,440 | -11.8% |
| 228 | SUN | Friedman Memorial Airport | ID | 1,390 | -4.5% |
| 229 | PBG | Plattsburgh International Airport | NY | 1,360 | -2.2% |
| 230 | NYL | Yuma MCAS/Yuma International Airport | AZ | 1,340 | -43.4% |
| 231 | LCH | Lake Charles Regional Airport | LA | 1,320 | +4.7% |
| 232 | LYH | Lynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn Field | VA | 1,320 | -19.5% |
| 233 | GRI | Central Nebraska Regional Airport | NE | 1,320 | -7.6% |
| 234 | ERI | Erie International/Tom Ridge Field | PA | 1,280 | -22.3% |
| 235 | ROW | Roswell Air Center Airport | NM | 1,140 | +9.0% |
| 236 | CMI | University Of Illinois/Willard Airport | IL | 1,120 | -12.2% |
| 237 | CLL | Easterwood Field | TX | 1,080 | -41.5% |
| 238 | SJT | San Angelo Regional/Mathis Field | TX | 1,040 | -33.3% |
| 239 | LSE | La Crosse Regional Airport | WI | 980 | -49.9% |
| 240 | ACT | Waco Regional Airport | TX | 971 | -11.2% |
| 241 | LAW | Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport | OK | 943 | n/a |
| 242 | SBY | Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport | MD | 921 | -24.9% |
| 243 | TYR | Tyler Pounds Regional Airport | TX | 878 | n/a |
| 244 | VLD | Valdosta Regional Airport | GA | 858 | n/a |
| 245 | EWN | Coastal Carolina Regional Airport | NC | 834 | -58.8% |
| 246 | TXK | Texarkana Regional-Webb Field | AR | 811 | n/a |
| 247 | ABY | Southwest Georgia Regional Airport | GA | 802 | n/a |
| 248 | LWS | Lewiston/Nez Perce County Airport | ID | 783 | n/a |
| 249 | ITH | Ithaca Tompkins International Airport | NY | 738 | -58.4% |
| 250 | CKB | North Central West Virginia Airport | WV | 736 | n/a |
| 251 | DRT | Del Rio Texas International Airport | TX | 708 | n/a |
| 252 | COD | Yellowstone Regional Airport | WY | 658 | n/a |
| 253 | BPT | Jack Brooks Regional Airport | TX | 644 | n/a |
| 254 | PRC | Prescott Regional - Ernest A Love Field | AZ | 612 | n/a |
| 255 | BGM | Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field | NY | 602 | n/a |
| 256 | DHN | Dothan Regional Airport | AL | 600 | n/a |
| 257 | PGV | Pitt-Greenville Airport | NC | 594 | n/a |
| 258 | BQK | Brunswick Golden Isles Airport | GA | 593 | n/a |
| 259 | FLO | Florence Regional Airport | SC | 590 | n/a |
| 260 | IMT | Ford Airport | MI | 584 | n/a |
| 261 | SAW | Marquette Sawyer Regional Airport | MI | 579 | -46.0% |
| 262 | SPS | Sheppard AFB/Wichita Falls Municipal | TX | 573 | n/a |
| 263 | ABR | Aberdeen Regional Airport | SD | 566 | n/a |
| 264 | SHR | Sheridan County Airport | WY | 557 | n/a |
| 265 | GGG | East Texas Regional Airport | TX | 552 | n/a |
| 266 | CYS | Cheyenne Regional/Jerry Olson Field | WY | 539 | n/a |
| 267 | SWO | Stillwater Regional Airport | OK | 535 | n/a |
| 268 | PLN | Pellston Regional/Emmet County Airport | MI | 512 | n/a |
| 269 | CIU | Chippewa County International Airport | MI | 512 | n/a |
| 270 | DIK | Dickinson/Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport | ND | 505 | n/a |
| 271 | GCK | Garden City Regional Airport | KS | 499 | n/a |
| 272 | ACK | Nantucket Memorial Airport | MA | 495 | n/a |
| 273 | GCC | Northeast Wyoming Regional Airport | WY | 494 | n/a |
| 274 | CMX | Houghton County Memorial Airport | MI | 488 | n/a |
| 275 | JLN | Joplin Regional Airport | MO | 480 | n/a |
| 276 | TWF | Joslin Field/Magic Valley Regional | ID | 465 | n/a |
| 277 | CNY | Canyonlands Regional Airport | UT | 439 | n/a |
| 278 | ALW | Walla Walla Regional Airport | WA | 431 | n/a |
| 279 | BTM | Bert Mooney Airport | MT | 421 | n/a |
| 280 | BJI | Bemidji Regional Airport | MN | 402 | n/a |
| 281 | ESC | Delta County Airport | MI | 398 | n/a |
| 282 | GUC | Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport | CO | 396 | n/a |
| 283 | CDC | Cedar City Regional Airport | UT | 393 | n/a |
| 284 | RHI | Rhinelander/Oneida County Airport | WI | 386 | n/a |
| 285 | LAR | Laramie Regional Airport | WY | 377 | n/a |
| 286 | MCN | Middle Georgia Regional Airport | GA | 374 | n/a |
| 287 | HOB | Lea County Regional Airport | NM | 373 | n/a |
| 288 | PAH | Barkley Regional Airport | KY | 357 | n/a |
| 289 | SLN | Salina Regional Airport | KS | 342 | n/a |
| 290 | OWB | Owensboro/Daviess County Regional Airport | KY | 338 | n/a |
| 291 | LBF | North Platte Regional/Lee Bird Field | NE | 335 | n/a |
| 292 | PIR | Pierre Regional Airport | SD | 328 | n/a |
| 293 | ART | Watertown International Airport | NY | 327 | n/a |
| 294 | ATY | Watertown Regional Airport | SD | 303 | n/a |
| 295 | RKS | Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport | WY | 303 | n/a |
| 296 | EAR | Kearney Regional Airport | NE | 296 | n/a |
| 297 | BFF | Western Nebraska Regional/William B Heilig Field | NE | 294 | n/a |
| 298 | DEC | Decatur Airport | IL | 284 | n/a |
| 299 | HIB | Range Regional Airport | MN | 280 | n/a |
| 300 | MEI | Key Field | MS | 279 | n/a |
| 301 | APN | Alpena County Regional Airport | MI | 277 | n/a |
| 302 | VEL | Vernal Regional Airport | UT | 274 | n/a |
| 303 | PIH | Pocatello Regional Airport | ID | 266 | n/a |
| 304 | RIW | Central Wyoming Regional Airport | WY | 255 | n/a |
| 305 | TUP | Tupelo Regional Airport | MS | 250 | n/a |
| 306 | BRD | Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport | MN | 246 | n/a |
| 307 | EAU | Chippewa Valley Regional Airport | WI | 241 | n/a |
| 308 | MVY | Martha's Vineyard Airport | MA | 238 | n/a |
| 309 | JMS | Jamestown Regional Airport | ND | 228 | n/a |
| 310 | HYS | Hays Regional Airport | KS | 222 | n/a |
| 311 | JST | John Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County Airport | PA | 220 | n/a |
| 312 | PIB | Hattiesburg/Laurel Regional Airport | MS | 210 | n/a |
| 313 | VCT | Victoria Regional Airport | TX | 205 | n/a |
| 314 | LBL | Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport | KS | 204 | n/a |
| 315 | EKO | Elko Regional Airport | NV | 202 | n/a |
| 316 | PKB | Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport | WV | 196 | n/a |
| 317 | TVF | Thief River Falls Regional Airport | MN | 193 | n/a |
| 318 | SDY | Sidney-Richland Regional Airport | MT | 189 | n/a |
| 319 | OGS | Ogdensburg International Airport | NY | 179 | n/a |
| 320 | ALS | San Luis Valley Regional/Bergman Field | CO | 178 | n/a |
| 321 | PUB | Pueblo Memorial Airport | CO | 174 | n/a |
| 322 | IPL | Imperial County Airport | CA | 172 | n/a |
| 323 | DVL | Devils Lake Regional Airport | ND | 168 | n/a |
| 324 | SHD | Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport | VA | 162 | n/a |
| 325 | MCW | Mason City Municipal Airport | IA | 158 | n/a |
| 326 | CEC | Jack Mc Namara Field | CA | 151 | n/a |
| 327 | DDC | Dodge City Regional Airport | KS | 147 | n/a |
| 328 | DUJ | Dubois Regional Airport | PA | 146 | n/a |
| 329 | LEB | Lebanon Municipal Airport | NH | 139 | n/a |
| 330 | MSS | Massena International-Richards Field | NY | 136 | n/a |
| 331 | INL | Falls International/Einarson Field | MN | 123 | n/a |
| 332 | LWB | Greenbrier Valley Airport | WV | 123 | n/a |
| 333 | FOD | Fort Dodge Regional Airport | IA | 122 | n/a |
| 334 | AUG | Augusta State Airport | ME | 121 | n/a |
| 335 | BHB | Hancock County/Bar Harbor Airport | ME | 120 | n/a |
| 336 | SLK | Adirondack Regional Airport | NY | 113 | n/a |
| 337 | RKD | Knox County Regional Airport | ME | 111 | n/a |
| 338 | MGW | Morgantown Municipal (Walter L Bill Hart Field) | WV | 110 | n/a |
| 339 | TBN | Waynesville-St Robert Regional Forney Field | MO | 109 | n/a |
| 340 | BKW | Raleigh County Memorial Airport | WV | 105 | n/a |
| 341 | MCE | Merced Regional/Macready Field | CA | 102 | n/a |
| 342 | RUT | Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport | VT | 101 | n/a |
| 343 | CGI | Cape Girardeau Regional Airport | MO | 100 | n/a |
| 344 | PVC | Provincetown Municipal Airport | MA | 93 | n/a |
| 345 | AIA | Alliance Municipal Airport | NE | 87 | n/a |
| 346 | OLF | L M Clayton Airport | MT | 73 | n/a |
| 347 | GGW | Wokal Field/Glasgow-Valley County | MT | 62 | n/a |
| 348 | GDV | Dawson Communicipalty Airport | MT | 45 | n/a |
| 349 | HYA | Cape Cod Gateway Airport | MA | 45 | n/a |
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How it is measured
The Thanksgiving travel period is the Tuesday before Thanksgiving through the Monday after (7 days), the period TSA itself reports. 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 (349 of 413 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, "Thanksgiving 2022 air travel: how US airports and states did", https://passengerindex.com/web/holidays/thanksgiving-2022/ (CC BY 4.0).
Frequently asked questions
How many people flew over Thanksgiving 2022?
TSA screened 15,612,784 passengers nationwide over the Thanksgiving 2022 travel period (Tue, Nov 22 – Mon, Nov 28, 2022), up 6.7% from 14,634,984 over the same period a year earlier. The busiest day was Sunday, November 27, with 2,639,616 screenings.
What was the busiest airport over Thanksgiving 2022?
The busiest airports by departing passengers screened were Los Angeles International Airport (LAX, about 632,000), John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK, about 541,000) and Orlando International Airport (MCO, about 519,000). Among states, Florida led with about 2.0 million.
Which airports grew the most over Thanksgiving 2022?
Among airports with at least 100,000 departing passengers screened in the year-earlier period, the largest gains were SFO (+24.5%), SAN (+24.0%), HNL (+23.8%), JFK (+19.7%) and IAD (+15.8%) and the largest declines RSW (-20.6%), TPA (-5.4%), HOU (-3.5%), MIA (-0.0%) and SLC (+1.6%).
How does Passenger Index define the Thanksgiving travel period?
As the Tuesday before Thanksgiving through the Monday after (7 days), the period TSA itself reports. The 2022 period ran Tue, Nov 22 – Mon, Nov 28, 2022 and is compared with Tue, Nov 23 – Mon, Nov 29, 2021, the same days relative to the holiday.
When is the Thanksgiving 2023 travel period?
Tue, Nov 21 – Mon, Nov 27, 2023. Passenger Index publishes airport and state results a few days after it ends, once TSA releases the checkpoint data.