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US Air Traffic

BTS T-100 — 1990–2026, data through 2026-04.

1104.4MPassengers in 2025
10.1MFlights
848.4MDomestic passengers
79%Load factor

Figures cover flights touching the United States and its territories (US DOT BTS T-100) — not global totals. The 2020 collapse and recovery reflect the COVID-19 pandemic.

Busiest routes

  • JFK ↔ LHR3.1M
  • JFK ↔ LAX2.9M
  • LGA ↔ ORD2.8M
  • LAX ↔ SFO2.7M
  • ATL ↔ MCO2.7M
  • LAS ↔ LAX2.4M
  • DEN ↔ PHX2.4M
  • LAX ↔ ORD2.3M
  • HNL ↔ LAX2.3M
  • ATL ↔ LGA2.2M
  • ATL ↔ FLL2.2M
  • DFW ↔ LAX2.1M
  • DEN ↔ ORD2.1M
  • HNL ↔ OGG2.0M
  • DEN ↔ LAS2.0M
  • MCO ↔ SJU2.0M
  • DEN ↔ LAX2.0M
  • ATL ↔ TPA2.0M
  • ORD ↔ SFO1.9M
  • EWR ↔ MCO1.9M
  • ATL ↔ LAX1.9M
  • ATL ↔ DFW1.9M
  • JFK ↔ SFO1.9M
  • ATL ↔ MIA1.9M
  • DFW ↔ ORD1.9M

Busiest airports

Largest carriers

By year

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 · United States Government public domain.