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Overall holiday travel rank

 Destination city Total annual destination flights Percent total holiday air travel Thanksgiving rank Christmas / New Year rank Thanksgiving destination flights Christmas / New Year destination flights
1 Fort Myers, FL 32676 6.71% 4 1 1150 1041
2 Cincinnati, OH 55545 6.61% 1 3 2010 1662
3 Miami, FL 82172 6.54% 2 5 2956 2414
4 Hartford, CT 27992 6.43% 3 7 990 809
5 Fort Lauderdale, FL 73355 6.42% 7 6 2560 2149
6 West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL 30436 6.38% 10 4 1044 897
7 Jacksonville, FL 34615 6.23% 9 8 1188 970
8 Milwaukee, WI 52763 6.23% 6 14 1846 1439
9 Greensboro/High Point, NC 11426 6.22% 5 16 400 311
10 Palm Springs, CA 13406 6.15% 8 22 464 361
11 Columbus, OH 34669 6.08% 12 20 1172 935
12 Richmond, VA 19930 6.07% 16 11 664 546
13 Charlotte, NC 147627 6.05% 15 17 4924 4006
14 Tampa, FL 80175 6.04% 19 12 2648 2195
15 Orlando, FL 142636 6.03% 17 19 4748 3854
16 New Orleans, LA 44852 6.02% 11 29 1522 1179
17 Pittsburgh, PA 43307 6.02% 13 24 1450 1155
18 Kahului, HI 24348 6.01% 20 15 798 664
19 St. Louis, MO 66496 5.97% 14 31 2220 1747
20 San Juan, PR 25395 5.93% 94 2 746 761
21 Boise, ID 16279 5.92% 18 32 540 424
22 Washington, DC 182042 5.89% 22 30 5946 4784
23 Indianapolis, IN 42547 5.89% 24 28 1388 1119
24 Kona, HI 13693 5.88% 28 26 442 363
25 Rochester, NY 15813 5.86% 55 9 490 437
26 Raleigh/Durham, NC 56420 5.86% 21 37 1848 1456
27 Dayton, OH 16471 5.83% 58 13 510 450
28 Phoenix, AZ 211630 5.82% 42 25 6684 5624
29 New York, NY 247674 5.82% 29 34 7968 6435
30 Norfolk, VA 18579 5.81% 68 10 570 510
31 Newark, NJ 132398 5.81% 38 27 4198 3496
32 Honolulu, HI 62015 5.80% 31 36 1990 1607
33 Detroit, MI 181078 5.79% 25 46 5872 4617
34 Oklahoma City, OK 25454 5.78% 65 18 784 688
35 Charleston, SC 14200 5.77% 26 57 460 359
36 Long Beach, CA 15932 5.76% 30 47 512 406
37 Memphis, TN 88407 5.76% 32 43 2834 2260
38 Austin, TX 49674 5.75% 33 45 1586 1269
39 Houston, TX 273330 5.74% 70 23 8374 7325
40 San Francisco, CA 162906 5.74% 37 39 5170 4183
41 Albuquerque, NM 38682 5.73% 41 40 1222 993
42 Boston, MA 132081 5.73% 23 71 4312 3250
43 Minneapolis, MN 144169 5.72% 27 66 4664 3582
44 Kansas City, MO 58364 5.71% 35 56 1858 1476
45 San Antonio, TX 45208 5.71% 34 58 1442 1139
46 Atlanta, GA 480459 5.69% 36 60 15248 12064
47 Salt Lake City, UT 144739 5.67% 67 33 4444 3767
48 Birmingham, AL 24571 5.67% 52 42 764 629
49 Santa Ana, CA 48625 5.67% 46 54 1524 1232
50 Philadelphia, PA 102886 5.66% 56 41 3188 2635
51 Los Angeles, CA 232013 5.66% 54 44 7194 5928
52 Tucson, AZ 26088 5.65% 49 53 814 661
53 Colorado Springs, CO 14579 5.65% 43 64 460 364
54 Cleveland, OH 64142 5.65% 91 21 1896 1729
55 El Paso, TX 25401 5.64% 48 59 794 638
56 Lexington, KY 11123 5.64% 73 38 340 287
57 Denver, CO 276980 5.63% 61 50 8572 7031
58 Seattle, WA 113913 5.63% 59 55 3526 2884
59 Las Vegas, NV 168899 5.61% 45 68 5312 4163
60 Reno, NV 24166 5.60% 60 62 748 604
61 Syracuse, NY 12571 5.59% 74 52 384 319
62 Providence, RI 21924 5.59% 47 70 686 540
63 Dallas/Fort Worth, TX 311270 5.58% 50 67 9690 7678
64 Akron, OH 10405 5.57% 82 49 314 265
65 Baltimore, MD 122101 5.56% 51 74 3800 2992
66 San Diego, CA 91094 5.56% 72 63 2790 2276
67 Lihue, HI 13524 5.55% 75 61 412 339
68 Madison, WI 11187 5.53% 88 48 334 285
69 Jackson/Vicksburg, MS 14018 5.53% 64 76 432 343
70 Dallas, TX 53818 5.53% 66 72 1656 1319
71 Portland, OR 61058 5.52% 77 65 1854 1518
72 Little Rock, AR 22540 5.52% 57 82 698 546
73 San Jose, CA 48070 5.52% 69 73 1474 1178
74 Baton Rouge, LA 10489 5.50% 53 86 326 251
75 Pensacola, FL 12527 5.49% 40 93 396 292
76 Oakland, CA 54395 5.48% 78 77 1650 1330
77 Knoxville, TN 16705 5.47% 95 51 490 424
78 Manchester, NH 15980 5.47% 39 97 506 368
79 Tulsa, OK 23466 5.47% 76 81 714 569
80 Fayetteville, AR 15873 5.46% 85 69 476 391
81 Burbank, CA 30799 5.46% 81 78 930 752
82 Chicago, IL 459965 5.45% 83 79 13844 11221
83 Grand Rapids, MI 14977 5.43% 63 92 462 351
84 Ontario, CA 28370 5.43% 79 83 858 682
85 Omaha, NE 28564 5.43% 87 80 854 696
86 Buffalo, NY 28480 5.41% 80 87 860 681
87 Nashville, TN 62546 5.40% 84 85 1878 1497
88 Des Moines, IA 15279 5.39% 71 94 468 356
89 Albany, NY 13462 5.39% 99 35 376 349
90 Greer, SC 11424 5.38% 44 100 360 254
91 Sacramento, CA 51164 5.36% 89 88 1526 1217
92 Fresno, CA 14145 5.36% 93 84 418 340
93 White Plains, NY 12564 5.36% 62 98 388 285
94 Huntsville, AL 12830 5.36% 86 90 384 303
95 Spokane, WA 15562 5.31% 98 75 446 381
96 Wichita, KS 14281 5.29% 97 89 416 339
97 Louisville, KY 21042 5.27% 96 91 614 494
98 Savannah, GA 12518 5.15% 92 101 370 275
99 Santa Barbara, CA 12669 5.08% 100 96 352 292
100 Anchorage, AK 20584 4.92% 101 99 550 462
               
  Remainder of holiday destinations            
  Columbia, SC 10082 5.30% 90 95 300 234
  Springfield, MO 9435       288 215
  Lubbock, TX 9235       270 216
  Islip, NY 9176       280 224
  Corpus Christi, TX 9099       292 241
  Valparaiso, FL 9014       270 228
  Midland/Odessa, TX 8589       258 204
  Hilo, HI 8400       276 215
  Portland, ME 8099       238 190
  Mobile, AL 7988       246 196
  Amarillo, TX 7975       230 164
  Gulfport/Biloxi, MS 7816       228 176
  Moline, IL 7685       230 164
  Burlington, VT 7515       270 174
  Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, IA 7404       214 163
  Sioux Falls, SD 7363       216 185
  Green Bay, WI 7219       206 193
  Harrisburg, PA 6901       240 194
  Tallahassee, FL 6857       184 152
  Panama City, FL 6812       256 204
  Sarasota/Bradenton, FL 6811       226 187
  Asheville, NC 6760       192 152
  Fargo, ND 6656       242 161
  Rapid City, SD 6562       190 148
  Newport News/Williamsburg, VA 6520       202 159
  Monterey, CA 6504       192 158
  Lafayette, LA 6363       184 151
  Grand Junction, CO 6356       206 169
  Flint, MI 6339       182 156
  Harlingen/San Benito, TX 5978       178 144
  Eugene, OR 5782       178 148
  Shreveport, LA 5715       182 131
  Fort Wayne, IN 5657       194 157
  Chattanooga, TN 5566       164 122
  San Luis Obispo, CA 5540       180 140
  South Bend, IN 5390       168 152
  Montgomery, AL 5309       158 138
  Bloomington/Normal, IL 5228       202 143
  Bozeman, MT 5208       140 134
  Traverse City, MI 5203       126 100
  Charleston/Dunbar, WV 5187       180 130
  Aspen, CO 5134       66 225
  Appleton, WI 5077       160 129
  Evansville, IN 5064       150 121
  Mission/McAllen/Edinburg, TX 5063       162 132
  Fairbanks, AK 5045       140 113
  Medford, OR 5044       156 127
  Juneau, AK 4782       128 99
  Myrtle Beach, SC 4660       138 98
  Wilmington, NC 4655       176 117
  Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton, PA 4652       126 108
  Yuma, AZ 4635       140 118
  Fayetteville, NC 4449       156 117
  Augusta, GA 4417       146 106
  Saginaw/Bay City/Midland, MI 4399       144 106
  Bismarck/Mandan, ND 4364       132 115
  Peoria, IL 4224       124 76
  Alexandria, LA 4192       126 96
  Billings, MT 4159       128 111
  Pasco/Kennewick/Richland, WA 4062       124 100
  Lansing, MI 4025       124 89
  Roanoke, VA 4011       138 94
  Bakersfield, CA 3932       120 96
  Bristol/Johnson City/Kingsport, TN 3925       134 108
  Jackson, WY 3885       68 112
  Durango, CO 3884       112 109
  Arcata/Eureka, CA 3857       124 104
  Rochester, MN 3846       92 54
  Missoula, MT 3749       114 103
  Bend/Redmond, OR 3653       114 98
  Killeen, TX 3604       132 83
  La Crosse, WI 3507       64 50
  Charlotte Amalie, VI 3462       86 104
  Kalamazoo, MI 3398       114 78
  Lincoln, NE 3371       106 67
  Duluth, MN 3309       104 76
  Monroe, LA 3286       78 60
  Idaho Falls, ID 3192       112 75
  Laredo, TX 3072       90 81
  Eagle, CO 3006       42 140
  Abilene, TX 2914       94 74
  Brownsville, TX 2871       88 74
  Montrose/Delta, CO 2767       40 89
  Gainesville, FL 2753       88 65
  Ketchikan, AK 2733       76 59
  Champaign/Urbana, IL 2716       78 62
  St. George, UT 2692       84 68
  Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum, ID 2643       66 78
  Kalispell, MT 2559       78 55
  Mosinee, WI 2504       62 50
  Casper, WY 2495       74 62
  Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA 2474       92 72
  Daytona Beach, FL 2442       54 44
  Flagstaff, AZ 2384       92 78
  Newburgh/Poughkeepsie, NY 2350       80 64
  Springfield, IL 2241       74 61
  Great Falls, MT 2179       62 52
  Melbourne, FL 2161       64 46
  Rock Springs, WY 2127       68 55
  Fort Smith, AR 2108       80 51
  Columbus, GA 2094       80 62
  Carlsbad, CA 2075       66 57
  Grand Forks, ND 2050       86 73
  Hayden, CO 1991       28 83
  Modesto, CA 1984       62 49
  Helena, MT 1919       60 52
  Aguadilla, PR 1768       54 54
  Jacksonville/Camp Lejeune, NC 1722       64 44
  Gillette, WY 1700       54 44
  Key West, FL 1696       54 46
  Twin Falls, ID 1696       54 41
  Redding, CA 1679       52 40
  Elko, NV 1644       52 42
  Pocatello, ID 1635       52 40
  Chico, CA 1633       50 42
  Santa Maria, CA 1628       46 43
  Dothan, AL 1627       50 41
  Minot, ND 1591       66 59
  Klamath Falls, OR 1547       40 33
  North Bend/Coos Bay, OR 1515       42 33
  Cody, WY 1476       42 33
  Santa Fe, NM 1468       40 32
  Elmira/Corning, NY 1466       40 33
  Charlottesville, VA 1454       38 30
  Sitka, AK 1454       40 29
  Texarkana, AR 1440       40 23
  Branson, MO 1366       34 19
  Roswell, NM 1337       40 30
  Erie, PA 1322       36 23
  Manhattan/Ft. Riley, KS 1268       54 43
  Nome, AK 1261       36 30
  Kotzebue, AK 1260       36 30
  Valdosta, GA 1213       36 30
  Marquette, MI 1196       54 32
  Bethel, AK 1194       34 28
  Albany, GA 1194       38 30
  Crescent City, CA 1194       38 32
  Lake Charles, LA 1190       38 32
  Inyokern, CA 1168       32 30
  Brunswick, GA 1165       36 30
  Bangor, ME 1147       12 12
  New Bern/Morehead/Beaufort, NC 1125       36 29
  Toledo, OH 1070       12 9
  Gunnison, CO 1057       14 51
  State College, PA 1055       38 30
  Eau Claire, WI 1048       38 31
  Dubuque, IA 1038       12 9
  Ithaca/Cortland, NY 1032       38 24
  Binghamton, NY 1015       38 23
  Lynchburg, VA 1001       26 20
  Atlantic City, NJ 961       26 22
  Barrow, AK 958       26 23
  Butte, MT 931       26 20
  Columbia, MO 910       38 31
  Ponce, PR 873       28 22
  Lewiston, ID 862       24 20
  El Centro, CA 852       28 22
  College Station/Bryan, TX 851       14 11
  Tyler, TX 848       26 21
  Petersburg, AK 843       24 20
  Wrangell, AK 843       24 20
  Cordova, AK 841       24 18
  Yakutat, AK 841       24 18
  Muskegon, MI 823       28 24
  Meridian, MS 790       26 20
  Deadhorse, AK 789       22 19
  Kodiak, AK 780       22 19
  Paducah, KY 770       26 22
  Columbus, MS 754       26 21
  Hancock/Houghton, MI 733       26 22
  Cedar City, UT 730       24 19
  Longview, TX 637       14 11
  Christiansted, VI 561       18 18
  Lewisburg, WV 500       28 22
  Oxnard/Ventura, CA 451       0 0
  Wichita Falls, TX 443       28 12
  Pellston, MI 375       2 12
  Cheyenne, WY 374       14 11
  San Angelo, TX 370       14 1
  Nantucket, MA 346       0 0
  Ashland, WV 332       24 20
  Florence, SC 310       10 9
  Moses Lake, WA 271       0 0
  West Yellowstone, MT 259       0 0
  Bellingham, WA 257       10 9
  Telluride, CO 236       0 17
  Tunica, MS 173       8 6
  Waco, TX 168       28 19
  Sioux City, IA 151       0 0
  Adak Island, AK 119       2 3
  Waterloo, IA 110       0 0
  King Salmon, AK 77       0 0
  Dillingham, AK 76       0 0
  Bemidji, MN 73       0 0
  St. Petersburg, FL 72       12 9
  Gustavus, AK 69       0 0
  Mammoth Lakes, CA 47       0 10
  Guam, TT 41       0 4
  Aberdeen, SD 8       2 0
  Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX 6       2 0

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