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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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    Flint, Michigan
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