Most common domestic destinations from Los Angeles International Airport
Most common domestic destinations from Los Angeles International Airport
Air travel looks very different now than it did just a few years ago when the coronavirus pandemic grounded folks around the world, putting a halt to travel for both leisure and business.
In 2020, passenger traffic on U.S. airlines was at its lowest since the mid-1980s, with just 369 million passengers. In 2021, the U.S. started to get back to more normal air travel levels, and by 2022, the country was up to 853 million airline passengers. By the looks of it, 2023 is likely to outpace those numbers and return to pre-pandemic levels—nearly 3 million people flew in and out of U.S. airports daily as of April 2023, according to data from the Federal Aviation Administration's Air Traffic Organization.
When you're at the airport, shuffling around with your roller bag, backpack, neck pillow, and water bottle among the thousands of other passengers doing the same, you're probably not too concerned with more than your flight. Is it on time? Who will be sitting next to you? Did your checked bag make it onto the plane?
But when you're not in flight mode, you may be wondering where all of the other folks at your local airport are traveling to. To answer that question, Stacker compiled a list of the most common domestic flights from Los Angeles International using data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Destinations are ranked by total passengers from October 2022 to September 2023.
Read on to find out if your flight patterns are similar to your fellow Los Angeles International travelers.
#20. Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International (San Jose, CA)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 248,611
--- #2. SkyWest Airlines: 216,623
--- #3. Horizon Air: 10,820
#19. Portland International (Portland, OR)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Alaska Airlines: 216,424
--- #2. Delta Air Lines: 198,380
--- #3. SkyWest Airlines: 64,547
#18. Minneapolis-St Paul International (Minneapolis, MN)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 381,293
--- #2. Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines: 108,332
--- #3. Spirit Air Lines: 11,942
#17. Orlando International (Orlando, FL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 221,695
--- #2. American Airlines: 121,069
--- #3. United Air Lines: 111,754
#16. Austin - Bergstrom International (Austin, TX)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 147,536
--- #2. American Airlines: 134,647
--- #3. Southwest Airlines: 132,986
#15. Logan International (Boston, MA)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. JetBlue Airways: 233,148
--- #2. Delta Air Lines: 171,640
--- #3. United Air Lines: 110,336
#14. Miami International (Miami, FL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 491,524
--- #2. JetBlue Airways: 103,018
--- #3. Delta Air Lines: 43,946
#13. Salt Lake City International (Salt Lake City, UT)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 403,509
--- #2. JetBlue Airways: 91,811
--- #3. Southwest Airlines: 56,885
#12. Phoenix Sky Harbor International (Phoenix, AZ)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 265,130
--- #2. Southwest Airlines: 247,673
--- #3. SkyWest Airlines: 112,563
#11. George Bush Intercontinental/Houston (Houston, TX)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. United Air Lines: 518,353
--- #2. Spirit Air Lines: 161,369
--- #3. Delta Air Lines: 74,834
#10. Denver International (Denver, CO)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. United Air Lines: 494,550
--- #2. Southwest Airlines: 249,098
--- #3. Delta Air Lines: 113,848
#9. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (Atlanta, GA)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 738,807
--- #2. Spirit Air Lines: 128,359
--- #3. American Airlines: 62,854
#8. Seattle/Tacoma International (Seattle, WA)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Alaska Airlines: 504,840
--- #2. Delta Air Lines: 331,301
--- #3. United Air Lines: 60,805
#7. Dallas/Fort Worth International (Dallas/Fort Worth, TX)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 765,122
--- #2. Spirit Air Lines: 191,563
--- #3. Delta Air Lines: 87,613
#6. Newark Liberty International (Newark, NJ)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. United Air Lines: 628,620
--- #2. JetBlue Airways: 178,605
--- #3. Alaska Airlines: 165,240
#5. Daniel K Inouye International (Honolulu, HI)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. United Air Lines: 341,598
--- #2. Hawaiian Airlines: 279,143
--- #3. Delta Air Lines: 218,179
#4. Chicago O'Hare International (Chicago, IL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. United Air Lines: 620,139
--- #2. American Airlines: 432,654
--- #3. Spirit Air Lines: 149,871
#3. San Francisco International (San Francisco, CA)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. United Air Lines: 385,485
--- #2. Delta Air Lines: 279,644
--- #3. SkyWest Airlines: 236,760
#2. Harry Reid International (Las Vegas, NV)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 362,873
--- #2. Spirit Air Lines: 248,542
--- #3. Delta Air Lines: 237,228
#1. John F. Kennedy International (New York, NY)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 625,261
--- #2. JetBlue Airways: 495,388
--- #3. American Airlines: 291,121
This story features data reporting by Rob Powell, writing by Jaimie Etkin, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 199 metros.