Most common domestic destinations from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport
Most common domestic destinations from Louisville Muhammad Ali 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 Louisville Muhammad Ali 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 Louisville Muhammad Ali International travelers.
#20. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Spirit Air Lines: 22,581
--- #2. Allegiant Air: 14,573
--- #3. Southwest Airlines: 331
#19. Philadelphia International (Philadelphia, PA)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Republic Airline: 25,123
--- #2. Piedmont Airlines: 7,296
--- #3. PSA Airlines: 6,183
#18. Los Angeles International (Los Angeles, CA)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Spirit Air Lines: 44,258
--- #2. Southwest Airlines: 231
--- #3. American Airlines: 192
#17. Miami International (Miami, FL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 40,391
--- #2. Envoy Air: 5,003
--- #3. Republic Airline: 1,259
#16. Minneapolis-St Paul International (Minneapolis, MN)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. SkyWest Airlines: 43,592
--- #2. Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines: 5,497
--- #3. Endeavor Air: 2,798
#15. Detroit Metro Wayne County (Detroit, MI)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. SkyWest Airlines: 35,979
--- #2. Endeavor Air: 12,313
--- #3. Republic Airline: 7,599
#14. Ronald Reagan Washington National (Washington, DC)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Republic Airline: 29,044
--- #2. PSA Airlines: 23,819
--- #3. Envoy Air: 2,906
#13. Newark Liberty International (Newark, NJ)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Republic Airline: 56,052
--- #2. United Air Lines: 946
--- #3. GoJet Airlines LLC d/b/a United Express: 715
#12. George Bush Intercontinental/Houston (Houston, TX)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Mesa Airlines: 41,435
--- #2. United Air Lines: 18,218
--- #3. SkyWest Airlines: 1,993
#11. Tampa International (Tampa, FL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 54,249
--- #2. Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze: 10,195
#10. Harry Reid International (Las Vegas, NV)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Spirit Air Lines: 47,887
--- #2. Southwest Airlines: 17,269
--- #3. Allegiant Air: 2,585
#9. LaGuardia (New York, NY)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Republic Airline: 63,847
--- #2. SkyWest Airlines: 5,109
--- #3. Endeavor Air: 1,360
#8. Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (Baltimore, MD)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 83,470
#7. Chicago Midway International (Chicago, IL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 105,512
#6. Orlando International (Orlando, FL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 58,415
--- #2. Spirit Air Lines: 57,704
#5. Denver International (Denver, CO)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. United Air Lines: 72,221
--- #2. Southwest Airlines: 49,544
--- #3. SkyWest Airlines: 4,959
#4. Chicago O'Hare International (Chicago, IL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Republic Airline: 49,350
--- #2. Envoy Air: 21,519
--- #3. SkyWest Airlines: 21,016
#3. Charlotte Douglas International (Charlotte, NC)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 103,870
--- #2. PSA Airlines: 44,507
--- #3. Republic Airline: 2,454
#2. Dallas/Fort Worth International (Dallas/Fort Worth, TX)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 110,065
--- #2. Envoy Air: 37,353
--- #3. Mesa Airlines: 32,708
#1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (Atlanta, GA)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 290,129
--- #2. Southwest Airlines: 54,395
--- #3. Endeavor Air: 294
This story features data reporting by Rob Powell, writing by Jaimie Etkin, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 199 metros.