Most common domestic destinations from Raleigh-Durham International Airport
Most common domestic destinations from Raleigh-Durham 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 Raleigh-Durham 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 Raleigh-Durham International travelers.
#20. Washington Dulles International (Washington, DC)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. United Air Lines: 111,734
--- #2. Mesa Airlines: 27,654
--- #3. Republic Airline: 1,951
#19. Minneapolis-St Paul International (Minneapolis, MN)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 136,003
--- #2. Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines: 13,492
--- #3. Southwest Airlines: 705
#18. Detroit Metro Wayne County (Detroit, MI)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 133,194
--- #2. Frontier Airlines: 12,032
--- #3. Endeavor Air: 5,548
#17. Ronald Reagan Washington National (Washington, DC)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Republic Airline: 54,209
--- #2. Endeavor Air: 47,339
--- #3. American Airlines: 31,863
#16. Tampa International (Tampa, FL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 72,178
--- #2. Southwest Airlines: 46,544
--- #3. American Airlines: 18,047
#15. Nashville International (Nashville, TN)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 123,104
--- #2. Republic Airline: 31,894
--- #3. Endeavor Air: 14,536
#14. Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (Baltimore, MD)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 179,779
#13. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. JetBlue Airways: 49,835
--- #2. Southwest Airlines: 48,872
--- #3. Delta Air Lines: 46,803
#12. Philadelphia International (Philadelphia, PA)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 120,937
--- #2. Frontier Airlines: 66,796
--- #3. PSA Airlines: 4,828
#11. Miami International (Miami, FL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 158,767
--- #2. Delta Air Lines: 44,156
--- #3. Envoy Air: 31,673
#10. Dallas/Fort Worth International (Dallas/Fort Worth, TX)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 252,369
--- #2. Frontier Airlines: 10,629
#9. Chicago O'Hare International (Chicago, IL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. United Air Lines: 142,498
--- #2. American Airlines: 100,352
--- #3. Republic Airline: 14,132
#8. Newark Liberty International (Newark, NJ)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. United Air Lines: 209,162
--- #2. Endeavor Air: 48,371
--- #3. Republic Airline: 17,078
#7. Denver International (Denver, CO)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. United Air Lines: 127,536
--- #2. Frontier Airlines: 80,309
--- #3. Southwest Airlines: 75,239
#6. Logan International (Boston, MA)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 139,178
--- #2. JetBlue Airways: 139,034
--- #3. Republic Airline: 7,771
#5. LaGuardia (New York, NY)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 120,858
--- #2. Endeavor Air: 117,685
--- #3. Republic Airline: 35,644
#4. John F. Kennedy International (New York, NY)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. JetBlue Airways: 115,040
--- #2. Endeavor Air: 109,308
--- #3. Republic Airline: 99,403
#3. Orlando International (Orlando, FL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 122,488
--- #2. Frontier Airlines: 100,045
--- #3. Southwest Airlines: 78,402
#2. Charlotte Douglas International (Charlotte, NC)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 462,902
--- #2. Envoy Air: 811
--- #3. PSA Airlines: 318
#1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (Atlanta, GA)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 552,208
--- #2. Southwest Airlines: 88,033
--- #3. Frontier Airlines: 32,680
This story features data reporting by Rob Powell, writing by Jaimie Etkin, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 199 metros.