Most common domestic destinations from Tulsa International Airport
Most common domestic destinations from Tulsa 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 Tulsa 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 Tulsa International travelers.
#20. Eglin AFB Destin Fort Walton Beach (Valparaiso, FL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Allegiant Air: 6,242
#19. Orlando International (Orlando, FL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze: 5,565
--- #2. Southwest Airlines: 1,969
--- #3. United Air Lines: 334
#18. LaGuardia (New York, NY)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Republic Airline: 15,116
--- #2. Southwest Airlines: 482
#17. Orlando Sanford International (Sanford, FL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Allegiant Air: 15,952
#16. Ronald Reagan Washington National (Washington, DC)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. PSA Airlines: 8,475
--- #2. Republic Airline: 7,711
--- #3. Envoy Air: 1,548
#15. Los Angeles International (Los Angeles, CA)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. SkyWest Airlines: 21,325
--- #2. Allegiant Air: 15,666
--- #3. Southwest Airlines: 333
#14. Salt Lake City International (Salt Lake City, UT)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. SkyWest Airlines: 41,750
--- #2. Southwest Airlines: 144
#13. Austin - Bergstrom International (Austin, TX)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 34,372
--- #2. Envoy Air: 12,538
--- #3. SkyWest Airlines: 1,026
#12. Chicago Midway International (Chicago, IL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 54,313
#11. St Louis Lambert International (St. Louis, MO)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 58,274
#10. Harry Reid International (Las Vegas, NV)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 49,807
--- #2. Allegiant Air: 15,240
--- #3. Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze: 190
#9. Phoenix Sky Harbor International (Phoenix, AZ)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 49,120
--- #2. SkyWest Airlines: 10,302
--- #3. Envoy Air: 8,599
#8. William P Hobby (Houston, TX)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 72,154
--- #2. Swift Air, LLC d/b/a Eastern Air Lines d/b/a Eastern: 138
#7. Charlotte Douglas International (Charlotte, NC)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 54,777
--- #2. PSA Airlines: 22,445
--- #3. Republic Airline: 330
#6. Chicago O'Hare International (Chicago, IL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. SkyWest Airlines: 42,043
--- #2. Envoy Air: 26,942
--- #3. Republic Airline: 12,634
#5. George Bush Intercontinental/Houston (Houston, TX)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. United Air Lines: 38,645
--- #2. Mesa Airlines: 29,813
--- #3. SkyWest Airlines: 27,383
#4. Dallas Love Field (Dallas, TX)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 120,086
#3. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (Atlanta, GA)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 123,810
--- #2. Endeavor Air: 4,123
--- #3. Southwest Airlines: 569
#2. Denver International (Denver, CO)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 109,747
--- #2. SkyWest Airlines: 34,136
--- #3. United Air Lines: 31,267
#1. Dallas/Fort Worth International (Dallas/Fort Worth, TX)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 214,678
--- #2. Envoy Air: 42,555
--- #3. PSA Airlines: 7,852
This story features data reporting by Rob Powell, writing by Jaimie Etkin, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 199 metros.