Most common domestic destinations from Philadelphia International Airport
Most common domestic destinations from Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia International travelers.
#20. Palm Beach International (West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 157,957
--- #2. Frontier Airlines: 42,206
--- #3. Southwest Airlines: 780
#19. San Francisco International (San Francisco, CA)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 160,692
--- #2. United Air Lines: 50,232
#18. Chicago Midway International (Chicago, IL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 179,910
--- #2. Frontier Airlines: 42,100
--- #3. Delta Air Lines: 328
#17. Luis Munoz Marin International (San Juan, PR)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Frontier Airlines: 98,379
--- #2. American Airlines: 66,716
--- #3. Spirit Air Lines: 61,306
#16. George Bush Intercontinental/Houston (Houston, TX)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. United Air Lines: 114,879
--- #2. American Airlines: 57,521
--- #3. Spirit Air Lines: 37,952
#15. Detroit Metro Wayne County (Detroit, MI)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 133,790
--- #2. Spirit Air Lines: 47,869
--- #3. PSA Airlines: 30,016
#14. Harry Reid International (Las Vegas, NV)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 158,282
--- #2. Frontier Airlines: 57,379
--- #3. Spirit Air Lines: 54,791
#13. Nashville International (Nashville, TN)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 92,648
--- #2. American Airlines: 76,305
--- #3. Spirit Air Lines: 42,493
#12. Tampa International (Tampa, FL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 201,728
--- #2. Frontier Airlines: 115,571
--- #3. Southwest Airlines: 13,805
#11. Denver International (Denver, CO)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. United Air Lines: 135,350
--- #2. American Airlines: 111,358
--- #3. Frontier Airlines: 81,661
#10. Los Angeles International (Los Angeles, CA)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 347,678
--- #2. Spirit Air Lines: 50,317
--- #3. Southwest Airlines: 268
#9. Phoenix Sky Harbor International (Phoenix, AZ)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 381,485
--- #2. Frontier Airlines: 22,004
--- #3. Southwest Airlines: 1,857
#8. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 163,271
--- #2. Spirit Air Lines: 146,779
--- #3. Frontier Airlines: 88,553
#7. Charlotte Douglas International (Charlotte, NC)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 388,426
--- #2. Frontier Airlines: 59,968
--- #3. Delta Air Lines: 273
#6. Logan International (Boston, MA)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 316,814
--- #2. JetBlue Airways: 73,465
--- #3. Republic Airline: 53,004
#5. Miami International (Miami, FL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 379,692
--- #2. Frontier Airlines: 61,973
--- #3. Spirit Air Lines: 52,097
#4. Chicago O'Hare International (Chicago, IL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 323,399
--- #2. United Air Lines: 207,546
--- #3. Republic Airline: 3,980
#3. Dallas/Fort Worth International (Dallas/Fort Worth, TX)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 443,075
--- #2. Frontier Airlines: 50,776
--- #3. Spirit Air Lines: 48,664
#2. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (Atlanta, GA)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 438,554
--- #2. Frontier Airlines: 132,637
--- #3. Spirit Air Lines: 76,363
#1. Orlando International (Orlando, FL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 367,449
--- #2. Frontier Airlines: 352,246
--- #3. Spirit Air Lines: 185,155
This story features data reporting by Rob Powell, writing by Jaimie Etkin, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 199 metros.