Most common domestic destinations from Springfield-Branson National 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 Springfield-Branson National 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 Springfield-Branson National travelers.

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#13. Eglin AFB Destin Fort Walton Beach (Valparaiso, FL)

- Passengers: 7,148 (1.2% of all passengers)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Allegiant Air: 7,148

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#12. Punta Gorda Airport (Punta Gorda, FL)

- Passengers: 13,774 (2.3% of all passengers)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Allegiant Air: 13,774

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#11. Los Angeles International (Los Angeles, CA)

- Passengers: 14,632 (2.4% of all passengers)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Allegiant Air: 14,632

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#10. Harry Reid International (Las Vegas, NV)

- Passengers: 18,118 (3.0% of all passengers)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Allegiant Air: 18,118

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#9. Orlando Sanford International (Sanford, FL)

- Passengers: 21,625 (3.6% of all passengers)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Allegiant Air: 21,625

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#8. Phoenix - Mesa Gateway (Phoenix, AZ)

- Passengers: 25,379 (4.2% of all passengers)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Allegiant Air: 25,379

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#7. St Pete Clearwater International (St. Petersburg, FL)

- Passengers: 27,331 (4.5% of all passengers)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Allegiant Air: 27,331

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#6. George Bush Intercontinental/Houston (Houston, TX)

- Passengers: 30,649 (5.1% of all passengers)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. CommuteAir LLC dba CommuteAir: 26,579
--- #2. Mesa Airlines: 4,003

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#5. Charlotte Douglas International (Charlotte, NC)

- Passengers: 58,570 (9.7% of all passengers)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Envoy Air: 38,150
--- #2. PSA Airlines: 20,420

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#4. Denver International (Denver, CO)

- Passengers: 61,206 (10.1% of all passengers)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. CommuteAir LLC dba CommuteAir: 24,458
--- #2. SkyWest Airlines: 22,072
--- #3. Mesa Airlines: 14,676

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#3. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (Atlanta, GA)

- Passengers: 84,176 (14.0% of all passengers)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 54,704
--- #2. SkyWest Airlines: 16,279
--- #3. Endeavor Air: 13,193

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#2. Chicago O'Hare International (Chicago, IL)

- Passengers: 85,424 (14.2% of all passengers)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Envoy Air: 35,777
--- #2. SkyWest Airlines: 25,777
--- #3. Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp: 21,750

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#1. Dallas/Fort Worth International (Dallas/Fort Worth, TX)

- Passengers: 152,372 (25.3% of all passengers)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Envoy Air: 140,921
--- #2. PSA Airlines: 4,274
--- #3. SkyWest Airlines: 3,719

This story features data reporting by Rob Powell, writing by Jaimie Etkin, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 199 metros.