Most common domestic destinations from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
Most common domestic destinations from Dallas/Fort Worth 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 Dallas/Fort Worth 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 Dallas/Fort Worth International travelers.
#20. John Wayne Airport-Orange County (Santa Ana, CA)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 456,255
--- #2. Frontier Airlines: 19,642
#19. Logan International (Boston, MA)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 365,071
--- #2. Delta Air Lines: 64,030
--- #3. JetBlue Airways: 44,175
#18. Salt Lake City International (Salt Lake City, UT)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 325,887
--- #2. Delta Air Lines: 165,700
#17. Newark Liberty International (Newark, NJ)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 271,232
--- #2. United Air Lines: 224,084
--- #3. Spirit Air Lines: 19,989
#16. Austin - Bergstrom International (Austin, TX)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 487,454
--- #2. Envoy Air: 31,343
--- #3. SkyWest Airlines: 4,871
#15. Philadelphia International (Philadelphia, PA)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 446,188
--- #2. Spirit Air Lines: 50,209
--- #3. Frontier Airlines: 49,281
#14. San Diego International (San Diego, CA)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 491,486
--- #2. Frontier Airlines: 54,997
--- #3. JetBlue Airways: 123
#13. San Francisco International (San Francisco, CA)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 450,000
--- #2. United Air Lines: 80,836
--- #3. Frontier Airlines: 54,245
#12. Charlotte Douglas International (Charlotte, NC)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 567,675
--- #2. Spirit Air Lines: 17,850
#11. George Bush Intercontinental/Houston (Houston, TX)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 328,014
--- #2. United Air Lines: 188,086
--- #3. Mesa Airlines: 67,014
#10. Seattle/Tacoma International (Seattle, WA)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 378,754
--- #2. Alaska Airlines: 241,234
--- #3. United Air Lines: 107
#9. Miami International (Miami, FL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 578,142
--- #2. Spirit Air Lines: 65,983
--- #3. Frontier Airlines: 12,859
#8. Phoenix Sky Harbor International (Phoenix, AZ)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 624,870
--- #2. Frontier Airlines: 59,847
--- #3. Spirit Air Lines: 59,435
#7. Orlando International (Orlando, FL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 506,377
--- #2. Spirit Air Lines: 180,392
--- #3. Frontier Airlines: 88,770
#6. LaGuardia (New York, NY)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 582,957
--- #2. Delta Air Lines: 140,463
--- #3. Spirit Air Lines: 59,433
#5. Chicago O'Hare International (Chicago, IL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 519,967
--- #2. United Air Lines: 206,498
--- #3. Spirit Air Lines: 88,884
#4. Denver International (Denver, CO)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 449,585
--- #2. United Air Lines: 199,692
--- #3. Frontier Airlines: 161,002
#3. Harry Reid International (Las Vegas, NV)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 563,292
--- #2. Spirit Air Lines: 210,688
--- #3. Frontier Airlines: 130,790
#2. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (Atlanta, GA)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 408,083
--- #2. American Airlines: 348,887
--- #3. Spirit Air Lines: 106,597
#1. Los Angeles International (Los Angeles, CA)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 764,817
--- #2. Spirit Air Lines: 189,613
--- #3. Delta Air Lines: 85,769
This story features data reporting by Rob Powell, writing by Jaimie Etkin, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 199 metros.