Most common domestic destinations from Norfolk International Airport
Most common domestic destinations from Norfolk 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 Norfolk 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 Norfolk International travelers.
#20. Tampa International (Tampa, FL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze: 28,868
--- #2. Southwest Airlines: 464
#19. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Spirit Air Lines: 24,015
--- #2. Allegiant Air: 9,317
--- #3. Southwest Airlines: 163
#18. George Bush Intercontinental/Houston (Houston, TX)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. United Air Lines: 32,661
--- #2. Mesa Airlines: 3,948
--- #3. SkyWest Airlines: 211
#17. Nashville International (Nashville, TN)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 46,479
#16. Miami International (Miami, FL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 46,979
--- #2. Envoy Air: 3,855
#15. Philadelphia International (Philadelphia, PA)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. PSA Airlines: 40,661
--- #2. Piedmont Airlines: 8,688
--- #3. Republic Airline: 4,105
#14. Detroit Metro Wayne County (Detroit, MI)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Endeavor Air: 37,045
--- #2. SkyWest Airlines: 16,711
--- #3. Delta Air Lines: 107
#13. Denver International (Denver, CO)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. United Air Lines: 46,154
--- #2. Frontier Airlines: 12,726
--- #3. Southwest Airlines: 5,568
#12. Ronald Reagan Washington National (Washington, DC)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. PSA Airlines: 56,149
--- #2. Republic Airline: 10,058
--- #3. Envoy Air: 657
#11. Chicago Midway International (Chicago, IL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 82,499
#10. Orlando International (Orlando, FL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Frontier Airlines: 35,555
--- #2. Spirit Air Lines: 31,575
--- #3. Southwest Airlines: 17,496
#9. Newark Liberty International (Newark, NJ)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. United Air Lines: 44,543
--- #2. Republic Airline: 37,644
--- #3. GoJet Airlines LLC d/b/a United Express: 3,271
#8. LaGuardia (New York, NY)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Endeavor Air: 50,568
--- #2. Republic Airline: 46,842
#7. Washington Dulles International (Washington, DC)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. United Air Lines: 45,264
--- #2. Mesa Airlines: 26,628
--- #3. Republic Airline: 12,445
#6. Chicago O'Hare International (Chicago, IL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. United Air Lines: 86,158
--- #2. Republic Airline: 16,274
--- #3. Envoy Air: 10,851
#5. John F. Kennedy International (New York, NY)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Republic Airline: 68,082
--- #2. Endeavor Air: 55,426
--- #3. JetBlue Airways: 340
#4. Dallas/Fort Worth International (Dallas/Fort Worth, TX)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 127,876
--- #2. Envoy Air: 1,664
#3. Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (Baltimore, MD)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 183,534
#2. Charlotte Douglas International (Charlotte, NC)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 186,446
--- #2. PSA Airlines: 49,848
--- #3. Piedmont Airlines: 2,193
#1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (Atlanta, GA)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 397,336
--- #2. Southwest Airlines: 318
--- #3. Allegiant Air: 165
This story features data reporting by Rob Powell, writing by Jaimie Etkin, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 199 metros.