Whereas every state hosts at the very least one industrial airport, a number of states have only a few such services. Beneath a federal regulation often known as Half 139, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) points working certificates for airports with scheduled and unscheduled service on plane with greater than 30 seats and airports that serve scheduled air provider operations in plane with 10 to 30 seats.

The states included in our record range in inhabitants measurement from lower than a million to greater than 9 million, indicating that inhabitants measurement is much less of a figuring out issue for the variety of industrial airports than different concerns, reminiscent of proximity to main airports in neighboring states.

1 Vermont

Inhabitants: 645,570

The state of Vermont tops our record, with a single airport requiring certification. This yr marked a major growth for Vermont’s airport as Burlington Worldwide Airport was formally renamed Patrick Leahy Burlington Worldwide Airport in honor of US Senator Patrick Leahy, who represented the state of Vermont in Congress from 1975 to 2023.

The airport’s beginnings date again to 1920 when it was a small airstrip often known as Burlington Municipal Airport. It presently operates as a joint-use civil-military aviation facility. In 2022, there have been 601,441 industrial passenger enplanements. Vermont’s proximity to massive airports in New York, Massachusetts, and different adjoining states lessens the necessity for airport services.

Patrick Leahy Burlington Worldwide Airport is served by United Airways and JetBlue, and it was just lately introduced that Breeze Airways is now offering continuous service to Tampa Worldwide Airport and Orlando Worldwide Airport.

2 Connecticut, Delaware, and New Hampshire

Inhabitants of Connecticut: 3.6 million | Inhabitants of Delaware: 1 million | Inhabitants of New Hampshire: 1.4 million

Connecticut’s largest airport, in Windsor Locks, is Bradley Worldwide Airport. A number of home carriers, together with American Airways, Delta Air Strains, JetBlue, Southwest Airways, and United Airways, along with gamers from overseas, Aer Lingus and Air Canada, all serve the airport. Bradley Worldwide Airport gives greater than 35 continuous routes, with 2.8 million passenger boardings in 2022.

Connecticut’s different airport, Tweed-New Haven Regional Airport, is smaller, serving seven locations on the East Coast and Chicago-Halfway. Avelo Airways is the provider serving Tweed-New Haven, and there have been 351,867 passenger enplanements final yr.

Delaware technically hosts two airports that match the FAA certification standards, however one is uncommon. Dover Civil Air Terminal is co-located at Dover Air Drive Base and supplies non-military plane entry to the bottom’s runways and taxiways by means of a joint-use settlement with the Air Drive. The Civil Air Terminal is utilized by civilian, industrial, and constitution plane. The FAA doesn’t present passenger enplanement knowledge for the Civil Air Terminal. Delaware additionally hosts Wilmington Airport, which is served by Avelo Airways. It had 5,000 enplanements in 2022.

New Hampshire’s largest airport is Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, lower than 50 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts. It’s served by American Airways, Avelo Airways, Spirit Airways, and United Airways. There have been 643,641 passenger enplanements final yr. New Hampshire’s secondary airport is Portsmouth Worldwide Airport at Pease, a joint-use civil-military aviation facility. Allegiant Air serves industrial air site visitors, and there have been 64,314 passenger boardings.

3 Maryland and Nevada

Inhabitants of Maryland: 6.2 million | Inhabitants of Nevada: 3.1 million

Maryland’s major airport is Baltimore/Washington Worldwide Thurgood Marshall Airport, the twenty fifth busiest within the nation, with about 11.2 million passenger boardings final yr. The state’s second-busiest airport is Salisbury-Ocean Metropolis-Wicomico Regional Airport, often known as Salisbury Regional Airport. It gives each day scheduled flights and is served by the regional department of American Airways, American Eagle, in addition to Piedmont Airways. There have been 47,275 passenger enplanements in 2022. Maryland’s smallest industrial airport, Hagerstown Regional, had simply over 32,000 passenger boardings.

Photograph: Baltimore/Washington Worldwide Thurgood Marshall Airport

Harry Reid Worldwide Airport is the most important airport in Nevada and the seventh busiest in the USA, with about 25.5 million passenger boardings final yr. In 2023, the airport is experiencing a rise in passenger site visitors. The state additionally hosts Reno/Tahoe Worldwide Airport, which is served by 11 airways and gives over 120 each day flights. Reno/Tahoe noticed about 2.1 million passenger enplanements. Lastly, Nevada’s Elko Regional Airport is served by Delta Air Strains and noticed 8,459 passenger boardings.

4 Maine, New Jersey, and Oklahoma

Inhabitants of Maine: 1.4 million | Inhabitants of New Jersey: 9.3 million | Inhabitants of Oklahoma: 4 million

Maine
Portland Worldwide Jetport	PWM
Bangor Worldwide Airport	BGR
Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle	PQI
Bar Harbor Airport	BHB

New Jersey
Newark Liberty Worldwide Airport	EWR
Atlantic Metropolis Worldwide Airport	ACY
Trenton-Mercer Airport	TTN
Teterboro Airport	TEB

Oklahoma
Will Rogers World Airport	OKC
Tulsa Worldwide Airport	TUL
Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport	LAW
Stillwater Regional Airport	SWO

Maine’s busiest airport is Portland Worldwide Jetport, with practically a million passenger boardings final yr. The state’s second-busiest airport is Bangor Worldwide, which gives each day scheduled service on Allegiant, American Airways, Delta Air Strains, and United Airways. There have been 343,528 passenger enplanements. Following behind are Bar Harbor Airport in Hancock County, with 8,396 passenger boardings, and Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle, with 15,428 enplanements.

Photograph: Newark Liberty Worldwide Airport

Newark Liberty Worldwide is the thirteenth busiest airport within the nation and New Jersey’s most outstanding. Newark noticed 21.8 million passenger boardings final yr. Atlantic Metropolis Worldwide Airport is the second most lively, serving the Southern New Jersey shore area by means of Spirit Airways. The airport had 459,272 passenger enplanements. Subsequent is Trenton Mercer Airport, which gives continuous routes to 14 locations on Frontier Airways. Trenton skilled 328,511 passenger boardings in 2022. New Jersey has one other licensed airport, Teterboro, a reliever airport. It doesn’t accommodate scheduled service, and the FAA doesn’t present passenger boarding knowledge for this facility.

Oklahoma’s largest airport is Will Rogers World Airport, simply outdoors Oklahoma Metropolis. Will Rogers World accommodated about 1.9 million passenger boardings final yr. Following intently was Tulsa Worldwide Airport, with about 1.4 million boardings. Business air service can be offered through American Eagle at Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport (41,890 passenger boardings) and Stillwater Regional Airport (28,867 boardings).

5 South Dakota

Inhabitants: 895,376

Sioux Falls Regional Airport	FSD
Speedy Metropolis Regional Airport	RAP
Aberdeen Regional Airport	ABR
Pierre Regional Airport	PIR
Watertown Regional Airport	ATY

South Dakota has 5 airports, all regional. The state’s most outstanding and busiest is Sioux Falls Regional Airport, also called Joe Foss Area, with 606,055 passenger boardings in 2022. It’s served by Allegiant, American Airways, Delta Air Strains, Frontier Airways, and United Airways. Just like the Sioux Falls facility, Speedy Metropolis Regional Airport supplies scheduled service to main hubs nationwide. The airport had 331,345 enplanements final yr.

Photograph: Sioux Falls Regional Airport

The state can be residence to Aberdeen Regional Airport, which is served by Skywest Airways. Pierre Regional Airport supplies service to Denver. Watertown Regional Airport gives flights to each Denver and Chicago. Final yr, these three regional airports skilled a mixed whole of 53,259 passenger enplanements.

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Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics; US Census Bureau; Federal Aviation Administration