Allentown/Bethlehem
ABE · KABELehigh Valley International Airport
Passengers a year
962K
#144 busiest in the U.S.
16
nonstop destinations
22
airlines
14
departures a day
75.6%
arrivals on time
1.8%
flights cancelled
87.5%
load factor
Airlines
Allegiant Air is the largest carrier at Allentown/Bethlehem, with 66% of all passengers. 22 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
Allegiant Air holds 66% of the airport — the 8th most concentrated of 79 small hubs. The nearest comparison is FAI at 75%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G4 Allegiant89% full | 66.0% | 635.3K | 11 | 75.8% | +1.8% |
DL | 14.6% | 140K | 2 | — | +3.3% |
AA | 10.1% | 97.3K | 2 | — | -21.6% |
UA | 8.8% | 84.7K | 1 | — | +5.6% |
SY Sun Country60% full | 0.4% | 3.5K | — | — | — |
Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.
Destinations
16 nonstop destinations from Allentown/Bethlehem, all domestic.
100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers
Top domestic destinations
Allegiant Air
Delta Air Lines
American Airlines
44.8K44,795 departing · 91% full
Allegiant Air
United Airlines
39.3K39,346 departing · 90% full
Allegiant Air
35.5K35,546 departing · 88% full
Allegiant Air
18.3K18,333 departing · 90% full
Allegiant Air
17.3K17,322 departing · 90% full
Allegiant Air
Allegiant Air
All nonstop destinations
16 nonstop · 4 airlines · 16 domestic / 0 intl
American Eagle · operated by PSA Airlines, Piedmont Airlines
Aircraft
By share of departures at Allentown/Bethlehem.
Body class · share of departures
- Narrowbody
1,740 departures · 89% full
35.2%
- Regional
1,461 departures · 84% full
29.5%
Bombardier CRJ-550
839 departures · 82% full
17.0%
- Regional
421 departures · 87% full
8.5%
- Regional
154 departures · 86% full
3.1%
- Narrowbody
145 departures · 85% full
2.9%
- Narrowbody
91 departures · 92% full
1.8%
- Narrowbody
26 departures · 60% full
0.5%
- Narrowbody
16 departures · 95% full
0.3%
- Regional
13 departures · 90% full
0.3%
When Allentown/Bethlehem is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
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Jul
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Dec
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Feb
Mar
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May
Departures a month · peak October 2025
Annual passengers since 1990
Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.
Passengers a year
Every year
- 1990
- 755,463
- 1991
- 712,737
- 1992
- 780,726
- 1993
- 747,956
- 1994
- 785,143
- 1995
- 854,325
- 1996
- 827,334
- 1997
- 856,989
- 1998
- 826,967
- 1999
- 795,771
- 2000
- 893,658
- 2001
- 856,308
- 2002
- 604,034
- 2003
- 935,182
- 2004
- 1,000,170
- 2005
- 851,581
- 2006
- 827,808
- 2007
- 873,647
- 2008
- 805,796
- 2009
- 770,587
- 2010
- 846,670
- 2011
- 882,855
- 2012
- 715,010
- 2013
- 614,305
- 2014
- 599,154
- 2015
- 644,088
- 2016
- 655,899
- 2017
- 663,091
- 2018
- 756,952
- 2019
- 873,787
- 2020
- 381,679
- 2021
- 720,183
- 2022
- 851,745
- 2023
- 849,242
- 2024
- 902,965
- 2025
- 955,389
- 2026
- 377,648 so far
Arriving on time
Of every 100 flights landing at Allentown/Bethlehem, 76 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 22 arrive late, and 2 are cancelled.
Every 100 arrivals
22 min
average delay
57
flights cancelled
3.2K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Most reliable here
PSA Airlines 77.8%
Least reliable here
SkyWest Airlines 66.6%
Among US airports
#144
On time, month by month
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Darker is better · 67.2%–85.6%
The weak spot is July 2025, when 67.2% of arrivals landed on time — 8.4 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 85.6%.
Frequently asked
How busy is Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE)?
Lehigh Valley International Airport handled about 962K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #144 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 14 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE)?
Allegiant Air is the largest carrier at Allentown/Bethlehem (ABE), flying about 66% of its passengers. 22 airlines serve Allentown/Bethlehem in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE)?
Allentown/Bethlehem (ABE) has 16 nonstop destinations, all domestic.
How often do flights arrive on time at Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE)?
About 75.6% of flights arriving at Allentown/Bethlehem (ABE) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.8% are cancelled.
What aircraft flies most from Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE)?
The Airbus A320 flew the largest share of departures from Allentown/Bethlehem (ABE), about 35% of the total.
Departing counts passengers leaving Allentown/Bethlehem. Data: traffic June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).