Abilene
ABI · KABIAbilene Regional Airport
Passengers a year
227.7K
#210 busiest in the U.S.
3
nonstop destinations
16
airlines
6
departures a day
81.4%
arrivals on time
2.0%
flights cancelled
73.8%
load factor
Airlines
American Airlines is the largest carrier at Abilene, with 91% of all passengers. 16 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
American Airlines holds 91% of the airport — the 16th most concentrated of 118 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is ADQ at 91%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AA | 91.1% | 207.5K | 1 | -0.2% |
UA | 5.6% | 12.7K | 2 | — |
SY Sun Country42% full | 1.1% | 2.5K | — | — |
GCA Global Crossing Airlines78% full | 1.1% | 2.4K | — | — |
DL Delta78% full | 0.4% | 869 | — | — |
+Other airlines | 0.8% | 1.7K | — | — |
Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.
Destinations
3 nonstop destinations from Abilene, all domestic.
100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers
All nonstop destinations
3 nonstop · 2 airlines · 3 domestic / 0 intl
Aircraft
By share of departures at Abilene.
Body class · share of departures
- Regional
1,322 departures · 83% full
65.0%
- Regional
427 departures · 81% full
21.0%
- Regional
229 departures · 55% full
11.3%
- Narrowbody
23 departures · 45% full
1.1%
- Narrowbody
10 departures · 71% full
0.5%
- Narrowbody
7 departures · 78% full
0.3%
Bombardier CRJ-550
3 departures · 38% full
0.1%
- Narrowbody
3 departures · 73% full
0.1%
Boeing 737-100
2 departures · 64% full
0.1%
- Narrowbody
2 departures · 84% full
0.1%
When Abilene is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Departures a month · peak May 2026
Annual passengers since 1990
Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.
Passengers a year
Every year
- 1990
- 3,250
- 1991
- 3,390
- 1992
- 7,434
- 1993
- 77,933
- 1994
- 49,516
- 1995
- 39,954
- 1996
- 34,074
- 1997
- 16,855
- 1998
- 83,767
- 1999
- 106,229
- 2000
- 131,091
- 2001
- 116,396
- 2002
- 101,170
- 2003
- 111,721
- 2004
- 152,124
- 2005
- 163,128
- 2006
- 196,665
- 2007
- 207,168
- 2008
- 192,407
- 2009
- 181,380
- 2010
- 161,919
- 2011
- 177,076
- 2012
- 166,620
- 2013
- 181,900
- 2014
- 204,908
- 2015
- 193,092
- 2016
- 180,843
- 2017
- 178,013
- 2018
- 162,185
- 2019
- 173,906
- 2020
- 93,547
- 2021
- 160,593
- 2022
- 149,874
- 2023
- 167,604
- 2024
- 193,193
- 2025
- 213,995
- 2026
- 96,910 so far
Arriving on time
Of every 100 flights landing at Abilene, 81 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 17 arrive late, and 2 are cancelled.
Every 100 arrivals
12 min
average delay
42
flights cancelled
2.1K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Most reliable here
SkyWest Airlines 85.2%
Least reliable here
Envoy Air 80.7%
Among US airports
#210
On time, month by month
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Darker is better · 82.1%–82.8%
The weak spot is April 2026, when 82.1% of arrivals landed on time — 0.7 points above the year. The strongest was May 2026 at 82.8%.
Frequently asked
How busy is Abilene Regional Airport (ABI)?
Abilene Regional Airport handled about 227.7K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #210 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 6 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at Abilene Regional Airport (ABI)?
American Airlines is the largest carrier at Abilene (ABI), flying about 91% of its passengers. 16 airlines serve Abilene in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from Abilene Regional Airport (ABI)?
Abilene (ABI) has 3 nonstop destinations, all domestic.
How often do flights arrive on time at Abilene Regional Airport (ABI)?
About 81.4% of flights arriving at Abilene (ABI) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 2.0% are cancelled.
What aircraft flies most from Abilene Regional Airport (ABI)?
The Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures from Abilene (ABI), about 65% of the total.
Departing counts passengers leaving Abilene. 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).