Abilene
ABI · KABIAbilene Regional Airport
Passengers a year
246.2K
#208 busiest in the U.S.
4
nonstop destinations
15
airlines
6
departures a day
82.0%
arrivals on time
1.7%
flights cancelled
70.8%
load factor
Airlines
American Airlines is the largest carrier at Abilene, with 86% of all passengers. 15 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
American Airlines holds 86% of the airport — the 16th most concentrated of 120 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is FRD at 88%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AA | 86.4% | 212.8K | 2 | +4% |
UA | 9.8% | 24K | 2 | — |
GCA Global Crossing Airlines71% full | 1.3% | 3.3K | — | — |
SY Sun Country33% full | 0.8% | 1.9K | — | — |
37Q Eastern Air Express66% full | 0.7% | 1.8K | — | — |
+Other airlines | 0.9% | 2.3K | — | — |
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
4 nonstop destinations from Abilene, all domestic.
100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers
All nonstop destinations
4 nonstop · 2 airlines · 4 domestic / 0 intl
Aircraft
By share of departures at Abilene.
Body class · share of departures
- Regional
1,383 departures · 80% full
60.0%
- Regional
435 departures · 80% full
18.9%
- Regional
415 departures · 59% full
18.0%
- Narrowbody
30 departures · 50% full
1.3%
- Narrowbody
13 departures · 64% full
0.6%
- Narrowbody
9 departures · 75% full
0.4%
Bombardier CRJ-550
5 departures · 50% full
0.2%
- Narrowbody
4 departures · 41% full
0.2%
- Narrowbody
3 departures · 64% full
0.1%
Boeing 737-100
2 departures · 64% full
0.1%
When Abilene is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Departures a month · peak July 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
- 153,563 so far
Arriving on time
Of every 100 flights landing at Abilene, 82 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 16 arrive late, and 2 are cancelled.
Every 100 arrivals
12 min
average delay
38
flights cancelled
2.2K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Most reliable here
SkyWest Airlines 85.2%
Least reliable here
Envoy Air 81.2%
Among US airports
#208
On time, month by month
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Darker is better · 81%–82.8%
The weak spot is July 2026, when 81% of arrivals landed on time — 1 points below the year. The strongest was May 2026 at 82.8%.
Frequently asked
How busy is Abilene Regional Airport (ABI)?
Abilene Regional Airport handled about 246.2K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #208 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 86% of its passengers. 15 airlines serve Abilene in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from Abilene Regional Airport (ABI)?
Abilene (ABI) has 4 nonstop destinations, all domestic.
How often do flights arrive on time at Abilene Regional Airport (ABI)?
About 82.0% of flights arriving at Abilene (ABI) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.7% are cancelled.
What aircraft flies most from Abilene Regional Airport (ABI)?
The Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures from Abilene (ABI), about 60% of the total.
Departing counts passengers leaving Abilene. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026, on-time August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).