Nantucket

ACK · KACK

Nantucket Memorial Airport

41.25°, -70.06°MA, United States

Passengers a year

300.8K

#199 busiest in the U.S.

14

nonstop destinations

18

airlines

29

departures a day

82.6%

arrivals on time

1.6%

flights cancelled

68.9%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from ACK, by passengers: BOS, LGA, JFK, HPN, DCA, EWR, HYA, PHL, EWB, ORDACKORDEWBBOSHYADCAPHLJFKEWRLGAHPN
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, June 2025 – May 2026.

Airlines

JetBlue Airways is the largest carrier at Nantucket, with 42% of all passengers. 18 airlines fly from here.

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

JetBlue Airways holds 42% of the airport — the 96th most concentrated of 118 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is SUN at 44%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
B6
JetBlue64% full
42.4%127.7K+0.8%
9K
Cape Air53% full
19.6%59K+8.9%
AA
American84% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by Republic, Envoy
14.0%42.1K+13%
DL
Delta77% fullDelta Connection · operated by Republic
12.7%38.1K+13%
UA
United82% fullUnited Express · operated by GoJet, SkyWest, Republic
6.1%18.2K—
+Other airlines
5.2%15.7K—

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

14 nonstop destinations from Nantucket, all domestic.

100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Boston (BOS)

    35.5K departing · 59% full

    Cape Air · JetBlue Airways

  • New York (LGA)

    26.1K departing · 80% full

    Delta Air Lines · JetBlue Airways · American Airlines

  • New York (JFK)

    22.9K departing · 65% full

    JetBlue Airways · Delta Air Lines

  • White Plains (HPN)

    18.9K departing · 61% full

    JetBlue Airways · Tradewind Aviation

  • Washington (DCA)

    18K departing · 74% full

    American Airlines · JetBlue Airways

  • Newark (EWR)

    7.9K departing · 84% full

    United Airlines

  • Hyannis (HYA)

    5.8K departing · 30% full

    Cape Air

  • Philadelphia (PHL)

    5K departing · 89% full

    American Airlines

  • New Bedford (EWB)

    1.9K departing · 53% full

    Cape Air

  • Chicago (ORD)

    1.6K departing · 86% full

    United Airlines · American Airlines

All nonstop destinations

14 nonstop · 6 airlines · 14 domestic / 0 intl

Aircraft

By share of departures at Nantucket.

Body class · share of departures

  • Cessna C-402

    7,127 departures · 53% full

    68.1%

  • Pilatus PC-12

    1,594 departures · 59% full

    15.2%

  • Embraer E175

    666 departures · 81% full

    Regional

    6.4%

  • Embraer E190

    478 departures · 68% full

    Regional

    4.6%

  • Airbus A220-300

    377 departures · 61% full

    Narrowbody

    3.6%

  • Bombardier CRJ-550

    189 departures · 84% full

    1.8%

  • Cessna 208 Caravan

    11 departures · 32% full

    0.1%

  • Bombardier BD-700 Global Express

    7 departures · 18% full

    0.1%

  • Gulfstream Aerospace G500

    3 departures · 15% full

    0.0%

  • Dassault FALCON-7X

    3 departures · 32% full

    Unclassified

    0.0%

When Nantucket is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Departures a month · peak August 2025

Annual passengers since 1992

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

Every year
1992
65,841
1993
76,546
1994
56,775
1995
92,899
1996
58,207
1997
32,941
1998
24,188
1999
15,523
2000
14,516
2001
16,741
2002
82,557
2003
306,565
2004
314,757
2005
323,055
2006
327,174
2007
334,800
2008
296,599
2009
228,026
2010
227,228
2011
326,651
2012
356,754
2013
360,234
2014
339,218
2015
308,896
2016
251,526
2017
223,927
2018
251,059
2019
269,075
2020
95,790
2021
269,968
2022
279,162
2023
271,789
2024
302,225
2025
302,091
2026
25,698 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Nantucket, 83 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 15 arrive late, and 2 are cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 83Late 15Cancelled 2

11 min

average delay

27

flights cancelled

1.6K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Republic Airways 83.8%

Least reliable here

JetBlue Airways 81.7%

Among US airports

#199

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 79.5%–88.5%

The weak spot is July 2025, when 79.5% of arrivals landed on time — 3.1 points below the year. The strongest was August 2025 at 88.5%.

Frequently asked

How busy is Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)?

Nantucket Memorial Airport handled about 300.8K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #199 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 29 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)?

JetBlue Airways is the largest carrier at Nantucket (ACK), flying about 42% of its passengers. 18 airlines serve Nantucket in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)?

Nantucket (ACK) has 14 nonstop destinations, all domestic.

How often do flights arrive on time at Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)?

About 82.6% of flights arriving at Nantucket (ACK) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.6% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)?

The Cessna C-402 flew the largest share of departures from Nantucket (ACK), about 68% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Nantucket. 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).