Nantucket

ACK · KACK

Nantucket Memorial Airport

41.25°, -70.06°MA, United States

Passengers a year

315.1K

#197 busiest in the U.S.

15

nonstop destinations

18

airlines

30

departures a day

81.1%

arrivals on time

3.8%

flights cancelled

66.2%

load factor

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

Airlines

JetBlue Airways is the largest carrier at Nantucket, with 40% of all passengers. 18 airlines fly from here.

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

JetBlue Airways holds 40% of the airport — the 104th most concentrated of 120 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is ROA at 41%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
B6
JetBlue59% full
40.1%126.2K+18.9%
9K
Cape Air52% full
18.8%59.1K+2.8%
AA
American80% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by Republic, Envoy
16.9%53.2K+22.5%
DL
Delta76% fullDelta Connection · operated by Republic
11.5%36.1K+22.5%
UA
United83% fullUnited Express · operated by GoJet, SkyWest
7.2%22.6K—
+Other airlines
5.6%17.7K—

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

15 nonstop destinations from Nantucket, all domestic.

100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Boston (BOS)

    37.7K departing · 56% full

    Cape Air · JetBlue Airways · American Airlines

  • New York (LGA)

    25K departing · 76% full

    Delta Air Lines · JetBlue Airways · American Airlines

  • New York (JFK)

    20.5K departing · 64% full

    JetBlue Airways · Delta Air Lines

  • White Plains (HPN)

    19.5K departing · 56% full

    JetBlue Airways · Tradewind Aviation

  • Washington (DCA)

    18.5K departing · 70% full

    American Airlines · JetBlue Airways

  • Newark (EWR)

    9.9K departing · 83% full

    United Airlines

  • Philadelphia (PHL)

    7.1K departing · 79% full

    American Airlines

  • Hyannis (HYA)

    5.7K departing · 29% full

    Cape Air

  • New Bedford (EWB)

    1.9K departing · 53% full

    Cape Air

  • Chicago (ORD)

    1.9K departing · 86% full

    United Airlines · American Airlines

All nonstop destinations

15 nonstop · 6 airlines · 15 domestic / 0 intl

Aircraft

By share of departures at Nantucket.

Body class · share of departures

  • Cessna C-402

    7,200 departures · 52% full

    66.2%

  • Pilatus PC-12

    1,777 departures · 59% full

    16.3%

  • Embraer E175

    773 departures · 79% full

    Regional

    7.1%

  • Airbus A220-300

    634 departures · 55% full

    Narrowbody

    5.8%

  • Bombardier CRJ-550

    239 departures · 83% full

    2.2%

  • Embraer E190

    197 departures · 78% full

    Regional

    1.8%

  • Cessna 510 Mustang

    22 departures · 25% full

    0.2%

  • Bombardier BD-700 Global Express

    15 departures · 17% full

    0.1%

  • Cessna 208 Caravan

    9 departures · 20% full

    0.1%

  • Bombardier BD-100-1A10 Challenger 300

    3 departures · 76% full

    0.0%

When Nantucket is busiest

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

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Departures a month · peak July 2026

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
165,036 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Nantucket, 81 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 15 arrive late, and 4 are cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 81Late 15Cancelled 4

13 min

average delay

64

flights cancelled

1.6K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Republic Airways 81.8%

Least reliable here

JetBlue Airways 80.4%

Among US airports

#197

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 74.6%–88.5%

The weak spot is July 2026, when 74.6% of arrivals landed on time — 6.5 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 315.1K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #197 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 30 departures a day.

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

JetBlue Airways is the largest carrier at Nantucket (ACK), flying about 40% of its passengers. 18 airlines serve Nantucket in total.

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

Nantucket (ACK) has 15 nonstop destinations, all domestic.

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

About 81.1% of flights arriving at Nantucket (ACK) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 3.8% 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 66% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Nantucket. 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).