Amarillo

AMA · KAMA

Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport

35.22°, -101.71°TX, United States

Passengers a year

830.1K

#153 busiest in the U.S.

8

nonstop destinations

8

airlines

16

departures a day

79.8%

arrivals on time

1.7%

flights cancelled

73.9%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from AMA, by passengers: DFW, DAL, IAH, LAS, DEN, AUS, HOU, COSAMALASCOSDENDALDFWIAHHOUAUS
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, June 2025 – May 2026.

Airlines

Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at Amarillo, with 47% of all passengers. 8 airlines fly from here.

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

Southwest Airlines holds 47% of the airport — the 86th most concentrated of 118 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is BGR at 47%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
WN
Southwest68% full
47.1%391.4K+0.7%
AA
American82% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by Envoy, SkyWest
35.5%294.9K-5.7%
UA
United81% fullUnited Express · operated by CommuteAir, SkyWest
17.1%142.1K+7.9%
SY
Sun Country55% full
0.2%1.4K—
DL
Delta0% fullDelta Connection · operated by SkyWest
0.0%132—

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

8 nonstop destinations from Amarillo, all domestic.

100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)

    148.9K departing · 82% full

    American Airlines

  • Dallas (DAL)

    130.6K departing · 70% full

    Southwest Airlines

  • Houston (IAH)

    41K departing · 81% full

    United Airlines

  • Las Vegas (LAS)

    37.8K departing · 66% full

    Southwest Airlines

  • Denver (DEN)

    35.4K departing · 83% full

    United Airlines · Southwest Airlines

  • Austin (AUS)

    20.5K departing · 65% full

    Southwest Airlines

  • Houston (HOU)

    1.7K departing · 68% full

    Southwest Airlines

  • Colorado Springs (COS)

    134 departing · 27% full

    SkyWest Airlines

All nonstop destinations

8 nonstop · 4 airlines · 8 domestic / 0 intl

Aircraft

By share of departures at Amarillo.

Body class · share of departures

When Amarillo 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 July 2025

Annual passengers since 1990

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

Passengers a year

Every year
1990
917,539
1991
827,957
1992
868,276
1993
877,552
1994
901,542
1995
863,295
1996
904,675
1997
894,229
1998
862,202
1999
868,305
2000
880,836
2001
830,640
2002
802,531
2003
822,081
2004
877,731
2005
909,076
2006
914,080
2007
1,039,392
2008
1,058,786
2009
964,065
2010
959,654
2011
967,635
2012
948,851
2013
917,613
2014
887,778
2015
709,459
2016
694,766
2017
683,940
2018
739,835
2019
732,402
2020
359,685
2021
636,090
2022
755,732
2023
834,192
2024
834,916
2025
828,192
2026
310,386 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Amarillo, 80 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 18 arrive late, and 2 are cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 80Late 18Cancelled 2

14 min

average delay

87

flights cancelled

4.9K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Envoy Air 84%

Least reliable here

SkyWest Airlines 77.3%

Among US airports

#153

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 66%–87.5%

The weak spot is June 2026, when 66% of arrivals landed on time — 13.8 points below the year. The strongest was February 2026 at 87.5%.

Frequently asked

How busy is Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA)?

Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport handled about 830.1K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #153 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 16 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA)?

Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at Amarillo (AMA), flying about 47% of its passengers. 8 airlines serve Amarillo in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA)?

Amarillo (AMA) has 8 nonstop destinations, all domestic.

How often do flights arrive on time at Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA)?

About 79.8% of flights arriving at Amarillo (AMA) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.7% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA)?

The Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures from Amarillo (AMA), about 30% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Amarillo. 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).