Mesa
AZA · KIWAMesa Gateway Airport
Passengers a year
2.1M
#103 busiest in the U.S.
43
nonstop destinations
11
airlines
20
departures a day
76.4%
arrivals on time
0.4%
flights cancelled
81.6%
load factor
Airlines
Allegiant Air is the largest carrier at Mesa, with 95% of all passengers. 11 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
Allegiant Air holds 95% of the airport — the 4th most concentrated of 79 small hubs. The nearest comparison is PIE at 98%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G4 Allegiant87% full | 94.6% | 2M | 42 | 76.4% | -2.2% |
SY Sun Country83% full | 2.2% | 45.9K | 1 | — | +8.1% |
37Q Eastern Air Express36% full | 1.6% | 32.5K | — | — | — |
GCA Global Crossing Airlines35% full | 0.8% | 16.6K | — | — | -48.4% |
1BQ Eastern Airlines47% full | 0.4% | 9.2K | — | — | — |
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
43 nonstop destinations from Mesa, all domestic.
100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers
Top domestic destinations
Allegiant Air
58.8K58,819 departing · 89% full
Allegiant Air
Allegiant Air
Allegiant Air
Allegiant Air
34.3K34,321 departing · 86% full
Allegiant Air
34.1K34,136 departing · 90% full
Allegiant Air
Allegiant Air
29.9K29,928 departing · 88% full
Allegiant Air
29.9K29,886 departing · 84% full
Allegiant Air
All nonstop destinations
43 nonstop · 2 airlines · 43 domestic / 0 intl
Aircraft
By share of departures at Mesa.
Body class · share of departures
- Narrowbody
6,309 departures · 86% full
87.7%
- Narrowbody
318 departures · 61% full
4.4%
- Narrowbody
162 departures · 90% full
2.3%
- Regional
134 departures · 14% full
1.9%
- Widebody
77 departures · 38% full
1.1%
- Narrowbody
43 departures · 33% full
0.6%
- Narrowbody
42 departures · 33% full
0.6%
- Narrowbody
41 departures · 16% full
0.6%
- Widebody
29 departures · 56% full
0.4%
- Narrowbody
24 departures · 31% full
0.3%
When Mesa 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 March 2026
Annual passengers since 2008
Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.
Passengers a year
Every year
- 2008
- 376,250
- 2009
- 581,987
- 2010
- 832,916
- 2011
- 1,026,180
- 2012
- 1,474,119
- 2013
- 1,443,191
- 2014
- 1,336,606
- 2015
- 1,324,443
- 2016
- 1,401,993
- 2017
- 1,401,250
- 2018
- 1,555,338
- 2019
- 1,762,233
- 2020
- 1,184,862
- 2021
- 1,580,125
- 2022
- 1,944,247
- 2023
- 1,939,243
- 2024
- 1,946,422
- 2025
- 2,064,943
- 2026
- 1,301,949 so far
Arriving on time
Of every 100 flights landing at Mesa, 76 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 23 arrive late, and 1 is cancelled.
Every 100 arrivals
22 min
average delay
23
flights cancelled
6.3K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Among US airports
#103
On time, month by month
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Darker is better · 65.6%–88.8%
The weak spot is December 2025, when 65.6% of arrivals landed on time — 10.8 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 88.8%.
Frequently asked
How busy is Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA)?
Mesa Gateway Airport handled about 2.1M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #103 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 20 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA)?
Allegiant Air is the largest carrier at Mesa (AZA), flying about 95% of its passengers. 11 airlines serve Mesa in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA)?
Mesa (AZA) has 43 nonstop destinations, all domestic.
How often do flights arrive on time at Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA)?
About 76.4% of flights arriving at Mesa (AZA) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 0.4% are cancelled.
What aircraft flies most from Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA)?
The Airbus A320 flew the largest share of departures from Mesa (AZA), about 88% of the total.
Departing counts passengers leaving Mesa. 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).