Columbia
COU · KCOUColumbia Regional Airport
Passengers a year
344.9K
#193 busiest in the U.S.
6
nonstop destinations
20
airlines
10
departures a day
76.6%
arrivals on time
3.1%
flights cancelled
72.0%
load factor
Airlines
American Airlines is the largest carrier at Columbia, with 67% of all passengers. 20 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
American Airlines holds 67% of the airport — the 37th most concentrated of 120 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is LNY at 68%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AA | 67.4% | 232.3K | 3 | +56.6% |
UA | 28.3% | 97.7K | 2 | +243.2% |
G4 Allegiant83% full | 2.9% | 10K | 2 | — |
SY Sun Country44% full | 0.7% | 2.3K | — | — |
DL | 0.3% | 914 | — | — |
+Other airlines | 0.5% | 1.7K | — | — |
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
6 nonstop destinations from Columbia, all domestic.
100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers
Top domestic destinations
American Airlines · United Airlines
63.3K63,250 departing · 73% full
American Airlines
United Airlines
American Airlines
2.7K2,653 departing · 87% full
Allegiant Air
Allegiant Air
All nonstop destinations
6 nonstop · 3 airlines · 6 domestic / 0 intl
American Eagle · operated by Envoy Air, SkyWest Airlines
United Express · operated by GoJet Airlines, SkyWest Airlines
Aircraft
By share of departures at Columbia.
Body class · share of departures
- Regional
1,379 departures · 72% full
37.8%
- Regional
1,306 departures · 73% full
35.8%
Bombardier CRJ-550
821 departures · 73% full
22.5%
- Regional
42 departures · 56% full
1.1%
- Narrowbody
27 departures · 71% full
0.7%
- Regional
20 departures · 48% full
0.5%
- Narrowbody
15 departures · 44% full
0.4%
- Narrowbody
13 departures · 87% full
0.4%
- Regional
5 departures · 47% full
0.1%
- Unclassified
5 departures · 34% full
0.1%
When Columbia 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 1990
Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.
Passengers a year
Every year
- 1990
- 414
- 1991
- 51,448
- 1992
- 67,948
- 1993
- 59,074
- 1994
- 70,991
- 1995
- 67,166
- 1996
- 68,161
- 1997
- 60,719
- 1998
- 59,320
- 1999
- 51,093
- 2000
- 47,687
- 2001
- 43,241
- 2002
- 49,739
- 2003
- 48,340
- 2004
- 40,766
- 2005
- 44,065
- 2006
- 31,867
- 2007
- 24,999
- 2008
- 26,525
- 2009
- 53,920
- 2010
- 76,037
- 2011
- 80,979
- 2012
- 82,024
- 2013
- 92,360
- 2014
- 110,955
- 2015
- 132,362
- 2016
- 130,045
- 2017
- 176,951
- 2018
- 241,692
- 2019
- 259,873
- 2020
- 103,196
- 2021
- 160,168
- 2022
- 165,602
- 2023
- 196,286
- 2024
- 206,995
- 2025
- 244,616
- 2026
- 220,810 so far
Arriving on time
Of every 100 flights landing at Columbia, 77 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 20 arrive late, and 3 are cancelled.
Every 100 arrivals
19 min
average delay
114
flights cancelled
3.5K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Most reliable here
Envoy Air 79.1%
Least reliable here
SkyWest Airlines 71%
Among US airports
#193
On time, month by month
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Darker is better · 63.9%–83.8%
The weak spot is December 2025, when 63.9% of arrivals landed on time — 12.7 points below the year. The strongest was May 2026 at 83.8%.
Frequently asked
How busy is Columbia Regional Airport (COU)?
Columbia Regional Airport handled about 344.9K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #193 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 10 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at Columbia Regional Airport (COU)?
American Airlines is the largest carrier at Columbia (COU), flying about 67% of its passengers. 20 airlines serve Columbia in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from Columbia Regional Airport (COU)?
Columbia (COU) has 6 nonstop destinations, all domestic.
How often do flights arrive on time at Columbia Regional Airport (COU)?
About 76.6% of flights arriving at Columbia (COU) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 3.1% are cancelled.
What aircraft flies most from Columbia Regional Airport (COU)?
The Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures from Columbia (COU), about 38% of the total.
Departing counts passengers leaving Columbia. 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).