Columbia

COU · KCOU

Columbia Regional Airport

38.82°, -92.22°MO, United States

Passengers a year

301.9K

#198 busiest in the U.S.

4

nonstop destinations

19

airlines

9

departures a day

75.7%

arrivals on time

3.1%

flights cancelled

71.0%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from COU, by passengers: ORD, DFW, DEN, CLTCOUDENORDCLTDFW
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, June 2025 – May 2026.

Airlines

American Airlines is the largest carrier at Columbia, with 73% of all passengers. 19 airlines fly from here.

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

American Airlines holds 73% of the airport — the 31st most concentrated of 118 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is EMK at 74%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
AA
American71% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by Envoy, SkyWest, PSA
72.9%220K+38.3%
UA
United77% fullUnited Express · operated by SkyWest, CommuteAir
25.3%76.5K—
SY
Sun Country44% full
0.8%2.3K—
DL
Delta33% fullDelta Connection · operated by SkyWest
0.3%833—
MX
Breeze48% full
0.2%616—
+Other airlines
0.5%1.6K—

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

4 nonstop destinations from Columbia, all domestic.

100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Chicago (ORD)

    70.6K departing · 67% full

    American Airlines · United Airlines

  • Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)

    62.3K departing · 75% full

    American Airlines

  • Denver (DEN)

    13.9K departing · 81% full

    United Airlines

  • Charlotte (CLT)

    674 departing · 89% full

    American Airlines

All nonstop destinations

4 nonstop · 2 airlines · 4 domestic / 0 intl

American Eagle · operated by Envoy Air, PSA Airlines, SkyWest Airlines

CLTCharlotteORDChicagoDFWDallas-Fort Worth

American Airlines profile

Aircraft

By share of departures at Columbia.

Body class · share of departures

When Columbia 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 May 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
140,107 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Columbia, 76 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 21 arrive late, and 3 are cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 76Late 21Cancelled 3

20 min

average delay

107

flights cancelled

3.3K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Envoy Air 78%

Least reliable here

SkyWest Airlines 70.8%

Among US airports

#198

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 63.9%–83.8%

The weak spot is December 2025, when 63.9% of arrivals landed on time — 11.8 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 301.9K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #198 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 9 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Columbia Regional Airport (COU)?

American Airlines is the largest carrier at Columbia (COU), flying about 73% of its passengers. 19 airlines serve Columbia in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Columbia Regional Airport (COU)?

Columbia (COU) has 4 nonstop destinations, all domestic.

How often do flights arrive on time at Columbia Regional Airport (COU)?

About 75.7% 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 E170 flew the largest share of departures from Columbia (COU), about 41% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Columbia. 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).