Hilton Head Island

HHH · KHXD

Hilton Head Airport

32.22°, -80.70°SC, United States

Passengers a year

252.9K

#206 busiest in the U.S.

9

nonstop destinations

5

airlines

6

departures a day

84.5%

arrivals on time

1.1%

flights cancelled

67.3%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from HHH, by passengers: CLT, DCA, ATL, EWR, ORD, LGA, PHL, BOS, SAVHHHATLORDCLTDCAPHLEWRLGABOSSAV
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, August 2025 – July 2026.

Airlines

American Airlines is the largest carrier at Hilton Head Island, with 71% of all passengers. 5 airlines fly from here.

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

American Airlines holds 71% of the airport — the 29th most concentrated of 120 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is EMK at 74%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
AA
American67% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by Envoy, Republic
71.2%179.9K+17%
DL
Delta72% fullDelta Connection · operated by Republic
15.6%39.4K+22.2%
UA
United64% fullUnited Express · operated by Republic
13.2%33.4K+22.2%
LF
Contour Airlines32% full
0.0%95—
TJ
Tradewind Aviation31% full
0.0%9—

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

9 nonstop destinations from Hilton Head Island, all domestic.

100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Charlotte (CLT)

    67.8K departing · 78% full

    American Airlines

  • Washington (DCA)

    14.3K departing · 59% full

    American Airlines

  • Atlanta (ATL)

    11.9K departing · 86% full

    Delta Air Lines

  • Newark (EWR)

    9.8K departing · 64% full

    United Airlines

  • Chicago (ORD)

    9.8K departing · 63% full

    United Airlines · American Airlines

  • New York (LGA)

    8.2K departing · 68% full

    Delta Air Lines

  • Philadelphia (PHL)

    2K departing · 57% full

    American Airlines

  • Boston (BOS)

    551 departing · 52% full

    American Airlines

  • Savannah (SAV)

    170 departing · 26% full

    Republic Airways

All nonstop destinations

9 nonstop · 4 airlines · 9 domestic / 0 intl

American Eagle · operated by Envoy Air, Republic Airways

BOSBostonCLTCharlotteORDChicagoPHLPhiladelphiaDCAWashington

American Airlines profile

Aircraft

By share of departures at Hilton Head Island.

Body class · share of departures

  • Embraer E175

    2,319 departures · 67% full

    Regional

    98.2%

  • Cessna 510 Mustang

    18 departures · 34% full

    0.8%

  • Embraer E170

    17 departures · 73% full

    Regional

    0.7%

  • Pilatus PC-12

    2 departures · 31% full

    0.1%

  • Embraer ERJ-135

    2 departures · 17% full

    0.1%

  • Gulfstream Aerospace G-III

    1 departures · 0% full

    0.0%

  • Dassault Falcon 2000EX

    1 departures · 0% full

    0.0%

  • Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G280

    1 departures · 13% full

    0.0%

  • Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G600

    1 departures · 8% full

    0.0%

When Hilton Head Island 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 May 2026

Annual passengers since 2002

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

Passengers a year

Every year
2002
34,173
2003
122,901
2004
127,963
2005
134,969
2006
125,620
2007
171,393
2008
161,185
2009
135,250
2010
151,245
2011
123,182
2012
121,783
2013
117,296
2014
111,594
2015
78,715
2016
64,713
2017
56,346
2018
75,635
2019
220,830
2020
145,573
2021
353,031
2022
228,146
2023
209,595
2024
218,728
2025
240,480
2026
157,070 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Hilton Head Island, 85 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 14 arrive late, and 1 is cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 85Late 14Cancelled 1

11 min

average delay

26

flights cancelled

2.3K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Envoy Air 86.2%

Least reliable here

Republic Airways 82.1%

Among US airports

#206

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 82.1%–92.7%

The weak spot is April 2026, when 82.1% of arrivals landed on time — 2.4 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 92.7%.

Frequently asked

How busy is Hilton Head Airport (HHH)?

Hilton Head Airport handled about 252.9K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #206 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 6 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Hilton Head Airport (HHH)?

American Airlines is the largest carrier at Hilton Head Island (HHH), flying about 71% of its passengers. 5 airlines serve Hilton Head Island in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Hilton Head Airport (HHH)?

Hilton Head Island (HHH) has 9 nonstop destinations, all domestic.

How often do flights arrive on time at Hilton Head Airport (HHH)?

About 84.5% of flights arriving at Hilton Head Island (HHH) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.1% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Hilton Head Airport (HHH)?

The Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures from Hilton Head Island (HHH), about 98% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Hilton Head Island. 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).