Hilton Head Island
HHH · KHXDHilton Head Airport
Passengers a year
250K
#206 busiest in the U.S.
11
nonstop destinations
5
airlines
6
departures a day
84.2%
arrivals on time
1.0%
flights cancelled
67.5%
load factor
Airlines
American Airlines is the largest carrier at Hilton Head Island, with 73% of all passengers. 5 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
American Airlines holds 73% of the airport — the 32nd most concentrated of 118 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is COU at 73%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AA | 72.7% | 181.7K | 5 | +17.4% |
DL | 15.8% | 39.6K | 2 | +33.8% |
UA | 11.4% | 28.5K | 2 | +33.8% |
LF Contour Airlines36% full | 0.0% | 84 | — | — |
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
11 nonstop destinations from Hilton Head Island, all domestic.
100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers
Top domestic destinations
American Airlines
14.4K14,415 departing · 57% full
American Airlines
Delta Air Lines
United Airlines
Delta Air Lines
United Airlines · American Airlines
4.6K4,595 departing · 58% full
American Airlines
American Airlines
200200 departing · 39% full
Republic Airways
Republic Airways
All nonstop destinations
11 nonstop · 4 airlines · 11 domestic / 0 intl
American Eagle · operated by Envoy Air, Republic Airways
Aircraft
By share of departures at Hilton Head Island.
Body class · share of departures
- Regional
2,278 departures · 67% full
98.3%
- Regional
19 departures · 76% full
0.8%
Cessna 510 Mustang
14 departures · 40% full
0.6%
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%
When Hilton Head Island is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
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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
- 93,207 so far
Arriving on time
Of every 100 flights landing at Hilton Head Island, 84 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 15 arrive late, and 1 is cancelled.
Every 100 arrivals
10 min
average delay
23
flights cancelled
2.3K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Most reliable here
Envoy Air 85.6%
Least reliable here
Republic Airways 82.3%
Among US airports
#206
On time, month by month
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Darker is better · 80.5%–92.7%
The weak spot is July 2025, when 80.5% of arrivals landed on time — 3.7 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 250K 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 73% 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 11 nonstop destinations, all domestic.
How often do flights arrive on time at Hilton Head Airport (HHH)?
About 84.2% of flights arriving at Hilton Head Island (HHH) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.0% 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 June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).