Lincoln
LNK · KLNKLincoln Airport
Passengers a year
309.5K
#199 busiest in the U.S.
5
nonstop destinations
18
airlines
10
departures a day
69.9%
arrivals on time
2.1%
flights cancelled
78.4%
load factor
Airlines
United Airlines is the largest carrier at Lincoln, with 86% of all passengers. 18 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
United Airlines holds 86% of the airport — the 18th most concentrated of 120 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is HPB at 86%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
UA | 86.2% | 266.8K | 2 | +24.4% |
MX Breeze72% full | 6.7% | 20.7K | 2 | — |
AA | 5.2% | 16K | 2 | +24.4% |
SY Sun Country49% full | 0.9% | 2.7K | — | — |
G4 Allegiant53% full | 0.4% | 1.1K | — | — |
+Other airlines | 0.7% | 2.2K | — | — |
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
5 nonstop destinations from Lincoln, all domestic.
100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers
Top domestic destinations
United Airlines
United Airlines · American Airlines
Breeze Airways
6.4K6,431 departing · 87% full
American Airlines
Breeze Airways
All nonstop destinations
5 nonstop · 3 airlines · 5 domestic / 0 intl
American Eagle · operated by SkyWest Airlines
United Express · operated by GoJet Airlines, SkyWest Airlines
Aircraft
By share of departures at Lincoln.
Body class · share of departures
- Regional
1,812 departures · 84% full
52.2%
Bombardier CRJ-550
1,253 departures · 83% full
36.1%
- Regional
181 departures · 80% full
5.2%
- Narrowbody
100 departures · 73% full
2.9%
- Regional
54 departures · 60% full
1.6%
- Narrowbody
23 departures · 50% full
0.7%
- Narrowbody
14 departures · 26% full
0.4%
- Regional
8 departures · 58% full
0.2%
- Regional
7 departures · 34% full
0.2%
- Narrowbody
4 departures · 62% full
0.1%
When Lincoln 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
- 570,889
- 1991
- 435,989
- 1992
- 495,379
- 1993
- 445,420
- 1994
- 424,564
- 1995
- 460,503
- 1996
- 452,325
- 1997
- 475,048
- 1998
- 497,658
- 1999
- 552,810
- 2000
- 495,809
- 2001
- 334,655
- 2002
- 277,868
- 2003
- 420,540
- 2004
- 442,986
- 2005
- 406,337
- 2006
- 381,273
- 2007
- 346,067
- 2008
- 328,849
- 2009
- 288,975
- 2010
- 280,420
- 2011
- 269,072
- 2012
- 272,123
- 2013
- 277,939
- 2014
- 285,974
- 2015
- 320,361
- 2016
- 326,685
- 2017
- 311,721
- 2018
- 300,809
- 2019
- 331,697
- 2020
- 106,176
- 2021
- 189,408
- 2022
- 189,525
- 2023
- 272,082
- 2024
- 262,304
- 2025
- 272,297
- 2026
- 190,797 so far
Arriving on time
Of every 100 flights landing at Lincoln, 70 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 28 arrive late, and 2 are cancelled.
Every 100 arrivals
27 min
average delay
70
flights cancelled
3.2K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Among US airports
#199
On time, month by month
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Darker is better · 60.3%–81.2%
The weak spot is December 2025, when 60.3% of arrivals landed on time — 9.6 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 81.2%.
Frequently asked
How busy is Lincoln Airport (LNK)?
Lincoln Airport handled about 309.5K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #199 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 10 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at Lincoln Airport (LNK)?
United Airlines is the largest carrier at Lincoln (LNK), flying about 86% of its passengers. 18 airlines serve Lincoln in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from Lincoln Airport (LNK)?
Lincoln (LNK) has 5 nonstop destinations, all domestic.
How often do flights arrive on time at Lincoln Airport (LNK)?
About 69.9% of flights arriving at Lincoln (LNK) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 2.1% are cancelled.
What aircraft flies most from Lincoln Airport (LNK)?
The Bombardier CRJ-200 flew the largest share of departures from Lincoln (LNK), about 52% of the total.
Departing counts passengers leaving Lincoln. 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).