Lincoln
LNK · KLNKLincoln Airport
Passengers a year
289.1K
#201 busiest in the U.S.
4
nonstop destinations
18
airlines
9
departures a day
69.6%
arrivals on time
2.0%
flights cancelled
79.3%
load factor
Airlines
United Airlines is the largest carrier at Lincoln, with 93% of all passengers. 18 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
United Airlines holds 93% of the airport — the 14th most concentrated of 118 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is LYH at 94%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
UA | 93.3% | 269.7K | 2 | +19.2% |
MX Breeze70% full | 4.6% | 13.3K | 2 | — |
SY Sun Country50% full | 1.0% | 2.8K | — | — |
G4 Allegiant53% full | 0.4% | 1.1K | — | — |
DL | 0.3% | 744 | — | +19.2% |
+Other airlines | 0.5% | 1.4K | — | — |
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 Lincoln, all domestic.
100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers
All nonstop destinations
4 nonstop · 2 airlines · 4 domestic / 0 intl
United Express · operated by GoJet Airlines, SkyWest Airlines
Aircraft
By share of departures at Lincoln.
Body class · share of departures
- Regional
2,079 departures · 85% full
63.4%
Bombardier CRJ-550
1,002 departures · 84% full
30.6%
- Narrowbody
65 departures · 71% full
2.0%
- Regional
44 departures · 61% full
1.3%
- Narrowbody
22 departures · 51% full
0.7%
- Narrowbody
14 departures · 26% full
0.4%
- Regional
11 departures · 58% full
0.3%
- Regional
8 departures · 58% full
0.2%
- Regional
7 departures · 15% full
0.2%
- Regional
7 departures · 34% full
0.2%
When Lincoln 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
- 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
- 121,437 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
28 min
average delay
64
flights cancelled
3.1K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Among US airports
#201
On time, month by month
J
A
S
O
N
D
J
F
M
A
M
J
Darker is better · 60.3%–81.2%
The weak spot is December 2025, when 60.3% of arrivals landed on time — 9.3 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 81.2%.
Frequently asked
How busy is Lincoln Airport (LNK)?
Lincoln Airport handled about 289.1K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #201 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 9 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at Lincoln Airport (LNK)?
United Airlines is the largest carrier at Lincoln (LNK), flying about 93% of its passengers. 18 airlines serve Lincoln in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from Lincoln Airport (LNK)?
Lincoln (LNK) has 4 nonstop destinations, all domestic.
How often do flights arrive on time at Lincoln Airport (LNK)?
About 69.6% of flights arriving at Lincoln (LNK) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 2.0% are cancelled.
What aircraft flies most from Lincoln Airport (LNK)?
The Bombardier CRJ-200 flew the largest share of departures from Lincoln (LNK), about 63% of the total.
Departing counts passengers leaving Lincoln. 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).