Lynchburg
LYH · KLYHLynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field
Passengers a year
167.5K
#221 busiest in the U.S.
3
nonstop destinations
6
airlines
6
departures a day
76.6%
load factor
Airlines
American Airlines is the largest carrier at Lynchburg, with 90% of all passengers. 6 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
American Airlines holds 90% of the airport — the 13th most concentrated of 120 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is JNU at 90%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AA | 90.1% | 150.9K | 1 | +6% |
UA | 8.2% | 13.8K | 2 | — |
G4 Allegiant89% full | 1.3% | 2.2K | — | — |
SY Sun Country55% full | 0.3% | 585 | — | — |
LF Contour Airlines30% full | 0.0% | 26 | — | — |
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
3 nonstop destinations from Lynchburg, all domestic.
100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers
All nonstop destinations
3 nonstop · 2 airlines · 3 domestic / 0 intl
Aircraft
By share of departures at Lynchburg.
Body class · share of departures
- Regional
1,931 departures · 79% full
87.5%
- Regional
261 departures · 67% full
11.8%
- Narrowbody
6 departures · 91% full
0.3%
- Narrowbody
3 departures · 55% full
0.1%
Bombardier Challenger 604
2 departures · 22% full
0.1%
Cessna 510 Mustang
2 departures · 41% full
0.1%
Embraer ERJ-135
1 departures · 44% full
0.1%
- Narrowbody
1 departures · 73% full
0.1%
Gulfstream Aerospace G500
1 departures · 0% full
0.1%
When Lynchburg 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 1990
Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.
Passengers a year
Every year
- 1990
- 62,047
- 1991
- 19,895
- 1993
- 89
- 1994
- 11,794
- 1995
- 24,451
- 1996
- 21,317
- 1997
- 28,655
- 1998
- 28,496
- 1999
- 33,802
- 2000
- 32,708
- 2001
- 28,607
- 2002
- 47,068
- 2003
- 95,208
- 2004
- 120,198
- 2005
- 128,701
- 2006
- 118,191
- 2007
- 110,155
- 2008
- 108,851
- 2009
- 170,668
- 2010
- 186,878
- 2011
- 148,304
- 2012
- 160,438
- 2013
- 157,081
- 2014
- 158,794
- 2015
- 152,098
- 2016
- 151,694
- 2017
- 164,288
- 2018
- 165,332
- 2019
- 184,776
- 2020
- 89,167
- 2021
- 140,135
- 2022
- 152,522
- 2023
- 148,378
- 2024
- 162,838
- 2025
- 144,336
- 2026
- 101,453 so far
Frequently asked
How busy is Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field (LYH)?
Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field handled about 167.5K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #221 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 6 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field (LYH)?
American Airlines is the largest carrier at Lynchburg (LYH), flying about 90% of its passengers. 6 airlines serve Lynchburg in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field (LYH)?
Lynchburg (LYH) has 3 nonstop destinations, all domestic.
What aircraft flies most from Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field (LYH)?
The Embraer ERJ-145 flew the largest share of departures from Lynchburg (LYH), about 87% of the total.
Departing counts passengers leaving Lynchburg. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment).