Ontario
ONT · KONTOntario International Airport
Passengers a year
7M
#52 busiest in the U.S.
34
nonstop destinations
24
airlines
78
departures a day
77.8%
arrivals on time
0.8%
flights cancelled
78.6%
load factor


Airlines
Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at Ontario, with 36% of all passengers. 24 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
Southwest Airlines holds 36% of the airport — the 15th most concentrated of 35 medium hubs. The nearest comparison is RNO at 39%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WN Southwest74% full | 36.5% | 2.6M | 15 | 76.7% | +0.6% |
AA | 15.2% | 1.1M | 4 | 73.6% | -1% |
AS | 10.0% | 705.9K | 5 | 78.2% | +31.4% |
DL | 9.4% | 662.7K | 4 | 81.6% | -14.7% |
F9 Frontier75% full | 9.3% | 655.3K | 7 | 78.9% | -22.9% |
+Other airlines | 19.6% | 1.4M | — | — | — |
Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.
Destinations
28 domestic and 6 international nonstop destinations from Ontario, across 4 countries.
91% domestic · 9% international · by departing passengers
Top domestic destinations
366.7K366,668 departing · 86% full
American Airlines · Frontier Airlines
Southwest Airlines · United Airlines · Frontier Airlines
Southwest Airlines · American Airlines
Southwest Airlines · Frontier Airlines
Alaska Airlines · Delta Air Lines · Frontier Airlines
198.9K198,851 departing · 61% full
Southwest Airlines
Delta Air Lines
148K147,955 departing · 73% full
United Airlines · Frontier Airlines
Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines
Top international destinations
Taoyuan, Taiwan (TPE)
144K144,046 departing · 290.7K290,733 both ways
China Airlines · STARLUX AIRLINES
Guadalajara, Mexico (GDL)
114.9K114,875 departing · 234.6K234,583 both ways
Volaris
San Salvador, El Salvador (SAL)
26.1K26,105 departing · 51.7K51,693 both ways
Avianca El Salvador
Morelia, Mexico (MLM)
18K18,022 departing · 36.7K36,732 both ways
Volaris
Silao, Mexico (BJX)
16.5K16,512 departing · 32.5K32,512 both ways
Volaris
San José del Cabo, Mexico (SJD)
11.7K11,708 departing · 25.8K25,801 both ways
Volaris
All nonstop destinations
34 nonstop · 11 airlines · 28 domestic / 6 intl
Operated by Horizon Air, SkyWest Airlines
Aircraft
By share of departures at Ontario.
Body class · share of departures
- Narrowbody
4,902 departures · 74% full
17.1%
- Narrowbody
4,701 departures · 76% full
16.4%
- Narrowbody
4,436 departures · 76% full
15.5%
- Narrowbody
3,675 departures · 86% full
12.8%
- Regional
2,511 departures · 84% full
8.8%
- Narrowbody
1,787 departures · 69% full
6.2%
- Narrowbody
1,322 departures · 74% full
4.6%
- Narrowbody
1,317 departures · 84% full
4.6%
- Narrowbody
1,041 departures · 83% full
3.6%
- Narrowbody
940 departures · 77% full
3.3%
When Ontario 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
- 5,730,769
- 1991
- 6,166,598
- 1992
- 6,341,193
- 1993
- 6,295,853
- 1994
- 6,617,909
- 1995
- 6,596,601
- 1996
- 6,462,945
- 1997
- 6,270,402
- 1998
- 6,276,597
- 1999
- 6,434,414
- 2000
- 6,609,536
- 2001
- 6,460,214
- 2002
- 6,238,847
- 2003
- 6,441,006
- 2004
- 6,815,260
- 2005
- 7,099,966
- 2006
- 6,952,727
- 2007
- 7,151,290
- 2008
- 6,128,322
- 2009
- 4,930,697
- 2010
- 4,872,174
- 2011
- 4,696,385
- 2012
- 4,389,430
- 2013
- 4,003,936
- 2014
- 4,126,848
- 2015
- 4,243,437
- 2016
- 4,287,543
- 2017
- 4,595,370
- 2018
- 5,096,708
- 2019
- 5,561,304
- 2020
- 2,546,728
- 2021
- 4,519,584
- 2022
- 5,783,144
- 2023
- 6,471,481
- 2024
- 7,081,098
- 2025
- 7,027,404
- 2026
- 3,992,688 so far
Arriving on time
Of every 100 flights landing at Ontario, 78 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 21 arrive late, and 1 is cancelled.
Every 100 arrivals
14 min
average delay
206
flights cancelled
25.6K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Most reliable here
SkyWest Airlines 88%
Least reliable here
American Airlines 73.6%
Among US airports
#52
On time, month by month
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Darker is better · 69.6%–83.5%
The weak spot is June 2026, when 69.6% of arrivals landed on time — 8.2 points below the year. The strongest was January 2026 at 83.5%.
Frequently asked
How busy is Ontario International Airport (ONT)?
Ontario International Airport handled about 7M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #52 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 78 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at Ontario International Airport (ONT)?
Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at Ontario (ONT), flying about 36% of its passengers. 24 airlines serve Ontario in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from Ontario International Airport (ONT)?
Ontario (ONT) has 34 nonstop destinations — 28 domestic and 6 international across 4 countries.
How often do flights arrive on time at Ontario International Airport (ONT)?
About 77.8% of flights arriving at Ontario (ONT) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 0.8% are cancelled.
What aircraft flies most from Ontario International Airport (ONT)?
The Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures from Ontario (ONT), about 17% of the total.
Departing counts passengers leaving Ontario; international destinations also show both directions. 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).