Rochester

ROC · KROC

Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport

43.12°, -77.67°NY, United States

Passengers a year

2.8M

#91 busiest in the U.S.

28

nonstop destinations

27

airlines

47

departures a day

74.9%

arrivals on time

2.6%

flights cancelled

80.9%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from ROC, by passengers: ORD, BWI, ATL, JFK, CLT, DTW, MCO, IAD, PHL, LGAROCLGAJFKPHLBWIIADMCOCLTATLDTWORD
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, June 2025 – May 2026.

Airlines

Delta Air Lines is the largest carrier at Rochester, with 24% of all passengers. 27 airlines fly from here.

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

Delta Air Lines holds 24% of the airport — the 74th most concentrated of 79 small hubs. The nearest comparison is SDF at 26%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
DL
Delta84% fullDelta Connection · operated by Endeavor, SkyWest, Republic
24.3%680.9K+7.4%
AA
American81% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by Piedmont, Envoy, PSA, Republic, SkyWest
22.7%636.3K+3.2%
WN
Southwest84% full
20.0%560.2K+9.9%
UA
United83% fullUnited Express · operated by Republic, GoJet, CommuteAir, Mesa, SkyWest
16.2%453.5K-8.5%
XP
Avelo Airlines74% full
5.7%159.9K+79.2%
+Other airlines
11.1%312.4K—

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 nonstop destinations from Rochester, all domestic.

100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Chicago (ORD)

    182K departing · 82% full

    United Airlines · American Airlines

  • Baltimore (BWI)

    149.4K departing · 89% full

    Southwest Airlines

  • Atlanta (ATL)

    140.2K departing · 85% full

    Delta Air Lines

  • New York (JFK)

    127.5K departing · 80% full

    Delta Air Lines · JetBlue Airways

  • Charlotte (CLT)

    109.5K departing · 83% full

    American Airlines

  • Detroit (DTW)

    84.2K departing · 84% full

    Delta Air Lines

  • Orlando (MCO)

    68.3K departing · 83% full

    Southwest Airlines · Spirit Airlines · JetBlue Airways

  • Dulles (IAD)

    59.2K departing · 85% full

    United Airlines

  • Philadelphia (PHL)

    55.3K departing · 88% full

    American Airlines

  • New York (LGA)

    53.1K departing · 77% full

    Delta Air Lines

All nonstop destinations

28 nonstop · 9 airlines · 28 domestic / 0 intl

ATLAtlantaDTWDetroit

Delta Connection · operated by Endeavor Air, SkyWest Airlines

JFKNew YorkLGANew York

Delta Air Lines profile

Aircraft

By share of departures at Rochester.

Body class · share of departures

When Rochester 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
2,662,775
1991
2,429,832
1992
2,412,428
1993
2,248,765
1994
2,369,316
1995
2,297,274
1996
2,180,787
1997
2,194,674
1998
2,221,731
1999
2,120,697
2000
2,224,010
2001
2,070,627
2002
2,096,148
2003
2,458,694
2004
2,734,355
2005
2,905,805
2006
2,844,457
2007
2,856,824
2008
2,694,625
2009
2,550,553
2010
2,537,451
2011
2,383,883
2012
2,411,039
2013
2,431,299
2014
2,362,831
2015
2,365,418
2016
2,379,649
2017
2,419,445
2018
2,566,927
2019
2,553,071
2020
835,453
2021
1,538,803
2022
2,330,371
2023
2,657,953
2024
2,661,584
2025
2,772,033
2026
1,134,041 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Rochester, 75 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 22 arrive late, and 3 are cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 75Late 22Cancelled 3

18 min

average delay

264

flights cancelled

9.9K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Envoy Air 81.6%

Least reliable here

PSA Airlines 70.8%

Among US airports

#91

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 64%–84%

The weak spot is December 2025, when 64% of arrivals landed on time — 10.9 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 84%.

Frequently asked

How busy is Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC)?

Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport handled about 2.8M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #91 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 47 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC)?

Delta Air Lines is the largest carrier at Rochester (ROC), flying about 24% of its passengers. 27 airlines serve Rochester in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC)?

Rochester (ROC) has 28 nonstop destinations, all domestic.

How often do flights arrive on time at Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC)?

About 74.9% of flights arriving at Rochester (ROC) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 2.6% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC)?

The Bombardier CRJ-900 flew the largest share of departures from Rochester (ROC), about 18% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Rochester. 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).