Rochester

RST · KRST

Rochester International Airport

43.91°, -92.50°MN, United States

Passengers a year

220.9K

#211 busiest in the U.S.

2

nonstop destinations

18

airlines

6

departures a day

69.7%

arrivals on time

4.0%

flights cancelled

73.1%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from RST, by passengers: MSP, ORDRSTMSPORD
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, August 2025 – July 2026.

Airlines

Delta Air Lines is the largest carrier at Rochester, with 53% of all passengers. 18 airlines fly from here.

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

Delta Air Lines holds 53% of the airport — the 65th most concentrated of 120 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is KOT at 54%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
DL
Delta76% fullDelta Connection · operated by Endeavor, SkyWest
52.7%116.3K+13.8%
AA
American72% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by Envoy, SkyWest
45.2%99.8K-15.6%
SY
Sun Country87% full
1.6%3.6K—
UA
United24% fullUnited Express · operated by SkyWest
0.5%994—
13Q
Chartright Air16% full
0.0%22—

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

2 nonstop destinations from Rochester, all domestic.

100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Minneapolis (MSP)

    61.3K departing · 77% full

    Delta Air Lines

  • Chicago (ORD)

    48.5K departing · 72% full

    American Airlines

All nonstop destinations

2 nonstop · 2 airlines · 2 domestic / 0 intl

Delta Connection · operated by Endeavor Air, SkyWest Airlines

MSPMinneapolis

Delta Air Lines profile

Aircraft

By share of departures at Rochester.

Body class · share of departures

  • Bombardier CRJ-900

    724 departures · 76% full

    Regional

    34.3%

  • Bombardier CRJ-700

    538 departures · 62% full

    Regional

    25.5%

  • Embraer E170

    409 departures · 83% full

    Regional

    19.4%

  • Embraer E175

    383 departures · 74% full

    Regional

    18.1%

  • Boeing 737-800

    21 departures · 87% full

    Narrowbody

    1.0%

  • Cessna Citation II

    6 departures · 14% full

    0.3%

  • Bombardier Challenger 604

    4 departures · 23% full

    0.2%

  • Cessna 510 Mustang

    4 departures · 22% full

    0.2%

  • Bombardier BD-700 Global Express

    2 departures · 19% full

    0.1%

  • Raytheon Beechcraft Hawker 800XP

    2 departures · 25% full

    0.1%

When Rochester 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 May 2026

Annual passengers since 1990

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

Every year
1990
303,015
1991
297,422
1992
318,289
1993
316,529
1994
314,282
1995
321,862
1996
270,759
1997
308,206
1998
336,806
1999
323,649
2000
302,660
2001
273,691
2002
290,832
2003
279,423
2004
281,173
2005
286,973
2006
301,434
2007
332,919
2008
312,264
2009
263,029
2010
243,686
2011
227,071
2012
217,300
2013
223,708
2014
241,532
2015
229,677
2016
229,101
2017
291,150
2018
368,094
2019
367,187
2020
131,645
2021
198,135
2022
167,716
2023
191,008
2024
202,891
2025
215,256
2026
131,044 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Rochester, 70 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 26 arrive late, and 4 are cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 70Late 26Cancelled 4

29 min

average delay

55

flights cancelled

1.3K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Envoy Air 74.5%

Least reliable here

SkyWest Airlines 66.2%

Among US airports

#211

Frequently asked

How busy is Rochester International Airport (RST)?

Rochester International Airport handled about 220.9K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #211 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 6 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Rochester International Airport (RST)?

Delta Air Lines is the largest carrier at Rochester (RST), flying about 53% of its passengers. 18 airlines serve Rochester in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Rochester International Airport (RST)?

Rochester (RST) has 2 nonstop destinations, all domestic.

How often do flights arrive on time at Rochester International Airport (RST)?

About 69.7% of flights arriving at Rochester (RST) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 4.0% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Rochester International Airport (RST)?

The Bombardier CRJ-900 flew the largest share of departures from Rochester (RST), about 34% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Rochester. 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).