Santa Fe

SAF · KSAF

Santa Fe Municipal Airport

35.62°, -106.09°NM, United States

Passengers a year

431.3K

#187 busiest in the U.S.

5

nonstop destinations

9

airlines

12

departures a day

79.0%

arrivals on time

1.6%

flights cancelled

80.0%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from SAF, by passengers: DFW, DEN, PHX, LAX, ORDSAFDENORDDFWPHXLAX
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, August 2025 – July 2026.

Airlines

American Airlines is the largest carrier at Santa Fe, with 63% of all passengers. 9 airlines fly from here.

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

American Airlines holds 63% of the airport — the 42nd most concentrated of 120 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is MRI at 63%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
AA
American82% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by SkyWest, Envoy, PSA
62.6%269.8K+13.5%
UA
United78% fullUnited Express · operated by SkyWest
36.9%159K+13.5%
XE
JSX58% full
0.5%2.2K—
DL
Delta0% fullDelta Connection · operated by SkyWest
0.0%99—
LF
Contour Airlines34% full
0.0%37—

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

5 nonstop destinations from Santa Fe, all domestic.

100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)

    96.8K departing · 87% full

    American Airlines

  • Denver (DEN)

    75.1K departing · 79% full

    United Airlines

  • Phoenix (PHX)

    24.3K departing · 72% full

    American Airlines

  • Los Angeles (LAX)

    13.2K departing · 68% full

    American Airlines

  • Chicago (ORD)

    5.3K departing · 83% full

    American Airlines

All nonstop destinations

5 nonstop · 2 airlines · 5 domestic / 0 intl

Aircraft

By share of departures at Santa Fe.

Body class · share of departures

  • Bombardier CRJ-700

    3,047 departures · 81% full

    Regional

    69.5%

  • Bombardier CRJ-550

    983 departures · 79% full

    22.4%

  • Embraer E175

    191 departures · 68% full

    Regional

    4.4%

  • Embraer ERJ-135

    67 departures · 57% full

    1.5%

  • Bombardier CRJ-900

    61 departures · 59% full

    Regional

    1.4%

  • Bombardier CRJ-200

    26 departures · 67% full

    Regional

    0.6%

  • Cessna Citationjet

    3 departures · 67% full

    0.1%

  • Bombardier Global 6000

    3 departures · 16% full

    0.1%

  • Bombardier BD-100-1A10 Challenger 300

    1 departures · 30% full

    0.0%

  • Gulfstream Aerospace G-III

    1 departures · 6% full

    0.0%

When Santa Fe 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 1993

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

Passengers a year

Every year
1993
226
1995
16,266
1996
34,269
1997
15,996
2002
7,944
2003
35,439
2004
38,580
2005
20,742
2006
18,989
2007
22,059
2008
245
2009
19,451
2010
87,744
2011
87,128
2012
97,070
2013
139,262
2014
150,966
2015
151,185
2016
146,173
2017
206,082
2018
230,430
2019
284,433
2020
99,159
2021
192,239
2022
247,247
2023
282,475
2024
360,196
2025
406,127
2026
246,163 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Santa Fe, 79 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 19 arrive late, and 2 are cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 79Late 19Cancelled 2

18 min

average delay

69

flights cancelled

4.3K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Among US airports

#187

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 73%–85.7%

The weak spot is March 2026, when 73% of arrivals landed on time — 6 points below the year. The strongest was May 2026 at 85.7%.

Frequently asked

How busy is Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF)?

Santa Fe Municipal Airport handled about 431.3K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #187 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 12 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF)?

American Airlines is the largest carrier at Santa Fe (SAF), flying about 63% of its passengers. 9 airlines serve Santa Fe in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF)?

Santa Fe (SAF) has 5 nonstop destinations, all domestic.

How often do flights arrive on time at Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF)?

About 79.0% of flights arriving at Santa Fe (SAF) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.6% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF)?

The Bombardier CRJ-700 flew the largest share of departures from Santa Fe (SAF), about 69% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Santa Fe. 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).