Santa Fe
SAF · KSAFSanta Fe Municipal Airport
Passengers a year
428K
#188 busiest in the U.S.
6
nonstop destinations
9
airlines
12
departures a day
78.9%
arrivals on time
1.7%
flights cancelled
80.9%
load factor
Airlines
American Airlines is the largest carrier at Santa Fe, with 62% of all passengers. 9 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
American Airlines holds 62% of the airport — the 42nd most concentrated of 118 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is WTL at 62%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AA | 61.7% | 264.2K | 4 | +11.9% |
UA | 37.4% | 160K | 2 | +11.9% |
XE JSX58% full | 0.8% | 3.6K | — | — |
DL | 0.0% | 51 | — | — |
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
6 nonstop destinations from Santa Fe, all domestic.
100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers
Top domestic destinations
98.4K98,355 departing · 88% full
American Airlines
United Airlines
American Airlines
10.8K10,796 departing · 70% full
American Airlines
American Airlines
United Airlines
All nonstop destinations
6 nonstop · 2 airlines · 6 domestic / 0 intl
American Eagle · operated by PSA Airlines, SkyWest Airlines
Aircraft
By share of departures at Santa Fe.
Body class · share of departures
- Regional
3,166 departures · 83% full
74.5%
Bombardier CRJ-550
678 departures · 78% full
16.0%
- Regional
207 departures · 67% full
4.9%
Embraer ERJ-135
106 departures · 58% full
2.5%
- Regional
57 departures · 58% full
1.3%
- Regional
25 departures · 66% full
0.6%
Cessna Citationjet
3 departures · 67% full
0.1%
Bombardier Global 6000
3 departures · 21% full
0.1%
Gulfstream Aerospace G-III
1 departures · 6% full
0.0%
Bombardier Challenger 604
1 departures · 63% full
0.0%
When Santa Fe is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
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May
Departures a month · peak October 2025
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
- 170,968 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.
Every 100 arrivals
17 min
average delay
72
flights cancelled
4.2K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Among US airports
#188
On time, month by month
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Darker is better · 72.4%–85.7%
The weak spot is July 2025, when 72.4% of arrivals landed on time — 6.5 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 428K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #188 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 62% 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 6 nonstop destinations, all domestic.
How often do flights arrive on time at Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF)?
About 78.9% of flights arriving at Santa Fe (SAF) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.7% 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 75% of the total.
Departing counts passengers leaving Santa Fe. 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).