Traverse City

TVC · KTVC

Cherry Capital Airport

44.74°, -85.58°MI, United States

Passengers a year

927.1K

#145 busiest in the U.S.

20

nonstop destinations

20

airlines

18

departures a day

73.4%

arrivals on time

3.0%

flights cancelled

79.0%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from TVC, by passengers: ORD, DTW, DEN, DFW, MSP, PIE, CLT, SFB, BOS, PGDTVCMSPBOSDTWCLTSFBPGDPIEORDDFWDEN
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, June 2025 – May 2026.

Airlines

United Airlines is the largest carrier at Traverse City, with 33% of all passengers. 20 airlines fly from here.

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

United Airlines holds 33% of the airport — the 115th most concentrated of 118 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is CRW at 34%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
UA
United81% fullUnited Express · operated by GoJet, SkyWest, Republic, Mesa
33.4%309.9K+34.8%
AA
American78% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by SkyWest, PSA, Republic, Envoy, Piedmont
29.2%271.2K+12.2%
DL
Delta83% fullDelta Connection · operated by SkyWest, Endeavor, Republic
24.3%225.5K+25.6%
G4
Allegiant79% full
11.1%102.6K-12.7%
B6
JetBlue67% full
1.0%9.5K—
+Other airlines
0.9%8.5K—

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

20 nonstop destinations from Traverse City, all domestic.

100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Chicago (ORD)

    190.3K departing · 77% full

    United Airlines · American Airlines

  • Detroit (DTW)

    89.5K departing · 83% full

    Delta Air Lines

  • Denver (DEN)

    31.3K departing · 85% full

    United Airlines

  • Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)

    19.1K departing · 76% full

    American Airlines

  • Minneapolis (MSP)

    17K departing · 83% full

    Delta Air Lines · Sun Country Airlines

  • Pinellas Park (PIE)

    15.8K departing · 84% full

    Allegiant Air

  • Charlotte (CLT)

    14.1K departing · 88% full

    American Airlines

  • Orlando (SFB)

    14K departing · 82% full

    Allegiant Air

  • Boston (BOS)

    13.1K departing · 73% full

    American Airlines · JetBlue Airways · Delta Air Lines

  • Punta Gorda (PGD)

    10.1K departing · 81% full

    Allegiant Air

All nonstop destinations

20 nonstop · 7 airlines · 20 domestic / 0 intl

ORDChicagoDENDenverIADDulles

United Express · operated by GoJet Airlines, Republic Airways, SkyWest Airlines

IAHHoustonEWRNewark

United Airlines profile

Aircraft

By share of departures at Traverse City.

Body class · share of departures

When Traverse City 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 July 2025

Annual passengers since 1990

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

Passengers a year

Every year
1990
55,577
1991
91,705
1992
203,883
1993
227,617
1994
246,290
1995
241,018
1996
233,560
1997
288,979
1998
315,023
1999
335,270
2000
337,131
2001
344,244
2002
361,236
2003
388,114
2004
405,248
2005
443,364
2006
416,556
2007
402,955
2008
363,578
2009
350,562
2010
334,121
2011
341,753
2012
355,941
2013
376,175
2014
388,472
2015
416,549
2016
443,443
2017
464,896
2018
490,292
2019
570,372
2020
289,323
2021
596,379
2022
572,705
2023
691,776
2024
782,505
2025
922,726
2026
271,186 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Traverse City, 73 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 24 arrive late, and 3 are cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 73Late 24Cancelled 3

24 min

average delay

164

flights cancelled

5.3K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Envoy Air 82.4%

Least reliable here

United Airlines 67.8%

Among US airports

#145

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 51.4%–81.6%

The weak spot is December 2025, when 51.4% of arrivals landed on time — 22 points below the year. The strongest was October 2025 at 81.6%.

Frequently asked

How busy is Cherry Capital Airport (TVC)?

Cherry Capital Airport handled about 927.1K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #145 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 18 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Cherry Capital Airport (TVC)?

United Airlines is the largest carrier at Traverse City (TVC), flying about 33% of its passengers. 20 airlines serve Traverse City in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Cherry Capital Airport (TVC)?

Traverse City (TVC) has 20 nonstop destinations, all domestic.

How often do flights arrive on time at Cherry Capital Airport (TVC)?

About 73.4% of flights arriving at Traverse City (TVC) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 3.0% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Cherry Capital Airport (TVC)?

The Bombardier CRJ-700 flew the largest share of departures from Traverse City (TVC), about 19% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Traverse City. 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).