Traverse City
TVC · KTVCCherry Capital Airport
Passengers a year
927K
#146 busiest in the U.S.
20
nonstop destinations
17
airlines
18
departures a day
73.4%
arrivals on time
3.2%
flights cancelled
80.1%
load factor


Airlines
United Airlines is the largest carrier at Traverse City, with 33% of all passengers. 17 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
United Airlines holds 33% of the airport — the 116th most concentrated of 120 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is CRW at 35%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UA | 33.3% | 308.8K | 5 | 70.2% | +11.8% |
AA | 29.9% | 277.2K | 7 | — | +24% |
DL | 24.7% | 229.3K | 5 | 78% | +19.7% |
G4 Allegiant81% full | 10.4% | 96.5K | 5 | 80.2% | -21.6% |
B6 JetBlue63% full | 1.0% | 8.9K | 1 | — | — |
+Other airlines | 0.7% | 6.3K | — | — | — |
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
United Airlines · American Airlines
Delta Air Lines
United Airlines
19K18,997 departing · 76% full
American Airlines
16.5K16,530 departing · 79% full
Delta Air Lines · Sun Country Airlines
American Airlines
15.2K15,227 departing · 86% full
Allegiant Air
American Airlines · Delta Air Lines · JetBlue Airways
Allegiant Air
10.1K10,139 departing · 81% full
Allegiant Air
All nonstop destinations
20 nonstop · 7 airlines · 20 domestic / 0 intl
American Eagle · operated by Envoy Air, PSA Airlines, Republic Airways, SkyWest Airlines
Aircraft
By share of departures at Traverse City.
Body class · share of departures
- Regional
1,212 departures · 79% full
18.3%
- Regional
1,209 departures · 82% full
18.2%
- Regional
1,128 departures · 74% full
17.0%
Bombardier CRJ-550
1,095 departures · 77% full
16.5%
- Narrowbody
584 departures · 86% full
8.8%
- Narrowbody
453 departures · 79% full
6.8%
- Regional
245 departures · 84% full
3.7%
- Narrowbody
227 departures · 78% full
3.4%
- Narrowbody
107 departures · 84% full
1.6%
- Narrowbody
86 departures · 81% full
1.3%
When Traverse City 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 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
- 528,662 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.
Every 100 arrivals
23 min
average delay
181
flights cancelled
5.4K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Most reliable here
Envoy Air 80.9%
Least reliable here
SkyWest Airlines 69.2%
Among US airports
#146
On time, month by month
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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 927K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #146 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. 17 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 3.2% are cancelled.
What aircraft flies most from Cherry Capital Airport (TVC)?
The Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures from Traverse City (TVC), about 18% of the total.
Departing counts passengers leaving Traverse City. 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).