Westerly

WST · KWST

Westerly State Airport

41.35°, -71.80°RI, United States

Passengers a year

34.1K

#235 busiest in the U.S.

1

nonstop destinations

3

airlines

13

departures a day

45.9%

load factor

Westerly State (WST) airport diagram — runway and taxiway layout, drawn to scale
Airfield layout — 2 runways, longest 4,010 ft, 39 taxiways, 81 ft elevation.

Airlines

New England Airlines is the largest carrier at Westerly, with 62% of all passengers. 3 airlines fly from here.

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

New England Airlines holds 62% of the airport — the 43rd most concentrated of 118 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is SAF at 62%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
NEW
New England Airlines42% full
61.6%21K+7.1%
2NQ
Fly The Whale54% full
38.2%13K—
TJ
Tradewind Aviation24% full
0.2%59—

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

1 nonstop destination from Westerly, all domestic.

100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Block Island (BID)

    17K departing · 46% full

    New England Airlines · Fly The Whale

All nonstop destinations

1 nonstop · 2 airlines · 1 domestic / 0 intl

Aircraft

By share of departures at Westerly.

  • Pilatus Britten-Norman BN2

    3,043 departures · 43% full

    65.2%

  • Cessna 208 Caravan

    1,481 departures · 54% full

    31.8%

  • Piper PA-32

    132 departures · 32% full

    2.8%

  • Pilatus PC-12

    9 departures · 24% full

    0.2%

When Westerly is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

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Departures a month · peak July 2025

Annual passengers since 2002

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

Passengers a year

Every year
2002
3,377
2003
15,549
2004
13,650
2005
15,256
2006
15,761
2007
19,237
2008
21,485
2009
17,274
2010
21,157
2011
19,066
2012
20,601
2013
20,795
2014
24,349
2015
23,359
2016
34,410
2017
32,504
2018
34,407
2019
35,146
2020
25,074
2021
33,243
2022
28,627
2023
27,164
2024
24,599
2025
39,612
2026
7,478 so far

Frequently asked

How busy is Westerly State Airport (WST)?

Westerly State Airport handled about 34.1K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #235 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 13 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Westerly State Airport (WST)?

New England Airlines is the largest carrier at Westerly (WST), flying about 62% of its passengers. 3 airlines serve Westerly in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Westerly State Airport (WST)?

Westerly (WST) has 1 nonstop destination, all domestic.

What aircraft flies most from Westerly State Airport (WST)?

The Pilatus Britten-Norman BN2 flew the largest share of departures from Westerly (WST), about 65% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Westerly. Data: traffic June 2025 – May 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment).