Bombardier CRJ-900

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The busiest US routes for the Bombardier CRJ-900, by departures — line weight is departures flown, dots are the airports it connects. Great-circle paths from US DOT T-100, trailing 12 months through May 2026.

Passengers flown a year: 27.8M; 11th-most common US type
Airframes in US fleets: 293
US operators: 4
Airports served: 165
Countries: 3
Load factor: 79.0%

Where the Bombardier CRJ-900 flies

Filed traffic data

The operators table below counts the registered Bombardier CRJ-900 airframes each airline owns (US DOT Form 41). These figures are how much the type actually flew — departures, seats, and passengers filed with US DOT T-100 over the trailing 12 months, not fleet size.

Departures flown

470,615

May 2026

Seats flown

35,424,510

Passengers

27.8M

Load factor

79.0%

RPM ÷ ASM

Block hours

774,074

Busiest Bombardier CRJ-900 routes

The Bombardier CRJ-900's busiest US routes over the trailing 12 months, by departures.

New York – Toronto (LGA–YYZ)
4,718 departures · 286,879 passengers · 357 mi
83.0%
Load
New York – Montréal (LGA–YUL)
3,960 departures · 234,861 passengers · 324 mi
80.0%
Load
Cincinnati / Covington – Detroit (CVG–DTW)
3,559 departures · 215,624 passengers · 229 mi
80.0%
Load
Detroit – Indianapolis (DTW–IND)
3,310 departures · 183,422 passengers · 231 mi
74.2%
Load
New York – Raleigh/Durham (LGA–RDU)
3,204 departures · 198,578 passengers · 431 mi
84.5%
Load
Detroit – Toronto (DTW–YYZ)
3,189 departures · 183,257 passengers · 214 mi
76.2%
Load
Detroit – Grand Rapids (DTW–GRR)
3,155 departures · 187,923 passengers · 120 mi
81.5%
Load
Cleveland – Detroit (CLE–DTW)
3,083 departures · 165,396 passengers · 95 mi
72.6%
Load
Augusta – Atlanta (AGS–ATL)
3,022 departures · 195,405 passengers · 143 mi
85.1%
Load
Cincinnati / Covington – New York (CVG–LGA)
3,018 departures · 161,017 passengers · 585 mi
72.9%
Load
Charlotte – Toronto (CLT–YYZ)
2,780 departures · 175,024 passengers · 588 mi
82.8%
Load
New York – Raleigh/Durham (JFK–RDU)
2,709 departures · 171,019 passengers · 427 mi
83.3%
Load
Buffalo – New York (BUF–JFK)
2,652 departures · 164,559 passengers · 301 mi
82.0%
Load
Washington – Raleigh/Durham (DCA–RDU)
2,587 departures · 108,746 passengers · 227 mi
56.2%
Load
Cincinnati / Covington – Washington (CVG–DCA)
2,586 departures · 135,010 passengers · 411 mi
70.1%
Load

The longest and shortest Bombardier CRJ-900 flights

The two ends of the type's working envelope, from the routes it actually flew — not what the airframe is certified to do.

Longest route flown

1,513 mi

Dallas-Fort Worth – Montréal (DFW–YUL)

198 departures · 81% load

Flown by Jazz Aviation.

Shortest route flown

74 mi

Detroit – Lansing (DTW–LAN)

47m block · 1,771 departures · 69% load

Flown by SkyWest Airlines. About 47m of block time, most of it connecting traffic feeding the hub.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Data through May 2026.

Airports the Bombardier CRJ-900 serves

The Bombardier CRJ-900 serves 165 US airports across 3 countries. The busiest, by departures:

DTW
Detroit
37,107 departures · 53 routes · 4 operators
8.0%
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CLT
Charlotte
36,980 departures · 75 routes · 4 operators
8.0%
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LGA
New York
32,570 departures · 54 routes · 3 operators
7.0%
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ATL
Atlanta
27,472 departures · 46 routes · 4 operators
5.9%
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MSP
Minneapolis
23,088 departures · 47 routes · 4 operators
5.0%
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JFK
New York
22,190 departures · 30 routes · 2 operators
4.8%
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DFW
Dallas-Fort Worth
17,589 departures · 50 routes · 4 operators
3.8%
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DCA
Washington
16,283 departures · 57 routes · 3 operators
3.5%
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PHL
Philadelphia
14,102 departures · 48 routes · 4 operators
3.0%
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YYZ
Toronto
10,820 departures · 15 routes · 4 operators
2.3%
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Who flies the Bombardier CRJ-900

Two questions in one table. Airframes is what each carrier reported owning in its US DOT fleet filing; seats flown is how much of the type it actually operated. They can rank differently, and the gap is the interesting part.

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Endeavor Air9E	127	16.6M	46.8%	15.0 yr
PSA AirlinesOH	94	11.7M	32.9%	9.1 yr
SkyWest AirlinesOO	46	5.5M	15.4%	15.4 yr
Mesa AirlinesYV	26	—	—	19.7 yr

Airframes are the latest Form 41 filing; seats flown and share are US DOT T-100 for the type's most-flown operators — a dash means a carrier isn't among them (a freighter operator, or one that flies fewer).

How old is the US Bombardier CRJ-900 fleet?

Bombardier CRJ-900 — airframes by age (years)

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

30+

Age is measured from each airframe's delivery date — the FAA airworthiness date where available, otherwise the manufacturer's. Bars share a fixed scale across every fleet page, so two carriers can be compared directly.

Oldest airframeN902FJBombardier CRJ-90023.6 yr · Delivered Jan 30, 2003

Newest airframeN643NNBombardier CRJ-9000.3 yr · Delivered Apr 25, 2026

Monthly Bombardier CRJ-900 capacity

36.6K

39.2K

40.3K

38.3K

40.1K

36.7K

38.6K

36.3K

35.7K

41.9K

42.8K

44K

JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay

Monthly Bombardier CRJ-900 departures across US routes, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Peak month in solid ink.

How common is the Bombardier CRJ-900?

The Bombardier CRJ-900 makes up 3.4% of all tracked US airline aircraft — the 11th-most common type in service.

Boeing 737-800 10.0%

Share of all tracked US airline aircraft · top 12 types shown · 119 others hold the remaining 37.6% · Bombardier CRJ-900 is the ringed slice at 3.4%

1
Boeing 737-800
872 aircraft
10.0%
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2
Embraer E175
708 aircraft
8.1%
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3
Boeing 737 MAX 8
526 aircraft
6.1%
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4
Airbus A320
481 aircraft
5.5%
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5
Airbus A321
470 aircraft
5.4%
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+5 more types
11
Bombardier CRJ-900#11 · this type
293 aircraft
3.4%
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Frequently asked

How many Bombardier CRJ-900 are in US airline fleets?

US carriers operate about 293 Bombardier CRJ-900 aircraft across 4 airlines, 265 of them in service.

Which airline operates the most Bombardier CRJ-900?

Endeavor Air operates the largest US Bombardier CRJ-900 fleet, with about 127 aircraft.

What is the busiest Bombardier CRJ-900 route?

The busiest US route flown by the Bombardier CRJ-900 is LGA–YYZ, with about 4,718 departures over the trailing 12 months.

Which airline flies the Bombardier CRJ-900 the most?

Endeavor Air flies the most Bombardier CRJ-900 capacity in US service, with about 16.6M seats flown over the trailing 12 months.

How many passengers does the Bombardier CRJ-900 carry?

The Bombardier CRJ-900 carried about 27.8M passengers on US routes over the trailing 12 months.

What is the longest Bombardier CRJ-900 flight?

The longest US route flown by the Bombardier CRJ-900 is DFW–YUL, about 1,513 miles, flown by Jazz Aviation.

How many airports does the Bombardier CRJ-900 serve?

The Bombardier CRJ-900 serves about 165 US airports across 3 countries, led by Detroit (DTW).

How old is the average Bombardier CRJ-900?

The US Bombardier CRJ-900 fleet averages about 13.6 yr.

How common is the Bombardier CRJ-900 in US fleets?

The Bombardier CRJ-900 is the 11th-most common aircraft type in tracked US airline fleets, by number of aircraft.

Trip reports on YouTube

Fliers post trip reports from Bombardier CRJ-900 flights to YouTube. These three were matched automatically from public YouTube listings — The Frequent Flier does not host, review, or endorse them.

OnBoardHD
TRIP REPORT | Would Never Imagine a Flight Like This! | Trondheim to Bergen & Stavanger | SAS CRJ900
33:40 · Feb 2025
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iTripReport
ATMOSPHERE Delta CRJ-900 Economy Trip Report
18:50 · May 2021
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The Flip Flop Traveller
AIR CANADA EXPRESS CRJ900 Business Class Trip Report 🇺🇸 Philadelphia to Toronto 🇨🇦 Super Sleek!
14:44 · Feb 2024
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