Embraer ERJ-145

Regional jet

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The busiest US routes for the Embraer ERJ-145, 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: 10.2M; 15th-most common US type
Airframes in US fleets: 209
US operators: 2
Airports served: 121
Countries: 8
Load factor: 82.7%

Where the Embraer ERJ-145 flies

Filed traffic data

The operators table below counts the registered Embraer ERJ-145 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

251,762

May 2026

Seats flown

12,440,834

Passengers

10.2M

Load factor

82.7%

RPM ÷ ASM

Block hours

358,540

Busiest Embraer ERJ-145 routes

The Embraer ERJ-145's busiest US routes over the trailing 12 months, by departures.

Charlotte – Roanoke (CLT–ROA)
5,290 departures · 227,513 passengers · 155 mi
86.0%
Load
Columbia – Charlotte (CAE–CLT)
5,103 departures · 218,153 passengers · 88 mi
85.5%
Load
Charlottesville – Charlotte (CHO–CLT)
4,883 departures · 213,114 passengers · 245 mi
87.3%
Load
Chattanooga – Charlotte (CHA–CLT)
4,593 departures · 184,094 passengers · 241 mi
80.2%
Load
Charlotte – Blountville (CLT–TRI)
3,947 departures · 155,783 passengers · 119 mi
78.9%
Load
Charlotte – Fayetteville (CLT–FAY)
3,891 departures · 146,012 passengers · 118 mi
75.0%
Load
Charlotte – Knoxville/Maryville (CLT–TYS)
3,726 departures · 164,093 passengers · 177 mi
88.1%
Load
Charlotte – Lynchburg (CLT–LYH)
3,697 departures · 144,622 passengers · 175 mi
78.2%
Load
Augusta – Charlotte (AGS–CLT)
3,541 departures · 141,161 passengers · 140 mi
79.7%
Load
Charlotte – Greensboro (CLT–GSO)
3,463 departures · 146,453 passengers · 84 mi
84.6%
Load
Harrisburg – Philadelphia (MDT–PHL)
3,311 departures · 136,656 passengers · 84 mi
82.5%
Load
Philadelphia – Richmond (PHL–RIC)
3,300 departures · 132,883 passengers · 198 mi
80.5%
Load
Charlotte – Richlands (CLT–OAJ)
3,268 departures · 129,469 passengers · 191 mi
79.2%
Load
Charlotte – Harrisburg (CLT–MDT)
3,194 departures · 145,484 passengers · 413 mi
91.1%
Load
Charlotte – Tallahassee (CLT–TLH)
3,162 departures · 130,119 passengers · 386 mi
82.3%
Load

The longest and shortest Embraer ERJ-145 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

1,299 mi

Houston – Minot (IAH–MOT)

3h 22m block · 144 departures · 24% load

Flown by CommuteAir.

Shortest route flown

75 mi

Charlotte – Greenville/Greer/Spartanburg (CLT–GSP)

1h 2m block · 2,940 departures · 87% load

Flown by Piedmont Airlines.

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

Airports the Embraer ERJ-145 serves

The Embraer ERJ-145 serves 121 US airports across 8 countries. The busiest, by departures:

CLT
Charlotte
47,827 departures · 42 routes · 2 operators
19.3%
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PHL
Philadelphia
27,576 departures · 42 routes · 2 operators
11.1%
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IAH
Houston
24,035 departures · 30 routes · 1 operator
9.7%
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IAD
Dulles
17,423 departures · 26 routes · 2 operators
7.0%
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TYS
Knoxville/Maryville
5,027 departures · 4 routes · 2 operators
2.0%
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MDT
Harrisburg
4,574 departures · 4 routes · 2 operators
1.8%
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ROA
Roanoke
4,267 departures · 3 routes · 2 operators
1.7%
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HSV
Huntsville
3,930 departures · 3 routes · 3 operators
1.6%
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CAE
Columbia
3,877 departures · 3 routes · 3 operators
1.6%
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CHO
Charlottesville
3,572 departures · 2 routes · 2 operators
1.4%
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Who flies the Embraer ERJ-145

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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Operator
Piedmont AirlinesPT	113	7.7M	61.9%	24.4 yr
CommuteAirC5	96	4.2M	33.6%	21.7 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 Embraer ERJ-145 fleet?

Embraer ERJ-145 — 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 airframeN602AEEmbraer ERJ-14528.3 yr · Delivered May 8, 1998

Newest airframeN14204Embraer ERJ-14520.2 yr · Delivered Jun 22, 2006

Monthly Embraer ERJ-145 capacity

21.6K

22.4K

22K

19.5K

21.3K

20.3K

21.3K

19.1K

18K

21.8K

21.5K

22.8K

JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay

Monthly Embraer ERJ-145 departures across US routes, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Peak month in solid ink.

How common is the Embraer ERJ-145?

The Embraer ERJ-145 makes up 2.4% of all tracked US airline aircraft — the 15th-most common type in service.

Boeing 737-800 10.0%

Share of all tracked US airline aircraft · top 12 types shown · 118 others hold the remaining 35.2% · Embraer ERJ-145 is the ringed slice at 2.4%

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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+9 more types
15
Embraer ERJ-145#15 · this type
209 aircraft
2.4%
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Frequently asked

How many Embraer ERJ-145 are in US airline fleets?

US carriers operate about 209 Embraer ERJ-145 aircraft across 2 airlines, 120 of them in service.

Which airline operates the most Embraer ERJ-145?

Piedmont Airlines operates the largest US Embraer ERJ-145 fleet, with about 113 aircraft.

What is the busiest Embraer ERJ-145 route?

The busiest US route flown by the Embraer ERJ-145 is CLT–ROA, with about 5,290 departures over the trailing 12 months.

Which airline flies the Embraer ERJ-145 the most?

Piedmont Airlines flies the most Embraer ERJ-145 capacity in US service, with about 7.7M seats flown over the trailing 12 months.

How many passengers does the Embraer ERJ-145 carry?

The Embraer ERJ-145 carried about 10.2M passengers on US routes over the trailing 12 months.

What is the longest Embraer ERJ-145 flight?

The longest US route flown by the Embraer ERJ-145 is IAH–MOT, about 1,299 miles, flown by CommuteAir.

How many airports does the Embraer ERJ-145 serve?

The Embraer ERJ-145 serves about 121 US airports across 8 countries, led by Charlotte (CLT).

How old is the average Embraer ERJ-145?

The US Embraer ERJ-145 fleet averages about 23.2 yr.

How common is the Embraer ERJ-145 in US fleets?

The Embraer ERJ-145 is the 15th-most common aircraft type in tracked US airline fleets, by number of aircraft.

Trip reports on YouTube

Fliers post trip reports from Embraer ERJ-145 flights to YouTube. These three were matched automatically from public YouTube listings — The Frequent Flier does not host, review, or endorse them.

Simply Aviation
TRIPREPORT | Fastjet (ECONOMY) | Harare - Johannesburg | Embraer ERJ-145
10:31 · Feb 2019
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QFS Aviation
TRIP REPORT | United Express - ERJ 145 - Newark (EWR) to Ottawa (YOW) | Economy
33:24 · May 2018
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Noel Philips
Loganair/BMI Regional Full Flight: Inverness to Manchester - Embraer ERJ 145 (with ATC)
1:52:58 · Dec 2017
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