Small of Fame: Some of America’s fastest-growing airports are now small airports. Here’s why.

Small of Fame: Some of America’s fastest-growing airports are now small airports. Here’s why.

May 2018
1 min read
Seth Kaplan

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Issue Overview

Five years ago, America’s small-city air service was shrinking. Take the second quarter of 2013, as an example, when the country’s busiest 50 airports (Atlanta to Columbus, at the time) enjoyed y/y seat growth of almost 2%. But airports ranking 51 to 100 (Cincinnati to Wichita) saw a 2% decline. Trends today? Very different.