Americans shatter air travel record in 2025 despite surprising shift in when they fly

Americans set a new record for domestic air travel in 2025 even as travel patterns shifted, a new analysis found.

AAA Northeast examined several years of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint data and found that over 904 million travelers went through a TSA checkpoint last year, an increase of 2.57 million passengers compared with 2024.

That figure marks a new annual record for domestic air travel, though the year-over-year increase was under 1% growth – much cooler than in prior years.