A Luxury Link analysis of TSA data found Kahului Airport experienced one of the largest holiday travel surges among medium-sized U.S. airports in 2025, with average daily passengers rising 12.5% above non-holiday levels. However, the same report warns that national non-holiday air traffic in 2026 is trending nearly 3% below last year.
- OGG averaged 10,229 passengers per day during the 2025 Thanksgiving and winter holiday periods, up from 9,092 on non-holiday days — more than double the national medium-hub average increase of 5%.
- Winter holiday traffic at OGG (10,694 daily passengers) outpaced Thanksgiving traffic (9,595 daily passengers).
- Among all 400 U.S. airports studied, OGG ranked 109th overall but third among the 35 medium hub airports.
- National non-holiday passenger traffic in 2026 is on pace to drop nearly 3% year-over-year — the first decline since 2020 — attributed to higher airfares tied to the U.S.-Israeli conflict in Iran.
- Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport also saw holiday traffic grow by more than 10%, suggesting broad strength in Hawaii holiday travel demand.
Source: Maui Now
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