Lincoln (LNK)

LNK / KLNK

Official · May 2026

28,428

Lincoln Airport handled 28,428 passengers in May 2026, up 18.5% on a year earlier, according to US Bureau of Transportation Statistics — T-100 Air Carrier Statistics.

Full count · domestic + international Flight timing & delays ↓

Passengers over time

Showing 53 months. Full series runs 1990–2026 (437 periods).

Against 2019 -0.8% same month, before the pandemic
Series depth 36 years from 1990

The most recent periods

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PeriodPassengers Year on yearSource
May 2026 28,428 +18.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2026 24,580 +15.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2026 23,527 +13.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2026 21,803 +23.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2026 23,099 +10.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2025 23,289 +4.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2025 22,238 −3.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2025 24,915 +0.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2025 24,694 +8.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2025 23,574 +2.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
July 2025 24,753 +11.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
June 2025 24,203 +10.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
May 2025 23,980 +7.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2025 21,383 −2.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2025 20,704 +1.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2025 17,721 −6.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2025 20,843 +12.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2024 22,339 +18.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2024 23,088 +6.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2024 24,768 +10.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2024 22,827 −3.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2024 23,076 −18.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
July 2024 22,155 −28.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
June 2024 21,872 −13.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Also tracked here: aircraft movements (through May 2026), tonnes of cargo (through November 2025).

Flight timing & delays

Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.

US domestic sectors recorded by BTS

Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation · 2024-09-01 → 2026-06-30

Lowest average delay13:00–14:0012.3min · 689 recorded · 679 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour13.8min13:00 ↔ 15:00
Recorded flights5,330Lincoln Airport

Departure hour

On-time departures
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 81 recorded · 79 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 88.3% · 1,069 recorded · 1,056 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 83.9% · 436 recorded · 428 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 176 recorded · 175 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 78.6% · 638 recorded · 630 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 39 recorded · 38 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 77.6% · 801 recorded · 791 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 14 recorded · 14 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 82.9% · 689 recorded · 679 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 27 recorded · 27 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 70.5% · 546 recorded · 528 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 22 recorded · 22 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 70.1% · 655 recorded · 643 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 135 recorded · 129 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 2 recorded · 2 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 81 recorded · 79 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 13.2 min · 1,069 recorded · 1,056 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 13.5 min · 436 recorded · 428 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 176 recorded · 175 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 18.9 min · 638 recorded · 630 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 39 recorded · 38 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 15.2 min · 801 recorded · 791 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 14 recorded · 14 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 12.3 min · 689 recorded · 679 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 27 recorded · 27 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 26.0 min · 546 recorded · 528 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 22 recorded · 22 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 25.4 min · 655 recorded · 643 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 135 recorded · 129 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 2 recorded · 2 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 81 · 81 recorded · 79 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 1,069 · 1,069 recorded · 1,056 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 436 · 436 recorded · 428 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 176 · 176 recorded · 175 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 638 · 638 recorded · 630 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 39 · 39 recorded · 38 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 801 · 801 recorded · 791 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 14 · 14 recorded · 14 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 689 · 689 recorded · 679 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 27 · 27 recorded · 27 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 546 · 546 recorded · 528 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 22 · 22 recorded · 22 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 655 · 655 recorded · 643 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 135 · 135 recorded · 129 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 2 · 2 recorded · 2 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00No observations
01:00No observations
02:00No observations
03:00No observations
04:00No observations
05:00Fewer than 200 measured departures7981
06:0088.3%13.2 min1,0561,069
07:0083.9%13.5 min428436
08:00Fewer than 200 measured departures175176
09:0078.6%18.9 min630638
10:00Fewer than 200 measured departures3839
11:0077.6%15.2 min791801
12:00Fewer than 200 measured departures1414
13:0082.9%12.3 min679689
14:00Fewer than 200 measured departures2727
15:0070.5%26.0 min528546
16:00Fewer than 200 measured departures2222
17:0070.1%25.4 min643655
18:00Fewer than 200 measured departures129135
19:00No observations
20:00No observations
21:00Fewer than 200 measured departures22
22:00No observations
23:00No observations

Day of week

On-time departures
Monday · 78.5% · 780 recorded · 768 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 82.2% · 773 recorded · 764 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 80.9% · 752 recorded · 737 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 79.1% · 753 recorded · 741 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 81.6% · 769 recorded · 755 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 80.4% · 728 recorded · 714 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 78.5% · 775 recorded · 762 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Monday · 18.3 min · 780 recorded · 768 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 15.4 min · 773 recorded · 764 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 17.6 min · 752 recorded · 737 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 17.5 min · 753 recorded · 741 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 15.2 min · 769 recorded · 755 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 15.5 min · 728 recorded · 714 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 15.8 min · 775 recorded · 762 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Monday · 780 · 780 recorded · 768 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 773 · 773 recorded · 764 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 752 · 752 recorded · 737 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 753 · 753 recorded · 741 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 769 · 769 recorded · 755 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 728 · 728 recorded · 714 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 775 · 775 recorded · 762 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday78.5%18.3 min768780
Tuesday82.2%15.4 min764773
Wednesday80.9%17.6 min737752
Thursday79.1%17.5 min741753
Friday81.6%15.2 min755769
Saturday80.4%15.5 min714728
Sunday78.5%15.8 min762775

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

On-time departures
Jan · 74.9% · 405 recorded · 399 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 76.8% · 359 recorded · 357 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 74.5% · 456 recorded · 428 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 77.6% · 510 recorded · 500 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 80.5% · 541 recorded · 538 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 80.0% · 614 recorded · 606 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 81.4% · 277 recorded · 274 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 74.6% · 272 recorded · 268 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 87.8% · 476 recorded · 476 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 87.7% · 514 recorded · 513 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 85.3% · 489 recorded · 469 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 75.5% · 417 recorded · 413 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Jan · 28.7 min · 405 recorded · 399 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 24.7 min · 359 recorded · 357 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 27.6 min · 456 recorded · 428 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 22.2 min · 510 recorded · 500 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 15.0 min · 541 recorded · 538 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 13.0 min · 614 recorded · 606 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 10.5 min · 277 recorded · 274 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 16.8 min · 272 recorded · 268 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 7.3 min · 476 recorded · 476 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 2.2 min · 514 recorded · 513 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 7.4 min · 489 recorded · 469 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 28.4 min · 417 recorded · 413 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Jan · 405 · 405 recorded · 399 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 359 · 359 recorded · 357 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 456 · 456 recorded · 428 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 510 · 510 recorded · 500 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 541 · 541 recorded · 538 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 614 · 614 recorded · 606 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 277 · 277 recorded · 274 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 272 · 272 recorded · 268 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 476 · 476 recorded · 476 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 514 · 514 recorded · 513 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 489 · 489 recorded · 469 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 417 · 417 recorded · 413 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan74.9%28.7 min399405
Feb76.8%24.7 min357359
Mar74.5%27.6 min428456
Apr77.6%22.2 min500510
May80.5%15.0 min538541
Jun80.0%13.0 min606614
Jul81.4%10.5 min274277
Aug74.6%16.8 min268272
Sep87.8%7.3 min476476
Oct87.7%2.2 min513514
Nov85.3%7.4 min469489
Dec75.5%28.4 min413417

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

  • On time 78.8% 4,201
  • Delayed >15 min 19.5% 1,040
  • Cancelled 1.7% 89
  • Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.