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Savannah Hilton Head (SAV)

Savannah Hilton Head International Airport handled 400,237 passengers in July 2026, down 2.1% on a year earlier, according to the US BTS.

Flights (arrivals + departures) over time

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodFlights (arrivals + departures) 2025Flights (arrivals + departures) 2026Change vs last year
January2,9813,295▲ 10.5%
February3,1023,283▲ 5.8%
March4,0564,223▲ 4.1%
April4,1894,571▲ 9.1%
May4,2944,626▲ 7.7%
June4,2884,191▼ 2.3%
July4,3134,286▼ 0.6%
August4,108––
September3,725––
October4,206–in progress
November3,974––
December3,880––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)27,22328,475▲ 4.6%

Passengers over time

Full count · domestic + international
The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodPassengers 2025Passengers 2026Change vs last year
January224,006236,830▲ 5.7%
February248,442259,996▲ 4.7%
March357,769372,548▲ 4.1%
April393,954409,715▲ 4.0%
May403,863409,001▲ 1.3%
June406,687385,443▼ 5.2%
July408,845400,237▼ 2.1%
August361,671––
September336,320––
October379,650–in progress
November329,210––
December303,200––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)2,443,5662,473,770▲ 1.2%

Tonnes of cargo over time

Full count · domestic + international
The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodTonnes of cargo 2025Tonnes of cargo 2026Change vs last year
January763790▲ 3.6%
February877890▲ 1.4%
March933954▲ 2.3%
April1,026997▼ 2.8%
May1,072982▼ 8.4%
June1,007998▼ 0.9%
July1,1191,089▼ 2.7%
August1,012––
September941––
October1,040–in progress
November748––
December1,004––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)6,7976,700▼ 1.4%

Seats offered over time

Full count · domestic + international
The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodSeats offered 2025Seats offered 2026Change vs last year
January310,685344,059▲ 10.7%
February327,359346,938▲ 6.0%
March443,684465,532▲ 4.9%
April484,418529,706▲ 9.3%
May499,561523,510▲ 4.8%
June510,411479,323▼ 6.1%
July519,097503,617▼ 3.0%
August481,587––
September442,698––
October493,825–in progress
November462,834––
December421,698––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)3,095,2153,192,685▲ 3.1%

Domestic / International

July 2026
  • Domestic 99.6% 4,268
  • International 0.4% 18

Domestic / International — flights (arrivals + departures)

Full count · domestic + international

Domestic

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodFlights (arrivals + departures) 2025Flights (arrivals + departures) 2026Change vs last year
January2,9803,294▲ 10.5%
February3,0973,281▲ 5.9%
March4,0354,218▲ 4.5%
April4,1854,568▲ 9.2%
May4,2854,622▲ 7.9%
June4,2754,187▼ 2.1%
July4,3084,268▼ 0.9%
August4,103––
September3,721––
October4,201–in progress
November3,971––
December3,878––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)27,16528,438▲ 4.7%

International

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodFlights (arrivals + departures) 2025Flights (arrivals + departures) 2026Change vs last year
January110.0%
February52▼ 60.0%
March215▼ 76.2%
April43▼ 25.0%
May94▼ 55.6%
June134▼ 69.2%
July518▲ 260.0%
August5––
September4––
October5–in progress
November3––
December2––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)5837▼ 36.2%

Domestic / International — passengers

Full count · domestic + international

Domestic

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodPassengers 2025Passengers 2026Change vs last year
January224,002236,826▲ 5.7%
February248,370259,993▲ 4.7%
March357,755371,849▲ 3.9%
April393,579409,640▲ 4.1%
May403,555408,654▲ 1.3%
June404,699385,114▼ 4.8%
July408,235397,258▼ 2.7%
August361,130––
September336,315––
October379,419–in progress
November329,012––
December303,194––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)2,440,1952,469,334▲ 1.2%

International

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodPassengers 2025Passengers 2026Change vs last year
January440.0%
February723▼ 95.8%
March14699▲ 4,892.9%
April37575▼ 80.0%
May308347▲ 12.7%
June1,988329▼ 83.5%
July6102,979▲ 388.4%
August541––
September5––
October231–in progress
November198––
December6––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)3,3714,436▲ 31.6%

Domestic / International — tonnes of cargo

Full count · domestic + international

Domestic

The most recent periods10 periods
PeriodTonnes of cargo 2025Tonnes of cargo 2026Change vs last year
January–––
February–––
March–948–
April1,022––
May–975–
June9979970.0%
July1,1131,078▼ 3.2%
August1,011––
September–––
October1,025–in progress
November745––
December–––

International

The most recent periods10 periods
PeriodTonnes of cargo 2025Tonnes of cargo 2026Change vs last year
January–––
February–––
March–6–
April4––
May–6–
June101▼ 89.7%
July611▲ 87.2%
August1––
September–––
October15–in progress
November3––
December–––

Domestic / International — seats offered

Full count · domestic + international

Domestic

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodSeats offered 2025Seats offered 2026Change vs last year
January310,677344,045▲ 10.7%
February327,251346,908▲ 6.0%
March443,615464,746▲ 4.8%
April483,977529,518▲ 9.4%
May499,122523,106▲ 4.8%
June508,256478,965▼ 5.8%
July518,412500,418▼ 3.5%
August480,967––
September442,636––
October493,251–in progress
November462,523––
December421,682––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)3,091,3103,187,706▲ 3.1%

International

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodSeats offered 2025Seats offered 2026Change vs last year
January814▲ 75.0%
February10830▼ 72.2%
March69786▲ 1,039.1%
April441188▼ 57.4%
May439404▼ 8.0%
June2,155358▼ 83.4%
July6853,199▲ 367.0%
August620––
September62––
October574–in progress
November311––
December16––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)3,9054,979▲ 27.5%

Load factor (computed)

Full count · domestic + international

Passengers ÷ seats offered, both as reported by the US BTS for the same months. Computed by us; the two source series are shown on this page.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodLoad factor 2025Load factor 2026Change vs last year
January72.1%68.8%▼ 4.5%
February75.9%74.9%▼ 1.3%
March80.6%80.0%▼ 0.8%
April81.3%77.3%▼ 4.9%
May80.8%78.1%▼ 3.4%
June79.7%80.4%▲ 0.9%
July78.8%79.5%▲ 0.9%
August75.1%––
September76.0%––
October76.9%–in progress
November71.1%––
December71.9%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)78.5%77.0%▼ 1.8%

Seasonality · flights (arrivals + departures) by month

Year JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024 3,028 3,058 3,690 3,871 4,150 3,846 3,836 3,586 3,439 3,906 3,655 3,676
2025 2,981 3,102 4,056 4,189 4,294 4,288 4,313 4,108 3,725 4,206 3,974 3,880
2026 3,295 3,283 4,223 4,571 4,626 4,191 4,286
International share 0% of flights (arrivals + departures) in July 2026
Series depth 36 years from 1990

Busiest destinations

Flights recorded between Oct 12, 2024 and Jul 31, 2026, counted from flight records published by the US BTS. Not a current timetable.

On-time departures by month

US domestic sectors recorded by BTS

69.5% of 1,622 timed departures from Savannah Hilton Head International Airport left within 15 minutes of schedule in July 2026, according to the US BTS. Cancelled flights are excluded.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodOn-time departures 2025On-time departures 2026Change vs last year
January83.3%84.6%▲ 1.7%
February82.9%83.9%▲ 1.2%
March82.4%78.0%▼ 5.3%
April81.1%82.6%▲ 1.8%
May74.1%81.2%▲ 9.5%
June69.7%78.0%▲ 11.9%
July67.4%69.5%▲ 3.2%
August80.8%––
September83.8%––
October83.0%–in progress
November81.8%––
December79.8%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)77.3%79.7%▲ 3.2%

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: the US BTS · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

Lowest average delay10:00–11:004.9min · 2,159 recorded · 2,117 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour25.7min10:00 ↔ 19:00
Recorded flights34,668Savannah Hilton Head International Airport

Departure hour

On-time departures Partial coverage: domestic flights only

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: domestic flights only

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: domestic flights only

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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———
05:0091.8%6.5 min1,1771,196
06:0092.7%5.0 min3,6223,712
07:0091.2%8.3 min3,0903,162
08:0089.0%7.2 min1,6141,636
09:0088.1%6.0 min1,0391,055
10:0087.1%4.9 min2,1172,159
11:0081.9%10.8 min2,9442,993
12:0079.6%11.1 min2,2932,324
13:0077.7%14.8 min1,9361,984
14:0076.5%15.9 min1,8411,879
15:0071.2%23.9 min2,3312,372
16:0069.6%23.4 min2,4012,454
17:0073.9%15.8 min1,8561,900
18:0067.9%28.3 min2,4022,455
19:0060.0%30.6 min1,9662,065
20:0071.1%18.4 min1,1171,146
21:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—155157
22:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—1617
23:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—22

Day of week

On-time departures Partial coverage: domestic flights only

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: domestic flights only

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: domestic flights only

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday78.2%17.8 min5,1015,208
Tuesday83.9%9.9 min4,3104,395
Wednesday84.9%8.4 min4,3314,428
Thursday80.4%13.5 min4,9785,083
Friday79.6%15.2 min5,0695,165
Saturday76.6%16.1 min4,9105,030
Sunday75.2%18.7 min5,2205,359

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 Partial coverage: domestic flights only

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: domestic flights only

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: domestic flights only

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan83.9%12.2 min2,3842,614
Feb83.4%10.7 min2,3982,480
Mar80.2%14.5 min3,2313,305
Apr81.9%10.0 min3,4683,496
May77.7%15.6 min3,5263,574
Jun73.8%20.9 min3,3103,381
Jul68.4%27.6 min3,3073,414
Aug80.8%12.9 min1,6211,638
Sep83.8%8.4 min1,5411,553
Oct84.8%7.5 min2,8652,873
Nov83.8%11.2 min3,1923,225
Dec78.9%15.7 min3,0763,115

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 77.9% 27,006
  • Delayed >15 min 19.9% 6,913
  • Cancelled 2.2% 749
  • 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 the on-time rate and average delay.

Environment

Air pollutants at the airport (EPA estimate)

Modelled estimate, not a measurement: aircraft below 3,000 ft (landing and take-off), ground support equipment and auxiliary power units, plus any stationary sources the state reported at the airport site. Cruise emissions are not included.

In 2023, the US EPA estimated 140 tonnes of nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) and 7.4 tonnes of fine particles (PM2.5) from activity at Savannah Hilton Head International Airport, according to the EPA National Emissions Inventory.

PollutantUnit201720202023
NOₓ (Nitrogen oxides)tonnes11981.3140
CO (Carbon monoxide)tonnes440272361
SO₂ (Sulphur dioxide)tonnes18.19.818.2
VOC (Volatile organic compounds)tonnes50.944.333.8
PM2.5 (Fine particles)tonnes8.26.97.4
PM10 (Particulate matter)tonnes9.07.68.2
Leadkg113112139
CO₂ (Carbon dioxide)tonnes33,88627,510—

The inventory is published every three years. Coverage changes between editions (about 19,300 airport sites in 2017, 6,000 in 2020, 12,700 in 2023), 2020 reflects the pandemic drop in traffic, and EPA updates its aircraft model between editions — so the columns are not a trend (Los Angeles: 3,562 tonnes of NOₓ in 2017, 8,810 in 2023). CO₂ is only reported for some sites in 2017, for all sites in 2020, and not at all in 2023. EPA publishes US customary units; converted here to metric tonnes (× 0.907) and, for lead, kilograms.

US EPA — National Emissions Inventory

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