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Official · May 2026

1,282,170

St. Louis Lambert International Airport handled 1,282,170 passengers in May 2026, down 7.4% 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).

Domestic / International

May 2026
  • Domestic 96.7% 1,239,819
  • International 3.3% 42,351
Against 2019 -11.3% same month, before the pandemic
International share 3% of passengers in May 2026
Series depth 36 years from 1990

The most recent periods

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24 of 24
PeriodPassengers Year on yearSource
May 2026 1,282,170 −7.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2026 1,153,353 −5.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2026 1,263,459 −0.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2026 974,299 +3.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2026 981,078 +2.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2025 1,230,265 −4.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2025 1,182,899 −1.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2025 1,378,218 +2.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2025 1,280,331 −1.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2025 1,339,705 −2.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
July 2025 1,447,370 −6.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
June 2025 1,433,879 −6.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
May 2025 1,384,442 −5.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2025 1,219,944 −5.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2025 1,272,811 −6.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2025 938,996 −9.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2025 961,764 −5.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2024 1,294,114 +6.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2024 1,203,840 −4.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2024 1,349,168 −3.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2024 1,293,788 +1.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2024 1,376,329 +4.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
July 2024 1,547,910 +6.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
June 2024 1,532,748 +8.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics

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

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 delay05:00–06:000.9min · 5,581 recorded · 5,518 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour21.8min05:00 ↔ 22:00
Recorded flights116,668St. Louis Lambert International 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 · 94.2% · 5,581 recorded · 5,518 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 92.3% · 8,586 recorded · 8,450 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 90.7% · 8,827 recorded · 8,712 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 88.8% · 8,552 recorded · 8,482 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 86.2% · 7,721 recorded · 7,613 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 86.3% · 8,488 recorded · 8,420 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 83.5% · 5,460 recorded · 5,375 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 81.8% · 4,143 recorded · 4,098 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 76.6% · 6,339 recorded · 6,272 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 74.6% · 6,958 recorded · 6,870 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 72.7% · 6,503 recorded · 6,393 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 67.0% · 5,478 recorded · 5,400 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 71.2% · 7,800 recorded · 7,675 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 70.2% · 7,714 recorded · 7,597 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 63.8% · 5,965 recorded · 5,887 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 66.8% · 6,496 recorded · 6,428 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 61.7% · 3,470 recorded · 3,429 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 58.7% · 2,574 recorded · 2,542 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 13 recorded · 13 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 · 0.9 min · 5,581 recorded · 5,518 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 4.0 min · 8,586 recorded · 8,450 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 6.3 min · 8,827 recorded · 8,712 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 5.3 min · 8,552 recorded · 8,482 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 8.4 min · 7,721 recorded · 7,613 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 6.8 min · 8,488 recorded · 8,420 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 10.1 min · 5,460 recorded · 5,375 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 10.5 min · 4,143 recorded · 4,098 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 13.8 min · 6,339 recorded · 6,272 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 14.7 min · 6,958 recorded · 6,870 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 15.4 min · 6,503 recorded · 6,393 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 20.8 min · 5,478 recorded · 5,400 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 19.5 min · 7,800 recorded · 7,675 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 17.4 min · 7,714 recorded · 7,597 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 21.7 min · 5,965 recorded · 5,887 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 18.0 min · 6,496 recorded · 6,428 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 22.4 min · 3,470 recorded · 3,429 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 22.7 min · 2,574 recorded · 2,542 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 13 recorded · 13 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 · 5,581 · 5,581 recorded · 5,518 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 8,586 · 8,586 recorded · 8,450 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 8,827 · 8,827 recorded · 8,712 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 8,552 · 8,552 recorded · 8,482 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 7,721 · 7,721 recorded · 7,613 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 8,488 · 8,488 recorded · 8,420 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 5,460 · 5,460 recorded · 5,375 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 4,143 · 4,143 recorded · 4,098 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 6,339 · 6,339 recorded · 6,272 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 6,958 · 6,958 recorded · 6,870 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 6,503 · 6,503 recorded · 6,393 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 5,478 · 5,478 recorded · 5,400 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 7,800 · 7,800 recorded · 7,675 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 7,714 · 7,714 recorded · 7,597 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 5,965 · 5,965 recorded · 5,887 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 6,496 · 6,496 recorded · 6,428 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 3,470 · 3,470 recorded · 3,429 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 2,574 · 2,574 recorded · 2,542 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · 13 · 13 recorded · 13 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
05:0094.2%0.9 min5,5185,581
06:0092.3%4.0 min8,4508,586
07:0090.7%6.3 min8,7128,827
08:0088.8%5.3 min8,4828,552
09:0086.2%8.4 min7,6137,721
10:0086.3%6.8 min8,4208,488
11:0083.5%10.1 min5,3755,460
12:0081.8%10.5 min4,0984,143
13:0076.6%13.8 min6,2726,339
14:0074.6%14.7 min6,8706,958
15:0072.7%15.4 min6,3936,503
16:0067.0%20.8 min5,4005,478
17:0071.2%19.5 min7,6757,800
18:0070.2%17.4 min7,5977,714
19:0063.8%21.7 min5,8875,965
20:0066.8%18.0 min6,4286,496
21:0061.7%22.4 min3,4293,470
22:0058.7%22.7 min2,5422,574
23:00Fewer than 200 measured departures1313

Day of week

On-time departures
Monday · 76.5% · 17,670 recorded · 17,318 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 83.9% · 16,313 recorded · 16,164 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 83.1% · 16,113 recorded · 15,991 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 77.6% · 17,181 recorded · 17,025 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 78.4% · 17,403 recorded · 17,230 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 79.1% · 14,114 recorded · 13,970 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 73.8% · 17,874 recorded · 17,476 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Monday · 15.4 min · 17,670 recorded · 17,318 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 7.5 min · 16,313 recorded · 16,164 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 8.5 min · 16,113 recorded · 15,991 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 12.9 min · 17,181 recorded · 17,025 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 13.7 min · 17,403 recorded · 17,230 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 11.3 min · 14,114 recorded · 13,970 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 16.1 min · 17,874 recorded · 17,476 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Monday · 17,670 · 17,670 recorded · 17,318 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 16,313 · 16,313 recorded · 16,164 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 16,113 · 16,113 recorded · 15,991 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 17,181 · 17,181 recorded · 17,025 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 17,403 · 17,403 recorded · 17,230 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 14,114 · 14,114 recorded · 13,970 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 17,874 · 17,874 recorded · 17,476 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday76.5%15.4 min17,31817,670
Tuesday83.9%7.5 min16,16416,313
Wednesday83.1%8.5 min15,99116,113
Thursday77.6%12.9 min17,02517,181
Friday78.4%13.7 min17,23017,403
Saturday79.1%11.3 min13,97014,114
Sunday73.8%16.1 min17,47617,874

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 · 82.3% · 9,400 recorded · 8,912 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 83.0% · 8,903 recorded · 8,800 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 76.6% · 10,779 recorded · 10,595 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 80.5% · 10,595 recorded · 10,513 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 76.1% · 11,003 recorded · 10,889 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 70.5% · 11,196 recorded · 11,075 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 70.4% · 5,855 recorded · 5,763 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 78.5% · 5,539 recorded · 5,486 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 85.4% · 10,817 recorded · 10,773 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 82.5% · 11,373 recorded · 11,310 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 82.4% · 10,465 recorded · 10,383 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 74.8% · 10,743 recorded · 10,675 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Jan · 10.2 min · 9,400 recorded · 8,912 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 8.4 min · 8,903 recorded · 8,800 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 14.5 min · 10,779 recorded · 10,595 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 10.4 min · 10,595 recorded · 10,513 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 14.7 min · 11,003 recorded · 10,889 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 19.7 min · 11,196 recorded · 11,075 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 20.5 min · 5,855 recorded · 5,763 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 13.3 min · 5,539 recorded · 5,486 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 5.9 min · 10,817 recorded · 10,773 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 8.2 min · 11,373 recorded · 11,310 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 9.4 min · 10,465 recorded · 10,383 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 15.5 min · 10,743 recorded · 10,675 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Jan · 9,400 · 9,400 recorded · 8,912 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 8,903 · 8,903 recorded · 8,800 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 10,779 · 10,779 recorded · 10,595 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 10,595 · 10,595 recorded · 10,513 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 11,003 · 11,003 recorded · 10,889 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 11,196 · 11,196 recorded · 11,075 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 5,855 · 5,855 recorded · 5,763 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 5,539 · 5,539 recorded · 5,486 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 10,817 · 10,817 recorded · 10,773 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 11,373 · 11,373 recorded · 11,310 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 10,465 · 10,465 recorded · 10,383 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 10,743 · 10,743 recorded · 10,675 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan82.3%10.2 min8,9129,400
Feb83.0%8.4 min8,8008,903
Mar76.6%14.5 min10,59510,779
Apr80.5%10.4 min10,51310,595
May76.1%14.7 min10,88911,003
Jun70.5%19.7 min11,07511,196
Jul70.4%20.5 min5,7635,855
Aug78.5%13.3 min5,4865,539
Sep85.4%5.9 min10,77310,817
Oct82.5%8.2 min11,31011,373
Nov82.4%9.4 min10,38310,465
Dec74.8%15.5 min10,67510,743

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 77.8% 90,749
  • Delayed >15 min 20.9% 24,425
  • Cancelled 1.3% 1,494
  • 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.