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60 Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce 2023 Economic Trends 28 Air Transportation Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport A 15-minute drive from Historic Downtown Savannah, the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport is at the center of a transportation and logistics infrastructure that includes a global port alongside access to more than 100 motor carriers, three railroads, numerous ocean-shipping lines and Foreign Trade Zone 104, which serves a growing number of customers within this network. Businesses continue to choose Savannah to centralize their operations on the East Coast putting them in a superior position to handle future activity. Unparalleled service paired with exceptional operations helped land Savannah's international airport as the #1 best airport in the U.S. by Condé Nast Traveler. Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport Affected by Recession: Passenger and Cargo Activity Year-end Totals 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2021- 2022 Change Passengers (Enplanements+Deplanements) 2,190,406 2,462,881 2,913,143 2,104,873 2,020,452 2,852,385 2,821,505 -1.1% Cargo Freight/Express/Mail, tons 8,182 9,003 8,635 9,249 8,459 8,967 8,781 -4.8% Aircraft Operations 92,680 94,827 96,823 107,764 92,294 112,657 108,180 -4.0% Source: Savannah Airport Commission, www.savannahairport.com 12/17/2022. Data for 2022 through November, annual figure estimated. Passenger count data for the first 11 months of 2022 are lower by 1.1% from 2021. Cargo Year-end Totals have decreased by 4.8% and Aircraft Operations have decreased 4% from 2021. Twelve airlines provide direct nonstop flights every week to major U.S. cities, providing convenient travel options. As of December of 2022, Delta held 31% of the market share at the airport. American Airlines is second with 24%, followed by Southwest (15%), United Airlines (13%), JetBlue (8%), and Allegiant (7%). Airline Flight Schedules Airline Number Destination Air Canada 1-888-247-2262 Toronto* Allegiant 1-702-430-3283 Akron Allentown* Appleton* Baltimore Chicago* Cincinnati Columbus* Flint* Grand Rapids* Indianapolis* Louisville* New York Newark Pittsburgh St. Louis* American Airlines 1-800-433-7300 Charlotte Chicago* Dallas/Fort Worth Miami Philadelphia Washington, D.C. Avelo Airlines 1-346-616-9500 New Haven Breeze 1-800-200-9500 Columbus* Hartford* New Orleans Westchester Delta Air Lines 1-800-221-1212 Atlanta Boston* Minneapolis/St. Paul* New York - LaGuardia New York - JFK Detroit Frontier 1-800-401-9000 Philadelphia* JetBlue 1-800-538-2583 New York - JFK New York - LaGuardia Boston Silver Airways 1-801-401-9100 Fort Lauderdale Tampa Southwest 1-800-435-9792 Baltimore Chicago Dallas Houston Nashville Sun Country Airlines 1-800-359-6786 Minneapolis/St. Paul* United 1-800-864-8331 Chicago Denver Houston Newark Washington, D.C. * Seasonal service. See https://savannahairport.com/flights/airlines/ for updates.