Jackson, WY – After a record-setting summer and a blockbuster September, passenger traffic through the Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) eased slightly in October, but the year-to-date trend remains sky-high.
The latest data shows 41,622 passengers boarded flights in October, a 9.7% increase over October 2024, when 37,948 travelers departed from Jackson Hole. Arrivals climbed 9.6% to 34,417, while total aircraft takeoffs rose 8.2%, signaling a still-hot travel season even as fall temperatures cooled.
Year-to-Date Numbers Keep Climbing
For the year through October, 528,496 passengers have taken off from JAC, a 10.6% increase year-over-year, while total flights are up nearly 15%. Those figures build on the airport’s record-setting pace highlighted in our previous coverage, confirming 2025 as another year of sustained post-pandemic tourism and business travel growth.
United Still Flying High
United Airlines continued to dominate local skies, with 18,345 October enplanements, up 15% from last year. American Airlines followed with 11,789 (+6.7%), while Delta carried 11,327 (+3.2%). Alaska Airlines returned to Jackson service for the month after no October flights in 2024, accounting for 161 passengers.
| Airline | Enplaned (Oct ’25) | Enplaned (Oct ’24) | % Change | YTD Enplaned (’25) | YTD Enplaned (’24) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 161 | 0 | — | 17,170 | 15,264 |
| American | 11,789 | 11,045 | +6.7% | 143,153 | 123,108 |
| Delta | 11,327 | 10,973 | +3.2% | 125,018 | 123,526 |
| United | 18,345 | 15,930 | +15.1% | 243,155 | 215,760 |
| Total | 41,622 | 37,948 | +9.7% | 528,496 | 477,658 |
Extended Fall Tourism Keeps Jackson Buzzing
October isn’t typically prime time for mountain towns, but Jackson’s hotels, trails, and restaurants stayed busy, buoyed by strong shoulder-season tourism, nonstop flights through late fall, and perfect sweater-weather hiking days.
At this pace, the Jackson Hole Airport is on track to eclipse 550,000 total outbound passengers by year’s end, a new record for a regional airport surrounded by elk, moose, and at least one confused tourist asking if the runway is part of Yellowstone.
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