Jackson Hole Airport Posts 10% October Jump

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.