In November 2024, the Colorado Springs Airport (COS) reported a total of 195,258 passengers, with 98,907 of them enplaning at the airport. Year-to-date, COS has enplaned 1,136,473 passengers and welcomed a total of 2,266,326 travelers through its terminal. Although the November numbers show a slight decline, total passengers and enplanements have increased by 6.1 percent and 5.9 percent, respectively, compared to the previous year.
Load factors dipped slightly to 77 percent, which is 5.5 percent lower than the average load factor for November 2024. However, the number of available seats decreased slightly to 128,460, representing only a 0.5 percent change from the same time last year.
Looking ahead, COS has exciting developments on the horizon. Allegiant Airlines will begin new service in February 2025, offering three nonstop routes to:
- Phoenix/Mesa, Arizona via Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA) – beginning February 12, 2025 (seasonal)
- Santa Ana/Orange County, California via John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA) – beginning February 13, 2025
- St. Pete/Tampa, Florida via St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport (PIE) – beginning February 14, 2025
Additionally, Southwest Airlines has announced plans to start seasonal service to Cancun, Mexico (CUN) on June 7, 2025, marking COS’ first international destination.
As the holiday season approaches, COS will be running a holiday parking promotion. Travelers can take advantage of 50 percent off daily long-term parking at just $4 a day from December 20, 2024, to January 2, 2025. This promotion provides an excellent opportunity for passengers to save on parking during their holiday travel.
Nonstop Route Updates
Allegiant Airlines: Phoenix/Mesa (AZA), Santa Ana/Orange County (SNA) and St. Petersburg/Tampa (PIE)
- Phoenix/Mesa (AZA) will fly seasonally beginning February 12
- Santa Ana/Orange County (SNA) will begin on February 13 and fly on Thursdays and Saturdays
- Tampa/St. Petersburg (PIE) will begin on February 14 and fly on Mondays and Fridays
American Airlines: Dallas/Ft. Worth (DFW) and Chicago O’hare (ORD)
- Six daily nonstop flights with easy connecting service across the U.S. and worldwide
- Service to Chicago O’Hare (ORD) will begin on June 5, 2025
Delta Air Lines: Atlanta (ATL), Salt Lake City (SLC), Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP)
- Twice daily nonstop service to Atlanta (except on Tuesdays and Wednesdays) (ATL)
- Daily nonstop service to Salt Lake City (SLC)
- Seasonal service to Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP) will resume June 2025
Southwest Airlines: Baltimore/Washington (BWI), Chicago (MDW), Dallas (DAL), Denver (DEN), Houston (HOU), Las Vegas (LAS), Phoenix (PHX), San Diego (SAN) and San Antonio (SAT) and Cancun, Mexico (CUN)
- Weekly nonstop seasonal service to Cancun, Mexico beginning June 7, 2025
- Daily nonstop to Baltimore/Washington (BWI)
- Seasonal service to San Diego (SAN) and San Antonio (SAT) on peak days in November, December, and January
- Daily nonstops to Denver (DEN) with easy connections coast-to-coast
United Airlines: Denver (DEN), Houston (IAH), Chicago (ORD)
- Three daily nonstop destinations with easy connections coast-to-coast and worldwide
- 12 daily nonstop flights to Denver (DEN)