Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR) Statistics

Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR) is operated by the Horry County Department of Airports and serves the Grand Strand region from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The airport provides commercial air service to a wide range of destinations across the United States and plays an important role in supporting tourism, business travel, and regional connectivity throughout the area.

MYR handled 3.53 million total passengers in 2025, below its 2024 record but still 35.2% above 2019.

• Passenger volume climbed from 1.94 million in 2016 to 2.61 million in 2019, a 34.4% increase before the pandemic.
• Traffic fell to 1.11 million passengers in 2020, down 57.4% from 2019.
• The rebound was fast, with MYR reaching 3.21 million passengers in 2021 and 3.46 million in 2022, before a slight decrease to 3.36 million in 2023.
• A new peak came in 2024, when MYR handled 3.84 million total passengers.
• The 2025 total eased to 3.53 million, about 8% below the 2024 record but still well above the 2019 pre-pandemic level.

Note: Totals are calculated as enplanements plus deplanements. Percent changes are calculated from full raw values, not from the rounded values shown in prose or the standardized table. Table values are shown in millions for readability. MYR's current public passenger tables show full-year data from 2016 onward; 2026\ is partial-year data through April.*

MYR recorded 151,763 itinerant aircraft operations in 2025, down from its 2024 high but still above the 2019 pre-pandemic level.

• Itinerant operations rose from 149,142 operations in 2014 to 181,325 in 2015, dropped to 106,897 in 2016, and then settled between 115,000 and 118,000 annually from 2017 through 2019.
• The pandemic reduced itinerant operations to 88,715 in 2020, a 24.8% drop from 2019.
• Activity rebounded strongly in 2021, reaching 161,976 itinerant operations.
• MYR reached a new series high of 188,048 itinerant operations in 2024.
• The 2025 total was 151,763, about 19.3% below 2024 but 28.7% above 2019.

Charlotte was MYR's busiest domestic route market in March 2025–February 2026, with 210,800 passengers.

• Charlotte ranked first, reflecting American Airlines' hub connection from MYR.
• Atlanta followed with 155,280 passengers, supported by Delta's hub service.
• Baltimore ranked third with 117,460 passengers.
• Newark and New York-LaGuardia completed the top five, showing MYR's continued strength in Northeast leisure markets.
• The top 10 domestic route markets together accounted for 983,550 passengers.

Note: Bureau of Transportation Statistics route-market figures show domestic passengers for the stated 12-month period. They should not be read as total airport passenger traffic. Table passenger values are shown in thousands for readability.

MYR generated $44.19 million in Federal Aviation Administration Form 127 revenue in fiscal year 2025 (FY2025), up 7.7% from FY2024 and 62.2% above FY2019.

• Revenue rose from $17.35 million in FY2014 to $27.24 million in FY2019, a 57% pre-pandemic increase.
• Revenue fell to $21.83 million in FY2020, then stayed nearly flat at $21.99 million in FY2021.
• The recovery accelerated in FY2022, when revenue reached $31.93 million.
• MYR passed $36 million in FY2023 and $41 million in FY2024.
• By FY2025, revenue had reached $44.19 million, the highest figure in the series.

Note: FAA Certification Activity Tracking System (CATS) Form 127 figures are reported by fiscal year ending June 30. Percentage changes are calculated from full raw dollar values, while the table shows revenue in millions for readability.

The Federal Aviation Administration ranked MYR 79th among United States commercial service airports by 2024 passenger boardings.

• MYR recorded 1,894,929 passenger boardings in 2024, up 14.2% from 2023.
• The Federal Aviation Administration lists MYR as a primary airport with a small-hub classification.
• In South Carolina, Charleston ranked ahead of MYR, while Greenville-Spartanburg and Columbia ranked below MYR by 2024 passenger boardings.
• MYR's 2025 total airport traffic was 3.53 million passengers, but Federal Aviation Administration commercial-service rankings use passenger boardings, not total arriving-and-departing passengers.
• The airport remains a high-volume leisure airport without being classified as a large or medium hub.

Note: Federal Aviation Administration rankings use enplanements, also called passenger boardings. MYR's airport-published total passenger traffic equals enplanements plus deplanements.