Worcester Regional Airport (ORH) Statistics

About 3 miles west of downtown Worcester, Massachusetts, Worcester Regional Airport (ORH) sits atop Tatnuck Hill at 1,009 feet above sea level. Owned and operated by the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) since 2010, it has grown into a convenient gateway for the Central Massachusetts and MetroWest regions, offering a quieter alternative to Boston Logan International Airport.

Worcester Regional Airport recorded 112,744 passenger enplanements in calendar year 2024.

• Passenger enplanements climbed from 57,783 in 2014 to 96,958 in 2019.
• Commercial service was sharply reduced during 2020–2021, with 20,451 enplanements in 2020 and 14,082 in 2021.
• Recovery began in 2022 with 79,832 enplanements, then rose to 104,554 in 2023.
• The 2024 total of 112,744 enplanements was about 41% higher than 2022.
• Worcester Regional Airport recorded 87,926 enplanements as of October 2025.

ORH operates scheduled commercial service on domestic routes only.

• The route network centers on two main types of travel: direct leisure flights to Florida destinations (Orlando, Fort Lauderdale and Fort Myers) and hub connections to New York LaGuardia (LGA), Charlotte (CLT) and Philadelphia (PHL).
• ORH holds a landing rights airport designation listed as LRA Class I in FAA Chart Supplement, customs services are only available with two hours advance notice.

JetBlue carried 181,000 enplaned passengers and held an 84.25% share from November 2024 to October 2025.

• Endeavor ranked second with 18,370 passengers, accounting for 8.53% of the total.
• Piedmont and Republic followed with 7,990 (3.71%) and 7,560 (3.51%) passengers.
• Non-JetBlue carriers combined accounted for 15.75% of enplaned passengers over the period.

Worcester Regional Airport generated $3.21 million in total operating revenue in FY2025.

• Total operating revenue held near $1.56–$1.64 million from FY2014 to FY2017, before stepping up to $3.20 million in FY2019 from $1.83 million in FY2018 (up 74.43%).
• During the pandemic period, total operating revenue fell to $1.39 million in FY2021, down 39.80% from FY2020.
• Total operating revenue recovered to $2.97 million in FY2023, peaked at $3.33 million in FY2024, then eased to $3.21 million in FY2025 (down 3.70% from FY2024).

March recorded the highest monthly total with 13,296 passenger departures in 2024.

• February followed with 11,469 passenger departures.
• Passenger departures stayed above 9,000 from May (9,362) through August (9,343).
• September was the quietest month with 6,327 passenger departures.
• December finished strong with 10,340 passenger departures.

Massport has poured over $100 million into capital projects since 2010 to modernize the airport and expand capacity.

• Terminal Modernization (2023–2024): The TSA security checkpoint gained a second screening lane, easing a critical bottleneck that had caused lines to snake back into the lobby when multiple 162-seat A320s departed at once.
• Departure Lounge Expansion: Seating capacity increased during 2024 to handle higher passenger volumes.
• Taxiway B Rehabilitation: A $2.1 million project finished rehabilitating 1,250 feet of Taxiway B, including fresh asphalt, energy-efficient LED edge lighting and improved drainage.
• EMAS Replacement (2024): An FAA-funded safety project replaced the Engineered Materials Arresting System (EMAS) at the end of Runway 11/29 with cellular cement blocks designed to safely stop aircraft in case of a runway overrun.
• Parking Expansion: Massport converted abandoned aircraft parking aprons into new vehicle parking spaces, letting the airport hit 100% parking capacity during peak holiday weeks.

As part of Massport’s “Net Zero by 2031” strategy ORH has become a testing ground for renewable energy and sustainable aviation initiatives.

• Massachusetts and New England Regional SAF Hub: During 2024/2025, Massport launched a partnership to create a supply chain for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) with the goal of slashing lifecycle carbon emissions by up to 80% compared with fossil jet fuel.
• Solar Energy Generation: In April 2025, Massport announced a partnership with Kearsarge Solar to build a 20-megawatt solar field at the airport. The facility should generate 22 million kWh of electricity each year.