U.S. Airports That Face Closure Under Looming Automatic Spending Cuts

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This interactive map and infographic show the airports expected to be shut down or adversely affected by soon-to-be-triggered automatic budget cuts.

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Code	Airport	City	State	Staff	Passengers*
SAV	Savannah/Hilton Head International	Savannah	GA	28	785,251
ISP	Long Island MacArthur	Ronkonkoma	NY	19	781,396
SFB	Orlando Sanford International	Sanford	FL	19	768,938
PSP	Palm Springs International	Palm Springs	CA	13	759,510
PNS	Pensacola Regional	Pensacola	FL	15	750,190
MSN	Dane County Regional-Truax Field	Madison	WI	28	741,365
ICT	Wichita Mid-Continent	Wichita	KS	41	740,675
ACY	Atlantic City International	Egg Harbor Township	NJ	28	668,930
SRQ	Sarasota/Bradenton International	Sarasota	FL	15	657,157
MDT	Harrisburg International	Middletown	PA	28	655,294
BTV	Burlington International	South Burlington	VT	20	636,018
JAN	Jackson-Evers International	Jackson	MS	19	615,622
FAT	Fresno Yosemite International	Fresno	CA	32	615,320
HSV	Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field	Huntsville	AL	26	614,601
ITO	Hilo International	Hilo	HI	19	605,101
LEX	Blue Grass	Lexington	KY	24	533,952
PHF	Newport News/Williamsburg International	Newport News	VA	16	516,789
LBB	Lubbock Preston Smith International	Lubbock	TX	24	503,580
CAE	Columbia Metropolitan	Columbia	SC	31	487,474
MAF	Midland International	Midland	TX	28	474,423
FNT	Bishop International	Flint	MI	21	473,113
FAI	Fairbanks International	Fairbanks	AK	18	438,188
CID	The Eastern Iowa	Cedar Rapids	IA	18	431,874
ABE	Lehigh Valley International	Allentown	PA	29	428,332
FSD	Joe Foss Field	Sioux Falls	SD	20	418,521
MLI	Quad City International	Moline	IL	18	412,470
PIE	St Petersburg-Clearwater International	Clearwater	FL	17	412,136
BIL	Billings Logan International	Billings	MT	20	407,375
BTR	Baton Rouge Metropolitan, Ryan Field	Baton Rouge	LA	23	396,403
GPT	Gulfport-Biloxi International	Gulfport	MS	25	395,350
ILM	Wilmington International	Wilmington	NC	21	395,156
EUG	Mahlon Sweet Field	Eugene	OR	25	393,504
AMA	Rick Husband Amarillo International	Amarillo	TX	19	392,815
SBA	Santa Barbara Municipal	Goleta	CA	37	367,328
AVL	Asheville Regional	Fletcher	NC	19	361,617
GRB	Austin Straubel International	Green Bay	WI	29	352,157
SGF	Springfield-Branson National	Springfield	MO	32	349,091
FAR	Hector International	Fargo	ND	22	346,284
PSC	Tri-Cities	Pasco	WA	20	327,008
CRP	Corpus Christi International	Corpus Christi	TX	46	322,903
ROA	Roanoke Regional/Woodrum Field	Roanoke	VA	34	320,961
TLH	Tallahassee Regional	Tallahassee	FL	23	305,686
SBN	South Bend Regional	South Bend	IN	25	304,988
CHA	Lovell Field	Chattanooga	TN	22	304,399
JNU	Juneau International	Juneau	AK	12	303,628
MOB	Mobile Regional	Mobile	AL	30	288,461
CRW	Yeager	Charleston	WV	25	282,704
DAB	Daytona Beach International	Daytona Beach	FL	56	274,166
FWA	Fort Wayne International	Fort Wayne	IN	26	272,796
AGS	Augusta Regional at Bush Field	Augusta	GA	19	267,631
BGR	Bangor International	Bangor	ME	22	266,373
SHV	Shreveport Regional	Shreveport	LA	26	265,104
FAY	Fayetteville Regional/Grannis Field	Fayetteville	NC	26	259,445
PIA	Greater Peoria Regional	Peoria	IL	22	249,898
AVP	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International	Avoca	PA	23	228,367
LFT	Lafayette Regional	Lafayette	LA	26	222,795
ASE	Aspen-Pitkin County/Sardy Field	Aspen	CO	13	221,256
TRI	Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA	Blountville	TN	22	220,586
BIS	Bismarck Municipal	Bismarck	ND	17	197,167
MGM	Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field)	Montgomery	AL	19	188,177
LAN	Capital City	Lansing	MI	25	186,341
MRY	Monterey Peninsula	Monterey	CA	12	181,640
GCN	Grand Canyon National Park	Grand Canyon	AZ	9	172,972
TVC	Cherry Capital	Traverse City	MI	11	170,977
EVV	Evansville Regional	Evansville	IN	30	169,426
GTF	Great Falls International	Great Falls	MT	14	168,158
ACK	Nantucket Memorial	Nantucket	MA	15	164,032
ELM	Elmira/Corning Regional	Horseheads	NY	17	152,582
AZO	Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International	Kalamazoo	MI	21	148,634
BFL	Meadows Field	Bakersfield	CA	24	148,347
DLH	Duluth International	Duluth	MN	21	146,578
MBS	MBS International	Freeland	MI	18	136,594
LNK	Lincoln	Lincoln	NE	15	131,215
GFK	Grand Forks International	Grand Forks	ND	23	118,872
ERI	Erie International/Tom Ridge Field	Erie	PA	21	112,749
HTS	Tri-State/Milton J. Ferguson Field	Huntington	WV	20	112,522
RST	Rochester International	Rochester	MN	20	110,295
BGM	Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field	Johnson City	NY	16	108,172
MLU	Monroe Regional	Monroe	LA	13	107,290
STS	Charles M. Schulz – Sonoma County	Santa Rosa	CA	10	102,414
HLN	Helena Regional	Helena	MT	14	100,695
RFD	Chicago/Rockford International	Rockford	IL	28	96,248
FSM	Fort Smith Regional	Fort Smith	AR	31	84,136
CMI	University of Illinois-Willard	Savoy	IL	23	83,731
TOL	Toledo Express	Swanton	OH	24	81,127
ABI	Abilene Regional	Abilene	TX	26	80,434
CSG	Columbus Metropolitan	Columbus	GA	9	78,718
CPR	Casper/Natrona County International	Casper	WY	15	77,758
SPI	Abraham Lincoln Capital	Springfield	IL	19	71,862
FLO	Florence Regional	Florence	SC	16	68,169
LCH	Lake Charles Regional	Lake Charles	LA	20	61,325
ACT	Waco Regional	Waco	TX	22	61,164
SCK	Stockton Metropolitan	Stockton	CA	12	56,044
CRQ	McClellan-Palomar	Carlsbad	CA	18	45,518
TWF	Joslin Field – Magic Valley Regional	Twin Falls	ID	12	38,533
ROW	Roswell International Air Center	Roswell	NM	17	37,262
YNG	Youngstown-Warren Regional	Vienna	OH	22	37,048
BFI	Boeing Field/King County International	Seattle	WA	24	34,434
SUX	Sioux Gateway/Col. Bud Day Field	Sioux City	IA	13	28,137
PUB	Pueblo Memorial	Pueblo	CO	16	22,470
ALO	Waterloo Regional	Waterloo	IA	17	22,297
GGG	East Texas Regional	Longview	TX	20	21,112
MRI	Merrill Field	Anchorage	AK	13	14,261
MKG	Muskegon County	Muskegon	MI	22	14,101
BPT	Southeast Texas Regional	Beaumont	TX	12	13,670

Passengers* indicates the total number of passengers boarded at this airport every year.

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U.S. Airports That Face Closure Under Looming Automatic Spending Cuts