Coming off a record-breaking 2024, the Colorado Springs Airport (COS) has experienced a slowdown in passenger air travel with a 0.5 percent increase in total passengers when compared to January 2024. The average load factor for the month was 67.6 percent, 2.7 percent down in comparison to the previous year with 3.1 percent less seats. Historically, January and February are typically slower months for air travel and this downturn is being seen across the industry potentially due to a softening market.
Looking Ahead
There are exciting and notable celebrations in the coming months:
- Allegiant Air started service in February to Phoenix/Mesa (AZA), Santa Ana/Orange County (SNA), and St. Petersburg/Tampa (PIE)
- Opening of the new Federal Inspection Services (FIS) facility in June 2025
- Southwest Airlines will begin seasonal international service to Cancun (CUN) June 7, 2025 – August 2, 2025. Tickets are on sale now.
- Southwest Airlines set to begin year-round service to San Diego (SAN), beginning October 2, 2025 – booking now
- The Concourse Modernization project, ElevateCOS, has successfully completed the first two phases and is currently advancing into phase three
Nonstop Route Updates
Allegiant Air: Phoenix/Mesa (AZA), Santa Ana/Orange County (SNA), and St. Petersburg/Tampa (PIE)
- Twice weekly service to all three destinations
- Phoenix/Mesa (AZA) is seasonal
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), with an additional flight starting in July 2025
- 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), San Antonio (SAT), and Cancun, Mexico (CUN)
- Weekly nonstop seasonal service to Cancun, Mexico beginning June 7, 2025
- Five times per week service to San Diego (SAN), beginning October 2, 2025.
- Daily nonstop to Baltimore/Washington (BWI)
- Seasonal service San Antonio (SAT) on peak days in November, December, and January
- Daily nonstop 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)