The Busiest Days to Fly Around Memorial Day in 2025
- NerdWallet analyzed TSA checkpoint data from 2022, 2023, and 2024 to find the busiest Memorial Day travel days.
- Memorial Day travel trends were analyzed using data from six days before and after the holiday each year.
- The analysis showed passenger screenings at TSA checkpoints during the Memorial Day travel period.
- The Friday before Memorial Day saw 2.69 million passengers in 2024, setting a travel record.
- The Sunday after Memorial Day and Friday before are the busiest, but flying home Saturday avoids crowds.
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The busiest days to fly around Memorial Day in 2025
By Sally French, NerdWallet Memorial Day marks the unofficial beginning of summer in the U.S., but the days leading up to it tend to bring the biggest airport crowds. Some days around the long weekend are significantly busier than others, and if you can afford to be flexible when flying during Memorial Day weekend, you’ll save money and avoid the chaos at the airport. The best and worst days to fly Memorial Day weekend NerdWallet analyzed the pa…
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