Overview

• TSA has recorded six of its top ten busiest days in 2025, including a single-day high of nearly 3.1 million travelers screened on June 22
• The agency projects 18.5 million screenings from July 1 to July 7, marking a new peak for the Independence Day travel period
• Sunday, July 6 is forecast to be the busiest day with an estimated 2.9 million passengers passing through security checkpoints
• American Airlines plans 71,000 flights for 7.6 million travelers from June 27 through July 7 and United Airlines expects to carry over 6 million passengers, a jump of 500,000 from last year
• AAA forecasts 72.2 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles over the holiday period with 5.84 million choosing air travel, representing a 1.4% increase from last year