SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The South Bend International Airport reports for the first time ever it had over 50,000 people depart on flights in a single month.

Officials say the March 2025 enplanements, an industry metric indicating the number of people boarding an airplane from a specific airport, increased 24.6 percent year-over-year from 40,612 to 50,602. 

“Whether you travel for business, leisure, or both, I’d like to thank every person in our region that chooses to fly SBN,” said South Bend International Airport CEO and Executive Director Mike Daigle. “Forward looking schedules show summer seat capacity up 30-40 percent. This is a result of additional frequencies on existing routes and new routes that started toward the end of 2024. With a continued choice to fly South Bend, we anticipate serving over one million total air passengers by the end of 2025.”

Airport officials say historically, in the aviation industry, January and February are the slowest months of the year while March begins the busier spring break travel season.

SBN states it actually saw an increase in year-over-year enplanements of 43.8 percent and 17.6 percent in January and February, respectively.

SBN's air carriers provide nonstop flights Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Detroit, Fort Myers, Knoxville, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, Orlando, Punta Gorda, Phoenix/Mesa, Sanford, Sarasota/Bradenton, Tampa Bay/St. Petersburg, and Washington, D.C. with connections.