Best Time to Visit Flight 93 National Memorial
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Visit Flight 93 in February
February offers best overall balance of crowds, weather and daylight. For comparison, September is the most crowded month (~2.0× the average month) and January is the quietest.
Annual visits
286K
2025
Busiest month
Sep
2.0× avg
Quietest month
Jan
0.2× avg
10-yr trend
steady
-5%
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Photos courtesy of the National Park Service (public domain).
How crowded is Flight 93 by month?
Relative crowd level by month (1.0 = the park's average month), from NPS visitation records 2007–2025.
Month-by-month crowd, weather & daylight
| Month | Crowd level | Best-time score | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | Very quiet | 78 Excellent | 9.5 h |
| February★ best | Very quiet | 80 Excellent | 10.5 h |
| March | Very quiet | 72 Good | 11.7 h |
| April | Quiet | 65 Good | 13.1 h |
| May | Busy | 50 Fair | 14.2 h |
| June | Busy | 49 Fair | 14.8 h |
| July | Busy | 38 Poor | 14.6 h |
| August | Busy | 39 Poor | 13.6 h |
| September | Very busy | 14 Poor | 12.2 h |
| October | Very busy | 18 Poor | 10.9 h |
| November | Quiet | 55 Fair | 9.7 h |
| December | Very quiet | 72 Good | 9.2 h |
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About visiting Flight 93
Flight 93 National Memorial is a National Memorial in PA and a relatively quiet park, drawing about 286,000 recreation visits in 2025. Visitation has held fairly steady over the past decade. Crowds concentrate sharply by season: September is the busiest month at about 2.0× the park's average month, while January is the calmest at roughly 0.2× — a 12-to-1 swing between high and low season. Roughly 37% of the year's visitors arrive in the three summer months of June, July and August alone, so timing a trip outside that window is the single biggest lever on how crowded the park feels. If avoiding people matters most, January offers the thinnest crowds of the year, though you'll trade some warmth and daylight for the solitude. Daylight ranges from about 9.2 hours in midwinter to 14.8 hours near the summer solstice, which shapes how much ground you can cover in a day. These crowd figures are drawn from 2007–2025 of National Park Service visitor-use records, and are updated as new monthly data is released.
Park overview
On Tuesday morning, September 11, 2001, the U.S. came under attack when four commercial airliners were hijacked and used to strike targets on the ground. Nearly 3,000 people tragically lost their lives. Because of the actions of the 40 passengers and crew aboard one of the planes, Flight 93, the attack on the U.S. Capitol was thwarted.
Weather & conditions
Fall-Winter Cooler weather starts in September with warm days and cool nights. The first snowfall of the season occurs by mid-October and extends through late March to mid-April. Daytime temperatures range in the mid-20s to 30s, with periodic warming in the 40s and 50s. The average annual snowfall is approximately 80 inches for Somerset County. Spring-Summer May is more predictable for warmer weather with daytime temperatures in the 60s and 70s. July and August are also mild with highs in the 80s-90s
Park overview text courtesy of the National Park Service — official park site.
Where to stay near Flight 93
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Getting to Flight 93
The nearest airport is Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), about 102 mi (2 hr 15 min drive) away. Most visitors reach Flight 93 by car.
Frequently Asked Questions
February offers best overall balance of crowds, weather and daylight at Flight 93 National Memorial. The park is busiest in September (about 2.0× the average month) and quietest in January.
September is the busiest month at Flight 93 National Memorial, running roughly 2.0 times the park's average monthly visitation.
January is the quietest month at Flight 93 National Memorial, at about 0.2× the average month — a good choice if you want to avoid crowds.
Flight 93 National Memorial recorded about 286,079 recreation visits in 2025. Visitation has been steady over the past decade (-5%).
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) is the closest airport to Flight 93 National Memorial, about 102 mi (2 hr 15 min drive) away.
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Sources: National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics (2007–2025). Crowd index = a month's visits ÷ the park's average month.