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Total passenger traffic for August 2017 was up 14% compared to August 2016
August 2017
Passenger Activity: Total passenger traffic for August 2017 was 1,205,341, up 14% compared to August 2016. August 2017 enplanements totaled 585,768, up 14%. Southwest Airlines passengers totaled 439,559, up 13% compared to August 2016; American Airlines passengers totaled 237,581, up 10%; United Airlines passengers totaled 188,682, up 13.5%; Delta Air Lines passengers totaled 161,521, up 26%; JetBlue Airways passengers totaled 53,292, up 3.5%; Frontier Airlines passengers totaled 44,830, up 37%; Alaska Airlines passengers totaled 23,566, up 11%; Allegiant Air passengers totaled 20,768, up 42%; Virgin America passengers totaled 12,253, down 18%; British Airways passengers totaled 10,481, down 5%; Condor passengers totaled 3,727, up 18%; Air Canada passengers totaled 3,490, up 7%; AeroMexico passengers totaled 3,214; Volaris passengers totaled 1,436, down 29%; and ViaAir passengers totaled 325.
August 2017 air cargo totaled 17,004,930 lbs., up 20% compared to August 2016. International air cargo totaled 1,769,566 lbs., up 52.5%. Federal Express carried 9.6 million lbs., up 13.5%; and United Parcel Service carried 3.4 million lbs., up 45%.
Air Services transferred 594,368 lbs. of mail, up 39%; and 1,844,730 lbs. of belly freight, up 48%.
Aircraft Operations: General Aviation operations totaled 3,853, up 5.5%. Combined operations (including commercial and military) totaled 16,667, up 5%.
January – August 2017
Passenger Activity: Total passenger traffic for January – August YTD was 9,100,367, up 11%, compared to January – August 2016. January – August 2017 enplanements totaled 4,566,504, up 11%. Southwest Airlines passengers totaled 3,390,430, up 8%; American Airlines passengers 1,729,495, up 3%; United Airlines passengers totaled 1,485,063, up 16.5%; Delta Air Lines passengers 1,151,599, up 13.5%; JetBlue Airways passengers totaled 409,557, up 6%; Frontier Airlines passengers totaled 308,566, up 57%; Allegiant Air passengers totaled 181,088, up 57%; Alaska Airlines passengers totaled 168,045, up 12%; Virgin America passengers totaled 104,762, down 9%; British Airways passengers totaled 85,346, down 2%; Air Canada passengers totaled 27,384, up 0.5%; AeroMexico passengers totaled 25,251; Condor passengers totaled 15,536, up 99%; Volaris passengers totaled 11,019, up 443%; ViaAir passengers totaled 1,908; Texas Sky passengers totaled 604, down 45%.
August YTD (January – August 2017) air cargo totaled 122,951,462 lbs., up 12% compared to August 2016. International air cargo totaled 15,632,119 lbs., up 49.5%. Federal Express carried 68.9 million lbs., up 5%; and United Parcel Service carried 22.4 million lbs., up 29%.
Air Services transferred 4,487,832 lbs. of mail, up 60.5%; and 13,810,763lbs. of belly freight, up 28.5%.
Aircraft Operations: 2017 General Aviation operations totaled 34,589, up 3.5% from January – August 2016 YTD. Combined operations (including commercial and military) totaled 132,862, up 4.5%.
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