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Passenger Activity: Total passenger traffic for December 2016 was 1,034,067, up 0.4% compared to December 2015. December 2016 enplanements totaled 526,211, up .06%. Southwest Airlines passengers totaled 416,305, down 1% compared to December 2015; American Airlines passengers totaled 203,247, down 5%; United Airlines passengers totaled 154,053, down 5%; Delta Air Lines passengers totaled 123,634, up 6%; jetBlue Airways passengers totaled 44,346, up 3%; Frontier Airlines passengers totaled 23,146, down 5%; Alaska Airlines passengers totaled 18,448, up 25%; Allegiant Air passengers totaled 16,808, up 67%; Virgin America passengers totaled 13,855, up 9%; British Airways passengers totaled 10,030, up 8%; Air Canada passengers totaled 3,457, up 33%; AeroMexico passengers totaled 3,077; Volaris passengers totaled 2,612; and Texas Sky passengers totaled 549, up 115%.
December 2016 air cargo totaled 16,358,357 lbs., up 20% compared to December 2015. International air cargo totaled 1,900,360 lbs., up 50%. Federal Express carried 8.6 million lbs., up 27%; and United Parcel Service carried 3.9 million lbs., up 11%.
Air Services transferred 535,964 lbs. of mail, up 18%; and 1,763,389 lbs. of belly freight, up 18.5%.
Aircraft Operations: General Aviation operations totaled 3,579, down 10%. Combined operations (including commercial and military) totaled 14,980, down 6%.
Passenger Activity: Total passenger traffic for January – December YTD was 12,436,849, up 4.5%, compared to January – December 2015. January – December 2016 enplanements totaled 6,226,002, up 4%. Southwest Airlines passengers totaled 4,777,967, up 9%; American Airlines passengers 2,531,289, up 18%; United Airlines passengers totaled 1,941,357, down 1.5%; Delta Air Lines passengers 1,530,740, up 7%; jetBlue Airways passengers totaled 562,667, up 4%; Frontier Airlines passengers totaled 315,501, down 10%; Alaska Airlines passengers totaled 225,128, up 51%; Allegiant Air passengers totaled 173,830 up 44%; Virgin America passengers totaled 171,361 down 27.5%; British Airways passengers totaled 129,941, up 6%; Air Canada passengers totaled 42,333, up 76%; Volaris passengers totaled 10,303; Condor Airlines passengers totaled 8,142;; AeroMexico passengers totaled 4,423; and Texas Sky passengers totaled 2,379, down 13%;
December YTD (January – December 2016) air cargo totaled 174,739,682 lbs., up 11% compared to December 2015. International air cargo totaled 18,970,627 lbs., down 3%. Federal Express carried 99.4 million lbs., up 17%; and United Parcel Service carried 28.3 million lbs., down 6%.
Air Services transferred 4,753,791 lbs. of mail, down 22.5%; and 16,867,601 lbs. of belly freight, up 3%.
Aircraft Operations: General Aviation operations totaled 51,929 for January – December YTD, down 2%. Combined operations (including Commercial and military) totaled 192,032 up 0.4%.
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