AUSTIN, TEXAS – The number of travelers passing through Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in November 2019 pushed the airport’s passenger travel for the year past the annual record set in 2018, with 15,872,676 traveling through the airport year-to-date. With December 2019 passenger numbers still being calculated, 2019 will be Austin-Bergstrom’s busiest travel year ever.

Passenger Activity: Total passenger traffic for November 2019 was 1,453,417 up 6.8% compared to November 2018. November 2019 enplanements totaled 735,746, up 7.95%. Southwest Airlines passengers totaled 476,335, down 4.7%; American Airlines passengers totaled 264,124, up 3.4%; United Airlines passengers totaled 206,273, up 2.7%; Delta Air Lines passengers totaled 192,744, up 10.8%; Spirit Airlines passengers totaled 78,324; Frontier Airlines passengers totaled 75,303, down 16.8%; Alaska Airlines passengers 56,744, up 12%; JetBlue Airways passengers totaled 50,930, up 13.1%; British Airways passengers totaled 15,060, up 12.5%; Allegiant Air passengers totaled 12,954, down 22.5%;  Lufthansa  passengers totaled 7,953; Air Canada passengers totaled 4,824, up 3%; AeroMexico passengers totaled 4,880, up 29.6% ; Sun Country Airlines passengers totaled 4,487, up 152.4%; Miami Air passengers totaled 981; Swift Air passengers totaled 882, up 41.3% and WestJet passengers totaled 619.

November 2019 air cargo totaled 17,347,972 lbs., up 14.5% compared to November 2018.  International air cargo totaled 3,567,663 lbs., up 94.9%. Federal Express carried 7,348,321 -lbs., down 5.7% and United Parcel Service carried 3,131,307 lbs., down 10.4%.

Air Services transferred 958,618 lbs. of mail, up 29%; and 2,093,204 lbs. of belly freight, up 12.9%.

Aircraft Operations: General Aviation operations totaled 4,242, down 0.6%. Combined operations (including commercial and military) totaled 17,864, up 1.9%.

Passenger Activity: Total passenger traffic for January – November 2019 was 15,872,676, up 9.04%, compared to January – November 2018. January – November 2019 enplanements totaled 7,937,028, up 9.1%. Southwest Airlines passengers totaled 5,345,066, up 4.6%; American Airlines passengers totaled 2,827,588, up 9%; United Airlines passengers totaled 2,273,724, up 6.2%; Delta Air Lines passengers totaled 2,162,261, up 11.6%; Frontier Airlines passengers totaled 832,893, down 22.3%; Spirit Airlines passengers totaled 692,781; Alaska Airlines passengers 580,240, up 13.4%; JetBlue Airways passengers totaled 522,503, down 2.3%; British Airways passengers totaled 173,262, up 10.1%; Allegiant Air passengers totaled 170,551, down 34.4%; Air Canada passengers totaled 66,097, up 48.2%; Norwegian Air passengers totaled 62,435, up 15.4%; Lufthansa  passengers totaled 58,175; AeroMexico passengers totaled 43,186, up 9.6% ; Sun Country Airlines passengers totaled 37,133, up 46.4%; WestJet passengers totaled 13,365; Via Air passengers totaled 3,218; Swift Air passengers totaled 2,729, up 7.3%; Miami Air passengers totaled 2,396; Vacation Express passengers totaled 1,750, down 36.5%; Volaris passengers totaled 434; Scandinavian Airlines passengers totaled 423, down 39.3%;  Air New Zealand passengers totaled 302 and VivaAerobus passengers totaled 164.

January – November 2019 air cargo totaled 166,095,937 lbs., down 0.9% compared to November 2018. International air cargo totaled 19,902,895 lbs., down 4.9%. Federal Express carried 85,027,001 lbs., down 5.8%; and United Parcel Service carried 34,697,020 lbs., up 0.9 %.

Air Services transferred 9,628,130 lbs. of mail, up 37.7%; and 20,121,552 lbs. of belly freight, up 8.4%.

Aircraft Operations: General Aviation operations totaled 40,215 for January – November 2019, down 10.6%. Combined operations (including commercial and military) totaled 192,768, down 0.5%.