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Passenger traffic was up 165.01% with 1,097,442 passengers flying during January
AUSTIN, TEXAS – As airport recovery continues, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) passenger traffic growth for January 2022 was up 165.01% compared to January 2021 with 1,097,442 passengers flying during the month.
January 2022
Passenger Activity: Total passenger traffic for January 2022 was 1,097,442, up 165.01% compared to January 2021. January 2022 enplanements totaled 537,439, up 166.33%. Southwest Airlines passengers totaled 405,525, up 196.8%; American Airlines passengers totaled 304,854, up 260.8%; Delta Air Lines passengers totaled 120,049, up 121%; United Airlines passengers totaled 111,544, up 68.7%; Alaska Airlines passengers totaled 50,193, up 251%; Spirit Airlines passengers totaled 37,041, up 46.9%; JetBlue Airways passengers totaled 20,908, up 21.4%; Allegiant Air passengers totaled 17,456, up 715.7%; Frontier Airlines passengers totaled 13,459, up 0.7%; British Airways passengers totaled 5,214; Aeromexico passengers totaled 4,776; Hawaiian Airlines passengers totaled 3,549; Air Canada passengers totaled 2,225; Sun Country Airlines passengers totaled 364; and Qatar Airways passengers totaled 285.
January 2022 air cargo totaled 23,763,410 lbs., up 19.68% compared to January 2021. International air cargo totaled 282,883 lbs., up 980.61%. Air Transport International carried 8,432,959 lbs., up 187.1%; Federal Express carried 5,778,170 lbs., down 23.2%; United Parcel Services carried 2,990,970 lbs., up 20.9%; Atlas Air carried 1,702,990 lbs., up 82.5%; ABX Air carried 1,179,314 lbs.; and Amerijet International Airlines carried 1,136,390 lbs., down 30.6%.
Air Services transferred 682,375 lbs. of mail, up 7.21%; and 1,643,460 lbs. of belly freight, up 330.28%.
Aircraft Operations: General Aviation operations totaled 3,773, up 20.85%. Combined operations (including commercial and military) totaled 19,953, up 91.86%.