AUSTIN, TEXAS – Passenger traffic growth for March 2021 was up 4.9% compared to March 2020 with 735,270 passengers flying during the month.

March 2021

Passenger Activity: Total passenger traffic for March 2021 was 735,270 up 4.9% compared to March 2020. March 2021 enplanements totaled 362,085, up 3.6%. Southwest Airlines passengers totaled 255,034, up 15.6%; American Airlines passengers totaled 147,085, up 13.1%; Delta Air Lines passengers totaled 99,685, up 7.6%; United Airlines passengers totaled 91,212, down 11.2%;Spirit Airlines passengers totaled 42,424, down 24.8%; JetBlue Airways passengers totaled 36.675, up 40.3%; Alaska Airlines passengers 31,929, up 32.2%; Frontier Airlines passengers totaled 18,520, down 29.7%; Allegiant Air passengers totaled 12,293, up 79.6%; Sun Country Airlines passengers totaled 211, down 43.3%; and Swift Air passengers totaled 202.

March 2021 air cargo totaled 18,764,285 lbs., up 25.7% compared to March 2020. International air cargo totaled 26,528 lbs., down 97.8%. Federal Express carried 8,103,345 lbs., up 6.1%; United Parcel Service carried 2,952,891 lbs., up 9.3%; Amerijet International carried 2,538,474 lbs.; Sun Country Airlines carried 1,683,127 lbs.; and Southern Air carried 1,630,294 lbs.

Air Services transferred 598,487 lbs. of mail, down 25%; and 638,878 lbs. of belly freight, down 55.4%.

Aircraft Operations: General Aviation operations totaled 4,029, up 81.6%. Combined operations (including commercial and military) totaled 14,354, up 2.6%.

Passenger Activity: Total passenger traffic for January – March 2021 was 1,494,122, down 53.7%, compared to January – March 2020. January – March 2021 enplanements totaled 737,472, down 53.9%. Southwest Airlines passengers totaled 496,543, down 51.9%; American Airlines passengers totaled 303,297, down 50.5%; United Airlines passengers totaled 207,718, down 55.9%; Delta Air Lines passengers totaled 204,345, down 55.9%; Spirit Airlines passengers totaled 91,258, down 55.8%; JetBlue Airways passengers totaled 71,714, down 40.2%; Alaska Airlines passengers totaled 59,802, down 49%; Frontier Airlines passengers totaled 41,213, down 64.1%;  Allegiant Air passengers totaled 17,451, down 5.5%; Swift Air passengers totaled 499, down 46.2%; and Sun Country Airlines passengers totaled 282, down 56.1%.

January – March 2021 air cargo totaled 50,933,612 lbs., up 14.2% compared to January – March 2020. International air cargo totaled 74,210 lbs., down 98.3%. Federal Express carried 21,115,987 lbs., down 4.9%; United Parcel Service carried 7,491,099 lbs., down 8.9%; Sun Country Airlines carried 6,841,586 lbs; and Amerijet International carried 5,249,155 lbs.

Air Services transferred 1,671,433 lbs. of mail, down 41%; and 1,446,750 lbs. of belly freight, down 71.8%.

Aircraft Operations: General Aviation operations totaled 9,419 for January – March 2021, up 6.5%. Combined operations (including commercial and military) totaled 32,904, down 28.3%.