City of Austin
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AUSTIN, TEXAS – Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) passenger traffic growth for August 2024 was down 2.89% compared to August 2023 with 1,725,545passengers flying during the month.
August 2024
Passenger Activity: Total passenger traffic for August 2024 was 1,725,545, down 2.89% compared to August 2023. August 2024 enplanements totaled 842,310, down 3.15%. Southwest Airlines passengers totaled 658,831, up 0.4%; American Airlines passengers totaled 338,898, down 15%; Delta Air Lines passengers totaled 292,580, up 15.2%; United Airlines passengers totaled 206,908, up 0.8%; Alaska Airlines passengers totaled 68,942, down 14.8%; Allegiant Air passengers totaled 27,846, down 5.4%; Frontier Airlines passengers totaled 22,938, up 202.6%; Spirit Airlines passengers totaled 21,374, down 65.2%; British Airways passengers totaled 17,386, up 8.4%; JetBlue Airways passengers totaled 16,146, down 22.2%; Air Canada passengers totaled 12,688, up 37.1%; Lufthansa passengers totaled 10,306, up 77.6%; Aeromexico passengers totaled 7,346, up 38.6%; KLM Royal Dutch Airlines passengers totaled 6,639, up 13%; Hawaiian Airlines passengers totaled 5,310, down 33%; Copa Airlines passengers totaled 4,873, up 14.4%; Viva Aerobus passengers totaled 3,331; West Jet passengers totaled 2,596, up 18.2%, and Sun Country Airlines passengers totaled 607, down 39.1%.
August 2024 air cargo totaled 26,349,317 lbs., up 13.29% compared to August 2023. International air cargo totaled 2,337,692 lbs., up 75.35%. Air Transport International carried 8,158,103 lbs., up 66.8%; Federal Express carried 7,369,095 lbs., up 3.6%; United Parcel Services carried 2,696,644 lbs., up 1.2%; Sun Country Airlines carried 1,886,581 lbs., up 45.3%, and Atlas Air carried 1,717,966 lbs., down 51.5%.
Air Services transferred 5,889 lbs. of mail, down 93.72%; and 3,554,264 lbs. of belly freight, up 33.2%.
Aircraft Operations: General Aviation operations totaled 3,291, down 4.55%. Combined operations (including commercial and military) totaled 21,206, down 8.95%.
January – August 2024
Passenger Activity: Total passenger traffic for January – August 2024 was 14,586,757, up 0.14%, compared to January – August 2023. January – August 2024 enplanements totaled 7,289,218, up 0.14%. Southwest Airlines passengers totaled 6,050,599, up 9.3%; American Airlines passengers totaled 2,953,812, down 15.8%; Delta Air Lines passengers totaled 2,159,332, up 22.3%; United Airlines passengers totaled 1,678,352, up 2.9%; Alaska Airlines passengers totaled 525,189, down 13.2%; Allegiant Air passengers totaled 237,828, down 13%; Spirit Airlines passengers totaled 225,361, down 60.3%; JetBlue Airways passengers totaled 146,620, down 14.5%; British Airways passengers totaled 130,128, up 4.1%; Frontier Airlines passengers totaled 113,667, up 72.1%; Air Canada passengers totaled 84,341, up 55.4%; Lufthansa passengers totaled 60,000, up 33.5%; Aeromexico passengers totaled 49,144, up 22.2%; KLM Royal Dutch Airlines passengers totaled 49,003, up 7.9%; Hawaiian Airlines passengers totaled 44,100, down 25.9%; Copa Airlines passengers totaled 39,089, up 362.1%; Viva Aerobus passengers totaled 17,686; Sun Country Airlines passengers totaled 10,467, down 18.1%; West Jet passengers totaled 10,332, up 34.7%; Virgin Atlantic passengers totaled 1,136, down 97.1%; Korean Air passengers totaled 243; Condor passengers totaled 243; Titan Airways passengers totaled 44; and Flightworx Aviation passengers totaled 41.
January – August 2024 air cargo totaled 202,928,410 lbs., up 8.61% compared to January – August 2023. International air cargo totaled 18,560,354 lbs., up 36.68%. Air Transport International carried 65,330,086 lbs., up 24.9%; Federal Express carried 54,730,022 lbs., up 1.1%; United Parcel Services carried 19,137,476 lbs., down 12%; Atlas Air carried 14,860,653 lbs., down 22.1%; and Sun Country Airlines carried 12,932,636 lbs., up 99.6%.
Air Services transferred 503,632 lbs. of mail, down 78.87%; and 26,837,367 lbs. of belly freight, up 17.85%.
Aircraft Operations: General Aviation operations totaled 27,331 for January – August 2024, down 11.82%. Combined operations (including commercial and military) totaled 172,915, down 4.95%.