City of Austin
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AUSTIN, TEXAS – Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) passenger traffic growth for September 2024 was down 6.21% compared to September 2023 with 1,664,972 passengers flying during the month.
September 2024
Passenger Activity: Total passenger traffic for September 2024 was 1,664,972, down 6.21% compared to September 2023. September 2024 enplanements totaled 825,344, down 6.17%.
Southwest Airlines passengers totaled 642,960, down 6.9%; American Airlines passengers totaled 329,556, down 16.6%; Delta Air Lines passengers totaled 287,850, up 17.8%; United Airlines passengers totaled 202,028, down 2.4%; Alaska Airlines passengers totaled 64,432, down 7.2%; Frontier Airlines passengers totaled 22,235, up 155.4%; British Airways passengers totaled 17,968, up 10.4%; Spirit Airlines passengers totaled 17,403, down 63%; JetBlue Airways passengers totaled 16,653, down 42.2%; Allegiant Air passengers totaled 15,044, down 32.6%; Air Canada passengers totaled 11,933, up 31.3%; Lufthansa passengers totaled 9,783, up 56.2%; KLM Royal Dutch Airlines passengers totaled 5,790, down 5%; Aeromexico passengers totaled 5,119, up 6.4%; Copa Airlines passengers totaled 4,581, down 18.4%; Hawaiian Airlines passengers totaled 4,533, down 21.3%; VivaAerobus passengers totaled 3,501; WestJet passengers totaled 2,597, up 25.2% and Sun Country Airlines passengers totaled 1,006, down 25.3%.
September 2024 air cargo totaled 23,816,183 lbs., up 13.42% compared to September 2023.
International air cargo totaled 2,462,388 lbs., up 53.25%.
Air Transport International carried 7,142,536 lbs., up 54.8%; Federal Express carried 5,032,144 lbs., down 21.3%; Atlas Air carried 2,597,112 lbs., up 26.2%.; United Parcel Services carried 2,371,978 lbs., down 6.9%; and Sun Country Airlines/MN Airlines LLC carried 1,700,384 lbs., up 26.9%.
Air Services transferred 6,138 lbs. of mail, down 94.93%; and 3,714,123 lbs. of belly freight, up 23.68%.
Aircraft Operations: General Aviation operations totaled 3,927, up 6.39%. Combined operations (including commercial and military) totaled 21,409, down 6.95%.
January – September 2024
Passenger Activity: Total passenger traffic for January – September 2024 was 16,251,729, down 0.55%, compared to January – September 2023. January – September 2024 enplanements totaled 8,114,562, down 0.54%.
Southwest Airlines passengers totaled 6,693,559, up 7.5%; American Airlines passengers totaled 3,283,368, down 15.9%; Delta Air Lines passengers totaled 2,447,182, up 21.8%; United Airlines passengers totaled 1,880,380, up 2.3%; Alaska Airlines passengers totaled 589,621, down 12.6%; Allegiant Air passengers totaled 252,872, down 14.4%; Spirit Airlines passengers totaled 242,764, down 60.5%; JetBlue Airways passengers totaled 163,273, down 18.5%; British Airways passengers totaled 148,096, up 4.8%; Frontier Airlines passengers totaled 135,902, up 81.8%; Air Canada passengers totaled 96,274, up 51.9%; Lufthansa passengers totaled 69,783, up 36.3%; KLM Royal Dutch Airlines passengers totaled 54,793, up 6.3%; Aeromexico passengers totaled 54,263, up 20.5%; Hawaiian Airlines passengers totaled 48,633, down 25.5%; Copa Airlines passengers totaled 43,670, up 210.3%; VivaAerobus passengers totaled 21,187; WestJet passengers totaled 12,929, up 32.7%; Sun Country Airlines passengers totaled 11,473, down 18.8%; Virgin Atlantic passengers totaled 1,136, down 97.5%; Condor passengers totaled 243; Korean Air passengers totaled 243; Titan Airways passengers totaled 44; and Flightworx Aviation Ltd. passengers totaled 41.
January – September 2024 air cargo totaled 226,744,593 lbs., up 9.10% compared to January – September 2023.
International air cargo totaled 21,022,742 lbs., up 38.43%.
Air Transport International carried 72,472,622 lbs., up 27.3%; Federal Express carried 59,762,166 lbs., down 1.3%; United Parcel Services carried 21,509,454 lbs., down 11.5%; Atlas Air carried 17,457,765 lbs., down 17.4%; and Sun Country Airlines/MN Airlines LLC carried 14,633,020 lbs., up 87.2%.
Air Services transferred 509,770 lbs. of mail, down 79.64%; and 30,551,490 lbs. of belly freight, up 18.53%.
Aircraft Operations: General Aviation operations totaled 31,258 for January – September 2024, down 9.88%. Combined operations (including commercial and military) totaled 194,324, down 5.18%.