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August 2018 Passenger, Cargo traffic at Austin-Bergstrom
Passenger Activity: Total passenger traffic for August 2018 was 1,413,983 up 17.3% compared to August 2017. August 2018 enplanements totaled 692,735, up 18.3%. Southwest Airlines passengers totaled 471,333, up 7.2% compared to August 2017; American Airlines passengers totaled 246,070, up 3.6%; United Airlines passengers totaled 207,026, up 9.7%; Delta Air Lines passengers totaled 195,507, up 21%; Frontier Airlines passengers totaled 129,544, up 189%; JetBlue Airways passengers totaled 51,279, down 3.8%; Alaska Airlines passengers totaled 48,101, up 104.1%; Allegiant Air passengers totaled 20,542, down 1.1%; British Airways passengers totaled 15,478, up 47.7%; Norwegian Air passengers totaled 7,286; Condor passengers totaled 5,778, up 55%; AeroMexico passengers totaled 4,316, up 34.3 %; Air Canada passengers totaled 4,097, up 17.4%; Sun Country Airlines passengers totaled 3,272; ViaAir passengers totaled 2,435; Volaris passengers totaled 1,513, up 5.4%; and Vacation Express passengers totaled 406.
August 2018 air cargo totaled 15,495,819 lbs., down 8.9% compared to August 2017. International air cargo totaled 1,223,485 lbs., down 30.9%. Federal Express carried 8.8 million lbs., down 8.8%; and United Parcel Service carried 3 million lbs., down 12.5%.
Air Services transferred 666,002 lbs. of mail, up 12.1%; and 1,763,819 lbs. of belly freight, down 4.4%.
Aircraft Operations: General Aviation operations totaled 4,384, up 13.8%. Combined operations (including commercial and military) totaled 18,754, up 12.5%.
January - August 2018
Passenger Activity: Total passenger traffic for January – August 2018 was 10,511,663, up 15.5%, compared to January – August 2017. January – August 2018 enplanements totaled 5,259,357, up 15.2%. Southwest Airlines passengers totaled 3,688,979, up 8.8%; American Airlines passengers 1,850,449, up 7%; United Airlines passengers totaled 1,547,493, up 4.2%; Delta Air Lines passengers 1,408,450, up 22.3%; Frontier Airlines passengers totaled 744,890, up 141.4%; JetBlue Airways passengers totaled 401,006, down 2.1%; Alaska Airlines passengers totaled 365,602, up 117.6%; Allegiant Air passengers totaled 217,044, up 19.9%; British Airways passengers totaled 113,063, up 32.5%; Norwegian Air passengers totaled 39,792; Air Canada passengers totaled 31,333, up 14.4%; AeroMexico passengers totaled 30,019, up 18.9%; Sun Country Airlines passengers totaled 17,391; Virgin America passengers totaled 11,117; ViaAir passengers totaled 13,513; Condor passengers totaled 15,706, up 1.1%; Volaris passengers totaled 10,869, down 1.4%; Vacation Express passengers totaled 2,758; Swift Air passengers totaled 1,142; and Scandinavian Airlines passengers totaled 697.
August 2018 (January – August 2018) air cargo totaled 119,163,647 lbs., down 3.1% compared to August 2017. International air cargo totaled 13,660,640 lbs., down 12.6%. Federal Express carried 65.8 million lbs., down 4.6%; and United Parcel Service carried 24.9 million lbs., up 10.9%.
Air Services transferred 4,951,933 lbs. of mail, up 10.3%; and 13,134,585 lbs. of belly freight, down 4.9%.
Aircraft Operations: General Aviation operations totaled 32,903 for January – August 2018, down 4.9%. Combined operations (including commercial and military) totaled 140,807 up 6%.