For Immediate Release:
December 4, 2018
Contact: Jim Halbrook, Aviation PIO, 512/530-7531
Derick Hackett, Aviation PIO, 512/530-7545
Bryce Dubee, Aviation PIO, 512/530-6618
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA) - News
October 2018 Passenger, Cargo Traffic at Austin-Bergstrom
October 2018
Passenger Activity:
Total passenger traffic for October 2018 was 1,434,756 up 13.1% compared to October 2017. October 2018 enplanements totaled 713,910, up 13%.
Southwest Airlines passengers totaled 495,908, up 7.3% compared to October 2017;
American Airlines passengers totaled 267,149, up 11.7%;
United Airlines passengers totaled 207,852;
Delta Air Lines passengers totaled 187,333, up 7.9%;
Frontier Airlines passengers totaled 123,435, up 183.6%;
Alaska Airlines passengers totaled 50,235, up 64%;
JetBlue Airways passengers totaled 46,721, down 7.2%;
British Airways passengers totaled 16,001, up 36.2%;
Allegiant Air passengers totaled 15,841, down 39.2%;
Norwegian Air passengers totaled 6,851;
Air Canada passengers totaled 4,818, up 23.5%;
Sun Country Airlines passengers totaled 3,939;
AeroMexico passengers totaled 3,488, up 12.8 %;
ViaAir passengers totaled 3,250;
Volaris passengers totaled 1,291, up 8.9% and
Swift Air passengers totaled 86.
October 2018 air cargo totaled 18,676,841 lbs., up 5.3% compared to October 2017. International air cargo totaled 4,063,175 lbs., down 4.5%. Federal Express carried 8.7 million lbs., up 5.7%; and United Parcel Service carried 3 million lbs., up 2.5%.
Air Services transferred 663,512 lbs. of mail, up 10%; and 1,919,129 lbs. of belly freight, down 9.5%.
Aircraft Operations: General Aviation operations totaled 4,321, down 9.9%. Combined operations (including commercial and military) totaled 18,588, up 3.7%.
January - October 2018
Passenger Activity: Total passenger traffic for January – October 2018 was 13,196,196, up 15.1%, compared to January – October 2017. January – October 2018 enplanements totaled 6,594,067, up 14.8%.
Southwest Airlines passengers totaled 4,612,516, up 8.3%;
American Airlines passengers 2,339,503, up 7.4%;
United Airlines passengers totaled 1,939,849, up 3.8%;
Delta Air Lines passengers 1,762,862, up 19.8%;
Frontier Airlines passengers totaled 981,213, up 150.5%;
JetBlue Airways passengers totaled 490,057, down 2.8%;
Alaska Airlines passengers totaled 461,242, up 102.7%;
Allegiant Air passengers totaled 243,311, up 10.5%;
British Airways passengers totaled 144,025, up 33%;
Norwegian Air passengers totaled 54,123;
Air Canada passengers totaled 39,907, up 14.5%;
AeroMexico passengers totaled 35,633, up 16.8%;
Sun Country Airlines passengers totaled 23,584;
Condor passengers totaled 18,876, down 4.4%;
ViaAir passengers totaled 18,832;
Volaris passengers totaled 13,263, up 3.3%;
Virgin America passengers totaled 11,117;
Vacation Express passengers totaled 2,758;
Swift Air passengers totaled 1,920; and
Scandinavian passengers totaled 697.
October 2018 (January – October 2018) air cargo totaled 152,376,456 lbs., down 3.5% compared to October 2017. International air cargo totaled 19,102,698 lbs., down 14.2%. Federal Express carried 82.5 million lbs., down 4.5%; and United Parcel Service carried 30.9 million lbs., up 9%.
Air Services transferred 6,249,904 lbs. of mail, up 10.4%; and 16,705,494 lbs. of belly freight, down 5.5%.
Aircraft Operations: General Aviation operations totaled 40,724 for January – October 2018, down 6.8%. Combined operations (including commercial and military) totaled 176,257, up 5.4%.
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