City of Austin, TX

10/18/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/18/2021 14:09

August 2021 Passenger, Cargo Traffic at Austin-Bergstrom

AUSTIN, TEXAS - Concluding a busy summer travel season, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) passenger traffic growth for August 2021 was up 209.5% compared to August 2020 with 1,298,070 passengers flying during the month.

August 2021

Passenger Activity: Total passenger traffic for August 2021 was 1,298,070, up 209.5% compared to August 2020. August 2021 enplanements totaled 632,734, up 206.6%. Southwest Airlines passengers totaled 456,818, up 205.7%; American Airlines passengers totaled 282,556, up 221.3%; Delta Air Lines passengers totaled 188,735, up 317%; United Airlines passengers totaled 156,263, up 231.2%; Alaska Airlines passengers totaled 74,598, up 266.4%; Spirit Airlines passengers totaled 49,320, up 33%; JetBlue Airways passengers totaled 33,668, up 237.1%; Allegiant Air passengers totaled 24,846, up 175.2%; Frontier Airlines passengers totaled 18,690, up 67.1%; Aeromexico passengers totaled 4,694; Hawaiian Airlines passengers totaled 4,285; Sun Country Airlines passengers totaled 3,417, up 71%; and Swift Air passengers totaled 180.

August 2021 air cargo totaled 18,079,682 lbs., down 9.3% compared to August 2020. International air cargo totaled 26,732 lbs., up 22.9%. Federal Express carried 7,870,596 lbs., up 5.8%; Southern Air carried 3,628,705 lbs.; and United Parcel Service carried 2,981,602 lbs., up 22.7%.

Air Services transferred 727,665 lbs. of mail, up 13.3%; and 1,168,355 lbs. of belly freight, up 120.9%.

Aircraft Operations: General Aviation operations totaled 3,739, up 16.1%. Combined operations (including commercial and military) totaled 18,473, up 60.1%.

January - August 2021

Passenger Activity: Total passenger traffic for January - August 2021 was 7,651,962, up 69.2%, compared to January - August 2020. January - August 2021 enplanements totaled 3,835,724, up 70.1%. Southwest Airlines passengers totaled 2,610,314, up 71.4%; American Airlines passengers totaled 1,697,769, up 86%; Delta Air Lines passengers totaled 1,077,234, up 87.1%; United Airlines passengers totaled 897,815, up 55.9%; Alaska Airlines passengers totaled 407,970, up 124.7%; Spirit Airlines passengers totaled 357,685, up 13.3%; JetBlue Airways passengers totaled 277,818, up 95.8%; Frontier Airlines passengers totaled 141,651, down 9.1%; Allegiant Air passengers totaled 135,836, up 115.6%; Hawaiian Airlines passengers totaled 22,678; Sun Country Airlines passengers totaled 13,959, up 118.2%; Aeromexico passengers totaled 9,827; and Swift Air passengers totaled 1,406, up 51.5%.

January - August 2021 air cargo totaled 141,724,021 lbs., up 10.1% compared to January - August 2020. International air cargo totaled 386,784 lbs., down 91.7%. Federal Express carried 60,655,199 lbs., down 0.2%; United Parcel Service carried 22,283,784 lbs., up 6.2%; Southern Air carried 20,442,664 lbs.; Amerijet International carried 11,623,229 lbs.; and Sun Country Airlines carried 6,841,586 lbs.

Air Services transferred 5,191,035 lbs. of mail, up 7%; and 6,466,069 lbs. of belly freight, down 17.9%.

Aircraft Operations: General Aviation operations totaled 28,238 for January - August 2021, up 29.4%. Combined operations (including commercial and military) totaled 118,092, up 32.3%.