WAA - Wichita Airport Authority

04/25/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/25/2024 09:13

March Passengers at Wichita Eisenhower National Airport Increased 9%

Passenger traffic at Wichita Eisenhower National Airport increased 9% over March 2023, with a total of 140,993 passengers who flew in and out of ICT. A strong spring break season boosted the demand for air travel. Year-to-date, total passengers are up nearly 10%, at 387,614. The first quarter of 2024 enplanements have exceeded the pre-pandemic first quarter of 2019 by 1%.

Scheduled flights were up 11.5% and scheduled seats increased 13.6% over March 2023.

Key statistics:

March 2024 March 2023 Percent Change Year-to-date 2024 Year-to-date 2023 Percent Change
Enplanements 69,451 64,650 7.43% 192,331 175,471 9.61%
Deplanements 71,542 64,702 10.57% 195,283 177,091 10.27%
Total Passengers 140,993 129,352 9.00% 387,614 352,562 9.94%

Revenue from food and gift concessions increased 6.2%, rental cars increased 1.38%, and parking revenue increased nearly 29%.

Air cargo continued its downward trend. Outbound cargo tonnage fell 8.86% and inbound cargo tonnage fell 16.65%. Year-to-date, air cargo tonnage is down 9.32%.

Aviation statistics can be found in Airline Business.