AUSTIN, TEXAS – 2025 marked another exciting year for Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS). The airport continued its mission to connect travelers to the world while embracing growth, innovation, and a vibrant spirit reflective of Austin and Central Texas. With a total of 21,666,852 departing and arriving passengers passing through our doors, AUS proudly reinforced its role as a gateway for Central Texas and beyond.

2025’s passenger totals now mark the third-busiest year on record for the airport.

AUS celebrated the addition of four new nonstop destinations, including:

• Reno, Nevada (Southwest Airlines)
• Milwaukee, Minnesota (Southwest Airlines)
• Memphis, Tennessee (Delta Air Lines)
• Palm Springs, California (Delta Air Lines)

2025 also featured 21 new nonstop services:

• New Orleans, Louisiana (Delta Air Lines)
• Jacksonville, Florida (Delta Air Lines)
• Panama City Beach, Florida (Delta Air Lines)
• Phoenix, Arizona (Frontier Airlines)
• San Francisco, California (Delta Air Lines)
• San Francisco, California (Southwest Airlines)
• Tampa, Florida (Delta Air Lines)
• Miami, Florida (Frontier Airlines)
• Miami, Florida (Delta Air Lines)
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Frontier Airlines)
• Indianapolis, Indiana (Delta Air Lines)
• Cancún, Mexico (Delta Air Lines)
• Detroit, Michigan (Spirit Airlines)
• San Diego, California (Frontier Airlines)
• San José del Cabo, Mexico (Delta Air Lines)
• Fort Lauderdale, Florida (JetBlue Airlines)
• Jacksonville, Florida (Southwest Airlines)
• Chicago, Illinois (Frontier Airlines)
• Orlando, Florida (Frontier Airlines)
• Cincinnati, Ohio (Frontier Airlines)
• Denver, Colorado (Delta Air Lines)

In 2025, AUS concessions gave passengers a true taste of Austin. Travelers enjoyed 1,754,212 tacos and 94,249 pounds of Salt Lick BBQ brisket, making every layover a little more delicious.

Across the terminal, Hippies & Hops, The Saxon Pub, The Salt Lick BBQ, and other favorites served 68,113 glasses of wine, while The Beerdrop alone poured 26,585 beersand 9,111 glasses of wine.

Local juice spots kept things fresh. JuiceLand blended 216,903 smoothies and 10,641 juices, Jugo added 52,162 smoothies and 20,500 juices, and Berry Austin topped it off with 32,146 acai bowls.

At 24 Diner, comfort food reigned supreme. The team cracked 86,273 eggs, flipped 26,294 burgers, and poured 27,835 beers for hungry travelers.

Austin pride traveled far and wide in 2025. 17,411 units of Keep Austin Weird merchandise found new homes around the world. Passengers also purchased 6,614 bottles of Music Water, supporting local artists with every sip, and picked up 6,573 guitar picks along the way.

Music was everywhere. In 2025, AUS fully embraced its role as the Live Music Capital of the World, delivering 1,087 live performances and showcasing more than 2,200 bands and musicians throughout the terminal.

2025 was also a milestone year for our expansion program, Journey With AUS. If you traveled through AUS last year, you likely saw exciting improvements taking shape. From breaking ground on our new Yellow Garage with 7,000 spaces opening in two phases, to expanding security screening and airline ticket counter queuing with the start of construction on the Atrium Infill project, progress was visible across the airport. Work also advanced to streamline international arrivals through the International Arrivals Improvements project completition, while baggage reliability received a major boost with the completion of the new Outbound Baggage Handling System project.

The Journey with AUS expansion program represents an estimated $5 billion investmentin modernizing and expanding our airport, building a better experience for every passenger who passes through AUS.

December 2025

Passenger Activity: Total passenger traffic for December 2025 was 1,888,492, up 3.41% compared to December 2024. December 2025 enplanements totaled 960,181, up 3.64%.

Southwest Airlines passengers totaled 799,585, up 2.5%; Delta Air Lines passengers totaled 324,766, up 13.5%; American Airlines passengers totaled 288,538, down 11%; United Airlines passengers totaled 223,736, up 2.4%; Alaska Airlines passengers totaled 63,190, up 1.3%; Frontier Airlines passengers totaled 49,457, up 69.6%; Spirit Airlines passengers totaled 36,710, up 18%; JetBlue Airways passengers totaled 22,556, up 179.3%; Allegiant Air passengers totaled 18,559, down 11.3%; British Airways passengers totaled 17,916, down 5.4%; Aeromexico passengers totaled 9,947, up 8.9%; Air Canada passengers totaled 8,234, up 11.4%; Lufthansa passengers totaled 6,759, down 1.5%; Copa Airlines passengers totaled 6,477, up 12.8%; KLM Royal Dutch Airlines passengers totaled 6,399, down 2.4%; VivaAerobus passengers totaled 5,546, up 59%;  Sun Country Airlines passengers totaled 72, down 77.5%; and Titan Airways passengers totaled 45.

December 2025 air cargo totaled 22,280,930 lbs., down 9.69% compared to December 2024.

International air cargo totaled 1,969,762 lbs., up 6.89%.

Air Transport International carried 8,737,529 lbs., down 3.1%; United Parcel Servicescarried 4,149,442 lbs., up 9.1%; Federal Express carried 3,798,609 lbs., down 4.6%; and Sun Country Airlines carried 1,245,951 lbs., down 22.1%.

Air Services transferred 49,660 lbs. of mail; and 2,708,525 lbs. of belly freight, down 17.38%.

Aircraft Operations: General Aviation operations totaled 3,375, up 3.65%. Combined operations (including commercial and military) totaled 22,416, up 9.72%.

January – December 2025

Passenger Activity: Total passenger traffic for January – December 2025was 21,666,852, down 0.44% compared to January – December 2024. January – December 2025 enplanements totaled 10,857,912, down 0.23%.

Southwest Airlines passengers totaled 8,904,277, down 0.8%; Delta Air Linespassengers totaled 3,819,112, up 14.9%; American Airlines passengers totaled 3,508,972, down 17.9%; United Airlines passengers totaled 2,691,026, up 4.4%; Alaska Airlines passengers totaled 715,323, down 9.6%; Frontier Airlinespassengers totaled 553,311, up 147.1%; Spirit Airlines passengers totaled 347,276, up 3.9%; British Airways passengers totaled 247,562, up 21.7%; Allegiant Air passengers totaled 218,043, down 29%; Air Canada passengers totaled 127,502, up 2.5%; JetBlue Airways passengers totaled 109,886, down 43.9%; Aeromexico passengers totaled 105,832, up 35.3%; Lufthansa passengers totaled 94,226, up 1.5%;  KLM Royal Dutch Airlines passengers totaled 76,254, up 3.6%; Copa Airlines passengers totaled 60,929, up 1.8%; VivaAerobus passengers totaled 45,935, up 43.1%; WestJetpassengers totaled 16,867, up 12.1%; Hawaiian Airlines passengers totaled 12,924, down 80.5%; Sun Country Airlines passengers totaled 10,391, down 25%; Privilege Style S.A. passengers totaled 763; TUI Airways passengers totaled 396; and Titan Airways passengers totaled 45.

January – December 2025 air cargo totaled 276,375,963 lbs., down 8.45% compared to January – December 2024.

International air cargo totaled 30,395,355 lbs., up 1.05%.

Air Transport International carried 107,449,75 lbs., up 8.2%; Federal Expresscarried 46,822,689 lbs., down 35.1%; United Parcel Services carried 32,305,135 lbs., up 4.1%; and Sun Country Airlines carried 25,155,970 lbs., up 28.1%.

Air Services transferred 93,296 lbs. of mail, down 83.58%; and 36,874,593 lbs. of belly freight, down 10.67%.

Aircraft Operations: General Aviation operations totaled 42,683 for January – December 2025, down 0.43%. Combined operations (including commercial and military) totaled 265,366, up 2.08%.