Year-to-date total also up more than 10% as traveler count neared 6 million

(Ontario, California – December 20, 2023) – Ontario International Airport (ONT) passenger volume increased by more than 12% in November and 11% over the first 11 months of the year, airport authority officials announced.

Ontario International welcomed 575,877 passengers in November, an increase of 12.4% compared with the same month last year. The total included 535,507 domestic and 40,370 international travelers, increases of 8.9% and 98.9%, respectively.

From January through November, ONT reported more than 5.8 million passenger 5.5 million domestic fliers and 374,000 international travelers. The year-to-date passenger total was 11.7% higher than the same period in 2022.

Domestic travel volume was 8.1% higher than the first 11 months of 2023 while the number of international passengers more than doubled.

“Ontario International continues to show strong and steady passenger growth, and by the last week of November, our airport had already exceeded the total passenger count we achieved during the entire year in 2022,” said Atif Elkadi, chief executive officer, Ontario International Airport Authority (OIAA). “As we have experienced throughout the year, our airline partners and air travelers continued to show their confidence in our facilities, services and amenities, and we look forward to closing out 2023 with record-breaking volumes.”

Shipments of freight and mail continued to be soft in November registering 68,000 tons, 7% lower than November last year. On a year-to-date basis, ONT cargo totaled 672,000 tons, 11.8% lower than the first 11 months of 2022.

“Declines in air cargo volume continue to reflect economic and shipping trends worldwide,” Elkadi said.