DENVER – July 20, 2016 – Denver International Airport (DEN) had its busiest May in the airport’s history, with about 4.9 million passengers, and has now seen nine consecutive months of record-setting passenger traffic.
A total of 4,901,890 passengers traveled though DEN in May 2016, an increase of 8.2 percent over the 4,532,025 passengers in May 2015.
“In May we celebrated Lufthansa’s launch of nonstop service from Denver to Munich, Germany, and welcomed the return of Sun Country Airlines with nonstop service to Minneapolis,” airport CEO Kim Day said. “United, Southwest and Frontier also added seat capacity in May, which continues Denver International Airport’s trajectory toward another record-setting year.”
The airport’s international passenger traffic in May also increased 3.2 percent compared to the same time last year, with a total of 189,521 passengers.
Mail, freight and express cargo operations saw 42,808,442 pounds of cargo in May 2016, a decrease of 2 percent compared to the same month in 2015.
The complete May 2016 traffic report is available at: http://flydenver.com/about/financials/passenger_traffic.
Denver International Airport is the 19th-busiest airport in the world and the sixth-busiest airport in the United States. With more than 54 million passengers traveling through the airport each year, DEN is one of the busiest airline hubs in the world’s largest aviation market. DEN is the primary economic engine for the state of Colorado, generating more than $26 billion for the region annually. For more information visit www.FlyDenver.com, check us out on YouTube, Pinterest, and Instagram, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
2022 Charlotte Douglas International Airport Report of Achievement
Giving back to the community is central to what Charlotte Douglas International Airport and its operator, the City of Charlotte Aviation Department, is about, and last year was no different.
Throughout 2022, while recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, we continued our efforts to have a positive impact on the Charlotte community. Of particular note, we spent the year sharing stories of how Connections Don't Just Happen at the Terminal - from creating homeownership and employment opportunities to supporting economic growth through small-business development and offering outreach programs to help residents understand the Airport better.
This whitepaper highlights the construction projects, initiatives, programs and events that validate Charlotte Douglas as a premier airport.
Download the whitepaper: 2022 Charlotte Douglas International Airport Report of Achievement.