Transportation 2024: PERRY J. MILLER

Miller started with the Richmond International Airport’s commission in 2019, just a few months before the pandemic upended air travel. This summer, he concluded his one-year term as chair of the American Association of Airport Executives.

Meanwhile, the airport marked record-breaking passenger traffic and cargo volume in 2023 —  4.75 million passengers and 206.6 million pounds in cargo — and aircraft operations increased 7.3% from the previous year. 

Three major airport projects are in development: a fully renovated Federal Inspection Services facility with the capacity to support international travel, a new aircraft rescue and firefighting station, and consolidated security checkpoints.

In June, the airport announced that Southwest Airlines has expanded summer service by adding twice-daily service to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and daily service to Nashville International Airport. In October 2023, the airport received a $1 million federal grant to help develop nonstop flights to the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

Miller worked for more than 25 years in management positions with William P. Hobby Airport, George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Ellington Airport,
all part of the Houston Airport System.