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Richmond International Airport broke passenger record in 2019
RIC handled more than 4.3M passengers in the past year.
Richmond International Airport broke passenger record in 2019
RIC handled more than 4.3M passengers in the past year.
Sydney Lake //January 28, 2020//
Richmond International Airport (RIC) handled a record 4.3 million passengers in 2019 — a 7.4% bump from 12 months ago.
In December 2019, RIC had a passenger traffic count of 381,767 — 12.7% more than December 2018. It was the 27th month in a row that the airport has reported record traffic.
Southwest Airlines Co., United Airlines Inc., Spirit Airlines Inc. and Delta Air Lines Inc. reported year-over-year passenger growth. Delta saw 30.3% of the total passenger traffic at RIC.
Operating revenues for the airport for the fiscal year were $27.3 million — an increase of 2.8%. The airport also saw annual increases of cargo by 1% to 140 million pounds handled and in a 5.3% growth in aircraft movements.
RIC offers domestic flights and connecting options to international flights. RIC and its tenants create approximately 16,000 jobs and create $2.1 billion in economic activity in the Richmond region annually.
