Kansas City International Airport (MCI) experienced the busiest May in its history last month, according to a statement from the airport.
The Kansas City Aviation Department reports that 1,107,092 passengers arrived and departed through Kansas City International Airport’s gates in May 2024, an 8.1-percent increase from May 2023 and an all-time high for the month of May.
"Passenger traffic at Kansas City International Airport has been steadily growing, and hitting an all-time high in May is an amazing milestone,” said Director of Aviation Melissa Cooper.
“We feel this is driven by a strong local economy, competitive air fares, and new and enhanced air service by our airline partners. The new terminal, which opened last year, has created an environment for the airlines to add routes and use larger capacity aircraft, which translates to more passengers. Many thanks to the airlines and the Kansas City region for the continued growth.
”Passenger boardings were up 8.4 percent, with a total of 568,183 boarded. Year-to-date passenger boardings are 2,361,129, up 7.6 percent. For the year to date, total passengers in and out total 4,711,870, up 7.6 percent.
Air cargo tonnages, which consist of both freight and mail transported by air, for all carriers at Kansas City International were up 20.9 percent in May with a total of 23.8 million pounds handled. Year to date, 105.6 million pounds of air cargo has been handled, up 9.1 percent. Air freight handled at Kansas City International during May amounted to 23.3 million pounds, up 23.7 percent year-over-year.
Year to date, air freight is up 11.7 percent with a total of 104.5 million pounds handled. Air mail for May was down 40.3 percent from May 2023 with 513,118 pounds handled. Air mail year to date for 2024 is down 65.6 percent from 2023 with 1.1 million pounds handled.The number of peak-day scheduled aircraft departures for May 2024 was 162. Service was offered to 49 nonstop markets. There was an average of 44,318 arriving and departing scheduled seats in the market each day. The all-cargo carriers reported 11 daily departures for May.