Passenger traffic at Wichita Eisenhower National Airport increased 9% over March 2023, with a total of 140,993 passengers who flew in and out of ICT. A strong spring break season boosted the demand for air travel. Year-to-date, total passengers are up nearly 10%, at 387,614. The first quarter of 2024 enplanements have exceeded the pre-pandemic first quarter of 2019 by 1%.
Scheduled flights were up 11.5% and scheduled seats increased 13.6% over March 2023.
Key statistics:
| March 2024 | March 2023 | Percent Change | Year-to-date 2024 | Year-to-date 2023 | Percent Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enplanements | 69,451 | 64,650 | 7.43% | 192,331 | 175,471 | 9.61% |
| Deplanements | 71,542 | 64,702 | 10.57% | 195,283 | 177,091 | 10.27% |
| Total Passengers | 140,993 | 129,352 | 9.00% | 387,614 | 352,562 | 9.94% |
Revenue from food and gift concessions increased 6.2%, rental cars increased 1.38%, and parking revenue increased nearly 29%.
Air cargo continued its downward trend. Outbound cargo tonnage fell 8.86% and inbound cargo tonnage fell 16.65%. Year-to-date, air cargo tonnage is down 9.32%.
Aviation statistics can be found in Airline Business.
