SPOKANE — Spokane International Airport set a record for passenger activity in 2019, exceeding more than 4 million travelers for the first time in its history.
It’s the third consecutive year of record-breaking passenger traffic at the airport, which reported a 2.9 percent increase in passengers flying in and out of Spokane compared with 2018.
Airport officials attribute the growth in passenger traffic to an increase in airline seat capacity and a growing regional economy that has resulted in more demand from business and leisure travelers, according to the airport.
The airport’s busiest month in 2019 was July, with more than 398,300 travelers passing through its gates. The largest increase in year-over-year passengers occurred in December with more than 366,300 passengers, marking a 5.4 percent increase in passengers over December 2018.
