Kansas City International Airport has Third Busiest October Ever

The Kansas City Aviation Department reports that 1,061,041 passengers arrived and departed through Kansas City International Airport’s gates in October, a 15.6-percent increase from October 2022. This is the third busiest October since the airport opened in November 1972. Passenger boardings were up 15.8 percent, with a total of 529,529 boarded. Year-to-date passenger boardings are 4,819,490, up 18.9 percent. For the year to date, total passengers in and out total 9,665,987, up 18.7 percent.

Air cargo tonnages, which consist of both freight and mail transported by air, for all carriers at Kansas City International were down 5.0 percent in October with a total of 19.6 million pounds handled. Year to date, 194.7 million pounds of air cargo has been handled, down 8.7 percent. Air freight handled at Kansas City International during October amounted to 19.6 million pounds, down 4.7 percent year-over-year. Year to date, air freight is down 9.8 percent with a total of 90.6 million pounds handled. Air mail for October was down 79.3 percent from October 2022 with 17,837 pounds handled. Air mail year to date for 2023 is up 102.8 percent from 2022 with 4.1 million pounds handled.

The number of peak-day scheduled aircraft departures for October 2023 was 156. Service was offered to 45 nonstop markets. There was an average of 44,262 arriving and departing seats each day. The all-cargo carriers reported 9 daily departures for October.

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