Flying high! San Antonio International sets 2014 benchmark

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio International Airport set new enplaned and total passenger records in 2014.

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2014, nearly 8.4 million air passengers flew into and out of San Antonio International — 1.4 percent more than in the previous year.

Airport officials said domestic air traffic increased nearly 2 percent last year, with more than 7.9 million passengers traveling through San Antonio International.

The number of international passengers who moved through San Antonio International dropped 2.1 percent compared to 2013 to 464,765.

San Antonio International also saw an increase in air cargo passing through the airport in 2014. The facility handled more than 233 million pounds of such cargo last year — 0.7 percent more than in 2013.

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