Passenger traffic at San Diego International Airport rose 7.2 percent from a year ago in the first 11 months of 2015, with more than 18.4 million using the facility, according to the latest data from the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority.
Operators reported traffic up 9.7 percent from year-ago figures for the month of November, as the airport handled a total of more than 1.6 million arriving and departing passengers.
For the January-to-November period, domestic passenger traffic increased 7.4 percent from a year ago, topping 17.7 million, and international traffic rose 3.8 percent, to 642,668.
The airport handled a record of more than 18.7 million total passengers during the full calendar year of 2014.
Also, for the first 11 months of 2015, officials said total cargo tons transported at the airport year-to-date rose 4.3 percent from a year ago, to 141,742.5 tons; and U.S. mail tons rose 2.5 percent, to 18,946.8 tons.
Additional stories from the San Diego Business Journal are available here. Sign up for their free daily email newsletter.
