San Antonio International Airport Sets New Record for Busiest Month

Published on August 21, 2024

SAN ANTONIO (August 21, 2024) — San Antonio International Airport (SAT) reached a new milestone in July making it the busiest month on record. According to airport passenger data, 1,032,610 passengers flew in and out of SAT – topping the previous monthly record of 1,000,172, which was set in July 2023. That’s a 3% increase in passengers.

“We’re continuing to see record-breaking passenger levels at SAT,” said Jesus Saenz, Director of Airports, City of San Antonio Aviation Department. “We are growing every day with new destinations and flights being added yearly. The more you continue to choose to fly from SAT, the more airlines respond to that demand and add more service.”

Here are some other recent milestones SAT has accomplished:

• July’s record marks the second time the airport has surpassed one million passengers.
• The back-to-back record-breaking monthly streak since May 2023 is still going strong.
• SAT’s busiest year recorded is 2023, with nearly 10.7 million passengers.

Several airlines flew more seats to San Antonio in July compared to July 2023. The airlines with the largest increases include Spirit Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Aeromexico, Frontier Airlines, Volaris, Sun Country, Viva Aerobus, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines.

On July 10, Spirit Airlines added a new route to its growing portfolio at SAT by launching twice-daily nonstop service to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW). It complements existing service to the Dallas area on American Airlines, which serves DFW and Southwest Airlines, which serves Dallas-Love Field (DAL).

Here’s what to expect over the next few months at SAT:

• United Airlines will add a second daily flight to San Francisco (SFO) starting on September 26.  
• Volaris will launch daily, nonstop service to Monterrey (MTY) starting on November 3. This new service will complement existing service to MTY on Viva Aerobus, which currently operates up to three times daily.
• Delta Air Lines will launch daily, nonstop service to Boston (BOS) on November 11. The new service will represent the seventh nonstop destination served from SAT by the airline and will operate year-round.
• Southwest Airlines will resume its holiday-seasonal nonstop service to Colorado Springs (COS) on November 23. This service is offered on Saturdays through January 5 and nearly daily during the week of Christmas and New Year’s.
• Viva Aerobus will start new, nonstop service to Guadalajara (GDL) on December 2. The service will operate four times weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Currently, Volaris offers service to GDL from SAT up to two times daily.

For more information, please visit the airport’s website.