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Wednesday, January 20, 2010 |
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Joe McBride
816-243-3160
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KCI Airport welcomed 9.8 million passengers in 2009 |
The City of Kansas City, Mo., Aviation Department reports that Kansas City International Airport recorded 780,243 passengers arriving and departing through its gates in December, which represents a decrease of 0.2 percent from December 2008. For all of 2009, total traffic at KCI was 9,774,972, a decrease of 6.6 percent from 2008. Passenger boardings at KCI were down 4.0 percent, with a total of 391,374 during December. For the year to date, boardings at KCI totaled 4,891,829, a decrease of 9.3 percent from the same period last year.
The number of peak-day scheduled aircraft departures for December was 195. Service was offered to 49 nonstop markets. There was an average of 38,370 arriving and departing seats available in the market each day, up 0.1 percent from last year.
“After beginning the year with double-digit passenger declines, we are encouraged by the stabilization and growth that occurred in the last months of 2009,” said Director of Aviation Mark VanLoh. “In fact, with 9.8 million passengers using the airport, 2009 exceeded 2005 traffic levels.”
Air cargo tonnages, which consist of both freight and mail transported by air, for all carriers at KCI were down 1.0 percent in December. For the year to date, air cargo at KCI is down 22.2 percent from the same period last year. Air freight handled at KCI during December amounted to over 17 million pounds, which represents a year-over-year decrease of 1.4 percent. Air mail for December was up 10.1 percent from December 2008. The all-cargo carriers reported five daily departures for December.
The Kansas City Airport System is an Enterprise Fund Department of the City of Kansas City, Mo., and is supported wholly by airport user charges. No general tax fund revenues are used for the administration, promotion, operation, or maintenance of the airports in the system. Visit www.flykci.com for more information. Follow us on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook.
For more information, contact Justin Meyer, Aviation Department, (816) 243-3166.
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