United Airlines had the largest year-over-year gain: the carrier’s 60,547 enplaned passengers equate to a 23 percent increase. In 2018, the airport saw 395,084 enplanements. The number of people arriving are considered deplanements the sum of both numbers is an airport’s total passenger number. “The fact that more people are choosing to fly out of Tri-Cities instead of taking the long drive over the mountains is a sign that convenience and customer service are increasingly important to travelers.”Īirlines count their passengers in terms of enplanements, or the number of people who board an aircraft at an airport. “I’m proud of our team’s ability to consistently deliver excellent customer service while accommodating a record-setting number of passengers,” said Buck Taft, director of the airport. In total, the airport saw a 5 percent growth over 2017 numbers. United Airlines’ addition of a third daily flight to Denver helped spur the growth, as did Delta’s decision to extend its second daily flight to Minneapolis-St. A total of 785,164 people traveled through the airport last year, more than 38,000 than in 2017. Passenger numbers at Tri-Cities Airport (PSC) reached an all-time high in 2018.
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