Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) reported a 2.77% increase in passenger traffic for January 2026 compared to the same month in 2025, with a total of 1,435,466 passengers. The number of enplanements rose by 3.05%, reaching 703,747.
Among airlines, Southwest Airlines carried the most passengers at AUS with 562,762 travelers, which represented a slight decrease of 0.3%. Delta Air Lines saw a significant increase of 28.8% to reach 273,062 passengers. American Airlines experienced a decline of 19.5%, transporting 211,460 passengers. United Airlines increased its passenger count by 1.3% to total 198,397.
Other carriers had varied results: Alaska Airlines was down by 6.9% with 47,284 passengers; Frontier Airlines nearly doubled its numbers with an increase of 91%, totaling 41,510; Spirit Airlines grew by over half at 50.8% with a total of 30,850; and JetBlue Airways more than doubled its figures with an increase of 120.3%, serving 12,511 passengers.
International carriers also showed changes: British Airways saw an increase of 9.4% to reach 15,408 passengers; Aeromexico rose by almost five percent to carry 8,445; KLM Royal Dutch Airlines went up by over a quarter at a rate of 26.7% for a total of 5,780; Air Canada grew by over seven percent to serve nearly six thousand travelers.
For air cargo operations in January, the airport handled a total volume of just over nineteen million pounds (19,100,288 lbs.), marking a decrease of just over six percent from January last year. International air cargo increased slightly by more than two percent (1,457,487 lbs.). Among cargo carriers: Air Transport International moved about the same volume as last year at just under eight million pounds but dropped slightly by less than one percent; Federal Express saw an eleven and a half percent decrease to carry about three point three million pounds; United Parcel Services increased its share by almost four percent; Sun Country Airlines’ cargo jumped more than twenty-five percent.
Mail services recorded no transfers for the month while belly freight was down eighteen percent at just over two million pounds.
Aircraft operations reflected growth as well: general aviation activities totaled more than three thousand flights (up about one and a half percent), while combined operations including commercial and military flights reached nearly twenty thousand—an increase exceeding five percent.
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is owned and operated by the City of Austin Department of Aviation and provides nonstop flights across the U.S., Mexico, Canada, and Europe (official website). The airport features both the Barbara Jordan Terminal—home to gates as well as shops and restaurants—and the South Terminal for low-cost and international carriers (official website). AUS offers amenities such as live music performances and art exhibits reflecting Austin’s cultural heritage (official website), along with various parking and ground transportation options (official website).
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