With 38% increase, airport shatters passenger traffic record in May

Year to date, the St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport has seen a 44% rise in travelers.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 3:40 p.m. June 24, 2022
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St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport is expecting an extremely busy Fourth of July week. (Courtesy photo)
St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport is expecting an extremely busy Fourth of July week. (Courtesy photo)
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Passenger traffic at St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport — also known by PIE, its airport code — rose by 38% from May 2021 to 2022, shattering the previous record set in 2019. The airport, which provides nonstop service to 65 destinations, saw a total of 221,004 departures and arrivals in May.

According to a mid-June news release, PIE’s passenger traffic is up 44%, year over year.

 

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