St. Pete-Clearwater International has busiest month ever

St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport had its busiest month on record in June, according to a statement from PIE.

For the first time in the airport’s history, it had more than 300,000 passengers in a single month.

In June, PIE had 300,278 passengers travel through the airport, which offers nonstop service to more than 60 cities and is a hub for Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air.

Passenger traffic is up 9.84% year-over-year at PIE; it had 273,376 passengers in June 2024. So far this year, officials say, there have been 1,444,128 total passengers at PIE.

Airport officials expect the traffic to increase this month.

“July is our busiest month,” PIE says in a statement, “and parking will be limited.” As a result, officials advise travelers to consider getting rides to the airport.

Last July, PIE served 295,268 passengers, according to airport data.

The record traffic in June comes after the “biggest May” in the history of the airport, which was built as a military training base after Pearl Harbor in 1941.

Following World War II, the government gave the airport to Pinellas County, and it was called Pinellas International Airport; hence, the airport code is PIE. In 1958, the name changed to St. Petersburg–Clearwater International Airport, which was shortened to St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport in 2013.