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The Houston Airport System (HAS) handled 62.4 million passengers in the 12 months ending September ’24, up 5.5 percent from 59.2 million handled over the comparable period in ’23. Traffic has surpassed pre-pandemic levels. 

HAS handled over half a million metric tons of air cargo in the 12 months ending September ’24. While up 2.5 percent from the comparable period in ’23, cargo traffic was down 2.4 percent from its August ’22 peak.  

The Houston Airport System announced two new services in early October. Starting in March 2025, ZIPAIR Tokyo will begin flights between George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and Tokyo Narita International Airport (NRT). United Airlines is also adding a weekly flight from IAH to Puerto Escondido, Mexico (PXM). For more details on these and other announcements, visit fly2houston.com.

Prepared by Greater Houston Partnership Research

Patrick Jankowski, CERP
Chief Economist 
Senior Vice President, Research
pjankowski@houston.org

Leta Wauson
Research Director
lwauson@houston.org