San Diego International Airport Serves Over 2M Passengers In June

SAN DIEGO, CA — San Diego International Airport served a pandemic record number of passengers in June.

It was the first time SAN served more than 2 million passengers in a month since December 2019, according to the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, which owns and operates the airport. When compared year over year, passenger traffic is up 30.2 percent.

The milestone also marks the closest the airport has come to reaching pre-pandemic passenger numbers. June ended with 90.5 percent of 2019 traffic, according to the Airport Authority.

"SAN has seen a steady increase in passenger numbers as demand for summer travel continues," said Kimberly Becker, president and CEO of the Airport Authority "Reaching more than two million passengers is a milestone we can celebrate as our region continues to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic."

When compared to May, June passenger traffic was up 7.9 percent, according to the Airport Authority. The greatest number of people were served on Sunday, June 26, with more than 82,000 passengers.

The increase in passengers was attributed in part to an increase in available nonstop flights to domestic and international destinations, according to the Airport Authority. In June, SAN offered 75 nonstop destinations, eight more routes than in June 2021.

In addition, when compared to June 2019, Alaska Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines have increased the number of flights offered from SAN to 10 destinations.