Passenger traffic at state airports rises

Passenger traffic in April at the state’s largest airport rose 2.49 percent over the same month in 2018, according to the latest data.

A total of 177,300 passengers went through Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field last month. The total was 4,305 more than the 173,025 passengers who passed through the airport in April a year ago.

The April total brought passenger traffic to 659,816 through the first four months of 2019, a 7.57 percent increase over the same period a year ago when 613,363 passengers went through Clinton National, a difference of 46,453.

Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport at Highfill, the second-busiest airport in the state, continued to see increased passenger traffic.

The airport reported 142,719 passengers in April, a 12.7% jump from the same month in 2018. Through the first four months of 2019, 519,689 passengers passed through the airport, a 12.6% increase compared to the first four months of last year.