Salt Lake City International Airport breaks passenger record
Jan 22, 2025, 9:00 PM | Updated: 9:32 pm

Holiday travelers collect their baggage at the Salt Lake City International Airport, on Wednesday Nov. 27, 2024. (Scott G Winterton/Deseret News)
(Scott G Winterton/Deseret News)
SALT LAKE CITY — For the second year in a row, Salt Lake City International Airport has broken its passenger record.
In 2024, 28,364,610 passengers passed through its gates, an airport spokesperson wrote in a press release. The previous record was set in 2023, when the number of passengers totaled 25,629,460.
There are a couple of reasons for the increase. More international passengers came through Salt Lake in 2024 than in 2023, about 48,000 more according to the press release.
New airlines operating at the Salt Lake airport, including Hawaiian Airlines and Avelo Airlines, also boosted the passenger numbers.
The increasing number of passengers is a testament to the changes made at the Salt Lake airport. The previous version was designed for an average of 10 million annual passengers. The new version of the airport in Salt Lake City will accommodate 34 million passengers by 2026 when the final build is expected to be finished.
“Utah’s dynamic economy, including the growth in visitors and skiers, played a significant role in the increase in passengers last year,” said Bill Wyatt, executive director of Salt Lake City Department of Airports.
Thank you to our passengers for another record breaking year!🎉 SLC has hit a new high with 28,364,610 travelers during 2024—a 5.2 percent increase over 2023!
Read more here https://t.co/bP7hFvRpAX pic.twitter.com/OnR1JSva5f
— Salt Lake City Airport (@slcairport) January 22, 2025
“The addition of new nonstop destinations—thanks to our hub carrier Delta Air Lines—boosted passenger numbers as did our added gate capacity, which attracted new airlines to SLC.”
In May, the airport said another airline, WestJet, will begin flying out of Salt Lake City International. This airline will offer nonstop service to Edmonton, Alberta, an airport representative said in the press release.