For a tenth month in a row, Norfolk International Airport has set a new monthly record for the number of passengers that have flown through the closest international airport to the Greater Outer Banks.
ORF reported a 16.2 percent increase in passenger activity for the month of November 2023 with 384,763 passengers, compared to 331,111 in November 2022.
Norfolk’s 2023 total passenger count has increased 10.0 percent for the year, with 4,172,646 passengers compared to 3,791,866 passengers during the same period in 2022.
In other activity, 3,748,121 pounds of cargo were shipped in and out of the airport during November 2023. This represents a 29.6 percent decrease compared to November 2022, which saw 5,326,951 pounds of cargo shipped.
January to November 2023 cargo pounds shipped has decreased 10.5% percent representing 51,738,144 cargo pounds compared to 57,777,716 cargo pounds during the same period in 2022.
The figures reflect service by scheduled airlines Allegiant, American, Breeze, Delta, Frontier, Southwest, Spirit, United and their regional airline partners, as well as charter airlines. All-cargo carriers include Federal Express and UPS.
