Eisenhower Airport passengers swing higher in November

Wichita Eisenhower National Airport saw a nearly 6 percent increase in passengers in November, according to a new report.

The Wichita Airport Authority’s Aviation Activity Report for November, posted online Thursday, said 133,475 passengers flew to and from Eisenhower compared with 126,136 in November 2014.

And that’s despite three fewer daily departures: 33 in November 2015 compared with 36 in November 2014.

For the year, 1.44 million passengers have flown to and from Eisenhower compared with 1.40 million passengers in the first 11 months of 2014 – a nearly 3 percent increase.

This story was originally published December 24, 2015 at 10:57 AM with the headline "Eisenhower Airport passengers swing higher in November."