Eisenhower airport sees passenger gains in June, year

Passengers flying to and from Wichita Eisenhower National Airport edged higher in June and for the first half of 2016, according to a new report.

The Wichita Airport Authority’s Aviation Activity Report said 157,605 passengers used Eisenhower in June, up 2.1 percent from 154,364 in June 2015.

For the first six months of 2016, passenger counts totaled 775,992, up nearly 4 percent from 746,825 in the same period last year.

In June, there were 35 daily flights at Eisenhower, two fewer than the same month a year ago, the report said.

This story was originally published July 27, 2016 at 10:21 AM with the headline "Eisenhower airport sees passenger gains in June, year."