Norfolk International Airport reports decrease in passengers and cargo for May

Published June 18, 2013 by Paula C. Squires

Norfolk International Airport reported a 4.9 percent decrease in passenger activity for the month of May with 281,701 passengers. This figure compares to a May 2012 passenger count of 296,303. So far this year, for the January through May period, passenger activity has dropped a total of 4.6 percent versus the corresponding period in 2012.

In other activity, 4,862,632 pounds of cargo were shipped in and out of the airport during May 2013. This represents a 23.9 percent decrease versus May 2012, which saw 6,393,150 pounds of cargo shipped. For the January – May 2013 period, cargo activity has decreased 9.2 percent versus the corresponding period in 2012.