The Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) hit a new high with a record number of passengers passing through the facility in 2023. From Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, the airport recorded 26,952,754 passengers. This surpasses the previous record of 26,808,014 passengers in 2019.

A study by airport management found that the growth can be attributed primarily to an increase in the number of international passengers. The number of domestic passengers in 2023 totaled 25,629,460, compared to the previous high in 2019 of 25,692,153. The number of international passengers reached a new record of 1,323,294 in 2023, compared to 1,115,861 in 2019.

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