Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport maintained its lead over Washington Dulles International Airport in total passenger traffic in May, although the gap between the two Northern Virginia air facilities narrowed from earlier in the year.
A total of 2,146,482 passengers traveled through Reagan National in May, according to figures reported July 18 by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. The total at Dulles was 1,958,788.
Year over year, the May figures were up 2.6 percent at Reagan National and down 1.2 percent at Dulles. Combined, the two airports reported passenger traffic of 4.1 million, up 0.7 percent from May 2015.
At Reagan National in May, American Airlines and JetBlue saw declines from a year before due to lower passenger loads, while Southwest and Delta posted increases. The swings pushed American down to a 49.1-percent market share at the airport, down from 50.6 percent a year before, and moved Southwest to 15.3 percent from 13.7 percent. Delta was third, with its passenger total standing at 14 percent, up from 13.2 percent.
