Passenger traffic at Richmond International Airport rose 1.6 percent in January compared with the same month a year ago, the Capital Region Airport Commission reported.
The airport handled 260,133 passengers in January, beating the 256,055 set in January 2017.
The increase was the fourth consecutive month of the airport reporting record passenger traffic. The airport has reported passenger traffic growth in 42 of the last 47 months, the commission said.
Passenger traffic is up 2.9 percent since July 1, which is the start of the airport's fiscal year.
