Eastern Iowa Airport sets September passenger record

CEDAR RAPIDS — Over 10 percent more passengers traveled through The Eastern Iowa Airport in September than in the previous record-setting September before the pandemic struck.

The previous September record was set in 2019, with 107,049 total passengers at the Cedar Rapids airport. This September, the number jumped to 118,085. That’s also 22 percent greater than a year ago in the same period.

Airport Director Marty Lenss said in a statement that the strong passenger traffic is promising as the holiday travel season approaches.

“We are seeing passengers from all over Eastern Iowa and the border regions who continue to travel, even though September numbers can traditionally take a dip as students go back to school and families get into the school routine,” he said in a statement.