AUSTIN, Texas — The Monday after Formula One is expected to be the Austin airport’s busiest day in 2025, officials said. However, it remains unclear whether the day will break the airport’s all-time record set last year.
On Oct. 21. 2024, over 44,000 passengers departed from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.
“The Monday after F1 will be our busiest day this year but it’s too soon to know if it will break a record for busiest day ever or will it remain just under last year’s record breaking 44,043 departing passengers,” an airport spokesperson told CBS Austin.
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Data shows October consistently ranks as one of the busiest travel months at the Austin airport, driven largely by F1 and the Austin City Limits Music Festival. Seven of the ten busiest days took place in October in the last three years:
Oct. 21, 2024 — 44,043 departing passengers (Monday after F1)Oct. 23, 2023 — 43,243 departing passengers (Monday after F1)Oct. 24, 2022 — 42,241 departing passengers (Monday after F1)April 11, 2024 — 39,967 departing passengers (Thursday after 2024 Total Solar Eclipse)Oct. 20, 2024 — 39,380 departing passengers (F1 Sunday)Oct. 14, 2024 — 38,970 departing passengers (Monday after ACL Weekend 2 ’24)Oct. 6, 2025 — 38,793 departing passengers (Monday after ACL Weekend 1 ’25)Oct. 16, 2023 — 38,475 departing passengers (Monday after ACL Weekend 2 ’23)Nov. 5, 2023 — 38,252 departing passengers (Sunday after AfroTech; UT Game)March 11, 2024 — 37,993 departing passengers (Monday of SXSW 2024)
On busy days, airport officials urge travelers to arrive at least 2.5 hours early for domestic flights and 3 hours early for international. More information is available here.