{"id":250474,"date":"2026-07-23T18:17:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T18:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/250474\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T18:17:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T18:17:13","slug":"lehigh-valley-international-airport-makes-history-with-latest-airline-passenger-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/250474\/","title":{"rendered":"Lehigh Valley International Airport makes history with latest airline passenger numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lehigh Valley International Airport<\/a> processed 105,081 passengers in June, marking the highest monthly traffic level in the airport\u2019s history and a 5.12% increase from the previous year, the airport announced in a news release. <\/p>\n

The record-breaking figure comes as summer travel season gains momentum at ABE<\/a>, traditionally the busiest time of year for the airport. Last June, the facility handled 99,966 passengers.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeyond convenience and a first-class customer experience, there are many factors contributing to this record number of passengers,\u201d Thomas R. Stoudt, executive director of the Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority, said in the news release. \u201cAdditional connections to Chicago<\/a>, more seat capacity with the implementation of larger aircraft, and the ability to land in your favorite leisure destinations has made ABE an attractive option.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Passenger traffic varied across carriers. American Airlines saw the largest jump at 32.5%, while Delta Airlines increased 10.5% and Allegiant grew 1.9%. United Airlines declined 19% compared to last June.<\/p>\n

The airport also handled 25,977,394 pounds of air cargo last month, a 12.1% increase from the 23,172,476 pounds processed in June 2025.<\/p>\n

Airport officials remind summer travelers that Real ID-compliant identification is required for air travel, though TSA does not require identification for children under 18 traveling within the U.S. Travelers should allow extra time for parking, check-in and security screening. Airline ticket counters typically open two hours before scheduled departures, and check-in for passengers with baggage generally closes 30 to 45 minutes before departure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lehigh Valley International Airport processed 105,081 passengers in June, marking the highest monthly traffic level in the airport\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":250475,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154],"class_list":["post-250474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem-headlines","tag-bethlehem-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=250474"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250474\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/250475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=250474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=250474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=250474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}