Garden City Regional Airport expects increase in number of passengers this month, during a record-breaking year for TSA

Garden City Regional Airport officials expect to see 100-300 more outbound passengers this month than they do on average.

According to Rachelle Powell, director of aviation for the Garden City airport, the month of December — and specifically the week leading up to Christmas — is the airport’s peak travel period. During that time, flight capacities hit mid-90%. Outside of the peak period, flight capacities average about 80%.

“Typically in December, we range anywhere from 2,300 people departing to our peak, which was 2,500 people flying out of Garden City,” Powell said.