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McAllen International Airport study: $1.2 billion total economic impact, 8,400 direct jobs in 2024, city says
Summary
McAllen officials released a 2025 update to an economic impact study attributing roughly $1.2 billion in total economic output to McAllen International Airport in 2024 and citing more than 8,400 direct jobs; city aviation leadership described how passenger growth and new flights drive local economic multipliers.
City and airport officials unveiled a 2025 update to McAllen International Airport’s economic impact study, which the city presented as showing roughly $1.2 billion in total economic output for 2024 and more than 8,400 direct jobs supported by airport activity.
“McAllen International Airport directly created 8,419 jobs in 2024,” Aviation Director Jeremy Santoscoi said at the event, adding the airport supported a $356,000,000 payroll economic impact in 2024. City…
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