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Airport posts midyear gains: passengers up, parking drives revenue; PFAS testing and capital projects drive spending
Summary
Business manager Jonathan Abad reported midyear (July–December 2024) growth at Santa Barbara Airport—passenger counts up 15.3% at midyear and July 2024 recorded a 21.3% year‑over‑year increase—while expenses rose due to PFAS testing, extraordinary repairs and capital work; commissioners asked about encumbrances, staffing and parking plans
Jonathan Abad, business manager for the Santa Barbara Airport, presented the airport’s fiscal midyear financial review for July through December 2024 at the commission’s March 13 meeting, reporting record passenger counts and revenue gains alongside higher operating and special‑project costs.
Abad told commissioners that July 2024 was the airport’s highest monthly passenger count on record and that at midyear total passengers were up 15.3% year over year. He said most major revenue categories increased: terminal revenues were up 23% (parking up nearly 31%), commercial aviation revenues up 10%, and concessions up 15% compared with the prior midyear period.
“Parking is really now key to the airport’s fiscal sustainability,” Abad said,…
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