NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk International Airport is celebrating a major milestone. For the first time in its history, more than half a million passengers traveled through the airport in a single month.

In July, 514,133 passengers flew in and out of Norfolk International, a 4.8% increase over the same month in 2024, according to the Norfolk Airport Authority. July’s traffic also pushed the airport’s year-to-date passenger count to more than 2.8 million — up nearly 1% from last year.

“We're excited. This is the first time in the history of the airport that we've exceeded 500,000 passengers in a month,” said Chris Jones, the airport’s chief marketing and communications officer.

He continued, “I think we thought maybe in June that we would eclipse that mark, but with July being busier, also hav

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