Record-breaking year for cargo at GSP Airport
Greer, SC – Cargo operations at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport continue to grow. In 2021, the airport handled a record-breaking 96,800 tons of cargo; an increase of over 48% from 2020. Included in that total is over 43,800 tons of international freight valued at $5.01 billion; an increase in value of 14.6% over 2020. In 2021, […]
Fly Nonstop to Orlando, Tampa and Jacksonville with Silver Airways
Silver Airways now offers new nonstop service from Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) to Orlando, FL (MCO), Tampa, FL (TPA) and Jacksonville, FL (JAX). Silver Airways offers the only nonstop service to each of the three popular Florida destinations. In addition, Silver provides same-plane direct service through Jacksonville to Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL) providing additional options […]
GSP Sets New Passenger Activity Record in 2019
GREER, S.C.— Over 2.6 million passengers traveled through Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) in 2019, surpassing the previous record of 2.3 million passengers set in 2018. Overall passenger activity increased 12.7%, driven by new flights, new destinations, and larger aircraft added during the year. “Thanks to the support of travelers from across the region, GSP continues […]
GSP growing four times faster than national average as airport posts its 22nd month of passenger growth
Passenger activity at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) is increasing at a rate four times faster than the national average according to statistics released by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). For the first seven months of the year, passenger activity increased by 15.7% at GSP. During the same time period, average growth for all U.S. […]
GSP celebrates opening of $33 million cargo facility
Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) celebrated the opening of a $33 million air cargo facility which significantly increases the airport’s ability to handle domestic and international freight. In recent years air cargo volume and demand for freight services in the southeastern United States has increased dramatically. The new facility positions the Upstate and GSP to capitalize […]
Aircraft operations at GSP increase by 19% as the airport posts 21st month of passenger growth
GREER, S.C. (Aug. 6, 2019)—Air service and passenger activity continue to grow at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP). Overall aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings) during June increased 19.1% compared to June 2018 and operations for the first half of the year increased 14.1% over the same period last year. GSP extended its streak of consecutive months […]
GSP has 20 consecutive months of passenger growth
GREER, S.C.— Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) set a new all-time record for passengers served during the month of May outpacing the previous record set last year by 16.7%. GSP also extended its streak of months with increased passenger activity to 20 heading into the peak summer travel season. During the month of May, GSP served 229,849 […]
GSP has 19 consecutive months of passenger growth
GREER, S.C.—Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) welcomed 13.4% more passengers at the airport in April 2019 (207,539) versus April 2018 (183,012). This marked the 19th consecutive month of passenger growth for the Upstate’s airport and passenger activity at GSP is not expected to slow down anytime soon. “The growth we are seeing at GSP is exciting and […]
GSP’s passenger activity continues to soar
GREER, S.C.—Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) has experienced 18 consecutive months of increased passenger activity and the streak isn’t expected to end anytime soon. The airport had 207,798 passengers this past March compared to 179,897 in March 2018. That’s a 15.5% increase and the fifth straight month that GSP had a double-digit percentage increase in passenger […]
More daily flights, larger aircraft lift passenger traffic at GSP
GREER, S.C.—Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) is celebrating its 17th consecutive month of increased passenger activity thanks to more seats and additional flights offered by the airport’s six passenger airlines. February was the fourth straight month of double-digit percentage gains in passenger activity. During the month, the airport served 15.8% more passengers (168,242) compared to February 2018 […]