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Austin airport expects record crowds due to Formula One race

Airport officials expect record passenger numbers at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport as the result of the upcoming Formula One race at the Circuit of the Americas racetack.

The airport’s single-day passenger record was set earlier this month, on the Monday after the first weekend of the Austin City Limits music festival, with 35,357 passengers departing that day. That total topped the previous record of 35,298, which was set last October on the Monday after the 2021 Formula One race in Austin.

Airport spokesperson Sam Haynes said airport officials expect that this coming Monday, as people leave following the Formula One race, will surpass both those numbers.

“We’re just experiencing higher travel volumes in general this year,” Haynes said. “F1 sold out this year, which it did last year as well, but this year the Circuit of the Americas got really creative in finding new ways to bring in more people to the event. … So it’s a record-breaking event, with even more tickets sold.”