Aruba Airport Reports Strong Growth in July 2025
Aruba Airport recorded a strong performance in July 2025, with passenger traffic, seat capacity, and load factors all trending upward. The results highlight Aruba’s competitive position in the Caribbean and the continued strength of demand from key markets, with growth outpacing the region’s 6.2% average reported by ACI-LAC.
July 2025 Performance
- Revenue Generating Passengers (RGP): 158,774 (+8% year-over-year (YoY)
- Seat Capacity: 178,753 (+4% YoY)
- Load Factor: 92.7% (+0.4 percentage points)
July’s 8% YoY passenger growth was the highest monthly increase of 2025 so far, tied with January. Importantly, passenger growth outpaced seat growth, leading to a higher load factor despite a 4% rise in capacity. Within the U.S. market, capacity rose by 6%, resulting in a 2.1 point decrease in load factor compared to last year. This reflects the market’s ability to absorb significant seat growth from key airline expansions while still maintaining strong volumes.
Regional Highlights for July
- U.S.: 118,314 seats (+6%), 109,409 RGP (+5%)
- Latin America & Caribbean: 34,604 seats (+7%), 31,953 RGP (+12%)
- Canada: 3,924 seats (+23%), 3,674 RGP (+30%)
- Europe: 11,120 seats (-19%), 6,786 RGP (+3%)
Year-to-Date through July 2025
- RGP: 988,898 (+4%)
- Seat Capacity: 1,211,879 (+2%)
- Load Factor: 86.2% (+0.3 percentage points)
- Flight Departures: 8,554 (+4%)
- Aruba Airport now serves 24 airlines, offering over 45 non-stop connections to 31 cities worldwide.
Capacity Growth Drivers in July 2025
Several airlines expanded service to Aruba, contributing to higher seat capacity and passenger volumes:
- Delta Air Lines added an additional Saturday frequency on its Atlanta route, increasing to 8 weekly flights.
- United Airlines shifted its Houston (IAH) service from twice weekly to daily flights.
- JetBlue added 6 weekly flights on its JFK route, totaling 29 weekly flights.
- Frontier Airlines launched a new 1x weekly Saturday flight to Atlanta.
- WestJet added 2 additional Monday flights from Toronto (YYZ).
- Avianca increased its Bogota route with 3 extra flights, now operating double daily.
- LATAM Airlines increased its Lima service to 5 weekly flights.
- GOL Airlines contributed capacity from São Paulo (GRU), a route not operated in July 2024.
Outlook
With new and expanded routes across North and Latin America, and consistently strong load factors, Aruba Airport is well-positioned for continued growth through the remainder of 2025.