More people passed through Denver International Airport in July than in any other month of the airport's history.
Airport officials say 5.4 million people traveled through DIA in July 2016.
Twenty of the airport's busiest days ever happened in July, with the heaviest traffic coming through on July 29. With 186,351 passengers, that was actually the busiest day the airport has ever had. It's a 9.1 percent increase over traffic in July 2015, and a 7.5 percent year-to-date increase over last year.
Fridays were particularly popular in July.
Airport spokesman Heath Montgomery says security employees kept pace with the traffic. Airport employees are contracted to work with the TSA through Labor Day weekend.
This week appears to be 10 percent busier for the airport than Labor Day week of 2015. About 1.1 million passengers are expected to go through DIA between Tuesday, Aug. 30, and Labor Day, Sept. 5.
There is no "maximum capacity" number for DIA. Montgomery says that would depend on several factors in a given day.
July was the eleventh consecutive record-setting month at DIA.
