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MEMORANDUM TO: Airport Advisory Commissioners FROM: Rajeev Thomas, Chief Financial Officer, Aviation Department DATE: April 9, 2025 SUBJECT: Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) Update February 2025 Financial Results Passenger traffic totaled 1,375,821 in February 2025, a decrease of 6.1% compared to February 2024. Average daily departures decreased from 223 in February 2024 to 217 in February 2025, a decrease of 6.5 daily departures or 2.9% resulting from capacity reductions to better match demand by air carriers. Table #1 FY 2025 February FY 2024 February Variance Fav (Unfav) FY 2025 YTD FY 2024 YTD Variance YTD Fav (Unfav) Enplanements Landing Weights Cargo Tonnage Operating Revenue Airport OPEX Total Requirements Net Income 687,154 730,172 (5.9%) 4,138,058 4,347,885 904,217,824 932,784,917 (3.1%) 5,158,055,055 5,536,656,767 9,896 12,099 (18.2%) 57,646 61,285 (4.8%) (6.8%) (5.9%) $25,167,721 $23,238,463 $1,929,257 $138,953,098 $126,319,371 $12,633,726 $13,110,096 $12,029,927 ($1,080,170) $68,903,059 $59,977,581 ($8,925,477) $21,941,427 $18,816,308 ($3,125,118) $110,398,324 $93,918,051 ($16,480,273) $3,226,294 $4,422,155 ($1,195,861) $28,554,774 $32,401,321 ($3,846,547) Table #1 illustrates February 2025’s enplanements totaled 687,154, a decrease of 5.9% compared to February 2024. Landing weights totaled 904 million pounds in February 2025 representing a decrease of 3.1% compared to February 2024. Cargo volume totaled 9,896 tons in February 2025, a decrease of 18.2% compared to February 2024. February 2025 operating revenue totaled $25.2M, an increase of 8.3% or $1.9M compared to February 2024. The increase in operating revenue primarily results from updated airline rates and charges in FY2025. February 2025 operating revenue is composed of 52.0% airline revenue, 46.6% non-airline revenue, and 1.4% interest income. Airport operating expenses totaled $13.1M for the month, an increase of 9.0% or $1.1M compared to February 2025. Operating expenses increased due to improved staffing and higher personnel costs for APD unit. AUS reported a $3.2M surplus in February 2025, a decrease of $1.2M compared to February 2024 due to increased operating cost and debt service. Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results FY2025 Year to Date (YTD) Operating Revenue totals $139.0M compared to $126.3M in FY2024, a 10.0% increase. Airport Operating Expenses totaled $68.9M YTD in FY2025 compared to $60.0M in FY2024, a 14.9% increase. Net income totals $28.6M YTD in FY2025 compared to $32.4M in FY2024, an 11.9% decrease. Table #2 Approved Budget - Seasonalized FY 2025 FY 2025 Budget vs. YTD Variance Budget vs. YTD Variance YTD $ Fav (Unfav) % Fav (Unfav) Operating Revenue Airport OPEX $140,111,771 $138,953,098 ($1,158,673) (0.8%) $69,407,432 $68,903,059 $504,373 Total Requirements $112,528,300 $110,398,324 $2,129,976 Net Income $27,583,471 $28,554,774 $971,303 0.7% 1.9% 3.5% AUS delivered favorable financial performance compared to FY2025 budget on a seasonalized basis due to expense savings. As presented in Table #2, FY2025 revenues are 0.8% or $1.2M below seasonalized budget because of decline in passenger traffic compared to forecast. Airport operating expenses are 0.7% or $0.5M below seasonalized budget. AUS reports net income of $28.6M, which exceeds the seasonalized budget estimate by 3.5% or $1.0M. Attachments: February 2025 - AAC Financial Report