Passenger counts at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks increased 1 percent in 2013, as the facility finished the year with four consecutive months of growth, according to figures released Friday.
The Connecticut Airport Authority took over operational control of Bradley in July from the state Department of Transportation, fulfilling a two-year promise that started when the legislature passed a law creating the new quasi-state agency that was supposed to be more nimble and market-responsive.
The 2013 passenger growth came largely on increases in enplanements and deplanements after the authority took over control. Counts increased 1 percent in September, 4 percent in October, 3 percent in November, and 20 percent in December.
The overall count of passengers getting on and off planes at Bradley was 5,421,875 in 2013, compared to 5,381,860 in 2012.
Bradley continued its growth pattern in 2014, as passenger counts increased 9 percent in January.
