Airport is en route to record-setting year, serving millions of passengers
Some people spend a lifetime trying to get to Washington, D.C., especially in an election year.
Starting this fall, travelers in the Upstate will have additional options to get to the nation’s capital — and from there, connect to international destinations throughout Asia, Europe and the Middle East. On Sept. 26, Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) expanded its already wide-reaching air service with three nonstop daily flights to Washington-Dulles International Airport (IAD) on United Airlines’ 50-seat Embraer 145 aircraft.
Now a vacationer can have breakfast in the Upstate and enjoy the sights along the National Mall by lunchtime. An executive can easily connect onward to London, Paris, Rome or any of the other over 50 international flights departing from Dulles every day.
United now provides daily nonstop flights from GSP to five key destinations — Washington, D.C., Chicago, Denver, Houston and New York/Newark — and gives the Upstate airport a presence in all of United’s major hubs in the United States.
“We applaud United’s continued investment in Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport and the Upstate South Carolina region,” said Greenville-Spartanburg Airport District President and CEO David Edwards. “In addition to being a critical link to our nation’s capital, Washington-Dulles is a valuable access point for international passengers traveling to and from GSP. We welcome the resumption of service on this very important route for our region.”
The airline had served the GSP-IAD route for years before suspending the service in 2022, partly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the addition of the new United route, the seven major airlines that serve GSP now offer nonstop service to 27 destinations.
The route is the 10th addition to GSP’s air service this year. In 2024, flights began to Providence, Tampa, Orlando, Los Angeles and Hartford via Breeze Airways; Denver and Nashville through Southwest Airlines; and Rochester and Manchester-Boston with Avelo Airlines.
GSP is also well on the way to another destination: a record-breaking year. The airport is on pace to set a new record for passengers served in a year, exceeding the 2,612,236 benchmark set in 2019. Through August, GSP has seen a 10.9% increase in passenger traffic compared to the same period in 2019, with May, June and July 2024 setting records for the highest monthly traffic in the airport’s history.
In addition to transporting millions of passengers each year, GSP is also a hub for air cargo, including flights regularly flown to and from Europe, Mexico, Asia and points across the United States. In 2023, GSP was recognized as the Best Airport in North America in the 2 million-5 million passenger category by its customers and Airports Council International. Each year, GSP contributes over a $4 billion economic impact to the regional economy and is responsible for nearly 20,000 jobs.
Learn more — and start your journey — at gspairport.com.
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