Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport welcomed more than 1.9 million passengers in the last fiscal year, a 5.6 percent increase over the previous year’s numbers, which was the record.

Airport officials said in a release this week that seven of 12 months had record-setting passenger activity.

“The growth of Gateway Airport over the past few years has been phenomenal,” said Apache Junction Mayor Chip Wilson, chairman of the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority board of directors.

“The airport’s continued growth is providing tremendous economic benefit for the entire greater Phoenix region. We look forward to welcoming even more sun-seeking visitors through the airport this year.”

The airport in the past year opened several new food and beverage concessions, including a new Macayo’s Mexican Food restaurant and two new Infusion Coffee and Tea Crafters.

The airport is building a five-gate, 30,000-square-foot terminal addition and an enclosed pedestrian walkway connecting the airline ticket counters to the TSA security screening checkpoint. Both projects will be complete in early 2024, officials said.

For more: www.gatewayairport.com.