Major sporting events like the NCAA men's Final Four and WNBA All-Star Games attracted many travelers to the Valley.

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport had the busiest year in its history in 2024. The year-end passenger numbers show a 7.5% increase from 2023's record-breaking numbers. In

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has broken another passenger record. 2024 is the busiest year ever in the airport’s history. The year-end passenger numbers show a 7.5 percent increase from 2023’s record-breaking numbers. In total, 52,325,266 passengers came through Phoenix Sky Harbor’s terminals in 2024.

The 52.3 million passengers in 2024 represented a hefty increase of 7.5% from the 48.9 million passengers in 2023, which was the previous record.