Jacksonville AIrport had Fewer Passengers in 2009

According to the JIA website, it had more than 395,000 fewer passengers in 2009 than in 2008. In 2008, JIA had 6,002,698 passengers. In 2009, that was down to 5,605,934. Those numbers are also down from 2007, which saw 6,319,016 passengers.

Of the 50 largest airports in the United States, only four showed growth in passenger traffic in 2009.

Overall, U.S. airports saw 704-million domestic and international passengers in 2009. That's 5 percent less than in 2008.