Air travel in Denver has been soaring through 2024.

During the first half of the year, Denver International Airport set new passenger-traffic records every single month.

In total, the airport saw nearly 40 million passengers from January through June, airport officials announced Friday.

That’s up 9.2% from the same period in 2023, a year that smashed DIA’s records, putting the airport on track for another year of bests.

DIA said it projects the airport will serve about 81 to 82 million passengers by the end of the year. Denver’s current record is 77 million passengers.

“Passenger growth is the focus of our Vision 100 strategic plan,” said the airport’s CEO Phil Washington in a news release.

Vision 100 is the DIA’s plan to accommodate nearly 100 million passengers as early as 2027. It includes major upgrades such as the opening of the West Security gate, new trams, expanding terminals and adding more restaurants and concessions.

“It’s why we’re working hard to maintain what we have and grow our infrastructure simultaneously,” Washington said. “It’s why as we expand our global connections, we must also empower our people to help us execute our ambitious vision for the future.”

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After the airport hits its goal, it looks forward to 120 million passengers in time for DIA’s 50th anniversary in 2045.

Denver has the third-busiest airport in the U.S., according to preliminary data from the Airports Council International. It’s the sixth-busiest in the world.

June was the busiest month in the history of the airport, statistics show. It saw more than 7.6 million passengers.

Looking forward, airport and city officials have emphasized investing in the airport’s international connections to expand tourism to the area and attract foreign companies to establish a U.S. presence in Colorado.

International travel was a major driver of the growth with new foreign air carriers debuting such as Aer Lingus flying to Dublin and Turkish Airlines to Istanbul. The number of international passengers at DIA surged 17.2% from 2023.

The second half of the year is expected to continue growth, officials said, though at a slower rate from the first half.