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5 Million Passengers Used DIA In August

DENVER (AP) - Denver International Airport managers say more than 5 million passengers traveled through the facility in August, making it the busiest August ever for the 16-year-old airport.

The August total was 2.3 percent higher than the same month a year ago.

More than 35.7 million passengers have used the airport from January through August, also a 2.3 percent increase over the same period a year ago.

The figures were announced Tuesday.

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