In the Air Again

​I'm at the airport (LIM) for the first time this year. After tracking my 2024 airport stats, I decided the exercise merited repeating for the sake of comparison. Is 98 airport visits normal? Surely not, unless you're me and have a laminated packing list. But was it low? High? 

Here's how the numbers shake out: 

• I made the most airport visits (18) in September and the fewest (4) in October. 2024: May (13) and March/December (5). 
• Ninety percent of my travel was work-related; 10% was personal. 2024: 80%/20%. 
• I departed & arrived 25 times with 16 layovers. 2024: Ditto, but with 17 layovers. 
• I did 28 airport pickup runs and made 23 drop-offs. 2024: 21 and 15. 
• My travels took me to 13 unique airports, from ATL to STL. 2024: 22. 
• Topping out at 38 visits, my most common airport was STI (Santiago). 2024: Same. 
• My second most common airport (23 visits)? BZE (Belize City)! 2024: Santo Domingo. 

My last airport visit of 2025 was to pick up a short-term team of volunteers from Trinity Lutheran Church in Henrico, VA (c.f. my next post), under less than ideal circumstances:

So? Back to my question as of 12/31/24. Delay and all, 12/28/25 was the final tally in a year that saw me at an airport...113 times! 

Even with the occasional delay, most airport visits aren't anything to write home about. I literally did about one of my 10 in August, though - my hands-down favorite (hint: Josh popped The Question at JFK). 

Until next time, blessings in Christ!