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gone corporate wrote: ↑

Nov 05, 2025

STL Magazine: Airport director Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge will retire in August 2026

Figured it was coming. A little surprised she isn’t waiting a few more months until construction starts. Next hire will be a big one

I wonder if there has been a succession plan in the works & if her replacement will be able to pick up the ball & run with it, without missing a beat. Time will tell. I am nervous that she is retiring at this crucial stage in the history of Lambert. 

There will be a national search 

DogtownBnR wrote: ↑

Nov 05, 2025

I wonder if there has been a succession plan in the works & if her replacement will be able to pick up the ball & run with it, without missing a beat. Time will tell. I am nervous that she is retiring at this crucial stage in the history of Lambert. 

I’d guess letting us know 10 months out gives them time to find the right person and have some overlap. It is far enough down the road the new terminal should be mostly set by then. But I think it still is a big hire to get us through construction and see what the other side looks like

Happy for her but I hope it’s not a true retirement. She is way too valuable to the region. If there’s a leadership vacuum, give her whatever she wants.

I didn't realize she'd had so much TWA experience before taking over Lambert. I would love to hear some of her stories. She will be missed. She's made a heck of a difference. One of my mom's neighbors works for TSA, so it's been neat hearing how the airport has been trying to help the TSA personnel. (And likely the FAA folks too.) There's probably more, but they've apparently been feeding folks at least. Small gesture, but apparently it's been well received. I wish Hamm-Niebruegge the very best going forward, and I hope she stays in the region doing good work.

symphonicpoet wrote: ↑

Nov 06, 2025

I didn't realize she'd had so much TWA experience before taking over Lambert. I would love to hear some of her stories. She will be missed. She's made a heck of a difference. One of my mom's neighbors works for TSA, so it's been neat hearing how the airport has been trying to help the TSA personnel. (And likely the FAA folks too.) There's probably more, but they've apparently been feeding folks at least. Small gesture, but apparently it's been well received. I wish Hamm-Niebruegge the very best going forward, and I hope she stays in the region doing good work.

The commissioners asked in the meeting yesterday if they could donate money for food, etc.

Rhonda may be the most effective STL regional leader in my lifetime.  Compared to peer cities, air service here is superior with domestic and international connectivity. I credit her.
 

When do we get renderings?!? I’m begging


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She has grand babies now. She’s retiring folks.


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^Hey, lots of folks retire and take on new hobbies. I'm just hoping whatever hobby she gets, it's here, because she'll make a difference to it.

According to someone on a different forum…

these are the 1Q+2Q consolidated metropolitan PDEW for total international service:

NYC (JFK/LGA/EWR): 61,502
LAX (LAX/BUR/ONT/LGB/SNA): 30,972
MIA (MIA/FLL/PBI): 27,575
SFO (SFO/OAK): 19,477
CHI (ORD/MDW): 16,470
WAS (IAD/DCA): 14,068
BOS (BOS/PVD): 13,706
MCO (MCO/SFB): 12,319
HOU (IAH/HOU): 11,046
DAL (DFW/DAL): 9,190
ATL: 9,107
SEA (SEA/BFI): 7,665
LAS: 7,214
DEN: 5,890
PHX (PHX/AZA): 4,920
HNL: 4,567
DTW: 4,517
PHL: 4,492
MSP: 4,036
TPA (TPA/PIE): 3,755
CLT: 3,785
AUS: 3,229
SAN: 3,184
RDU: 2,939
BNA: 2,734
PDX: 2,535
SLC: 2,397
BWI: 2,395
SAT: 1,998
STL: 1,902
MSY: 1,729
SMF: 1,664
CLE: 1,605
IND: 1,521
MCI: 1,458
PIT: 1,457
CVG: 1,390
CMH: 1,292
SJC: 1,234

addxb2 wrote: ↑

Nov 09, 2025

According to someone on a different forum…

these are the 1Q+2Q consolidated metropolitan PDEW for total international service:

NYC (JFK/LGA/EWR): 61,502
LAX (LAX/BUR/ONT/LGB/SNA): 30,972
MIA (MIA/FLL/PBI): 27,575
SFO (SFO/OAK): 19,477
CHI (ORD/MDW): 16,470
WAS (IAD/DCA): 14,068
BOS (BOS/PVD): 13,706
MCO (MCO/SFB): 12,319
HOU (IAH/HOU): 11,046
DAL (DFW/DAL): 9,190
ATL: 9,107
SEA (SEA/BFI): 7,665
LAS: 7,214
DEN: 5,890
PHX (PHX/AZA): 4,920
HNL: 4,567
DTW: 4,517
PHL: 4,492
MSP: 4,036
TPA (TPA/PIE): 3,755
CLT: 3,785
AUS: 3,229
SAN: 3,184
RDU: 2,939
BNA: 2,734
PDX: 2,535
SLC: 2,397
BWI: 2,395
SAT: 1,998
STL: 1,902
MSY: 1,729
SMF: 1,664
CLE: 1,605
IND: 1,521
MCI: 1,458
PIT: 1,457
CVG: 1,390
CMH: 1,292
SJC: 1,234

Would have liked to have seen it broken out for Europe.

addxb2 wrote: ↑

Nov 09, 2025

According to someone on a different forum…

these are the 1Q+2Q consolidated metropolitan PDEW for total international service:

NYC (JFK/LGA/EWR): 61,502
LAX (LAX/BUR/ONT/LGB/SNA): 30,972
MIA (MIA/FLL/PBI): 27,575
SFO (SFO/OAK): 19,477
CHI (ORD/MDW): 16,470
WAS (IAD/DCA): 14,068
BOS (BOS/PVD): 13,706
MCO (MCO/SFB): 12,319
HOU (IAH/HOU): 11,046
DAL (DFW/DAL): 9,190
ATL: 9,107
SEA (SEA/BFI): 7,665
LAS: 7,214
DEN: 5,890
PHX (PHX/AZA): 4,920
HNL: 4,567
DTW: 4,517
PHL: 4,492
MSP: 4,036
TPA (TPA/PIE): 3,755
CLT: 3,785
AUS: 3,229
SAN: 3,184
RDU: 2,939
BNA: 2,734
PDX: 2,535
SLC: 2,397
BWI: 2,395
SAT: 1,998
STL: 1,902
MSY: 1,729
SMF: 1,664
CLE: 1,605
IND: 1,521
MCI: 1,458
PIT: 1,457
CVG: 1,390
CMH: 1,292
SJC: 1,234

I wasn't sure how PDEW differed from  O&D, so here it is:

O&D = Origin & Destination, meaning the true start and end cities of a passenger’s trip.
PDEW = Passengers Daily Each Way, meaning how many people (on average per day, per direction) travel between that O&D pair — including connections.

So, hub airports are going to see much higher numbers with PDEW compared to non-hubs.

Last week, I returned from an international trip, connecting to STL through SLC.  I was stunned at how empty SLC was for the entire 4 hour I was there.  Concourses, lounges, etc.  shocked SLC is a hub, but the benefits of geography.

soulardx wrote: ↑

Nov 10, 2025

addxb2 wrote: ↑

Nov 09, 2025

According to someone on a different forum…

these are the 1Q+2Q consolidated metropolitan PDEW for total international service:

NYC (JFK/LGA/EWR): 61,502
LAX (LAX/BUR/ONT/LGB/SNA): 30,972
MIA (MIA/FLL/PBI): 27,575
SFO (SFO/OAK): 19,477
CHI (ORD/MDW): 16,470
WAS (IAD/DCA): 14,068
BOS (BOS/PVD): 13,706
MCO (MCO/SFB): 12,319
HOU (IAH/HOU): 11,046
DAL (DFW/DAL): 9,190
ATL: 9,107
SEA (SEA/BFI): 7,665
LAS: 7,214
DEN: 5,890
PHX (PHX/AZA): 4,920
HNL: 4,567
DTW: 4,517
PHL: 4,492
MSP: 4,036
TPA (TPA/PIE): 3,755
CLT: 3,785
AUS: 3,229
SAN: 3,184
RDU: 2,939
BNA: 2,734
PDX: 2,535
SLC: 2,397
BWI: 2,395
SAT: 1,998
STL: 1,902
MSY: 1,729
SMF: 1,664
CLE: 1,605
IND: 1,521
MCI: 1,458
PIT: 1,457
CVG: 1,390
CMH: 1,292
SJC: 1,234

I wasn't sure how PDEW differed from  O&D, so here it is:

O&D = Origin & Destination, meaning the true start and end cities of a passenger’s trip.
PDEW = Passengers Daily Each Way, meaning how many people (on average per day, per direction) travel between that O&D pair — including connections.

So, hub airports are going to see much higher numbers with PDEW compared to non-hubs.

Last week, I returned from an international trip, connecting to STL through SLC.  I was stunned at how empty SLC was for the entire 4 hour I was there.  Concourses, lounges, etc.  shocked SLC is a hub, but the benefits of geography.

They are the same thing. PDEW doesn’t include connections either.

Sometimes PDEW includes both directions so it has to be divided by 2 to get one direction stats. Usually the details of the data will say

jshank83 wrote: ↑

Nov 10, 2025

soulardx wrote: ↑

Nov 10, 2025

addxb2 wrote: ↑

Nov 09, 2025

According to someone on a different forum…

these are the 1Q+2Q consolidated metropolitan PDEW for total international service:

NYC (JFK/LGA/EWR): 61,502
LAX (LAX/BUR/ONT/LGB/SNA): 30,972
MIA (MIA/FLL/PBI): 27,575
SFO (SFO/OAK): 19,477
CHI (ORD/MDW): 16,470
WAS (IAD/DCA): 14,068
BOS (BOS/PVD): 13,706
MCO (MCO/SFB): 12,319
HOU (IAH/HOU): 11,046
DAL (DFW/DAL): 9,190
ATL: 9,107
SEA (SEA/BFI): 7,665
LAS: 7,214
DEN: 5,890
PHX (PHX/AZA): 4,920
HNL: 4,567
DTW: 4,517
PHL: 4,492
MSP: 4,036
TPA (TPA/PIE): 3,755
CLT: 3,785
AUS: 3,229
SAN: 3,184
RDU: 2,939
BNA: 2,734
PDX: 2,535
SLC: 2,397
BWI: 2,395
SAT: 1,998
STL: 1,902
MSY: 1,729
SMF: 1,664
CLE: 1,605
IND: 1,521
MCI: 1,458
PIT: 1,457
CVG: 1,390
CMH: 1,292
SJC: 1,234

I wasn't sure how PDEW differed from  O&D, so here it is:

O&D = Origin & Destination, meaning the true start and end cities of a passenger’s trip.
PDEW = Passengers Daily Each Way, meaning how many people (on average per day, per direction) travel between that O&D pair — including connections.

So, hub airports are going to see much higher numbers with PDEW compared to non-hubs.

Last week, I returned from an international trip, connecting to STL through SLC.  I was stunned at how empty SLC was for the entire 4 hour I was there.  Concourses, lounges, etc.  shocked SLC is a hub, but the benefits of geography.

They are the same thing. PDEW doesn’t include connections either.

Sometimes PDEW includes both directions so it has to be divided by 2 to get one direction stats. Usually the details of the data will say

well, I'm now thoroughly confused then. LOL.   My comment on SLC be empty stands. 

SAT’s numbers must be Mexico flights?

captainjackass wrote: ↑

Nov 10, 2025

SAT’s numbers must be Mexico flights?

I'd guess Mexico, Canada, Caribbean.  I would think they would have a lot of people driving to Austin for Europe with the multiple options Austin has for nonstops.