Denver airport had its busiest year ever in 2014

DENVER (AP) - Denver International Airport had its busiest year in 2014, with more than 53.4 million passengers.

Airport officials say 4,397,292 passengers traveled though Denver in December, bringing the year's total passenger traffic to 53,472,514. That's a 1.7% increase over the number of passengers who used the airport in 2013.

Denver also set six monthly records for passenger traffic last year - in January, February, April, May, September and October.

Airport CEO Kim Day says "ending the year with record-breaking passenger traffic demonstrates the continued strength of the Denver market for air travel."

Denver served 191 destinations around the world last year.