Passenger traffic at US's Memphis International Airport increased 3.11 percent in August, the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority reported Thursday.

In August, 894,225 passengers were enplaned, deplaned or transferred through Memphis International Airport, compared to 867,224 in August 2005.

Northwest Airlines Corp. transported the largest number of passengers, 437,640, followed by its regional partner Memphis-based Pinnacle Airlines, with 256,063 passengers.

In the first eight months of 2006, passenger traffic was down 2.64 percent to 7.3 million, compared to the same period last year, when 7.5 million passengers were enplaned, deplaned or transferred at Memphis International Airport.