More passenger records are on the horizon for Harry Reid International Airport — a feat that would likely propel officials to build a reliever airport south of Las Vegas.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s aviation consultant, Ailevon Pacific Aviation Consulting, told board members Tuesday the airport can anticipate higher traffic in 2023, after record capacity in 2022.

Joel Van Over, senior director at Ailevon, said capacity in March could be close to the record capacity — around 97,000 inbound seats — recorded in October 2022.

The high level of capacity resulted in record passenger arrivals that month of 5.2 million passengers. It marked the first time the airport welcomed more than 5 million people in one month.