Passenger traffic through Los Angeles International Airport dipped in November compared to the year-earlier period, but the airport is nevertheless still on pace to set a new record for its busiest year, according to figures released by Los Angeles World Airports on Friday.

The 5.4 million passengers that traveled through the airport in November were 8.5 percent fewer than in October, but still 6.4 percent more than the same month a year earlier.

Year-to-date, more than 64.7 million people have moved through the airport, a 6.3 percent increase over the same period last year. Feeding those gains have been a 7.2 percent spike in international passengers over the course of the year and a 6 percent increase in domestic travel.

While passenger traffic numbers dipped last month from October, the airport is still set to report its busiest year yet, and the number of passengers could reach 70 million. That would easily exceed the airport’s record of 67.3 million passengers, set in 2000.

In November, air cargo increased again by rising 8.4 percent over a year ago.