Stansted saw a 7.2% year-on-year increase in passengers in January when it handled over 1.15 million.
The overall number of passengers using Stansted in the year ending January 2014 was 17.92 million, an increase of 2.6% over the previous 12 months.
Managing director Andrew Harrison said: "The increased number of passengers using Stansted this January compared to last year is a good start to 2014 and a signal of the airport’s future potential.
"We are also set to welcome a host of new routes to our network in the coming weeks and months that will offer passengers even greater choice of destinations from Stansted."
