Airline passenger traffic in January at Hector International Airport showed an increase as compared to the same month in 2006.  In January 2007, the passenger enplanements were 25,225.  This is an increase of 3.0% when compared to the January 2006 passenger enplanements of 24,501.  This was the busiest January ever on record at Hector International Airport.  Total passenger count for the month was 48,944, which is up 2.8% over the same period last year.

In January 2007, Northwest Airlines operated eight daily flights to Minneapolis with Airbus 319/320, DC-9, and CRJ aircraft.  United Express operated four daily flights to Chicago and four daily flights to Denver with the Canadair CRJ aircraft.  Delta Connection operated two daily flights to Salt Lake City with the Canadair CRJ aircraft.  Allegiant Air operates two-weekly flights to Las Vegas utilizing the 150-seat McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft.

Northwest Airlines had 59% of the market share, United Express at 32% Delta Connection at 4% and Allegiant Air at 5% with a daily average of 1,579 passengers both arriving and departing.