ALL TIME ENPLANEMENT AND TOTAL PASSENGER RECORD

Airline passenger traffic in July at Hector International Airport showed an increase as compared to the same month in 2005.  In July 2006 the passenger enplanements were 30,210.  This is an increase of 14.8% when compared to the July 2005 passenger enplanements of 26,309.  This was the busiest month ever on record at Hector International Airport.  Total passenger count for the month was 59,424, which is up 13.9% over the same period last year. 

In July 2006, Northwest Airlines operated eight daily flights to Minneapolis with Airbus 319/320, DC-9, RJ85, CRJ aircraft, and two weekly non-stop flights to Las Vegas utilizing the Airbus A319.  United Express operated four daily flights to Chicago and four daily flights to Denver with the Canadair CRJ aircraft.  Delta Connection operated two daily flight to Salt Lake City with the Canadair CRJ aircraft.  Allegiant Air operates three-weekly flights to Las Vegas utilizing the 150-seat McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft. 

Northwest Airlines had 54% of the market share, United Express at 33% Delta Connection at 7% and Allegiant Air at 6% with a daily average of 1,917 passengers both arriving and departing.