Airline passenger traffic in June at Hector International Airport showed an increase as compared to the same month in 2005.  In June 2006 the passenger enplanements were 26,084.  This is an increase of 9.2% when compared to the June 2005 passenger enplanements of 23,879.  Total passenger count for the month was 54,430, which is up 10.1% over the same period last year. 

In June 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.  United began flying an additional Chicago flight starting on June 8.  Allegiant Air operates three-weekly flights to Las Vegas utilizing the 150-seat McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft. 

Northwest Airlines had 58% of the market share, United Express at 34% Delta Connection at 3% and Allegiant Air at 5% with a daily average of 1,814 passengers both arriving and departing.