Airline passenger traffic in November at Hector International Airport showed an increase as compared to the same month in 2005. In November 2006, the passenger enplanements were 24,000. This is an increase of 12.2% when compared to the November 2005 passenger enplanements of 21,392. This was the busiest November ever on record at Hector International Airport. Total passenger count for the month was 47,054, which is up 10.8% over the same period last year.

In November 2006, 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 29% Delta Connection at 7% and Allegiant Air at 5% with a daily average of 1,568 passengers both arriving and departing.