Airline passenger traffic in September at Hector International Airport showed an increase as compared to the same month in 2005.  In September 2006, the passenger enplanements were 22,675.  This is an increase of 8.7% when compared to the September 2005 passenger enplanements of 20,854.  This was the busiest September ever on record at Hector International Airport.  Total passenger count for the month was 44,688, which is up 8.2% over the same period last year. 

In September 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 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 58% of the market share, United Express at 33%, Delta Connection at 5% and Allegiant Air at 4% with a total daily average of 1,490 passengers both arriving and departing.