| MONTHLY STATISTICS - September 2009 |
Airline passenger traffic in September at Hector International Airport showed an increase as compared to the same month in 2008. In September 2009, the passenger enplanements were 27,997. This is an increase of 12.4% when compared to the September 2008 passenger enplanements of 24,902.
September 2009 was the busiest September on record.
Total passenger count for the month was 55,350, which is up 11.4% over the same period last year.
Also in September, American Airlines announced expanded service from Fargo to Chicago initiating in 2010.
| Airline | City | Aircraft | Market Share |
|
Northwest Airlines/ Delta Air Lines |
Minneapolis & Salt Lake City |
Airbus A319/320, DC9, EMB-175, CRJ900 & CRJ200 |
47% |
| United Express | Chicago & Denver | Canadair CRJ200 & CRJ700 | 31% |
| Allegiant Air |
Las Vegas, Phoenix/Mesa, Orlando-Sanford* & Los Angeles |
McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | 13% |
| Frontier Airlines | Denver | Bombardier Q400 | 9% |
| * Allegiant Air seasonally suspended Orlando-Sanford service Sep. 24. Service will be reinstated on Oct. 15 | |||
There were 517 air carrier departures in the month of September and a daily average of 1,845 passengers both arriving and departing.
| Passengers | Sept 09 | Sept 08 | % Change | YTD2009 | YTD2008 | % Change |
|
Total |
55,350 | 49,689 | 11.4% | 524,851 | 490,024 | 7.1% |
|
Enplaned |
27,997 | 24,902 | 12.4% | 261,564 | 244,275 | 7.1% |
|
Deplaned |
27,353 | 24,787 | 10.4% | 263,287 | 245,749 | 7.1% |