September 2009 - Monthly Statistics

<< Back to News & Statistics

---

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.

Airline	City	Aircraft	Market Share
Delta Airlines/Northwest Airlines	Minneapolis & Salt Lake City	Airbus A319/310 DC9, E175, CRJ 200/900	47%
United Express	Chicago & Denver	CRJ200/700	31%
Allegiant Air	Las Vegas, Phoenix, Orlando & Los Angeles	MD-80	13%
Frontier Airlines	Denver	Q400	9%

There were 517 air carrier departures in the month of September with a daily average of 1,845 passengers both arriving and departing.

Passengers	September 09	September 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	27,787	10.4%	263,287	245,749	7.1%