December 2004 – Monthly and Annual Statistics
Posted January 6, 2005
Airline passenger traffic in December at Hector International Airport showed an increase as compared to the same month in 2003. In December 2004, the passenger enplanements were 22,914. This is an increase of 3.9% when compared to the December 2003 passenger enplanements of 22,045.
Total passenger count for the month was 45,499, which is up 4.0% over the same period last year.
| Airline | City | Aircraft | Market Share |
| Northwest Airlines | Minneapolis | Airbus A319/320, DC9, RJ85 & Saab 340 | 70% |
| United Express | Chicago & Denver | CRJ200 & BAE146 | 30% |
There were 442 air carrier departures in the month of December with a daily average of 1,468 passengers both arriving and departing.
| Passengers | December 04 | December 03 | % Change | YTD2004 | YTD2003 | % Change |
| Total | 45,499 | 43,752 | 4.0% | 508,534 | 484,068 | 5.1% |
| Enplaned | 22,914 | 22,045 | 3.9% | 256,004 | 243,097 | 5.3% |
| Deplaned | 22,585 | 21,707 | 4.0% | 252,530 | 240,971 | 4.8% |