December 1998 – Monthly and Annual Statistics
Posted January 21, 1999
Airline passenger traffic in December at Hector International Airport showed an increase as compared to the same month in 1997. In December 1998, the passenger enplanements were 18,393. This is an increase of 10.5% when compared to the December 1997 passenger enplanements of 16,703.
Total passenger count for the month was 36,713, which is up 10.1% over the same period last year.
| Airline | City | Aircraft | Market Share |
| Northwest Airlines | Minneapolis | DC9, ARJ & Saab 340 | 94% |
| United Express | Chicago & Denver | CRJ200 | 6% |
There were 349 air carrier departures in the month of December with a daily average of 1,184 passengers both arriving and departing.
| Passengers | December 98 | December 97 | % Change | YTD1998 | YTD1997 | % Change |
| Total | 36,713 | 33,348 | 10.1% | 384,205 | 406,912 | -5.6% |
| Enplaned | 18,393 | 16,645 | 10.5% | 193,826 | 203,105 | -4.6% |
| Deplaned | 18,320 | 16,703 | 9.7% | 190,379 | 203,807 | -6.6% |