December 2001 – Monthly and Annual Statistics
Posted January 17, 2002
Airline passenger traffic in December at Hector International Airport showed a decrease as compared to the same month in 2000. In December 2001, the passenger enplanements were 17,447. This is a decrease of -8.5% when compared to the December 2000 passenger enplanements of 19,063.
Total passenger count for the month was 35,273, which is down -7.1% over the same period last year.
| Airline | City | Aircraft | Market Share |
| Northwest Airlines | Minneapolis | Boeing 727. Airbus A319, DC9, & RJ85 | 80% |
| United Express | Chicago & Denver | BAE146, CRJ200 & Donier 328 | 20% |
There were 389 air carrier departures in the month of December with a daily average of 1,138 passengers both arriving and departing.
| Passengers | December 01 | December 00 | % Change | YTD2001 | YTD2000 | % Change |
| Total | 35,273 | 36,889 | -4.4% | 434,332 | 465,636 | -6.7% |
| Enplaned | 17,447 | 19,063 | -8.5% | 217,979 | 230,969 | -5.6% |
| Deplaned | 17,826 | 18,924 | -5.8% | 216,353 | 234,667 | -7.8% |