December 2006 – Monthly and Annual Statistics
Posted January 9, 2007
ALL TIME ANNUAL PASSENGER RECORD SET IN 2006
Airline passenger traffic in December at Hector International Airport showed an increase as compared to the same month in 2005. In December 2006, the passenger enplanements were 25,524. This is an increase of 0.6% when compared to the December 2005 passenger enplanements of 25,384.
Total passenger count for the month was 51,054, which is up 11.0% over the same period last year.
Total annual passenger enplanements broke the previous record set last year. Total passenger enplanements were 305,218, which is up 10.9%.
| Airline | City | Aircraft | Market Share |
| Northwest Airlines | Minneapolis | Airbus A319/320, DC9, E175, CRJ200 | 61% |
| United Express | Chicago & Denver | CRJ200/700 | 30% |
| Allegiant Air | Las Vegas & Phoenix | MD-80 | 5% |
| Delta Connection | Salt Lake City | CRJ200 | 4% |
There were 503 air carrier departures in the month of December with a daily average of 1,647 passengers both arriving and departing.
| Passengers | December 06 | December 05 | % Change | YTD2006 | YTD2005 | % Change |
| Total | 51,054 | 50,105 | 1.9% | 609,731 | 549,209 | 11.0% |
| Enplaned | 25,524 | 25,384 | 0.6% | 305,218 | 275,200 | 10.9% |
| Deplaned | 25,530 | 24,721 | 3.3% | 304,513 | 274,009 | 11.1% |