December 2014 – Monthly and Annual Statistics
ALL TIME ANNUAL PASSENGER RECORD SET IN 2014
– 2014 was the busiest year in the airport’s history.
– 2014 annual passenger enplanements, deplanements and total passengers broke the previous record set in 2013.
– 7,154 total air carrier departures or 20 average daily.
– Hector had an 86% load factor – the highest in its history.
Airline passenger traffic in December at Hector International Airport showed an increase as compared to the same month in 2013. In December 2014, the passenger enplanements were 37,943. This is an increase of 4.4% when compared to the December 2013 passenger enplanements of 36,334.
This was the busiest December on record. The previous record was set in 2013. This is the 24th consecutive month of an enplanement record being set.
Total passenger count for the month was 72,818, which is up 2.5% over the same period last year.
| Airline | City | Aircraft | Market Share |
Enplanement Change From December 2013 |
| Delta | Minneapolis, Atlanta & Salt Lake City | A320, A319, E175, & CRJ 200/700/900 | 43% | 8% |
| United | Chicago & Denver | CRJ200 & EMB145 | 20% | -10% |
| Allegiant | Las Vegas, Phoenix, Orlando, & Tampa | A320, A319, & MD-80 | 17% | 1% |
| Frontier | Denver | A319 | 5% | -9% |
| American | Chicago & Dallas | EMB145 | 15% | 34% |
There were 598 air carrier departures in the month of December with a daily average of 2,291 passengers both arriving and departing.
| Passengers | Dec 14 | Dec 13 | % Change | YTD2014 | YTD2013 | % Change |
| Total | 72,818 | 71,009 | 2.5% | 894,426 | 797,125 | 12.2% |
| Enplaned | 37,943 | 36,334 | 4.4% | 448,848 | 398,677 | 12.6% |
| Deplaned | 34,875 | 34,675 | 0.6% | 445,578 | 398,448 | 11.8% |
Year End 2014 Summary
Airline passenger traffic in 2014 at Hector International Airport showed an increase as compared to 2013. In 2014, the total passenger enplanements were 448,848. This is an increase of 12.6% when compared to 2013 passenger enplanements of 398,667.
The previous passenger enplanement record was set in 2013.
Total passenger count for the year was 894,426, which is up 12% over 2013 which had 797,125 total passengers.
| Market Share | |||
| Airline | City | 2014 | Change From 2013 |
| Delta Air Lines | Minneapolis, Atlanta & Salt Lake City | 44% | 3% |
| United Express | Chicago & Denver | 21% | -3% |
| Allegiant Air | Las Vegas, Phoenix, Orlando, Tampa & Los Angeles | 17% | 0% |
| Frontier Airlines | Denver | 6% | 0% |
| American Eagle | Chicago & Dallas | 12% | 1% |
There were 7,154 air carrier departures in 2014 with a daily average of 2,450 passengers both arriving and departing daily.