RECORD JANUARY FOR PASSENGERS

Hector International Airport’s airline passenger traffic in January showed an increase when compared to the same month in 2025. In January 2026, the passenger enplanements were 49,186. This is an increase of 2% when compared to the January 2025 passenger enplanements of 48,037. The previous record January was set in 2025.

The total passenger count for the month was 96,532 which is up 3% over the same period last year.

There were 635 air carrier departures with an average of 97 seats per flight in January and an average of 3,114 total daily passengers.

Airline	City	Aircraft	Market Share	Enplanement Change from January 2025
Delta	Minneapolis & Atlanta	B739, A320/321, E175 & CR9	32%	6%
United	Chicago & Denver	A320/19, E175 & CRJ550/7/2	23%	5%
Allegiant	Las Vegas, Nashville, Orlando, Phoenix & Tampa	B73M, A319/320	22%	-3%
American	Chicago, Dallas & Phoenix	E175	22%	-3%
Frontier	Denver	A320/21	2%	-21%

Passengers	Jan 2026	Jan 2025	% Change	YTD 2026	YTD 2025	% Change
Total	96,532	93,994	3%	96,532	93,994	3%
Enplaned	49,186	48,037	2%	49,186	48,037	2%
Deplaned	47,346	45,957	3%	47,346	45,957	3%