10/16/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/16/2026 14:16
RECORD SEPTEMBER FOR PASSENGERS
Hector International Airport's airline passenger traffic in September showed an increase when compared to the same month in 2025. In September 2026, the passenger enplanements were 49,464. This is an increase of 7% when compared to the September 2025 passenger enplanements of 46,258.
The total passenger count for the month was 98,407 which is up 7% over the same period last year.
There were 666 air carrier departures with an average of 88 seats per flight in September and an average of 3,280 total daily passengers.
| Airline | City | Aircraft | Market Share | Enplanement Change from September 2025 |
| Delta | Minneapolis & Atlanta | A321/320, E175, & CRJ9/7 | 36% | 18% |
| United | Chicago & Denver | A320/319, B738, E175 & CRJ550 | 26% | 7% |
| Allegiant | Las Vegas, Nashville, Phoenix | A320/19 | 10% | 0% |
| American | Chicago & Dallas | E175 | 23% | 6% |
| Frontier | Denver | A321/20 | 3% | -44% |
| Passengers | September 2026 | September 2025 | % Change | YTD 2026 | YTD 2025 | % Change |
| Total | 98,407 | 91,973 | 7% | 936,073 | 898,914 | 4% |
| Enplaned | 49,646 | 46,258 | 7% | 464,175 | 446,653 | 4% |
| Deplaned | 48,761 | 45,715 | 7% | 471,898 | 852,261 | 4% |