11/10/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/10/2026 13:44
RECORD OCTOBER FOR PASSENGERS
Hector International Airport's airline passenger traffic in October showed an increase when compared to the same month in 2025. In October 2026, the passenger enplanements were 54,729. This is an increase of 8% when compared to the October 2025 passenger enplanements of 50,846. This was the fourth busiest month overall on record at Hector.
Delta and United have both set their all-time record month for passenger enplanements in Fargo.
The total passenger count for the month was 106,918 which is up 7% over the same period last year.
There were 690 air carrier departures with an average of 91 seats per flight in October and an average of 3,449 total daily passengers.
| Airline | City | Aircraft | Market Share | Enplanement Change from October 2025 |
| Delta | Minneapolis & Atlanta | A321/320, E175, & CRJ9/7 | 35% | 25% |
| United | Chicago & Denver | A320/319, B738, E175 & CRJ550 | 28% | 14% |
| Allegiant | Las Vegas, Nashville, Phoenix | A320/19 | 13% | -6% |
| American | Chicago & Dallas | E175 | 21% | 0% |
| Frontier | Denver | A321/20 | 2% | -50% |
| Passengers | October 2026 | October 2025 | % Change | YTD 2026 | YTD 2025 | % Change |
| Total | 106,918 | 99,884 | 7% | 1,042,991 | 998,798 | 4% |
| Enplaned | 54,729 | 50,846 | 8% | 518,904 | 497,499 | 4% |
| Deplaned | 52,189 | 49,038 | 6% | 524,087 | 501,299 | 5% |