03/13/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/13/2026 14:34
Hector International Airport's airline passenger traffic in February showed an increase when compared to the same month in 2025. In February 2026, the passenger enplanements were 50,278. This is an increase of 5% when compared to the February 2025 passenger enplanements of 47,971. The previous record February was set in 2025.
The total passenger count for the month was 99,138 which is up 5% over the same period last year.
There were 623 air carrier departures with an average of 97 seats per flight in February and an average of 3,541 total daily passengers.
| City | Aircraft | Market Share | Enplanement Change from February 2025 | |||
| Delta | Minneapolis & Atlanta | B738/9, E175 & CR9 | 29% | 8% | ||
| United | Chicago & Denver | A320, E175 & CRJ55/7/2 | 21% | 9% | ||
| Allegiant | Las Vegas, Nashville, Orlando, Phoenix & Tampa | B73M, A319/320 | 26% | 5% | ||
| American | Chicago, Dallas & Phoenix | E175 & CR7 | 22% | -1% | ||
| Frontier | Denver | A320/21 | 2% | -4% | ||
| Passengers | Feb 2026 | Feb 2025 | % Change | YTD 2026 | YTD 2025 | % Change |
| Total | 99,138 | 94,574 | 5% | 195,670 | 188,568 | 4% |
| Enplaned | 50,278 | 47,971 | 5% | 99,464 | 96,008 | 4% |
| Deplaned | 48,860 | 46,603 | 5% | 96,206 | 92,560 | 4% |