06/18/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/18/2026 11:38
RECORD MAY FOR PASSENGERS
Hector International Airport's airline passenger traffic in May showed an increase when compared to the same month in 2025. In May 2026, the passenger enplanements were 49,603. This is an increase of 3% when compared to the May 2025 passenger enplanements of 47,983.
The total passenger count for the month was 102,836 which is up 6% over the same period last year.
There were 689 air carrier departures with an average of 92 seats per flight in May and an average of 3,317 total daily passengers.
| City | Aircraft | Market Share | Enplanement Change from May 2025 | |||
| Delta | Minneapolis & Atlanta | B739/8, E175 & CRJ9/7 | 34% | 13% | ||
| United | Chicago & Denver | B738, A320/19, E175 & CRJ7/2 | 22% | -12% | ||
| Allegiant | Las Vegas, Nashville, Orlando, Phoenix & Tampa | B73M, A320/19 | 17% | 13% | ||
| American | Chicago, Dallas & Phoenix | E175 | 24% | 2% | ||
| Frontier | Denver | A321/20 | 3% | -8% | ||
| Passengers | May 2026 | May 2025 | % Change | YTD 2026 | YTD 2025 | % Change |
| Total | 102,836 | 97,193 | 6% | 515,192 | 500,132 | 3% |
| Enplaned | 49,603 | 47,983 | 3% | 254,001 | 247,622 | 3% |
| Deplaned | 53,233 | 49,210 | 8% | 261,191 | 252,510 | 3% |