01/21/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/21/2026 17:42
BUSIEST YEAR ON RECORD
Hector International Airport's airline passenger traffic in December showed a slight decrease when compared to the same month in 2024 In December 2025, the passenger enplanements were 49,861. This is a decrease of 1% when compared to the December 2024 passenger enplanements of 50,400.
The total passenger count for the month was 96,249, which is down 3% over the same period last year.
There were 626 air carrier departures with an average of 99 seats per flight in December and an average of 3,105 total daily passengers.
| City | Aircraft | Market Share | Enplanement Change from December 2024 | |||
| Delta | Minneapolis & Atlanta | B739, A320/321, E175 & CR9 | 31% | 1% | ||
| United | Chicago & Denver | A320/19, E175 & CRJ550/7/2 | 21% | 0% | ||
| Allegiant | Las Vegas, Nashville, Orlando, Phoenix & Tampa | B73M, A319/320 | 21% | -7% | ||
| American | Chicago, Dallas & Phoenix | E175 | 23% | -1% | ||
| Frontier | Denver | A320/21 | 3% | 10% | ||
| Passengers | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | % Change | YTD 2025 | YTD 2024 | % Change |
| Total | 96,249 | 98,882 | -3% | 1,179,442 | 1,092,836 | 8% |
| Enplaned | 49,861 | 50,400 | -1% | 590,542 | 546,787 | 8% |
| Deplaned | 46,388 | 48,482 | -4% | 588,900 | 546,049 | 8% |
Airline passenger traffic in 2025 at Hector International Airport showed an increase as compared to 2024. In 2025, the total passenger enplanements were 590,542. This is an increase of 8% when compared to the 2024 passenger enplanements of 546,787.
The total passenger count for the year was 1,179,442, which is up 8% over 2024 which had 1,092,836 total passengers.
Hector Airport had 7,573 air carrier landings in 2025 that averaged 94 seats per flight and averaged an 84% load factor.
| & Atlanta | City | Market Share | Change from 2024 | |
| Delta | Minneapolis & Atlanta | 30% | -1% | |
| United | Chicago & Denver | 24% | 3% | |
| Allegiant | Las Vegas, Nashville, Orlando*, Phoenix & Tampa* | 19% | 0% | |
| American | Chicago, Dallas & Phoenix* | 23% | 1% | |
| Frontier | Denver & Orlando* | 4% | -4% | |
| * denotes seasonal service |