NORTH DAKOTA BREAKS FEBRUARY ENPLANEMENT RECORD

North Dakota had the most active month of February in history recording 100,999 airport passengers during that time, an increase of 8% over the previous year. This record breaking month also resulted in four commercial service airports achieving their highest passenger count as well. The record number was set even with Jamestown and Devil’s Lake airports losing its only air service with Great Lakes Airlines on February 1st. There’s good news, though, as SkyWest announced that it will step in to provide 11 roundtrip flights each week from both Jamestown and Devil’s Lake to Denver. “With SkyWest recently announcing jet service starting in June for Devils Lake and Jamestown, all eight of our commercial service airports in North Dakota will soon be able to provide jet service to the flying public,” said Kyle Wanner, Interim Director of the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission.

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Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.