North Dakota’s eight commercial service airports posted a total of 94,620 airline passenger boardings during the month of October 2022. This is a 9% increase from the 86,948 boardings that the state experienced one year ago in October of 2021. The demand for air travel in North Dakota has continued its steady recovery throughout 2022 […]
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Air Travel Demand Remains Strong Throughout North Dakota
North Dakota’s eight commercial service airports posted a total of 84,925 airline passenger boardings during the month of September 2022. This is a 13% increase from the 74,943 boardings that the state experienced last year in September 2021. It is also only 5% below September 2019’s pre-pandemic passenger counts of 89,925. Signs that air travel […]
August North Dakota Airline Boardings Up 3% from 2021
North Dakota’s eight commercial service airports posted a total of 85,167 airline passenger boardings during the month of August 2022. This is a 3% increase from the 82,167 boardings that the state experienced in August 2021. It is also approximately 16% below August 2019’s pre-pandemic passenger counts of 101,784. A major runway intersection reconstruction project […]
Additional Airline Capacity Required to Grow Passenger Numbers in North Dakota
North Dakota’s eight commercial service airports posted a total of 89,865 airline passenger boardings during the recent month of July. This is a decline of 3,057 passengers or a 3.3% decrease in passenger numbers from July of 2021. North Dakota’s airline passenger counts are currently following a national trend where passenger growth over the last […]
UND Aerospace to Get the Lead Out
Photo above – UND’s fleet of aircraft is seen gathered at the University’s location at Grand Forks International Airport. Photo by UND Aerospace. In the coming weeks, UND Aerospace will be the largest public flight school in the nation to fully switch to unleaded avgas or aviation gasoline. The fuel is called UL94 and is […]
North Dakota Airline Passenger Boardings up 31% in First Half of 2022
North Dakota’s air travel demand during the summer months remains strong as residents and visitors take advantage of the state’s air service opportunities. During the first half of calendar year 2022, North Dakota’s eight commercial service airports provided a total of 497,322 passenger boardings. This is a growth of 118,498 passengers or a 31% increase […]
Steve Blazek Appointed to North Dakota Aeronautics Commission
Steve Blazek was recently appointed by Governor Burgum to serve on the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission for a 5-year appointment that became effective on July 1st, 2022. Steve is a Senior Vice President of Business Banking at First International Bank & Trust in Fargo. He has more than 38 years of experience in the banking […]
Vantis Announces RFP Winners and Future Flights for Statewide UAS Network
Taking the next step in implementing and utilizing North Dakota’s statewide unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) network, Vantis announced the companies and organizations who will be flying real-life use cases on its network this summer. The six winners were selected following a request for proposal (RFP) process that began last year, seeking multiple UAS, or drones, […]
April Snowstorms Impact Air Travel in Central & Western North Dakota
North Dakota’s eight commercial service airports posted a total of 76,553 airline passenger boardings during the month of April 2022. This is a 23% increase from the 62,168 boardings that the state experienced in April 2021. It is also approximately 17% below April 2019’s pre-pandemic passenger counts of 92,063. The multiple heavy snowstorms that the […]
University of North Dakota First to Acquire ALSIM Airliner Sim in U.S.
ALSIM has announced that the University of North Dakota (UND), has bought a new ALSIM Airliner simulator to address their jet training needs. This will be the first ALSIM Airliner in North America. The Airliner is the brand-new hybrid simulator (Fly-by-wire and conventional control) manufactured by ALSIM to address large flight training programs for advanced […]