The North Dakota Aeronautics Commission (NDAC) has released\nthe monthly report that provides information relating to the airline passenger\ntraffic at the eight commercial service airports within the state. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Commercial airline boarding numbers for November 2023\nreached 96,897 passengers, which represents a growth of 12,898 boardings or a\n15% increase from November of 2022. All eight of the commercial service\nairports also had higher passenger numbers than during this same period last\nyear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is the second-best November on record for airline\npassenger boardings in North Dakota. The current record month of November is\nfrom the oil boom era year of 2014 when the state experienced 102,517\nboardings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The mild winter weather has helped to ensure an extremely\nlow rate of flight cancellations throughout North Dakota and the aircraft load\nfactor (percentage of available seats that are filled with passengers)\ncontinues to remain healthy at an average 84%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“A statewide airline passenger growth of 15% from last\nNovember is outstanding.” stated Kyle Wanner, Executive Director of the\nNDAC. “Our airports have successfully accommodated the record level of air\ntravel demand that the U.S. experienced throughout the Thanksgiving weekend. We\nalso anticipate strong demand to continue throughout the end of the year with\nthe remaining holiday travel still remaining.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
November 2023 Boarding Records:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Fargo Hector International Airport achieved a new\nmonthly passenger record with 42,271 passenger boardings. The previous record\nfor the airport for month of November was set in 2022 with 38,014 passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Devils Lake Airport also achieved a new monthly\npassenger record with 749 passenger boardings. The previous record for the\nairport for month of November was set in 2021 with 622 passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n