It was a record August for air passenger boardings in North Dakota.
The state Aeronautics Commission says just under 113,000 passengers boarded airplanes. That’s 5,000 higher than a year ago.
Commission executive director Kyle Wanner said the increase is driven by more available seats – and available flights.
"We had about 200 more airline flights departing North Dakota this year than last," Wanner said. "More capacity, more flights, and a high load factor — our flights are about 82 percent full on average, which is very healthy."
Wanner also said flight cancellations are low.
"We only had four flights that were canceled in August — 0.02 percent of the flights," Wanner said. "That's what we want to see."
Fargo’s Hector International Airport set a new August record, with nearly 51,000 boardings.
