June 11, 2021
The North Dakota Aeronautics Commission finalized approximately $5 million in state infrastructure grant allocations to multiple public airports throughout North Dakota. The awards are noted on the attached listings which show 102 individual projects have received grant awards at 53 different public-use airports throughout the state.
May 13, 2021
One year after COVID-19 concerns caused the largest monthly decline in airline passenger demand in history, North Dakota’s airports continue their work to recover from the impacts of the pandemic. The state’s eight commercial service airports posted a total of 62,163 airline passenger boardings during the recent month of April. This is a significant increase from the 4,964 passengers experienced during April of 2020 when the aviation industry experienced an astounding 95% decline in passengers due to the initial COVID-19 mitigations being put into place.
April 15, 2021
During a month that marks one year since the COVID-19 pandemic started to severely impact air travel; North Dakota’s eight commercial service airports posted a total of 72,504 airline passenger boardings. This is an increase of almost 22,000 passengers from the previous month of February as Spring travel in North Dakota begins to take off.
March 11, 2021
The North Dakota Aeronautics Commission, in partnership with the Airport Association of North Dakota, is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Airport of the Year Awards. • 2020 Commercial Service Airport of the Year: Fargo’s Hector International Airport • 2020 General Aviation Airport of the Year: Hettinger’s JB Lindquist Regional Airport The awards were announced on Tuesday, March 9th as part of the annual FLY-ND Conference which was held virtually this year. Please see the attached press releases for full details regarding each airport’s remarkable accomplishments.
February 3, 2021
The North Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame committee announces that William A. (Bill) Beeks has been selected for induction into the state’s Aviation Hall of Fame. Bill will join the prestigious aviation hall of fame group that currently includes 45 other individuals who have all had a significant impact to the growth, development, and promotion of aviation in North Dakota. For more information on the North Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame, visit https://www.fly-nd.com/HoF.
January 15, 2021
North Dakota’s eight commercial service airports finished calendar year 2020 with a statewide total of 572,093 airline passenger boardings. This is a decrease of 619,476 passengers or an 52% decrease from 2019 and is the lowest passenger count that the state has recorded since calendar year 2003.
October 15, 2020
North Dakota’s eight commercial service airports posted a total of 39,451 passenger boardings during the month of September. This amounts to a 44% retention rate of the passengers that the state experienced during the same month last year and is the highest monthly retention rate that the North Dakota has experienced since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, this is also the first month since April that the state has experienced a lower passenger volume than the previous month as there were 4,000 fewer passengers in September than in August.
September 15, 2020
North Dakota’s eight commercial service airports during the month of August posted a total of 43,559 passengers boardings. This is higher than the statewide passenger volume that was seen in each of the last four months and amounts to a 43% retention rate of the passengers that North Dakota experienced during the same month last year.
August 14, 2020
North Dakota’s eight commercial service airports during the month of July posted a total of 39,660 passengers boardings. This is higher than the statewide passenger volume that was seen in each of the last three months; however, it amounts to 36% of the passenger levels that North Dakota experienced during the same month last year.
July 15, 2020
Airline passenger levels in North Dakota and throughout the rest of the country continue their slow recovery from the historically low passenger numbers that were seen in the previous two months. The lower passenger demand is directly attributed concerns related to the COVID-19 virus.