North Dakota Aeronautics Commission

Record-setting month for North Dakota airline boardings

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — North Dakota airlines are seeing an increase in flyers. The North Dakota Aeronautics Commission released its monthly airline passenger report for the state’s eight commercial service airports. North Dakota airports recorded 103,559 passenger boardings, setting a new all-time high for the month of September. That surpasses the previous record of over 98,000 set last year. The…

Hector International Airport sees more people flying

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Hector International Airport passenger numbers are trending upwards since January. According to the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission, more than 73,000 passengers used all eight airports in North Dakota in January. That’s 73 percent more than January 2021, but below 100,000 passengers in January 2020. Lack of commercial flights during COVID-19 hurt the state’s largest airport and…

Months remaining to get Real ID compliant

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Air travel will soon be experiencing even more regulations by the end of this year. Starting October 1 all American travelers must be REAL ID compliant to board domestic flights. This has been in the works since 2005 in response to the September 11th attacks. To apply for a Real ID at the DMV you will…