Jamestown  (CSi) A record number of boardings at Jamestown Regional airport for July of this year continues the upward trend of local airline travel.

The North Dakota Aeronautics Commission says in July this year the record number was 1,297.

That compares to the July 2016 boardings of 1,164, and July 2015 boardings of 802.

January through July of 2017,  Jamestown boardings were 7,889, compared to 6,486 boardings same period in 2016, and 4,401 boardings in 2015.