Bismarck, ND (KCSi- T.V News) — North Dakota’s commercial airports finished 2012 with a record high of 1,028,718 passenger boardings.

Topping the list was Fargo with 364,727 passengers, and Minot with a 49% growth.

Aeronautics Commission Director Larry Taborsky, says, “The demand for airline travel has been strong across the state this year. In 2012 we broke record after record, said. The state, federal and local partners did an amazing job with the available resources.” 

The December 2012 Jamestown boardings were 300 compared to 765 in December of 2011.  Jamestown Regional Airport Manager, Matt Leitner says, although the comparative numbers are lower, Jamestown boardings continue to show improvement. The 300 Jamestown boardings were a 20 percent increase over boardings in November of 2012. He said that 300 figure, is comparable to average Jamestown boardings in 2010.

Leitner says the last three months of 2012, saw the numbers increasing from earlier in the year, since Great Lake Airlines took over Jamestown air service from Delta.

He pointed out that local officials are still working with Great Lakes Airlines to restart the Sky Miles program, previously with Delta Airlines.