Bismarck, ND  (KCSi-T.V. News Sept 14, 2012)  —  North Dakota air travel is up significantly, according to the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission.

The passenger boarding numbers show a 20% increase over last year, and do not include the additional air travel by general and business aircraft.

Minot leads the growth in commercial airports with a fifty percent increase in boardings over this time last year, and the Williston terminal now serves close to seven times the customers from when it was constructed.

Forecasters are projecting growth at record rates to continue, and the Aeronautics Commission is working with state, federal, and local partners to address the large increases in air traffic across the region.

In August this year, Jametown boardings were at 263.

That’s compared to 384 in August of 2011, a decrease of over 31 percent.