Statewide AirlineBoarding'sjan2016Bismarck (CSi) The State Aeronautics Commission’s monthly report shows that airline boardings in North Dakota finished 2015 with a five percent decrease from the all-time record in 2014.

Jamestown Regional Airport boardings in December of 2015 were 936, a monthly record, compared to 639 in December of 2014, an increase of 46 perecent.

In November of 2015 there 763 boardings in Jamestown.

jmsboardingtotalsJamestown Regional Airport Authority Chairman Jim Boyd says the accomplishment is due to the support of travel Agents, SkyWest Airlines/staff, Airport Staff, and air travelers.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Airline boardings in North Dakota last year reflected the downturn in the oil industry, declining after seven consecutive years of growth.

About 1.18 million people boarded planes at the eight commercial airports in the state, down 5 percent from the 2014 record of 1.24 million. The state Aeronautics Commission says it was the first yearly drop since 2007.

Aeronautics Commissioner Kyle Wanner cites the oil slowdown, a poor year in agriculture and a weaker Canadian dollar as reasons for the drop, which was most evident at western airports. Williston’s drop was 8 percent, Minot’s 18 percent and Dickinson’s 29 percent.

Wanner says the decline needs to be put in perspective, considering passenger numbers have grown by 78 percent over the last 10 years.