The Bakken Is Back -- March 18, 2019

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From the linked article:

When it comes to passengers flying into and out of Williston, the boom is back.

Numbers released this week by the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission show boarding numbers are up 16 percent so far this year compared to 2018 and up 13 percent compared to last February.

In the first two months of the year there were 12,397 passengers at Sloulin Field, compared to 10,657 for the same period last year.

Airport	YTD boardings	Percentage change from 2018
Bismarck	46,182	11.30%
Fargo	75,035	6.17%
Grand Forks	18,895	0.87%
Minot	24,517	9.79%
Williston	12,397	16.33%

Williston’s numbers are higher than they’ve been since 2015, when nearly 20,000 passengers flew into and out of Sloulin Field in the first two months of the year.

The increase in traffic comes as construction continues on Williston Basin International Airport, which is scheduled to open in October.

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