JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The North Dakota Aeronautics Commission has released the boardings report for the month of August at the eight commercial and regional airports in the state.

According to the commission, all airports in the report experienced more boardings this August compared to last year. Jamestown reported 1,085 passengers for the month, an increase of 9% from 2017.

Jamestown Regional Airport has boarded 8,366 passengers in 2018 so far.

Boardings statewide are also up in total. 719,479 have boarded a plane in North Dakota in 2018 so far compared to 693,781 at the same time one year ago.