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Published January 15, 2011, 12:00 AM

Dickinson Airport has record year

The Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport set an all time record for 2010 as Great Lakes had 10,351 boardings, or 16 percent more than 2009, according to a Friday press release from the airport.

The Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport set an all time record for 2010 as Great Lakes had 10,351 boardings, or 16 percent more than 2009, according to a Friday press release from the airport.

In December, Great Lakes Airline boarded 1,083 passengers, an increase of about 28 percent over December 2009.

In 2010 there was an average 60 passengers per day using Great Lakes at the Dickinson Airport, according to the press release.

The news of the December boardings puts the airport at more than 10,000 enplanements for the year, which moves the airport into a new category for status and funding.

The Federal Aviation Administration will classify the airport as a primary non-hub airport in 2012 and it will receive $1 million for capital projects, according to the press release.

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