The truck is just one piece of positive news at the airport. Assistant Airport Director Cheryl Clause said through Wednesday, Nov. 14, there have been 810 boardings at the airport and on schedule for more than 1,700 boardings this month.
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“That will be the highest (number) since SkyWest took over,” she said. “With everything included other than medical flights, the total for the year will be 11,558.”
Final numbers for October are not yet in for medical flights, but stood at 853 through September. It is expected those flights will be over 1,000 boardings for the year. The medical count includes the passenger, the medical personnel taking care of the passenger and their family member.