Pandemic caused passenger numbers at Bemidji airport to plummet in 2020
Across the country, the coronavirus pandemic led to fewer passengers making their way through airports, and Bemidji was no exception. The Bemidji Regional Airport had nearly 30,000 less passengers go through its terminal in 2020. 7:50 am, Mar. 6, 2021 ×
BEMIDJI The number of passengers traveling to and from the Bemidji Regional Airport decreased dramatically in 2020 in comparison to both 2018 and 2019 because of the coronavirus.
After years of arriving and departing passengers increasing, the COVID-19 pandemic caused a major reduction. In 2016, the airport had nearly 51,000 passengers arrive and depart, in 2018, the number was 61,430 and in 2019, it reached 61,826.