1. Ohio Department of Transportation Office of Aviation
April 11, 2006
Prepared for:
Ohio Department of Transportation
Office of Aviation
Prepared by:
R.D. Zande
CCI

2. Study Elements Economic Impact Study State Airport System Plan
General Aviation Security Study

3. What does your airport mean to your Community?

4. ……depends on who you ask!
A source of high paying jobs
Reliable transportation
An economic catalyst OR
We have an airport?
Noise, pollution, drain on local resources

5. Aviation in the US is a $1 trillion industry!
GA - $77 billion ,500 jobs
CS - $933 billion – 9.3 million jobs

6. ODOT asked this question for Ohio
Followed an FAA-approved methodology
Collected “Real” data from each airport
Updated 1994 information
Provides each airport with usable information to “Get the Word Out”

7. Economic Impact Study Process
Direct impacts – On-airport
Indirect impacts – Visitors
Multiplier impacts
Health, welfare, & safety

8. Economic Impact- Ohio’s System
OHIO AIRPORTS CREATE:
Air Carrier Airports
General Aviation Airports
All System Airports
Total Employment
125,500
17,350
142,800
Total Payroll
$2.7 billion
$0.5 billion
$3.2 billion
Total Economic Impact
$8.8 billion
$1.7 billion
$10.5 billion
Impact in $7.4 billion ( 42% increase)

9. Business Location Factors
Highway access
Available labor supply
Tax incentives
Air carrier airport (4th)
Proximity to suppliers
General aviation airport (8th)

10. Ohio’s Airport System 105 Airports 7,200 based aircraft
4.0 million GA operations
585,000 CS operations
11.2 million passengers at commercial service airports

11. Study Goals/Process Last System Plan was 1995 Data collection
Determine airport roles
Project future activity
Assess Coverage
Geographic
Population
Market area overlaps

12. Study Goals/Process Identify facility needs System recommendations
Estimate costs

13. Forecasts – Ohio Population
Source: Ohio Department of Development, Office of Strategic Research

14. Forecasts – Based Aircraft
Source: WSA

15. Forecasts – Operations
Source: WSA

16. Airport Roles Airport Role Runway Length Air Carrier More than 6,500’
Advanced Service
5,000’ to 6,499’
Intermediate Service
4,000’ to 4,999’
General Service
3,200’ to 3,999’
Basic Service
1,800’ to 3,199’

17. Air Carrier Airport Coverage

18. System Coverage

19. > 5,000’ Runway Coverage

20. > 5,000’ Runway Coverage

21. Ohio’s Ability to Serve VLJs
In general, Ohio’s airports are well suited to serve VLJ
Relatively low acquisition/operating costs
4 to 6 seat jet aircraft
93 airports - > 3,500’ rwy
66 airports offer Jet A
90% airports offer instrument approach

22. System Costs vs. Benefits
$117 million in capital projects needed to meet GA airports’ existing system facility objectives
Local planning needs not included
General aviation creates impacts of $1.7 billion annually
Federal funding for GA is approximately $31 million annually

23. Ohio State Airport System gives more than it gets!
Conclusions
Ohio State Airport System gives more than it gets!
$10.5 billion in economic impact
Airport system provides outstanding coverage
Moderate growth is forecast
$117 million in investments are needed to enhance existing system

24. THANK YOU
Questions?