EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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The Commonwealth of Virginiarsquos diverse system of airports plays a vital role in the state and regional economies by creating jobs and contributing to overall economic development In addition airports in Virginia serve as a gateway to the nationrsquos air transportation system and the worldrsquos economy

The Virginia Department of Aviation (DOAV) has undertaken this statewide economic impact study to identify the economic benefits associated with nine commercial service and 57 general aviation airports that serve communities throughout Virginia This study focuses on the economic benefits created by the businesses and tenants located at Virginiarsquos airports the visitors who travel through those airports and the in-state companies that rely on the airports to support and conduct their business

1

Economic Benefits of Virginiarsquos AirportsVirginiarsquos system of 66 public-use airports provides the Commonwealth with a safe and efficient means of transportation as well as stimulates economic growth and development By providing aviation-related services the system supports more than a quarter million jobs and generates billions of dollars in economic activity while meeting the air travel needs of Virginia residents businesses and visitors

n Virginiarsquos airports contribute $288 billion in economic activity to the Virginia economy which represents 44 of the statersquos total economic output

n Approximately 259000 jobs are created and sustained by Virginia airports This represents 55 of total jobs in Virginia

n $111 billion in payroll is realized as a result of jobs created by Virginia airports

n More than 69000 people each day board commercial aircraft in Virginia

n On a daily basis over 6000 aircraft take-off from and land at Virginia airports

n Each day approximately 23000 visitors arrive in the state by commercial airline or general aviation aircraft

n Each job at Virginiarsquos airports supports an additional seven jobs in the state

n Every $1 spent at a Virginia airport contributes an additional $348 in economic activity for Virginia

Jobs 259000

Payroll $111 Billion

Economic Activity$288 Billion

The Economic Importance of Virginiarsquos Airports

The Commonwealth of Virginiarsquos diverse system of airports plays a vital role in the state and regional economies by creating jobs and contributing to overall economic development In addition airports in Virginia serve as a gateway to the nationrsquos air transportation system and the worldrsquos economy

The Virginia Department of Aviation (DOAV) has undertaken this statewide economic impact study to identify the economic benefits associated with nine commercial service and 57 general aviation airports that serve communities throughout Virginia This study focuses on the economic benefits created by Virginiarsquos airports the visitors who travel through the airports and the in-state companies that rely on the airports to support and conduct their business

Cover photo Eric TaylorMWAA

Above Alex HrapunovMWAA

1

The Commonwealth of Virginiarsquos diverse system of airports plays a vital role in the state and regional economies by creating jobs and contributing to overall economic development In addition airports in Virginia serve as a gateway to the nationrsquos air transportation system and the worldrsquos economy

The Virginia Department of Aviation (DOAV) has undertaken this statewide economic impact study to identify the economic benefits associated with nine commercial service and 57 general aviation airports that serve communities throughout Virginia This study focuses on the economic benefits created by the businesses and tenants located at Virginiarsquos airports the visitors who travel through those airports and the in-state companies that rely on the airports to support and conduct their business

Cover photo Eric TaylorMWAA

Above Alex HrapunovMWAA

The Economic Importance of Virginiarsquos Airports

The Commonwealth of Virginiarsquos diverse system of airports plays a vital role in the state and regional economies by creating jobs and contributing to overall economic development In addition airports in Virginia serve as a gateway to the nationrsquos air transportation system and the worldrsquos economy

The Virginia Department of Aviation (DOAV) has undertaken this statewide economic impact study to identify the economic benefits associated with nine commercial service and 57 general aviation airports that serve communities throughout Virginia This study focuses on the economic benefits created by Virginiarsquos airports the visitors who travel through the airports and the in-state companies that rely on the airports to support and conduct their business

Economic Benefits of Virginiarsquos Airports Virginiarsquos system of 66 public-use airports provides the Commonwealth with a safe and efficient means of transportation as well as stimulates economic growth and development By providing aviation-related Jobs services the system supports more than a quarter million jobs and generates billions of dollars in economic activity while meeting the 259000 air travel needs of Virginia residents businesses and visitors

n Virginiarsquos airports contribute $288 billion in economic activity to the Virginia economy which represents 44 of the statersquos total economic output

n Approximately 259000 jobs are created and sustained by Virginia airports This represents 55 of total jobs in Virginia

n $111 billion in payroll is realized as a result of jobs created by Virginia airports

n More than 69000 people each day board commercial aircraft in

Payroll $111 Billion

Economic Activity $288 Billion

Virginia

n On a daily basis over 6000 aircraft take-off from and land at Virginia airports

n Each day approximately 23000 visitors arrive in the state by commercial airline or general aviation aircraft

n Each job at Virginiarsquos airports supports an additional seven jobs in the state

n Every $1 spent at a Virginia airport contributes an additional $348 in economic activity for Virginia

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3

Chris CunninghamRIC

Summary of Economic ImpactThe economic contributions of each Virginia airport are measured in terms of jobs payroll and economic activity

Jobs represent the total number of individuals employed including both part- and full-time positions

Payroll is the annual salary wages and benefits for employees including all taxes

Economic Activity includes annual gross sales for commercial firms and budget expenditures for government or non-profit entities

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 1 179655 $7362400 $17448173Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) 2 29181 $951098 $3011637General Aviation Airports 5154 $213350 $728102Airport Dependent Businesses 3 45006 $2605025 $7612612

Total Economic Impacts of Virginia Airports 258996 $11131873 $28800524

Total Economic Impacts of Airports on the Virginia Economy

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

1 Includes Washington Dulles International and Ronald Reagan Washington National airports Economic impacts for the Washington airports are based on the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Technical Report Economic Impact Study ndash 2009prepared by the Louis Berger Group 2010

2 Includes Charlottesville-Albemarle Lynchburg Regional Newport News-Williamsburg International Norfolk InternationalRichmond International Roanoke Regional and Shenandoah Valley Regional airports

3 Airport dependent businesses rely on Virginiarsquos airports for shipping or receiving goods traveling to business and client sitesor for specialized airport services and facilities such as free trade zones US Customs and US Immigration and Naturalization Services

Chris CunninghamRIC

Virginia Airports Make Significant Contributions Airports are essential components of the statersquos infrastructure for moving people and goods facilitating commerce and maintaining a high quality-of-life for Virginiarsquos residents

Businesses and Residents Depend on Airports Companies of all sizes from major employers to small businesses depend on Virginiarsquos airports for the fast and efficient transportation of personnel supplies and products Residents and visitors rely on Virginiarsquos airports for comfortable and convenient travel to and from cities across the US and the world

Air Transportation Brings Tourists to Virginia Tourism another important contributor to Virginiarsquos economy relies on commercial and general aviation to transport millions of visitors annually to the statersquos tourist destinations including theme parks state parks scenic byways historical sites and beaches

Airports Create Economic Benefits for All Virginians The economic benefits of airports extend well beyond the boundaries of airports Even residents who may never fly benefit from airports through the ancillary creation of businesses jobs income and tax revenues

Airports Enrich the Quality-of-Life for Virginia Residents Airports also produce value and intangible benefits that are difficult to quantify Communities throughout Virginia rely on airports for essential services such as overnight delivery services air ambulance services aerial applications traffic monitoring and law enforcement Airports also enhance quality-of-life by providing educational and recreational opportunities such as pilot training air shows ballooning sightseeing and other types of recreational flying

Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic

Richard Nowitz Alexandria CVA

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Virginia Airports Make Significant ContributionsAirports are essential components of the statersquos infrastructure for moving people and goods facilitating commerce and maintaining a high quality-of-life for Virginiarsquos residents

Businesses and Residents Depend on AirportsCompanies of all sizes from major employers to small businesses depend on Virginiarsquos airports for the fast and efficient transportation of personnel supplies and products Residents and visitors rely on Virginiarsquos airports for comfortable and convenient travel to and from cities across the US and the world

Air Transportation Brings Tourists to VirginiaTourism another important contributor to Virginiarsquos economy relies on commercial and general aviation to transport millions of visitors annually to the statersquos tourist destinations including theme parks state parks scenic byways historical sites and beaches

Airports Create Economic Benefits for All VirginiansThe economic benefits of airports extend well beyond the boundaries of airports Even residents who may never fly benefit from airports through the ancillary creation of businesses jobs income and tax revenues

Airports Enrich the Quality-of-Life for Virginia ResidentsAirports also produce value and intangible benefits that are difficult to quantify Communities throughout Virginia rely on airports for essential services such as overnight delivery services air ambulance services aerial applications traffic monitoring and law enforcement Airports also enhance quality-of-life by providing educational and recreational opportunities such as pilot training air shows ballooning sightseeing and other types of recreational flying

Richard Nowitz Alexandria CVA

2

Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic

Summary of Economic Impact The economic contributions of each Virginia airport are measured in terms of jobs payroll and economic activity

Jobs represent the total number of individuals employed including both part- and full-time positions

Payroll is the annual salary wages and benefits for employees including all taxes

Economic Activity includes annual gross sales for commercial firms and budget expenditures for government or non-profit entities

Total Economic Impacts of Airports on the Virginia Economy

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 1 179655 $7362400 $17448173 Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) 2 29181 $951098 $3011637 General Aviation Airports 5154 $213350 $728102 Airport Dependent Businesses 3 45006 $2605025 $7612612

Total Economic Impacts of Virginia Airports 258996 $11131873 $28800524

1 Includes Washington Dulles International and Ronald Reagan Washington National airports Economic impacts for the Washington airports are based on the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Technical Report Economic Impact Study ndash 2009 prepared by the Louis Berger Group 2010

2 Includes Charlottesville-Albemarle Lynchburg Regional Newport News-Williamsburg International Norfolk International Richmond International Roanoke Regional and Shenandoah Valley Regional airports

3 Airport dependent businesses rely on Virginiarsquos airports for shipping or receiving goods traveling to business and client sites or for specialized airport services and facilities such as free trade zones US Customs and US Immigration and Naturalization Services

Chris CunninghamRIC

Chris CunninghamRIC

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On-Airport TenantsVirginiarsquos on-airport tenants and businesses create $10 billion in economic activity

On-airport tenants and businesses create jobs and purchase goods and supplies from other Virginia businesses which create and support additional jobs in other sectors of the statersquos economy Examples of on-airport tenants and businesses include airlines air-taxi operators air ambulance operators air charter companies aircraft sales and management companies airport management corporate flight departments fixed based operators (FBOs) ground transportation operators local and state government agencies rental car agencies retail concessions the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and others

n Employees of on-airport tenants and businesses earn an average annual salary of $56000

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 45336 $2418400 $8318577Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) 8044 $314363 $1109484General Aviation Airports 3559 $167869 $592710

Total Impacts of On-Airport Tenants and Businesses 56939 $2900632 $10020771

Annual Economic Impacts of On-Airport Tenants and Businesses

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

How Economic Impact is Measured The contribution of airports to the Virginia economy was calculated from data collected through a comprehensive survey of airport managers on-airport tenants visitors and off-airport businesses in Virginia as well as data from US government agencies and IMPLAN a widely accepted economic modeling system The study reflects the Federal Aviation Administrationlsquos (FAA) recommended methods and guidelines for estimating the economic impacts of airports and followed the procedures established by the Economic Impact Research Consortium (EIRC)1

1 The EIRC was developed by the Performance Management Group at Virginia Commonwealth University in collaboration with the College of William amp Mary George Mason University Old Dominion University University of Virginia Virginia Department of Planning and Budget Virginia Economic Development Partnership Virginia Employment Commission and Virginia Tech

Economic impacts for all airports were classified into three impact categories direct indirect and induced The total economic impact of airports is the sum of these categories

Direct Impacts stem from the activity that is directly related to the provision of air services visitor spending or the activities of airport dependent businesses

Indirect Impacts are the business to business transactions that occur as a result of off-airport purchases made by airport tenants airport-dependent businesses and the businesses that air visitors patronize

Induced Impacts are realized when workers employed on airports or whose jobs are supported by businesses that serve visitors or airport dependent businesses spend their earnings in their local communities

Indirect and Induced impacts capture the flow of direct transactions throughout the Virginia economy through successive rounds of spending Together these impacts are known as the ldquomultiplier effectrdquo

On-Airport Tenants Visitors Airport Dependent

Businesses

Airport Jobs and Payroll

Economic Activity

Induced Impacts

Total Airport Tenant Impacts

Indirect Impacts

Direct Impacts

+ =Total Visitor Impacts

Service Sector Retail Jobs and Payroll

Economic Activity

Induced Impacts

Indirect Impacts

Direct Impacts

+ Total Airport Dependent Business Impacts

Jobs and Payroll

Economic Activity

Induced Impacts

Indirect Impacts

Direct Impacts

TOTAL STATEWIDE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF AIRPORTS

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Direct Impacts

4

How Economic Impact is MeasuredThe contribution of airports to the Virginia economy was calculated from data collected through a comprehensive survey of airport managers on-airport tenants visitors and off-airport businesses in Virginia as well as data from US government agencies and IMPLAN a widely accepted economic modeling system The study reflects the Federal Aviation Administrationlsquos (FAA) recommended methods and guidelines for estimating the economic impacts of airports and followed the procedures established by the Economic Impact Research Consortium (EIRC)1

1 The EIRC was developed by the Performance Management Group at Virginia Commonwealth University in collaboration with the College of William amp Mary George Mason University Old Dominion UniversityUniversity of Virginia Virginia Department of Planning and Budget Virginia Economic Development Partnership Virginia Employment Commission and Virginia Tech

Economic impacts for all airports were classified into three impact categories direct indirect and inducedThe total economic impact of airports is the sum of these categories

Direct Impacts stem from the activity that is directly related to the provision of air services visitor spending or the activities of airport dependent businesses

Indirect Impacts are the business to business transactions that occur as a result of off-airport purchases made by airport tenants airport-dependent businesses and the businesses that air visitors patronize

Induced Impacts are realized when workers employed on airports or whose jobs are supported by businesses that serve visitors or airport dependent businesses spend their earnings in their local communities

Indirect and Induced impacts capture the flow of direct transactions throughout the Virginia economy through successive rounds of spending Together these impacts are known as the ldquomultiplier effectrdquo

TOTAL STATEWIDE ECONOMICIMPACT OF AIRPORTS

=+ +

On-AirportTenants

Airport Jobs and Payroll

EconomicActivity

InducedImpacts

Total AirportTenant Impacts

IndirectImpacts

Visitors

Total Visitor Impacts

Service Sector Retail Jobs and Payroll

EconomicActivity

InducedImpacts

IndirectImpacts

Airport Dependent Businesses

Total Airport Dependent Business Impacts

Jobsand Payroll

EconomicActivity

InducedImpacts

IndirectImpacts

Direct Impacts Direct ImpactsDirect Impacts

On-Airport Tenants Virginiarsquos on-airport tenants and businesses create $10 billion in economic activity

On-airport tenants and businesses create jobs and purchase goods and supplies from other Virginia businesses which create and support additional jobs in other sectors of the statersquos economy Examples of on-airport tenants and businesses include airlines air-taxi operators air ambulance operators air charter companies aircraft sales and management companies airport management corporate flight departments fixed based operators (FBOs) ground transportation operators local and state government agencies rental car agencies retail concessions the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and others

n Employees of on-airport tenants and businesses earn an average annual salary of $56000

Annual Economic Impacts of On-Airport Tenants and Businesses

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 45336 $2418400 $1109484

$592710

$8318577 Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) 8044 $314363

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

General Aviation Airports 3559 $167869

Total Impacts of On-Airport Tenants and Businesses 56939 $2900632 $10020771

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Airport Dependent BusinessesThe activities of off-airport companies that depend on Virginiarsquos airports to conduct business generate $76 billion in sales benefitting the Virginia economy

Many companies throughout Virginia rely on airports to conduct commerce This study considered the economic impact created by off-airport businesses that are dependent on airport services to meet their business travel needs and to ship and receive goods and materials Examples include retailers that ship their products from one of Virginiarsquos airports or manufacturers that receive their production inputs ldquojust-in-timerdquo through overnight delivery services These businesses would be adversely impacted if the airport were not available

n The economic activity of Virginia businesses that rely on airports sustains as many as 45000 jobs in the Commonwealth

n The average salary for Virginia residents employed at airport dependent businesses is approximately $59000

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

Total Impacts of Airport Dependent Businesses 45006 $2605025 $7612609

Annual Economic Impacts of Airport Dependent Businesses

Note Data includes impacts of airport dependent businesses that responded to the study surveys

Visitor Spending Spending by visitors creates an additional $112 billion in economic activity

Millions of visitors use air transportation to travel to Virginia each year to conduct business vacation and visit with friends and families After arriving these visitors spend money for lodging food local transportation entertainment retail and other goods and services Visitor spending in turn supports jobs and produces additional economic activity throughshyout the state

n In 2010 approximately 85 million visitors arrived in Virginia through one of the Commonwealthrsquos 66 public-use airports

n Visitors that arrive in Virginia by air transportation spend an average of $747 per person during their stay

Annual Economic Impacts of Visitors

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 134319 $4944000 $9129596 21137 $636735 $1902153 1595 $45481 $135392

157051 $5626216 $11167141

Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) General Aviation Airports

Total Impacts of Visitors

Bill Crabtree Jr VTC

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Visitor SpendingSpending by visitors creates an additional $112 billion in economic activity

Millions of visitors use air transportation to travel to Virginia each year to conduct business vacation and visit with friends and families After arriving these visitors spend money for lodging food local transportation entertainment retail and other goods and services Visitor spending in turn supports jobs and produces additional economic activity through-out the state

n In 2010 approximately 85 million visitors arrived in Virginia through one of the Commonwealthrsquos 66 public-use airports

n Visitors that arrive in Virginia by air transportation spend an average of $747 per person during their stay

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 134319 $4944000 $9129596Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) 21137 $636735 $1902153General Aviation Airports 1595 $45481 $135392

Total Impacts of Visitors 157051 $5626216 $11167141

Annual Economic Impacts of Visitors

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

Bill Crabtree Jr VTC

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Airport Dependent Businesses The activities of off-airport companies that depend on Virginiarsquos airports to conduct business generate $76 billion in sales benefitting the Virginia economy

Many companies throughout Virginia rely on airports to conduct commerce This study considered the economic impact created by off-airport businesses that are dependent on airport services to meet their business travel needs and to ship and receive goods and materials Examples include retailers that ship their products from one of Virginiarsquos airports or manufacturers that receive their production inputs ldquojust-in-timerdquo through overnight delivery services These businesses would be adversely impacted if the airport were not available

n The economic activity of Virginia businesses that rely on airports sustains as many as 45000 jobs in the Commonwealth

n The average salary for Virginia residents employed at airport dependent businesses is approximately $59000

Annual Economic Impacts of Airport Dependent Businesses

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

Total Impacts of Airport Dependent Businesses 45006 $2605025 $7612609

Note Data includes impacts of airport dependent businesses that responded to the study surveys

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9

Warrenton-Fauquier

Hanover CountyMunicipal

ChesterfieldCounty

Hampton RoadsExecutive

ChesapeakeRegional

ManassasRegional

Stafford Regional

LeesburgExecutive

Ronald ReaganWashington National

Richmond International

Newport News-WilliamsburgInternational

NorfolkInternational

LynchburgRegional

Charlottesville-Albemarle

Shenandoah ValleyRegional

Washington DullesInternational

Emporia-GreensvilleRegional

CulpeperRegional

Dinwiddie County

SuffolkExecutive

William M Tuck

Danville RegionalMecklenburg-

BrunswickRegional

MiddlePeninsulaRegional

AccomackCountyFarmville

Municipal

WinchesterRegional

Lake CountryRegional

BlackstoneAAF

Williamsburg-Jamestown

WakefieldMunicipal

TangierIsland

Front RoyalWarren County

Shannon

OrangeCounty

New KentCounty

Brookneal-CampbellCounty

Louisa County

LurayCaverns

FranklinMunicipal

Tappahannock-Essex County

Lawrenceville-BrunswickMunicipal

Waynesboro-Eaglersquos Nest

Gordonsville Municipal

CreweMunicipal

HummelField

Lake Anna

New Market

Falwell

New London

LunenburgCounty

Chase CityMunicipal

Smith MountainLake

Bridgewater Air Park

n In 2010 253 million passengers boarded commercial airline flights in Virginia

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports accommodated nearly 1 million aircraft operations in 2010

Virginiarsquos Airport System Virginiarsquos economy benefits from a diverse system of nine commercial service airports and 57 general aviation airports

Airport Classifications The Virginia airport system consists of 66 airports including the Washington Dulles International and Ronald Reagan Washington National airports The Virginia Air Transportation System Plan (VATSP) classifies the airports into five categories based on their role in the overall system

1 Commercial Service These airports provide scheduled airline services (air carrier or regionalcommuter services) and accomshymodate at least 10000 annual passenger enplanements Virginiarsquos nine Commercial Service airports create nearly 209000 jobs in the Commonwealth and $205 billion in economic activity

2 Reliever Reliever airports are general aviation airports located in metropolitan areas that serve to reduce congestion at nearby commercial service airports by providing comparable landside and airside facilities to general aviation operators Virginiarsquos eight Reliever airports contribute approximately 2800 jobs and $454 million in economic activity to the state economy

3 General Aviation Regional These airports serve large geographic areas and are often the only airport facilities in the

Commercial Service

Reliever

General Aviation ndash Regional

General Aviation ndash Community

Local Service

region General Aviation Regional airports serve the needs of businesses as well as recreational users by offering services and amenities such as jet fuel instrument approaches FBO services and aircraft hangars Virginiarsquos 18 General Aviation Regional airports generate nearly 1100 jobs and $109 million in economic activity

4 General Aviation Community These airports serve the needs of businesses and recreational users but often serve a more limited market area than the regional airports They provide services such as aircraft rentals flight instruction and AvGas fuel Virginiarsquos 17 General Aviation Community airports create 600 jobs and $56 million in economic activity

5 Local Service The Local Service airports provide limited general aviation services and accommodate comparatively low levels of activity Many of the Local Service airports have aeronautical physical environmental or political constraints that limit their expansion Virginiarsquos 14 Local Service airports contribute more than 700 jobs and $110 million in economic activity 1

1 A single on-airport tenant at one of Virginiarsquos Local Service airports employs more than 200 people

Ingalls Field

Roanoke Regional

Lonesome Pine

New River Valley

Virginia Highlands Blue Ridge

Regional

Tazewell County

Mountain Empire

Virginia Tech-Montgomery

Executive

Twin County Lee County

Grundy Municipal

8

RoanokeRegional

LonesomePine

New RiverValley

VirginiaHighlands Blue Ridge

Regional

Tazewell County

Ingalls Field

MountainEmpire

Virginia Tech-Montgomery

Executive

Twin CountyLee County

GrundyMunicipal

Commercial Service

General Aviation ndash Regional

General Aviation ndash Community

Local Service

Reliever

Virginiarsquos economy benefits from a diverse system of nine commercial service airports and 57 general aviation airports

n In 2010 253 million passengers boarded commercial airline flights in Virginia

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports accommodated nearly 1 million aircraft operations in 2010

Warrenton-Fauquier

Hanover County Municipal

Chesterfield County

Hampton Roads Executive

Chesapeake Regional

Manassas Regional

Stafford Regional

Leesburg Executive

Ronald Reagan Washington National

Richmond International

Newport News-Williamsburg International

Norfolk International

Lynchburg Regional

Charlottesville-Albemarle

Shenandoah Valley Regional

Washington Dulles International

Emporia-Greensville Regional

Culpeper Regional

Dinwiddie County

Suffolk Executive

William M Tuck

Danville Regional Mecklenburg-

Brunswick Regional

Middle Peninsula Regional

Accomack CountyFarmville

Municipal

Winchester Regional

Lake Country Regional

Blackstone AAF

Williamsburg-Jamestown

Wakefield Municipal

Tangier Island

Front Royal Warren County

Shannon

Orange County

New Kent County

Brookneal-Campbell County

Louisa County

Luray Caverns

Franklin Municipal

Tappahannock-Essex County

Lawrenceville-Brunswick Municipal

WaynesboroshyEaglersquos Nest

Gordonsville Municipal

Crewe Municipal

Hummel Field

Lake Anna

New Market

Falwell

New London

Lunenburg County

Chase City Municipal

Smith Mountain Lake

Bridgewater Air Park

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General Aviation AirportsVirginiarsquos general aviation airports contribute $728 million in economic activity

JobsPayroll

(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)Payroll

(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)

General aviation airports make important contributions to economic development for the Commonwealth and for the local communities they serve In addition to economic benefits the system of airports provides numerous critical services to enhance the quality of life health safety and welfare of

Virginia citizens In 2010 Virginiarsquos publicndashuse general aviation airports contributed $728 million in economic activity to the state economy and they were directly or indirectly responsible for nearly 5200 jobs with an annual payroll of more than $213 million

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos General Aviation Airports

Accomack County 32 $700 $2378Blackstone AAF 15 $202 $671Blue Ridge Regional 59 $1314 $5196Bridgewater Air Park 565 $18425 $85141Brookneal-Campbell County 4 $159 $642Chase City Municipal 3 $77 $454Chesapeake Regional 182 $6309 $21672Chesterfield County 239 $7900 $27801Crewe Municipal 4 $135 $441Culpeper Regional 108 $3097 $9737Danville Regional 72 $1912 $6832Dinwiddie County 75 $2995 $10338Emporia-Greensville Regional 16 $379 $1290Falwell 53 $2059 $9110Farmville Municipal 44 $1158 $3601Franklin Municipal 19 $595 $2466Front Royal-Warren County 45 $1161 $4591Gordonsville Municipal 11 $354 $1116Grundy Municipal 4 $133 $530Hampton Roads Executive 237 $8814 $29397Hanover County Municipal 191 $8377 $29363Hummel Field 23 $1688 $5649Ingalls Field 10 $285 $928Lake Anna 2 $78 $245Lake Country Regional 4 $109 $553Lawrenceville-Brunswick Municipal 5 $47 $229Lee County 7 $181 $717Leesburg Executive 634 $32741 $78060Lonesome Pine 26 $690 $2241Louisa County 50 $1493 $4756

Lunenburg County 2 $75 $470Luray Caverns 23 $392 $1423Manassas Regional 1056 $69873 $234610Mecklenburg-Brunswick Regional 34 $633 $2717Middle Peninsula Regional 93 $2085 $7030Mountain Empire 31 $649 $2884New Kent County 36 $1144 $3884New London 15 $484 $1794New Market 17 $650 $2621New River Valley 67 $1690 $5928Orange County 104 $1848 $5711Shannon 83 $3044 $11832Smith Mountain Lake 5 $153 $598Stafford Regional 107 $4440 $18408Suffolk Executive 136 $4412 $15301Tangier Island 11 $215 $654Tappahannock-Essex County 17 $454 $1522Tazewell County 12 $263 $1033Twin County 14 $397 $1349Virginia Highlands 70 $2217 $7572Virginia Tech-Montgomery Executive 70 $1982 $9404Wakefield Municipal 17 $383 $1531Warrenton-Fauquier 131 $4341 $14362Waynesboro-Eaglersquos Nest 13 $326 $1117William M Tuck 22 $463 $1580Williamsburg-Jamestown 62 $1288 $4084Winchester Regional 168 $5882 $22538

5155 $213350 $728102

Jobs

Total Economic Impacts-General Aviation Airports

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports produce $722 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

Commercial Service Airports Virginiarsquos commercial service airports account for 71 of the total economic activity of the Commonwealthrsquos airport system

n Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International airports are major contributors of economic benefits and together they created $175 billion in economic activity in Virginia Other commercial service airports in Virginia were the source of $3 billion of economic activity

n Virginiarsquos commercial service airports generated $9330 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

n In 2010 Virginiarsquos commercial service airports contributed $205 billion in economic activity which supported 208800 jobs with an annual payroll in excess of $83 billion

Charlottesville-Albemarle 1267 $40667 $128684 Lynchburg Regional 911 $29801 $109190 Newport News-Williamsburg International 3382 $114084 $373558 Norfolk International 10269 $341444 $1075242 Richmond International 10910 $350280 $1082614 Roanoke Regional 2189 $68094 $216151 Shenandoah Valley Regional 252 $6728 $26198 Washington Dulles International 1 96980 $3991000 $10123254 Ronald Reagan Washington National 1 82675 $3371400 $7324919

Total Economic Impacts ndash Commercial Service Airports

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos Commercial Service Airports

1 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Technical Report Economic Impact Study ndash 2009 prepared by the Louis Berger Group October 2010

Results for the two Washington airports were calculated in a separate study conducted for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) The results shown for the Washington airports represent the ldquoVirginia sharerdquo of the multi-state economic impacts of

208835 $8313498 $20459810

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

these airports The MWAA study measured economic benefits in terms of jobs and payroll but not economic activity To maintain consistency with the findings in the DOAV study economic activity and related indirect and induced impacts for the Washington airports were estimated from the statewide findings reported in the MWAA study

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10

Commercial Service AirportsVirginiarsquos commercial service airports account for 71 of the total economic activity of the Commonwealthrsquos airport system

n Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International airports are major contributors of economic benefits and together they created $175 billion in economic activity in Virginia Other commercial service airports in Virginia were the source of $3 billion of economic activity

n Virginiarsquos commercial service airports generated $9330 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

n In 2010 Virginiarsquos commercial service airports contributed $205 billion in economic activity which supported 208800 jobs with an annual payroll in excess of $83 billion

Charlottesville-Albemarle 1267 $40667 $128684Lynchburg Regional 911 $29801 $109190Newport News-Williamsburg International 3382 $114084 $373558Norfolk International 10269 $341444 $1075242Richmond International 10910 $350280 $1082614Roanoke Regional 2189 $68094 $216151Shenandoah Valley Regional 252 $6728 $26198Washington Dulles International 1 96980 $3991000 $10123254Ronald Reagan Washington National 1 82675 $3371400 $7324919

Total Economic Impacts ndash Commercial Service Airports 208835 $8313498 $20459810

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos Commercial Service Airports

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

1 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Technical Report Economic Impact Study ndash 2009 prepared by the Louis Berger Group October 2010

Results for the two Washington airports were calculated in a separate study conducted for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) The results shown for the Washington airports represent the ldquoVirginia sharerdquo of the multi-state economic impacts of these airports The MWAA study measured economic benefits in terms of jobs and payroll but not economic activity To maintain consistency with the findings in the DOAV study economic activity and related indirect and induced impacts for the Washington airports were estimated from the statewide findings reported in the MWAA study

General Aviation Airports Virginiarsquos general aviation airports contribute $728 million in economic activity

General aviation airports make important contributions to Virginia citizens In 2010 Virginiarsquos publicndashuse general aviation economic development for the Commonwealth and for the airports contributed $728 million in economic activity to the state local communities they serve In addition to economic benefits economy and they were directly or indirectly responsible for nearly the system of airports provides numerous critical services to 5200 jobs with an annual payroll of more than $213 million enhance the quality of life health safety and welfare of

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports produce $722 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos General Aviation Airports

Accomack County $700 $2378 Lunenburg County 32 15 59

565 4 3

182 239

4 108 72 75

16 53 44 19 45 11 4

237 191 23 10 2 4

5 7

634 26 50

$75 $470 Blackstone AAF $202 $671 Luray Caverns $392 $1423 Blue Ridge Regional $1314 $5196 Manassas Regional $69873 $234610 Bridgewater Air Park $18425 $85141 Mecklenburg-Brunswick Brookneal-Campbell County $159 $642 Regional $633 $2717 Chase City Municipal $77 $454 Middle Peninsula Regional $2085 $7030 Chesapeake Regional $6309 $21672 Mountain Empire $649 $2884 Chesterfield County $7900 $27801 New Kent County $1144 $3884 Crewe Municipal $135 $441 New London $484 $1794 Culpeper Regional $3097 $9737 New Market $650 $2621 Danville Regional $1912 $6832 New River Valley $1690 $5928 Dinwiddie County $2995 $10338 Orange County $1848 $5711 Emporia-Greensville Shannon $3044 $11832 Regional $379 $1290 Smith Mountain Lake $153 $598 Falwell $2059 $9110 Stafford Regional $4440 $18408 Farmville Municipal $1158 $3601 Suffolk Executive $4412 $15301 Franklin Municipal $595 $2466 Tangier Island $215 $654 Front Royal-Warren County $1161 $4591 Tappahannock-Essex Gordonsville Municipal $354 $1116 County $454 $1522 Grundy Municipal $133 $530 Tazewell County $263 $1033 Hampton Roads Executive $8814 $29397 Twin County $397 $1349 Hanover County Municipal $8377 $29363 Virginia Highlands $2217 $7572 Hummel Field $1688 $5649 Virginia Tech-Montgomery Ingalls Field $285 $928 Executive $1982 $9404 Lake Anna $78 $245 Wakefield Municipal $383 $1531 Lake Country Regional $109 $553 Warrenton-Fauquier $4341 $14362 Lawrenceville-Brunswick Waynesboro-Eaglersquos Nest $326 $1117 Municipal $47 $229 William M Tuck $463 $1580 Lee County $181 $717 Williamsburg-Jamestown $1288 $4084 Leesburg Executive $32741 $78060 Winchester Regional $5882 $22538 Lonesome Pine $690 $2241 Total Economic Impacts-Louisa County $1493 $4756 General Aviation Airports

2 23

1056

34 93 31 36 15 17 67

104 83 5

107 136 11

17 12 14 70

70 17

131 13 22 62

168

5155 $213350 $728102

Payroll(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)Jobs Jobs Payroll

(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)

11

Virginia Department of Aviation

Our Vision The Virginia Department of Aviation will be the standard of excellence amongst state aviation agencies

We will make the Virginia aviation system the model air transportation system providing Virginia communities economic development opportunities and convenient access to the national air transportation system

Our Mission Cultivate an advanced aviation system that is safe secure and provides for economic development

Promote aviation awareness and education

Provide the safest and most efficient flight services for the Commonwealth leadership and state agencies

Virginia Department of Aviation

Our VisionThe Virginia Department of Aviation will be the standard of excellence amongst state aviation agencies

We will make the Virginia aviation system the model air transportation system providing Virginia communities economic development opportunities and convenient access to the national air transportation system

Our MissionCultivate an advanced aviation system that is safe secure and provides for economic development

Promote aviation awareness and education

Provide the safest and most efficient flight services for the Commonwealth leadership and state agencies

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

For more information contact

Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Aviation 5702 Gulfstream Road Richmond VA 23259-2422 800-292-1034 (VA only) 804-236-3624 (Outside VA) wwwdoavvirginiagov

Prepared by

EDR Group Talbert amp Bright Cordell amp Crumley

Published 2011

Copies of the executive summary and full technical report are available online at wwwdoavvirginiagov

600 DOAVAW 20110812 Virginia Airport System Economic Impact Study

1

The Commonwealth of Virginiarsquos diverse system of airports plays a vital role in the state and regional economies by creating jobs and contributing to overall economic development In addition airports in Virginia serve as a gateway to the nationrsquos air transportation system and the worldrsquos economy

The Virginia Department of Aviation (DOAV) has undertaken this statewide economic impact study to identify the economic benefits associated with nine commercial service and 57 general aviation airports that serve communities throughout Virginia This study focuses on the economic benefits created by the businesses and tenants located at Virginiarsquos airports the visitors who travel through those airports and the in-state companies that rely on the airports to support and conduct their business

1

Economic Benefits of Virginiarsquos AirportsVirginiarsquos system of 66 public-use airports provides the Commonwealth with a safe and efficient means of transportation as well as stimulates economic growth and development By providing aviation-related services the system supports more than a quarter million jobs and generates billions of dollars in economic activity while meeting the air travel needs of Virginia residents businesses and visitors

n Virginiarsquos airports contribute $288 billion in economic activity to the Virginia economy which represents 44 of the statersquos total economic output

n Approximately 259000 jobs are created and sustained by Virginia airports This represents 55 of total jobs in Virginia

n $111 billion in payroll is realized as a result of jobs created by Virginia airports

n More than 69000 people each day board commercial aircraft in Virginia

n On a daily basis over 6000 aircraft take-off from and land at Virginia airports

n Each day approximately 23000 visitors arrive in the state by commercial airline or general aviation aircraft

n Each job at Virginiarsquos airports supports an additional seven jobs in the state

n Every $1 spent at a Virginia airport contributes an additional $348 in economic activity for Virginia

Jobs 259000

Payroll $111 Billion

Economic Activity$288 Billion

The Economic Importance of Virginiarsquos Airports

The Commonwealth of Virginiarsquos diverse system of airports plays a vital role in the state and regional economies by creating jobs and contributing to overall economic development In addition airports in Virginia serve as a gateway to the nationrsquos air transportation system and the worldrsquos economy

The Virginia Department of Aviation (DOAV) has undertaken this statewide economic impact study to identify the economic benefits associated with nine commercial service and 57 general aviation airports that serve communities throughout Virginia This study focuses on the economic benefits created by Virginiarsquos airports the visitors who travel through the airports and the in-state companies that rely on the airports to support and conduct their business

Cover photo Eric TaylorMWAA

Above Alex HrapunovMWAA

1

The Commonwealth of Virginiarsquos diverse system of airports plays a vital role in the state and regional economies by creating jobs and contributing to overall economic development In addition airports in Virginia serve as a gateway to the nationrsquos air transportation system and the worldrsquos economy

The Virginia Department of Aviation (DOAV) has undertaken this statewide economic impact study to identify the economic benefits associated with nine commercial service and 57 general aviation airports that serve communities throughout Virginia This study focuses on the economic benefits created by the businesses and tenants located at Virginiarsquos airports the visitors who travel through those airports and the in-state companies that rely on the airports to support and conduct their business

Cover photo Eric TaylorMWAA

Above Alex HrapunovMWAA

The Economic Importance of Virginiarsquos Airports

The Commonwealth of Virginiarsquos diverse system of airports plays a vital role in the state and regional economies by creating jobs and contributing to overall economic development In addition airports in Virginia serve as a gateway to the nationrsquos air transportation system and the worldrsquos economy

The Virginia Department of Aviation (DOAV) has undertaken this statewide economic impact study to identify the economic benefits associated with nine commercial service and 57 general aviation airports that serve communities throughout Virginia This study focuses on the economic benefits created by Virginiarsquos airports the visitors who travel through the airports and the in-state companies that rely on the airports to support and conduct their business

Economic Benefits of Virginiarsquos Airports Virginiarsquos system of 66 public-use airports provides the Commonwealth with a safe and efficient means of transportation as well as stimulates economic growth and development By providing aviation-related Jobs services the system supports more than a quarter million jobs and generates billions of dollars in economic activity while meeting the 259000 air travel needs of Virginia residents businesses and visitors

n Virginiarsquos airports contribute $288 billion in economic activity to the Virginia economy which represents 44 of the statersquos total economic output

n Approximately 259000 jobs are created and sustained by Virginia airports This represents 55 of total jobs in Virginia

n $111 billion in payroll is realized as a result of jobs created by Virginia airports

n More than 69000 people each day board commercial aircraft in

Payroll $111 Billion

Economic Activity $288 Billion

Virginia

n On a daily basis over 6000 aircraft take-off from and land at Virginia airports

n Each day approximately 23000 visitors arrive in the state by commercial airline or general aviation aircraft

n Each job at Virginiarsquos airports supports an additional seven jobs in the state

n Every $1 spent at a Virginia airport contributes an additional $348 in economic activity for Virginia

1

3

Chris CunninghamRIC

Summary of Economic ImpactThe economic contributions of each Virginia airport are measured in terms of jobs payroll and economic activity

Jobs represent the total number of individuals employed including both part- and full-time positions

Payroll is the annual salary wages and benefits for employees including all taxes

Economic Activity includes annual gross sales for commercial firms and budget expenditures for government or non-profit entities

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 1 179655 $7362400 $17448173Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) 2 29181 $951098 $3011637General Aviation Airports 5154 $213350 $728102Airport Dependent Businesses 3 45006 $2605025 $7612612

Total Economic Impacts of Virginia Airports 258996 $11131873 $28800524

Total Economic Impacts of Airports on the Virginia Economy

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

1 Includes Washington Dulles International and Ronald Reagan Washington National airports Economic impacts for the Washington airports are based on the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Technical Report Economic Impact Study ndash 2009prepared by the Louis Berger Group 2010

2 Includes Charlottesville-Albemarle Lynchburg Regional Newport News-Williamsburg International Norfolk InternationalRichmond International Roanoke Regional and Shenandoah Valley Regional airports

3 Airport dependent businesses rely on Virginiarsquos airports for shipping or receiving goods traveling to business and client sitesor for specialized airport services and facilities such as free trade zones US Customs and US Immigration and Naturalization Services

Chris CunninghamRIC

Virginia Airports Make Significant Contributions Airports are essential components of the statersquos infrastructure for moving people and goods facilitating commerce and maintaining a high quality-of-life for Virginiarsquos residents

Businesses and Residents Depend on Airports Companies of all sizes from major employers to small businesses depend on Virginiarsquos airports for the fast and efficient transportation of personnel supplies and products Residents and visitors rely on Virginiarsquos airports for comfortable and convenient travel to and from cities across the US and the world

Air Transportation Brings Tourists to Virginia Tourism another important contributor to Virginiarsquos economy relies on commercial and general aviation to transport millions of visitors annually to the statersquos tourist destinations including theme parks state parks scenic byways historical sites and beaches

Airports Create Economic Benefits for All Virginians The economic benefits of airports extend well beyond the boundaries of airports Even residents who may never fly benefit from airports through the ancillary creation of businesses jobs income and tax revenues

Airports Enrich the Quality-of-Life for Virginia Residents Airports also produce value and intangible benefits that are difficult to quantify Communities throughout Virginia rely on airports for essential services such as overnight delivery services air ambulance services aerial applications traffic monitoring and law enforcement Airports also enhance quality-of-life by providing educational and recreational opportunities such as pilot training air shows ballooning sightseeing and other types of recreational flying

Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic

Richard Nowitz Alexandria CVA

2

Virginia Airports Make Significant ContributionsAirports are essential components of the statersquos infrastructure for moving people and goods facilitating commerce and maintaining a high quality-of-life for Virginiarsquos residents

Businesses and Residents Depend on AirportsCompanies of all sizes from major employers to small businesses depend on Virginiarsquos airports for the fast and efficient transportation of personnel supplies and products Residents and visitors rely on Virginiarsquos airports for comfortable and convenient travel to and from cities across the US and the world

Air Transportation Brings Tourists to VirginiaTourism another important contributor to Virginiarsquos economy relies on commercial and general aviation to transport millions of visitors annually to the statersquos tourist destinations including theme parks state parks scenic byways historical sites and beaches

Airports Create Economic Benefits for All VirginiansThe economic benefits of airports extend well beyond the boundaries of airports Even residents who may never fly benefit from airports through the ancillary creation of businesses jobs income and tax revenues

Airports Enrich the Quality-of-Life for Virginia ResidentsAirports also produce value and intangible benefits that are difficult to quantify Communities throughout Virginia rely on airports for essential services such as overnight delivery services air ambulance services aerial applications traffic monitoring and law enforcement Airports also enhance quality-of-life by providing educational and recreational opportunities such as pilot training air shows ballooning sightseeing and other types of recreational flying

Richard Nowitz Alexandria CVA

2

Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic

Summary of Economic Impact The economic contributions of each Virginia airport are measured in terms of jobs payroll and economic activity

Jobs represent the total number of individuals employed including both part- and full-time positions

Payroll is the annual salary wages and benefits for employees including all taxes

Economic Activity includes annual gross sales for commercial firms and budget expenditures for government or non-profit entities

Total Economic Impacts of Airports on the Virginia Economy

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 1 179655 $7362400 $17448173 Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) 2 29181 $951098 $3011637 General Aviation Airports 5154 $213350 $728102 Airport Dependent Businesses 3 45006 $2605025 $7612612

Total Economic Impacts of Virginia Airports 258996 $11131873 $28800524

1 Includes Washington Dulles International and Ronald Reagan Washington National airports Economic impacts for the Washington airports are based on the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Technical Report Economic Impact Study ndash 2009 prepared by the Louis Berger Group 2010

2 Includes Charlottesville-Albemarle Lynchburg Regional Newport News-Williamsburg International Norfolk International Richmond International Roanoke Regional and Shenandoah Valley Regional airports

3 Airport dependent businesses rely on Virginiarsquos airports for shipping or receiving goods traveling to business and client sites or for specialized airport services and facilities such as free trade zones US Customs and US Immigration and Naturalization Services

Chris CunninghamRIC

Chris CunninghamRIC

3

5

On-Airport TenantsVirginiarsquos on-airport tenants and businesses create $10 billion in economic activity

On-airport tenants and businesses create jobs and purchase goods and supplies from other Virginia businesses which create and support additional jobs in other sectors of the statersquos economy Examples of on-airport tenants and businesses include airlines air-taxi operators air ambulance operators air charter companies aircraft sales and management companies airport management corporate flight departments fixed based operators (FBOs) ground transportation operators local and state government agencies rental car agencies retail concessions the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and others

n Employees of on-airport tenants and businesses earn an average annual salary of $56000

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 45336 $2418400 $8318577Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) 8044 $314363 $1109484General Aviation Airports 3559 $167869 $592710

Total Impacts of On-Airport Tenants and Businesses 56939 $2900632 $10020771

Annual Economic Impacts of On-Airport Tenants and Businesses

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

How Economic Impact is Measured The contribution of airports to the Virginia economy was calculated from data collected through a comprehensive survey of airport managers on-airport tenants visitors and off-airport businesses in Virginia as well as data from US government agencies and IMPLAN a widely accepted economic modeling system The study reflects the Federal Aviation Administrationlsquos (FAA) recommended methods and guidelines for estimating the economic impacts of airports and followed the procedures established by the Economic Impact Research Consortium (EIRC)1

1 The EIRC was developed by the Performance Management Group at Virginia Commonwealth University in collaboration with the College of William amp Mary George Mason University Old Dominion University University of Virginia Virginia Department of Planning and Budget Virginia Economic Development Partnership Virginia Employment Commission and Virginia Tech

Economic impacts for all airports were classified into three impact categories direct indirect and induced The total economic impact of airports is the sum of these categories

Direct Impacts stem from the activity that is directly related to the provision of air services visitor spending or the activities of airport dependent businesses

Indirect Impacts are the business to business transactions that occur as a result of off-airport purchases made by airport tenants airport-dependent businesses and the businesses that air visitors patronize

Induced Impacts are realized when workers employed on airports or whose jobs are supported by businesses that serve visitors or airport dependent businesses spend their earnings in their local communities

Indirect and Induced impacts capture the flow of direct transactions throughout the Virginia economy through successive rounds of spending Together these impacts are known as the ldquomultiplier effectrdquo

On-Airport Tenants Visitors Airport Dependent

Businesses

Airport Jobs and Payroll

Economic Activity

Induced Impacts

Total Airport Tenant Impacts

Indirect Impacts

Direct Impacts

+ =Total Visitor Impacts

Service Sector Retail Jobs and Payroll

Economic Activity

Induced Impacts

Indirect Impacts

Direct Impacts

+ Total Airport Dependent Business Impacts

Jobs and Payroll

Economic Activity

Induced Impacts

Indirect Impacts

Direct Impacts

TOTAL STATEWIDE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF AIRPORTS

4

Direct Impacts

4

How Economic Impact is MeasuredThe contribution of airports to the Virginia economy was calculated from data collected through a comprehensive survey of airport managers on-airport tenants visitors and off-airport businesses in Virginia as well as data from US government agencies and IMPLAN a widely accepted economic modeling system The study reflects the Federal Aviation Administrationlsquos (FAA) recommended methods and guidelines for estimating the economic impacts of airports and followed the procedures established by the Economic Impact Research Consortium (EIRC)1

1 The EIRC was developed by the Performance Management Group at Virginia Commonwealth University in collaboration with the College of William amp Mary George Mason University Old Dominion UniversityUniversity of Virginia Virginia Department of Planning and Budget Virginia Economic Development Partnership Virginia Employment Commission and Virginia Tech

Economic impacts for all airports were classified into three impact categories direct indirect and inducedThe total economic impact of airports is the sum of these categories

Direct Impacts stem from the activity that is directly related to the provision of air services visitor spending or the activities of airport dependent businesses

Indirect Impacts are the business to business transactions that occur as a result of off-airport purchases made by airport tenants airport-dependent businesses and the businesses that air visitors patronize

Induced Impacts are realized when workers employed on airports or whose jobs are supported by businesses that serve visitors or airport dependent businesses spend their earnings in their local communities

Indirect and Induced impacts capture the flow of direct transactions throughout the Virginia economy through successive rounds of spending Together these impacts are known as the ldquomultiplier effectrdquo

TOTAL STATEWIDE ECONOMICIMPACT OF AIRPORTS

=+ +

On-AirportTenants

Airport Jobs and Payroll

EconomicActivity

InducedImpacts

Total AirportTenant Impacts

IndirectImpacts

Visitors

Total Visitor Impacts

Service Sector Retail Jobs and Payroll

EconomicActivity

InducedImpacts

IndirectImpacts

Airport Dependent Businesses

Total Airport Dependent Business Impacts

Jobsand Payroll

EconomicActivity

InducedImpacts

IndirectImpacts

Direct Impacts Direct ImpactsDirect Impacts

On-Airport Tenants Virginiarsquos on-airport tenants and businesses create $10 billion in economic activity

On-airport tenants and businesses create jobs and purchase goods and supplies from other Virginia businesses which create and support additional jobs in other sectors of the statersquos economy Examples of on-airport tenants and businesses include airlines air-taxi operators air ambulance operators air charter companies aircraft sales and management companies airport management corporate flight departments fixed based operators (FBOs) ground transportation operators local and state government agencies rental car agencies retail concessions the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and others

n Employees of on-airport tenants and businesses earn an average annual salary of $56000

Annual Economic Impacts of On-Airport Tenants and Businesses

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 45336 $2418400 $1109484

$592710

$8318577 Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) 8044 $314363

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

General Aviation Airports 3559 $167869

Total Impacts of On-Airport Tenants and Businesses 56939 $2900632 $10020771

5

7

Airport Dependent BusinessesThe activities of off-airport companies that depend on Virginiarsquos airports to conduct business generate $76 billion in sales benefitting the Virginia economy

Many companies throughout Virginia rely on airports to conduct commerce This study considered the economic impact created by off-airport businesses that are dependent on airport services to meet their business travel needs and to ship and receive goods and materials Examples include retailers that ship their products from one of Virginiarsquos airports or manufacturers that receive their production inputs ldquojust-in-timerdquo through overnight delivery services These businesses would be adversely impacted if the airport were not available

n The economic activity of Virginia businesses that rely on airports sustains as many as 45000 jobs in the Commonwealth

n The average salary for Virginia residents employed at airport dependent businesses is approximately $59000

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

Total Impacts of Airport Dependent Businesses 45006 $2605025 $7612609

Annual Economic Impacts of Airport Dependent Businesses

Note Data includes impacts of airport dependent businesses that responded to the study surveys

Visitor Spending Spending by visitors creates an additional $112 billion in economic activity

Millions of visitors use air transportation to travel to Virginia each year to conduct business vacation and visit with friends and families After arriving these visitors spend money for lodging food local transportation entertainment retail and other goods and services Visitor spending in turn supports jobs and produces additional economic activity throughshyout the state

n In 2010 approximately 85 million visitors arrived in Virginia through one of the Commonwealthrsquos 66 public-use airports

n Visitors that arrive in Virginia by air transportation spend an average of $747 per person during their stay

Annual Economic Impacts of Visitors

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 134319 $4944000 $9129596 21137 $636735 $1902153 1595 $45481 $135392

157051 $5626216 $11167141

Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) General Aviation Airports

Total Impacts of Visitors

Bill Crabtree Jr VTC

6

Visitor SpendingSpending by visitors creates an additional $112 billion in economic activity

Millions of visitors use air transportation to travel to Virginia each year to conduct business vacation and visit with friends and families After arriving these visitors spend money for lodging food local transportation entertainment retail and other goods and services Visitor spending in turn supports jobs and produces additional economic activity through-out the state

n In 2010 approximately 85 million visitors arrived in Virginia through one of the Commonwealthrsquos 66 public-use airports

n Visitors that arrive in Virginia by air transportation spend an average of $747 per person during their stay

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 134319 $4944000 $9129596Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) 21137 $636735 $1902153General Aviation Airports 1595 $45481 $135392

Total Impacts of Visitors 157051 $5626216 $11167141

Annual Economic Impacts of Visitors

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

Bill Crabtree Jr VTC

6

Airport Dependent Businesses The activities of off-airport companies that depend on Virginiarsquos airports to conduct business generate $76 billion in sales benefitting the Virginia economy

Many companies throughout Virginia rely on airports to conduct commerce This study considered the economic impact created by off-airport businesses that are dependent on airport services to meet their business travel needs and to ship and receive goods and materials Examples include retailers that ship their products from one of Virginiarsquos airports or manufacturers that receive their production inputs ldquojust-in-timerdquo through overnight delivery services These businesses would be adversely impacted if the airport were not available

n The economic activity of Virginia businesses that rely on airports sustains as many as 45000 jobs in the Commonwealth

n The average salary for Virginia residents employed at airport dependent businesses is approximately $59000

Annual Economic Impacts of Airport Dependent Businesses

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

Total Impacts of Airport Dependent Businesses 45006 $2605025 $7612609

Note Data includes impacts of airport dependent businesses that responded to the study surveys

7

9

Warrenton-Fauquier

Hanover CountyMunicipal

ChesterfieldCounty

Hampton RoadsExecutive

ChesapeakeRegional

ManassasRegional

Stafford Regional

LeesburgExecutive

Ronald ReaganWashington National

Richmond International

Newport News-WilliamsburgInternational

NorfolkInternational

LynchburgRegional

Charlottesville-Albemarle

Shenandoah ValleyRegional

Washington DullesInternational

Emporia-GreensvilleRegional

CulpeperRegional

Dinwiddie County

SuffolkExecutive

William M Tuck

Danville RegionalMecklenburg-

BrunswickRegional

MiddlePeninsulaRegional

AccomackCountyFarmville

Municipal

WinchesterRegional

Lake CountryRegional

BlackstoneAAF

Williamsburg-Jamestown

WakefieldMunicipal

TangierIsland

Front RoyalWarren County

Shannon

OrangeCounty

New KentCounty

Brookneal-CampbellCounty

Louisa County

LurayCaverns

FranklinMunicipal

Tappahannock-Essex County

Lawrenceville-BrunswickMunicipal

Waynesboro-Eaglersquos Nest

Gordonsville Municipal

CreweMunicipal

HummelField

Lake Anna

New Market

Falwell

New London

LunenburgCounty

Chase CityMunicipal

Smith MountainLake

Bridgewater Air Park

n In 2010 253 million passengers boarded commercial airline flights in Virginia

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports accommodated nearly 1 million aircraft operations in 2010

Virginiarsquos Airport System Virginiarsquos economy benefits from a diverse system of nine commercial service airports and 57 general aviation airports

Airport Classifications The Virginia airport system consists of 66 airports including the Washington Dulles International and Ronald Reagan Washington National airports The Virginia Air Transportation System Plan (VATSP) classifies the airports into five categories based on their role in the overall system

1 Commercial Service These airports provide scheduled airline services (air carrier or regionalcommuter services) and accomshymodate at least 10000 annual passenger enplanements Virginiarsquos nine Commercial Service airports create nearly 209000 jobs in the Commonwealth and $205 billion in economic activity

2 Reliever Reliever airports are general aviation airports located in metropolitan areas that serve to reduce congestion at nearby commercial service airports by providing comparable landside and airside facilities to general aviation operators Virginiarsquos eight Reliever airports contribute approximately 2800 jobs and $454 million in economic activity to the state economy

3 General Aviation Regional These airports serve large geographic areas and are often the only airport facilities in the

Commercial Service

Reliever

General Aviation ndash Regional

General Aviation ndash Community

Local Service

region General Aviation Regional airports serve the needs of businesses as well as recreational users by offering services and amenities such as jet fuel instrument approaches FBO services and aircraft hangars Virginiarsquos 18 General Aviation Regional airports generate nearly 1100 jobs and $109 million in economic activity

4 General Aviation Community These airports serve the needs of businesses and recreational users but often serve a more limited market area than the regional airports They provide services such as aircraft rentals flight instruction and AvGas fuel Virginiarsquos 17 General Aviation Community airports create 600 jobs and $56 million in economic activity

5 Local Service The Local Service airports provide limited general aviation services and accommodate comparatively low levels of activity Many of the Local Service airports have aeronautical physical environmental or political constraints that limit their expansion Virginiarsquos 14 Local Service airports contribute more than 700 jobs and $110 million in economic activity 1

1 A single on-airport tenant at one of Virginiarsquos Local Service airports employs more than 200 people

Ingalls Field

Roanoke Regional

Lonesome Pine

New River Valley

Virginia Highlands Blue Ridge

Regional

Tazewell County

Mountain Empire

Virginia Tech-Montgomery

Executive

Twin County Lee County

Grundy Municipal

8

RoanokeRegional

LonesomePine

New RiverValley

VirginiaHighlands Blue Ridge

Regional

Tazewell County

Ingalls Field

MountainEmpire

Virginia Tech-Montgomery

Executive

Twin CountyLee County

GrundyMunicipal

Commercial Service

General Aviation ndash Regional

General Aviation ndash Community

Local Service

Reliever

Virginiarsquos economy benefits from a diverse system of nine commercial service airports and 57 general aviation airports

n In 2010 253 million passengers boarded commercial airline flights in Virginia

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports accommodated nearly 1 million aircraft operations in 2010

Warrenton-Fauquier

Hanover County Municipal

Chesterfield County

Hampton Roads Executive

Chesapeake Regional

Manassas Regional

Stafford Regional

Leesburg Executive

Ronald Reagan Washington National

Richmond International

Newport News-Williamsburg International

Norfolk International

Lynchburg Regional

Charlottesville-Albemarle

Shenandoah Valley Regional

Washington Dulles International

Emporia-Greensville Regional

Culpeper Regional

Dinwiddie County

Suffolk Executive

William M Tuck

Danville Regional Mecklenburg-

Brunswick Regional

Middle Peninsula Regional

Accomack CountyFarmville

Municipal

Winchester Regional

Lake Country Regional

Blackstone AAF

Williamsburg-Jamestown

Wakefield Municipal

Tangier Island

Front Royal Warren County

Shannon

Orange County

New Kent County

Brookneal-Campbell County

Louisa County

Luray Caverns

Franklin Municipal

Tappahannock-Essex County

Lawrenceville-Brunswick Municipal

WaynesboroshyEaglersquos Nest

Gordonsville Municipal

Crewe Municipal

Hummel Field

Lake Anna

New Market

Falwell

New London

Lunenburg County

Chase City Municipal

Smith Mountain Lake

Bridgewater Air Park

9

11

General Aviation AirportsVirginiarsquos general aviation airports contribute $728 million in economic activity

JobsPayroll

(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)Payroll

(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)

General aviation airports make important contributions to economic development for the Commonwealth and for the local communities they serve In addition to economic benefits the system of airports provides numerous critical services to enhance the quality of life health safety and welfare of

Virginia citizens In 2010 Virginiarsquos publicndashuse general aviation airports contributed $728 million in economic activity to the state economy and they were directly or indirectly responsible for nearly 5200 jobs with an annual payroll of more than $213 million

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos General Aviation Airports

Accomack County 32 $700 $2378Blackstone AAF 15 $202 $671Blue Ridge Regional 59 $1314 $5196Bridgewater Air Park 565 $18425 $85141Brookneal-Campbell County 4 $159 $642Chase City Municipal 3 $77 $454Chesapeake Regional 182 $6309 $21672Chesterfield County 239 $7900 $27801Crewe Municipal 4 $135 $441Culpeper Regional 108 $3097 $9737Danville Regional 72 $1912 $6832Dinwiddie County 75 $2995 $10338Emporia-Greensville Regional 16 $379 $1290Falwell 53 $2059 $9110Farmville Municipal 44 $1158 $3601Franklin Municipal 19 $595 $2466Front Royal-Warren County 45 $1161 $4591Gordonsville Municipal 11 $354 $1116Grundy Municipal 4 $133 $530Hampton Roads Executive 237 $8814 $29397Hanover County Municipal 191 $8377 $29363Hummel Field 23 $1688 $5649Ingalls Field 10 $285 $928Lake Anna 2 $78 $245Lake Country Regional 4 $109 $553Lawrenceville-Brunswick Municipal 5 $47 $229Lee County 7 $181 $717Leesburg Executive 634 $32741 $78060Lonesome Pine 26 $690 $2241Louisa County 50 $1493 $4756

Lunenburg County 2 $75 $470Luray Caverns 23 $392 $1423Manassas Regional 1056 $69873 $234610Mecklenburg-Brunswick Regional 34 $633 $2717Middle Peninsula Regional 93 $2085 $7030Mountain Empire 31 $649 $2884New Kent County 36 $1144 $3884New London 15 $484 $1794New Market 17 $650 $2621New River Valley 67 $1690 $5928Orange County 104 $1848 $5711Shannon 83 $3044 $11832Smith Mountain Lake 5 $153 $598Stafford Regional 107 $4440 $18408Suffolk Executive 136 $4412 $15301Tangier Island 11 $215 $654Tappahannock-Essex County 17 $454 $1522Tazewell County 12 $263 $1033Twin County 14 $397 $1349Virginia Highlands 70 $2217 $7572Virginia Tech-Montgomery Executive 70 $1982 $9404Wakefield Municipal 17 $383 $1531Warrenton-Fauquier 131 $4341 $14362Waynesboro-Eaglersquos Nest 13 $326 $1117William M Tuck 22 $463 $1580Williamsburg-Jamestown 62 $1288 $4084Winchester Regional 168 $5882 $22538

5155 $213350 $728102

Jobs

Total Economic Impacts-General Aviation Airports

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports produce $722 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

Commercial Service Airports Virginiarsquos commercial service airports account for 71 of the total economic activity of the Commonwealthrsquos airport system

n Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International airports are major contributors of economic benefits and together they created $175 billion in economic activity in Virginia Other commercial service airports in Virginia were the source of $3 billion of economic activity

n Virginiarsquos commercial service airports generated $9330 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

n In 2010 Virginiarsquos commercial service airports contributed $205 billion in economic activity which supported 208800 jobs with an annual payroll in excess of $83 billion

Charlottesville-Albemarle 1267 $40667 $128684 Lynchburg Regional 911 $29801 $109190 Newport News-Williamsburg International 3382 $114084 $373558 Norfolk International 10269 $341444 $1075242 Richmond International 10910 $350280 $1082614 Roanoke Regional 2189 $68094 $216151 Shenandoah Valley Regional 252 $6728 $26198 Washington Dulles International 1 96980 $3991000 $10123254 Ronald Reagan Washington National 1 82675 $3371400 $7324919

Total Economic Impacts ndash Commercial Service Airports

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos Commercial Service Airports

1 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Technical Report Economic Impact Study ndash 2009 prepared by the Louis Berger Group October 2010

Results for the two Washington airports were calculated in a separate study conducted for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) The results shown for the Washington airports represent the ldquoVirginia sharerdquo of the multi-state economic impacts of

208835 $8313498 $20459810

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

these airports The MWAA study measured economic benefits in terms of jobs and payroll but not economic activity To maintain consistency with the findings in the DOAV study economic activity and related indirect and induced impacts for the Washington airports were estimated from the statewide findings reported in the MWAA study

10

10

Commercial Service AirportsVirginiarsquos commercial service airports account for 71 of the total economic activity of the Commonwealthrsquos airport system

n Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International airports are major contributors of economic benefits and together they created $175 billion in economic activity in Virginia Other commercial service airports in Virginia were the source of $3 billion of economic activity

n Virginiarsquos commercial service airports generated $9330 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

n In 2010 Virginiarsquos commercial service airports contributed $205 billion in economic activity which supported 208800 jobs with an annual payroll in excess of $83 billion

Charlottesville-Albemarle 1267 $40667 $128684Lynchburg Regional 911 $29801 $109190Newport News-Williamsburg International 3382 $114084 $373558Norfolk International 10269 $341444 $1075242Richmond International 10910 $350280 $1082614Roanoke Regional 2189 $68094 $216151Shenandoah Valley Regional 252 $6728 $26198Washington Dulles International 1 96980 $3991000 $10123254Ronald Reagan Washington National 1 82675 $3371400 $7324919

Total Economic Impacts ndash Commercial Service Airports 208835 $8313498 $20459810

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos Commercial Service Airports

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

1 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Technical Report Economic Impact Study ndash 2009 prepared by the Louis Berger Group October 2010

Results for the two Washington airports were calculated in a separate study conducted for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) The results shown for the Washington airports represent the ldquoVirginia sharerdquo of the multi-state economic impacts of these airports The MWAA study measured economic benefits in terms of jobs and payroll but not economic activity To maintain consistency with the findings in the DOAV study economic activity and related indirect and induced impacts for the Washington airports were estimated from the statewide findings reported in the MWAA study

General Aviation Airports Virginiarsquos general aviation airports contribute $728 million in economic activity

General aviation airports make important contributions to Virginia citizens In 2010 Virginiarsquos publicndashuse general aviation economic development for the Commonwealth and for the airports contributed $728 million in economic activity to the state local communities they serve In addition to economic benefits economy and they were directly or indirectly responsible for nearly the system of airports provides numerous critical services to 5200 jobs with an annual payroll of more than $213 million enhance the quality of life health safety and welfare of

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports produce $722 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos General Aviation Airports

Accomack County $700 $2378 Lunenburg County 32 15 59

565 4 3

182 239

4 108 72 75

16 53 44 19 45 11 4

237 191 23 10 2 4

5 7

634 26 50

$75 $470 Blackstone AAF $202 $671 Luray Caverns $392 $1423 Blue Ridge Regional $1314 $5196 Manassas Regional $69873 $234610 Bridgewater Air Park $18425 $85141 Mecklenburg-Brunswick Brookneal-Campbell County $159 $642 Regional $633 $2717 Chase City Municipal $77 $454 Middle Peninsula Regional $2085 $7030 Chesapeake Regional $6309 $21672 Mountain Empire $649 $2884 Chesterfield County $7900 $27801 New Kent County $1144 $3884 Crewe Municipal $135 $441 New London $484 $1794 Culpeper Regional $3097 $9737 New Market $650 $2621 Danville Regional $1912 $6832 New River Valley $1690 $5928 Dinwiddie County $2995 $10338 Orange County $1848 $5711 Emporia-Greensville Shannon $3044 $11832 Regional $379 $1290 Smith Mountain Lake $153 $598 Falwell $2059 $9110 Stafford Regional $4440 $18408 Farmville Municipal $1158 $3601 Suffolk Executive $4412 $15301 Franklin Municipal $595 $2466 Tangier Island $215 $654 Front Royal-Warren County $1161 $4591 Tappahannock-Essex Gordonsville Municipal $354 $1116 County $454 $1522 Grundy Municipal $133 $530 Tazewell County $263 $1033 Hampton Roads Executive $8814 $29397 Twin County $397 $1349 Hanover County Municipal $8377 $29363 Virginia Highlands $2217 $7572 Hummel Field $1688 $5649 Virginia Tech-Montgomery Ingalls Field $285 $928 Executive $1982 $9404 Lake Anna $78 $245 Wakefield Municipal $383 $1531 Lake Country Regional $109 $553 Warrenton-Fauquier $4341 $14362 Lawrenceville-Brunswick Waynesboro-Eaglersquos Nest $326 $1117 Municipal $47 $229 William M Tuck $463 $1580 Lee County $181 $717 Williamsburg-Jamestown $1288 $4084 Leesburg Executive $32741 $78060 Winchester Regional $5882 $22538 Lonesome Pine $690 $2241 Total Economic Impacts-Louisa County $1493 $4756 General Aviation Airports

2 23

1056

34 93 31 36 15 17 67

104 83 5

107 136 11

17 12 14 70

70 17

131 13 22 62

168

5155 $213350 $728102

Payroll(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)Jobs Jobs Payroll

(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)

11

Virginia Department of Aviation

Our Vision The Virginia Department of Aviation will be the standard of excellence amongst state aviation agencies

We will make the Virginia aviation system the model air transportation system providing Virginia communities economic development opportunities and convenient access to the national air transportation system

Our Mission Cultivate an advanced aviation system that is safe secure and provides for economic development

Promote aviation awareness and education

Provide the safest and most efficient flight services for the Commonwealth leadership and state agencies

Virginia Department of Aviation

Our VisionThe Virginia Department of Aviation will be the standard of excellence amongst state aviation agencies

We will make the Virginia aviation system the model air transportation system providing Virginia communities economic development opportunities and convenient access to the national air transportation system

Our MissionCultivate an advanced aviation system that is safe secure and provides for economic development

Promote aviation awareness and education

Provide the safest and most efficient flight services for the Commonwealth leadership and state agencies

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

For more information contact

Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Aviation 5702 Gulfstream Road Richmond VA 23259-2422 800-292-1034 (VA only) 804-236-3624 (Outside VA) wwwdoavvirginiagov

Prepared by

EDR Group Talbert amp Bright Cordell amp Crumley

Published 2011

Copies of the executive summary and full technical report are available online at wwwdoavvirginiagov

600 DOAVAW 20110812 Virginia Airport System Economic Impact Study

1

The Commonwealth of Virginiarsquos diverse system of airports plays a vital role in the state and regional economies by creating jobs and contributing to overall economic development In addition airports in Virginia serve as a gateway to the nationrsquos air transportation system and the worldrsquos economy

The Virginia Department of Aviation (DOAV) has undertaken this statewide economic impact study to identify the economic benefits associated with nine commercial service and 57 general aviation airports that serve communities throughout Virginia This study focuses on the economic benefits created by the businesses and tenants located at Virginiarsquos airports the visitors who travel through those airports and the in-state companies that rely on the airports to support and conduct their business

Cover photo Eric TaylorMWAA

Above Alex HrapunovMWAA

The Economic Importance of Virginiarsquos Airports

The Commonwealth of Virginiarsquos diverse system of airports plays a vital role in the state and regional economies by creating jobs and contributing to overall economic development In addition airports in Virginia serve as a gateway to the nationrsquos air transportation system and the worldrsquos economy

The Virginia Department of Aviation (DOAV) has undertaken this statewide economic impact study to identify the economic benefits associated with nine commercial service and 57 general aviation airports that serve communities throughout Virginia This study focuses on the economic benefits created by Virginiarsquos airports the visitors who travel through the airports and the in-state companies that rely on the airports to support and conduct their business

Economic Benefits of Virginiarsquos Airports Virginiarsquos system of 66 public-use airports provides the Commonwealth with a safe and efficient means of transportation as well as stimulates economic growth and development By providing aviation-related Jobs services the system supports more than a quarter million jobs and generates billions of dollars in economic activity while meeting the 259000 air travel needs of Virginia residents businesses and visitors

n Virginiarsquos airports contribute $288 billion in economic activity to the Virginia economy which represents 44 of the statersquos total economic output

n Approximately 259000 jobs are created and sustained by Virginia airports This represents 55 of total jobs in Virginia

n $111 billion in payroll is realized as a result of jobs created by Virginia airports

n More than 69000 people each day board commercial aircraft in

Payroll $111 Billion

Economic Activity $288 Billion

Virginia

n On a daily basis over 6000 aircraft take-off from and land at Virginia airports

n Each day approximately 23000 visitors arrive in the state by commercial airline or general aviation aircraft

n Each job at Virginiarsquos airports supports an additional seven jobs in the state

n Every $1 spent at a Virginia airport contributes an additional $348 in economic activity for Virginia

1

3

Chris CunninghamRIC

Summary of Economic ImpactThe economic contributions of each Virginia airport are measured in terms of jobs payroll and economic activity

Jobs represent the total number of individuals employed including both part- and full-time positions

Payroll is the annual salary wages and benefits for employees including all taxes

Economic Activity includes annual gross sales for commercial firms and budget expenditures for government or non-profit entities

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 1 179655 $7362400 $17448173Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) 2 29181 $951098 $3011637General Aviation Airports 5154 $213350 $728102Airport Dependent Businesses 3 45006 $2605025 $7612612

Total Economic Impacts of Virginia Airports 258996 $11131873 $28800524

Total Economic Impacts of Airports on the Virginia Economy

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

1 Includes Washington Dulles International and Ronald Reagan Washington National airports Economic impacts for the Washington airports are based on the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Technical Report Economic Impact Study ndash 2009prepared by the Louis Berger Group 2010

2 Includes Charlottesville-Albemarle Lynchburg Regional Newport News-Williamsburg International Norfolk InternationalRichmond International Roanoke Regional and Shenandoah Valley Regional airports

3 Airport dependent businesses rely on Virginiarsquos airports for shipping or receiving goods traveling to business and client sitesor for specialized airport services and facilities such as free trade zones US Customs and US Immigration and Naturalization Services

Chris CunninghamRIC

Virginia Airports Make Significant Contributions Airports are essential components of the statersquos infrastructure for moving people and goods facilitating commerce and maintaining a high quality-of-life for Virginiarsquos residents

Businesses and Residents Depend on Airports Companies of all sizes from major employers to small businesses depend on Virginiarsquos airports for the fast and efficient transportation of personnel supplies and products Residents and visitors rely on Virginiarsquos airports for comfortable and convenient travel to and from cities across the US and the world

Air Transportation Brings Tourists to Virginia Tourism another important contributor to Virginiarsquos economy relies on commercial and general aviation to transport millions of visitors annually to the statersquos tourist destinations including theme parks state parks scenic byways historical sites and beaches

Airports Create Economic Benefits for All Virginians The economic benefits of airports extend well beyond the boundaries of airports Even residents who may never fly benefit from airports through the ancillary creation of businesses jobs income and tax revenues

Airports Enrich the Quality-of-Life for Virginia Residents Airports also produce value and intangible benefits that are difficult to quantify Communities throughout Virginia rely on airports for essential services such as overnight delivery services air ambulance services aerial applications traffic monitoring and law enforcement Airports also enhance quality-of-life by providing educational and recreational opportunities such as pilot training air shows ballooning sightseeing and other types of recreational flying

Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic

Richard Nowitz Alexandria CVA

2

Virginia Airports Make Significant ContributionsAirports are essential components of the statersquos infrastructure for moving people and goods facilitating commerce and maintaining a high quality-of-life for Virginiarsquos residents

Businesses and Residents Depend on AirportsCompanies of all sizes from major employers to small businesses depend on Virginiarsquos airports for the fast and efficient transportation of personnel supplies and products Residents and visitors rely on Virginiarsquos airports for comfortable and convenient travel to and from cities across the US and the world

Air Transportation Brings Tourists to VirginiaTourism another important contributor to Virginiarsquos economy relies on commercial and general aviation to transport millions of visitors annually to the statersquos tourist destinations including theme parks state parks scenic byways historical sites and beaches

Airports Create Economic Benefits for All VirginiansThe economic benefits of airports extend well beyond the boundaries of airports Even residents who may never fly benefit from airports through the ancillary creation of businesses jobs income and tax revenues

Airports Enrich the Quality-of-Life for Virginia ResidentsAirports also produce value and intangible benefits that are difficult to quantify Communities throughout Virginia rely on airports for essential services such as overnight delivery services air ambulance services aerial applications traffic monitoring and law enforcement Airports also enhance quality-of-life by providing educational and recreational opportunities such as pilot training air shows ballooning sightseeing and other types of recreational flying

Richard Nowitz Alexandria CVA

2

Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic

Summary of Economic Impact The economic contributions of each Virginia airport are measured in terms of jobs payroll and economic activity

Jobs represent the total number of individuals employed including both part- and full-time positions

Payroll is the annual salary wages and benefits for employees including all taxes

Economic Activity includes annual gross sales for commercial firms and budget expenditures for government or non-profit entities

Total Economic Impacts of Airports on the Virginia Economy

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 1 179655 $7362400 $17448173 Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) 2 29181 $951098 $3011637 General Aviation Airports 5154 $213350 $728102 Airport Dependent Businesses 3 45006 $2605025 $7612612

Total Economic Impacts of Virginia Airports 258996 $11131873 $28800524

1 Includes Washington Dulles International and Ronald Reagan Washington National airports Economic impacts for the Washington airports are based on the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Technical Report Economic Impact Study ndash 2009 prepared by the Louis Berger Group 2010

2 Includes Charlottesville-Albemarle Lynchburg Regional Newport News-Williamsburg International Norfolk International Richmond International Roanoke Regional and Shenandoah Valley Regional airports

3 Airport dependent businesses rely on Virginiarsquos airports for shipping or receiving goods traveling to business and client sites or for specialized airport services and facilities such as free trade zones US Customs and US Immigration and Naturalization Services

Chris CunninghamRIC

Chris CunninghamRIC

3

5

On-Airport TenantsVirginiarsquos on-airport tenants and businesses create $10 billion in economic activity

On-airport tenants and businesses create jobs and purchase goods and supplies from other Virginia businesses which create and support additional jobs in other sectors of the statersquos economy Examples of on-airport tenants and businesses include airlines air-taxi operators air ambulance operators air charter companies aircraft sales and management companies airport management corporate flight departments fixed based operators (FBOs) ground transportation operators local and state government agencies rental car agencies retail concessions the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and others

n Employees of on-airport tenants and businesses earn an average annual salary of $56000

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 45336 $2418400 $8318577Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) 8044 $314363 $1109484General Aviation Airports 3559 $167869 $592710

Total Impacts of On-Airport Tenants and Businesses 56939 $2900632 $10020771

Annual Economic Impacts of On-Airport Tenants and Businesses

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

How Economic Impact is Measured The contribution of airports to the Virginia economy was calculated from data collected through a comprehensive survey of airport managers on-airport tenants visitors and off-airport businesses in Virginia as well as data from US government agencies and IMPLAN a widely accepted economic modeling system The study reflects the Federal Aviation Administrationlsquos (FAA) recommended methods and guidelines for estimating the economic impacts of airports and followed the procedures established by the Economic Impact Research Consortium (EIRC)1

1 The EIRC was developed by the Performance Management Group at Virginia Commonwealth University in collaboration with the College of William amp Mary George Mason University Old Dominion University University of Virginia Virginia Department of Planning and Budget Virginia Economic Development Partnership Virginia Employment Commission and Virginia Tech

Economic impacts for all airports were classified into three impact categories direct indirect and induced The total economic impact of airports is the sum of these categories

Direct Impacts stem from the activity that is directly related to the provision of air services visitor spending or the activities of airport dependent businesses

Indirect Impacts are the business to business transactions that occur as a result of off-airport purchases made by airport tenants airport-dependent businesses and the businesses that air visitors patronize

Induced Impacts are realized when workers employed on airports or whose jobs are supported by businesses that serve visitors or airport dependent businesses spend their earnings in their local communities

Indirect and Induced impacts capture the flow of direct transactions throughout the Virginia economy through successive rounds of spending Together these impacts are known as the ldquomultiplier effectrdquo

On-Airport Tenants Visitors Airport Dependent

Businesses

Airport Jobs and Payroll

Economic Activity

Induced Impacts

Total Airport Tenant Impacts

Indirect Impacts

Direct Impacts

+ =Total Visitor Impacts

Service Sector Retail Jobs and Payroll

Economic Activity

Induced Impacts

Indirect Impacts

Direct Impacts

+ Total Airport Dependent Business Impacts

Jobs and Payroll

Economic Activity

Induced Impacts

Indirect Impacts

Direct Impacts

TOTAL STATEWIDE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF AIRPORTS

4

Direct Impacts

4

How Economic Impact is MeasuredThe contribution of airports to the Virginia economy was calculated from data collected through a comprehensive survey of airport managers on-airport tenants visitors and off-airport businesses in Virginia as well as data from US government agencies and IMPLAN a widely accepted economic modeling system The study reflects the Federal Aviation Administrationlsquos (FAA) recommended methods and guidelines for estimating the economic impacts of airports and followed the procedures established by the Economic Impact Research Consortium (EIRC)1

1 The EIRC was developed by the Performance Management Group at Virginia Commonwealth University in collaboration with the College of William amp Mary George Mason University Old Dominion UniversityUniversity of Virginia Virginia Department of Planning and Budget Virginia Economic Development Partnership Virginia Employment Commission and Virginia Tech

Economic impacts for all airports were classified into three impact categories direct indirect and inducedThe total economic impact of airports is the sum of these categories

Direct Impacts stem from the activity that is directly related to the provision of air services visitor spending or the activities of airport dependent businesses

Indirect Impacts are the business to business transactions that occur as a result of off-airport purchases made by airport tenants airport-dependent businesses and the businesses that air visitors patronize

Induced Impacts are realized when workers employed on airports or whose jobs are supported by businesses that serve visitors or airport dependent businesses spend their earnings in their local communities

Indirect and Induced impacts capture the flow of direct transactions throughout the Virginia economy through successive rounds of spending Together these impacts are known as the ldquomultiplier effectrdquo

TOTAL STATEWIDE ECONOMICIMPACT OF AIRPORTS

=+ +

On-AirportTenants

Airport Jobs and Payroll

EconomicActivity

InducedImpacts

Total AirportTenant Impacts

IndirectImpacts

Visitors

Total Visitor Impacts

Service Sector Retail Jobs and Payroll

EconomicActivity

InducedImpacts

IndirectImpacts

Airport Dependent Businesses

Total Airport Dependent Business Impacts

Jobsand Payroll

EconomicActivity

InducedImpacts

IndirectImpacts

Direct Impacts Direct ImpactsDirect Impacts

On-Airport Tenants Virginiarsquos on-airport tenants and businesses create $10 billion in economic activity

On-airport tenants and businesses create jobs and purchase goods and supplies from other Virginia businesses which create and support additional jobs in other sectors of the statersquos economy Examples of on-airport tenants and businesses include airlines air-taxi operators air ambulance operators air charter companies aircraft sales and management companies airport management corporate flight departments fixed based operators (FBOs) ground transportation operators local and state government agencies rental car agencies retail concessions the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and others

n Employees of on-airport tenants and businesses earn an average annual salary of $56000

Annual Economic Impacts of On-Airport Tenants and Businesses

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 45336 $2418400 $1109484

$592710

$8318577 Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) 8044 $314363

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

General Aviation Airports 3559 $167869

Total Impacts of On-Airport Tenants and Businesses 56939 $2900632 $10020771

5

7

Airport Dependent BusinessesThe activities of off-airport companies that depend on Virginiarsquos airports to conduct business generate $76 billion in sales benefitting the Virginia economy

Many companies throughout Virginia rely on airports to conduct commerce This study considered the economic impact created by off-airport businesses that are dependent on airport services to meet their business travel needs and to ship and receive goods and materials Examples include retailers that ship their products from one of Virginiarsquos airports or manufacturers that receive their production inputs ldquojust-in-timerdquo through overnight delivery services These businesses would be adversely impacted if the airport were not available

n The economic activity of Virginia businesses that rely on airports sustains as many as 45000 jobs in the Commonwealth

n The average salary for Virginia residents employed at airport dependent businesses is approximately $59000

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

Total Impacts of Airport Dependent Businesses 45006 $2605025 $7612609

Annual Economic Impacts of Airport Dependent Businesses

Note Data includes impacts of airport dependent businesses that responded to the study surveys

Visitor Spending Spending by visitors creates an additional $112 billion in economic activity

Millions of visitors use air transportation to travel to Virginia each year to conduct business vacation and visit with friends and families After arriving these visitors spend money for lodging food local transportation entertainment retail and other goods and services Visitor spending in turn supports jobs and produces additional economic activity throughshyout the state

n In 2010 approximately 85 million visitors arrived in Virginia through one of the Commonwealthrsquos 66 public-use airports

n Visitors that arrive in Virginia by air transportation spend an average of $747 per person during their stay

Annual Economic Impacts of Visitors

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 134319 $4944000 $9129596 21137 $636735 $1902153 1595 $45481 $135392

157051 $5626216 $11167141

Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) General Aviation Airports

Total Impacts of Visitors

Bill Crabtree Jr VTC

6

Visitor SpendingSpending by visitors creates an additional $112 billion in economic activity

Millions of visitors use air transportation to travel to Virginia each year to conduct business vacation and visit with friends and families After arriving these visitors spend money for lodging food local transportation entertainment retail and other goods and services Visitor spending in turn supports jobs and produces additional economic activity through-out the state

n In 2010 approximately 85 million visitors arrived in Virginia through one of the Commonwealthrsquos 66 public-use airports

n Visitors that arrive in Virginia by air transportation spend an average of $747 per person during their stay

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 134319 $4944000 $9129596Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) 21137 $636735 $1902153General Aviation Airports 1595 $45481 $135392

Total Impacts of Visitors 157051 $5626216 $11167141

Annual Economic Impacts of Visitors

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

Bill Crabtree Jr VTC

6

Airport Dependent Businesses The activities of off-airport companies that depend on Virginiarsquos airports to conduct business generate $76 billion in sales benefitting the Virginia economy

Many companies throughout Virginia rely on airports to conduct commerce This study considered the economic impact created by off-airport businesses that are dependent on airport services to meet their business travel needs and to ship and receive goods and materials Examples include retailers that ship their products from one of Virginiarsquos airports or manufacturers that receive their production inputs ldquojust-in-timerdquo through overnight delivery services These businesses would be adversely impacted if the airport were not available

n The economic activity of Virginia businesses that rely on airports sustains as many as 45000 jobs in the Commonwealth

n The average salary for Virginia residents employed at airport dependent businesses is approximately $59000

Annual Economic Impacts of Airport Dependent Businesses

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

Total Impacts of Airport Dependent Businesses 45006 $2605025 $7612609

Note Data includes impacts of airport dependent businesses that responded to the study surveys

7

9

Warrenton-Fauquier

Hanover CountyMunicipal

ChesterfieldCounty

Hampton RoadsExecutive

ChesapeakeRegional

ManassasRegional

Stafford Regional

LeesburgExecutive

Ronald ReaganWashington National

Richmond International

Newport News-WilliamsburgInternational

NorfolkInternational

LynchburgRegional

Charlottesville-Albemarle

Shenandoah ValleyRegional

Washington DullesInternational

Emporia-GreensvilleRegional

CulpeperRegional

Dinwiddie County

SuffolkExecutive

William M Tuck

Danville RegionalMecklenburg-

BrunswickRegional

MiddlePeninsulaRegional

AccomackCountyFarmville

Municipal

WinchesterRegional

Lake CountryRegional

BlackstoneAAF

Williamsburg-Jamestown

WakefieldMunicipal

TangierIsland

Front RoyalWarren County

Shannon

OrangeCounty

New KentCounty

Brookneal-CampbellCounty

Louisa County

LurayCaverns

FranklinMunicipal

Tappahannock-Essex County

Lawrenceville-BrunswickMunicipal

Waynesboro-Eaglersquos Nest

Gordonsville Municipal

CreweMunicipal

HummelField

Lake Anna

New Market

Falwell

New London

LunenburgCounty

Chase CityMunicipal

Smith MountainLake

Bridgewater Air Park

n In 2010 253 million passengers boarded commercial airline flights in Virginia

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports accommodated nearly 1 million aircraft operations in 2010

Virginiarsquos Airport System Virginiarsquos economy benefits from a diverse system of nine commercial service airports and 57 general aviation airports

Airport Classifications The Virginia airport system consists of 66 airports including the Washington Dulles International and Ronald Reagan Washington National airports The Virginia Air Transportation System Plan (VATSP) classifies the airports into five categories based on their role in the overall system

1 Commercial Service These airports provide scheduled airline services (air carrier or regionalcommuter services) and accomshymodate at least 10000 annual passenger enplanements Virginiarsquos nine Commercial Service airports create nearly 209000 jobs in the Commonwealth and $205 billion in economic activity

2 Reliever Reliever airports are general aviation airports located in metropolitan areas that serve to reduce congestion at nearby commercial service airports by providing comparable landside and airside facilities to general aviation operators Virginiarsquos eight Reliever airports contribute approximately 2800 jobs and $454 million in economic activity to the state economy

3 General Aviation Regional These airports serve large geographic areas and are often the only airport facilities in the

Commercial Service

Reliever

General Aviation ndash Regional

General Aviation ndash Community

Local Service

region General Aviation Regional airports serve the needs of businesses as well as recreational users by offering services and amenities such as jet fuel instrument approaches FBO services and aircraft hangars Virginiarsquos 18 General Aviation Regional airports generate nearly 1100 jobs and $109 million in economic activity

4 General Aviation Community These airports serve the needs of businesses and recreational users but often serve a more limited market area than the regional airports They provide services such as aircraft rentals flight instruction and AvGas fuel Virginiarsquos 17 General Aviation Community airports create 600 jobs and $56 million in economic activity

5 Local Service The Local Service airports provide limited general aviation services and accommodate comparatively low levels of activity Many of the Local Service airports have aeronautical physical environmental or political constraints that limit their expansion Virginiarsquos 14 Local Service airports contribute more than 700 jobs and $110 million in economic activity 1

1 A single on-airport tenant at one of Virginiarsquos Local Service airports employs more than 200 people

Ingalls Field

Roanoke Regional

Lonesome Pine

New River Valley

Virginia Highlands Blue Ridge

Regional

Tazewell County

Mountain Empire

Virginia Tech-Montgomery

Executive

Twin County Lee County

Grundy Municipal

8

RoanokeRegional

LonesomePine

New RiverValley

VirginiaHighlands Blue Ridge

Regional

Tazewell County

Ingalls Field

MountainEmpire

Virginia Tech-Montgomery

Executive

Twin CountyLee County

GrundyMunicipal

Commercial Service

General Aviation ndash Regional

General Aviation ndash Community

Local Service

Reliever

Virginiarsquos economy benefits from a diverse system of nine commercial service airports and 57 general aviation airports

n In 2010 253 million passengers boarded commercial airline flights in Virginia

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports accommodated nearly 1 million aircraft operations in 2010

Warrenton-Fauquier

Hanover County Municipal

Chesterfield County

Hampton Roads Executive

Chesapeake Regional

Manassas Regional

Stafford Regional

Leesburg Executive

Ronald Reagan Washington National

Richmond International

Newport News-Williamsburg International

Norfolk International

Lynchburg Regional

Charlottesville-Albemarle

Shenandoah Valley Regional

Washington Dulles International

Emporia-Greensville Regional

Culpeper Regional

Dinwiddie County

Suffolk Executive

William M Tuck

Danville Regional Mecklenburg-

Brunswick Regional

Middle Peninsula Regional

Accomack CountyFarmville

Municipal

Winchester Regional

Lake Country Regional

Blackstone AAF

Williamsburg-Jamestown

Wakefield Municipal

Tangier Island

Front Royal Warren County

Shannon

Orange County

New Kent County

Brookneal-Campbell County

Louisa County

Luray Caverns

Franklin Municipal

Tappahannock-Essex County

Lawrenceville-Brunswick Municipal

WaynesboroshyEaglersquos Nest

Gordonsville Municipal

Crewe Municipal

Hummel Field

Lake Anna

New Market

Falwell

New London

Lunenburg County

Chase City Municipal

Smith Mountain Lake

Bridgewater Air Park

9

11

General Aviation AirportsVirginiarsquos general aviation airports contribute $728 million in economic activity

JobsPayroll

(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)Payroll

(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)

General aviation airports make important contributions to economic development for the Commonwealth and for the local communities they serve In addition to economic benefits the system of airports provides numerous critical services to enhance the quality of life health safety and welfare of

Virginia citizens In 2010 Virginiarsquos publicndashuse general aviation airports contributed $728 million in economic activity to the state economy and they were directly or indirectly responsible for nearly 5200 jobs with an annual payroll of more than $213 million

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos General Aviation Airports

Accomack County 32 $700 $2378Blackstone AAF 15 $202 $671Blue Ridge Regional 59 $1314 $5196Bridgewater Air Park 565 $18425 $85141Brookneal-Campbell County 4 $159 $642Chase City Municipal 3 $77 $454Chesapeake Regional 182 $6309 $21672Chesterfield County 239 $7900 $27801Crewe Municipal 4 $135 $441Culpeper Regional 108 $3097 $9737Danville Regional 72 $1912 $6832Dinwiddie County 75 $2995 $10338Emporia-Greensville Regional 16 $379 $1290Falwell 53 $2059 $9110Farmville Municipal 44 $1158 $3601Franklin Municipal 19 $595 $2466Front Royal-Warren County 45 $1161 $4591Gordonsville Municipal 11 $354 $1116Grundy Municipal 4 $133 $530Hampton Roads Executive 237 $8814 $29397Hanover County Municipal 191 $8377 $29363Hummel Field 23 $1688 $5649Ingalls Field 10 $285 $928Lake Anna 2 $78 $245Lake Country Regional 4 $109 $553Lawrenceville-Brunswick Municipal 5 $47 $229Lee County 7 $181 $717Leesburg Executive 634 $32741 $78060Lonesome Pine 26 $690 $2241Louisa County 50 $1493 $4756

Lunenburg County 2 $75 $470Luray Caverns 23 $392 $1423Manassas Regional 1056 $69873 $234610Mecklenburg-Brunswick Regional 34 $633 $2717Middle Peninsula Regional 93 $2085 $7030Mountain Empire 31 $649 $2884New Kent County 36 $1144 $3884New London 15 $484 $1794New Market 17 $650 $2621New River Valley 67 $1690 $5928Orange County 104 $1848 $5711Shannon 83 $3044 $11832Smith Mountain Lake 5 $153 $598Stafford Regional 107 $4440 $18408Suffolk Executive 136 $4412 $15301Tangier Island 11 $215 $654Tappahannock-Essex County 17 $454 $1522Tazewell County 12 $263 $1033Twin County 14 $397 $1349Virginia Highlands 70 $2217 $7572Virginia Tech-Montgomery Executive 70 $1982 $9404Wakefield Municipal 17 $383 $1531Warrenton-Fauquier 131 $4341 $14362Waynesboro-Eaglersquos Nest 13 $326 $1117William M Tuck 22 $463 $1580Williamsburg-Jamestown 62 $1288 $4084Winchester Regional 168 $5882 $22538

5155 $213350 $728102

Jobs

Total Economic Impacts-General Aviation Airports

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports produce $722 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

Commercial Service Airports Virginiarsquos commercial service airports account for 71 of the total economic activity of the Commonwealthrsquos airport system

n Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International airports are major contributors of economic benefits and together they created $175 billion in economic activity in Virginia Other commercial service airports in Virginia were the source of $3 billion of economic activity

n Virginiarsquos commercial service airports generated $9330 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

n In 2010 Virginiarsquos commercial service airports contributed $205 billion in economic activity which supported 208800 jobs with an annual payroll in excess of $83 billion

Charlottesville-Albemarle 1267 $40667 $128684 Lynchburg Regional 911 $29801 $109190 Newport News-Williamsburg International 3382 $114084 $373558 Norfolk International 10269 $341444 $1075242 Richmond International 10910 $350280 $1082614 Roanoke Regional 2189 $68094 $216151 Shenandoah Valley Regional 252 $6728 $26198 Washington Dulles International 1 96980 $3991000 $10123254 Ronald Reagan Washington National 1 82675 $3371400 $7324919

Total Economic Impacts ndash Commercial Service Airports

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos Commercial Service Airports

1 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Technical Report Economic Impact Study ndash 2009 prepared by the Louis Berger Group October 2010

Results for the two Washington airports were calculated in a separate study conducted for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) The results shown for the Washington airports represent the ldquoVirginia sharerdquo of the multi-state economic impacts of

208835 $8313498 $20459810

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

these airports The MWAA study measured economic benefits in terms of jobs and payroll but not economic activity To maintain consistency with the findings in the DOAV study economic activity and related indirect and induced impacts for the Washington airports were estimated from the statewide findings reported in the MWAA study

10

10

Commercial Service AirportsVirginiarsquos commercial service airports account for 71 of the total economic activity of the Commonwealthrsquos airport system

n Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International airports are major contributors of economic benefits and together they created $175 billion in economic activity in Virginia Other commercial service airports in Virginia were the source of $3 billion of economic activity

n Virginiarsquos commercial service airports generated $9330 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

n In 2010 Virginiarsquos commercial service airports contributed $205 billion in economic activity which supported 208800 jobs with an annual payroll in excess of $83 billion

Charlottesville-Albemarle 1267 $40667 $128684Lynchburg Regional 911 $29801 $109190Newport News-Williamsburg International 3382 $114084 $373558Norfolk International 10269 $341444 $1075242Richmond International 10910 $350280 $1082614Roanoke Regional 2189 $68094 $216151Shenandoah Valley Regional 252 $6728 $26198Washington Dulles International 1 96980 $3991000 $10123254Ronald Reagan Washington National 1 82675 $3371400 $7324919

Total Economic Impacts ndash Commercial Service Airports 208835 $8313498 $20459810

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos Commercial Service Airports

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

1 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Technical Report Economic Impact Study ndash 2009 prepared by the Louis Berger Group October 2010

Results for the two Washington airports were calculated in a separate study conducted for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) The results shown for the Washington airports represent the ldquoVirginia sharerdquo of the multi-state economic impacts of these airports The MWAA study measured economic benefits in terms of jobs and payroll but not economic activity To maintain consistency with the findings in the DOAV study economic activity and related indirect and induced impacts for the Washington airports were estimated from the statewide findings reported in the MWAA study

General Aviation Airports Virginiarsquos general aviation airports contribute $728 million in economic activity

General aviation airports make important contributions to Virginia citizens In 2010 Virginiarsquos publicndashuse general aviation economic development for the Commonwealth and for the airports contributed $728 million in economic activity to the state local communities they serve In addition to economic benefits economy and they were directly or indirectly responsible for nearly the system of airports provides numerous critical services to 5200 jobs with an annual payroll of more than $213 million enhance the quality of life health safety and welfare of

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports produce $722 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos General Aviation Airports

Accomack County $700 $2378 Lunenburg County 32 15 59

565 4 3

182 239

4 108 72 75

16 53 44 19 45 11 4

237 191 23 10 2 4

5 7

634 26 50

$75 $470 Blackstone AAF $202 $671 Luray Caverns $392 $1423 Blue Ridge Regional $1314 $5196 Manassas Regional $69873 $234610 Bridgewater Air Park $18425 $85141 Mecklenburg-Brunswick Brookneal-Campbell County $159 $642 Regional $633 $2717 Chase City Municipal $77 $454 Middle Peninsula Regional $2085 $7030 Chesapeake Regional $6309 $21672 Mountain Empire $649 $2884 Chesterfield County $7900 $27801 New Kent County $1144 $3884 Crewe Municipal $135 $441 New London $484 $1794 Culpeper Regional $3097 $9737 New Market $650 $2621 Danville Regional $1912 $6832 New River Valley $1690 $5928 Dinwiddie County $2995 $10338 Orange County $1848 $5711 Emporia-Greensville Shannon $3044 $11832 Regional $379 $1290 Smith Mountain Lake $153 $598 Falwell $2059 $9110 Stafford Regional $4440 $18408 Farmville Municipal $1158 $3601 Suffolk Executive $4412 $15301 Franklin Municipal $595 $2466 Tangier Island $215 $654 Front Royal-Warren County $1161 $4591 Tappahannock-Essex Gordonsville Municipal $354 $1116 County $454 $1522 Grundy Municipal $133 $530 Tazewell County $263 $1033 Hampton Roads Executive $8814 $29397 Twin County $397 $1349 Hanover County Municipal $8377 $29363 Virginia Highlands $2217 $7572 Hummel Field $1688 $5649 Virginia Tech-Montgomery Ingalls Field $285 $928 Executive $1982 $9404 Lake Anna $78 $245 Wakefield Municipal $383 $1531 Lake Country Regional $109 $553 Warrenton-Fauquier $4341 $14362 Lawrenceville-Brunswick Waynesboro-Eaglersquos Nest $326 $1117 Municipal $47 $229 William M Tuck $463 $1580 Lee County $181 $717 Williamsburg-Jamestown $1288 $4084 Leesburg Executive $32741 $78060 Winchester Regional $5882 $22538 Lonesome Pine $690 $2241 Total Economic Impacts-Louisa County $1493 $4756 General Aviation Airports

2 23

1056

34 93 31 36 15 17 67

104 83 5

107 136 11

17 12 14 70

70 17

131 13 22 62

168

5155 $213350 $728102

Payroll(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)Jobs Jobs Payroll

(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)

11

Virginia Department of Aviation

Our Vision The Virginia Department of Aviation will be the standard of excellence amongst state aviation agencies

We will make the Virginia aviation system the model air transportation system providing Virginia communities economic development opportunities and convenient access to the national air transportation system

Our Mission Cultivate an advanced aviation system that is safe secure and provides for economic development

Promote aviation awareness and education

Provide the safest and most efficient flight services for the Commonwealth leadership and state agencies

Virginia Department of Aviation

Our VisionThe Virginia Department of Aviation will be the standard of excellence amongst state aviation agencies

We will make the Virginia aviation system the model air transportation system providing Virginia communities economic development opportunities and convenient access to the national air transportation system

Our MissionCultivate an advanced aviation system that is safe secure and provides for economic development

Promote aviation awareness and education

Provide the safest and most efficient flight services for the Commonwealth leadership and state agencies

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

For more information contact

Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Aviation 5702 Gulfstream Road Richmond VA 23259-2422 800-292-1034 (VA only) 804-236-3624 (Outside VA) wwwdoavvirginiagov

Prepared by

EDR Group Talbert amp Bright Cordell amp Crumley

Published 2011

Copies of the executive summary and full technical report are available online at wwwdoavvirginiagov

600 DOAVAW 20110812 Virginia Airport System Economic Impact Study

3

Chris CunninghamRIC

Summary of Economic ImpactThe economic contributions of each Virginia airport are measured in terms of jobs payroll and economic activity

Jobs represent the total number of individuals employed including both part- and full-time positions

Payroll is the annual salary wages and benefits for employees including all taxes

Economic Activity includes annual gross sales for commercial firms and budget expenditures for government or non-profit entities

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 1 179655 $7362400 $17448173Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) 2 29181 $951098 $3011637General Aviation Airports 5154 $213350 $728102Airport Dependent Businesses 3 45006 $2605025 $7612612

Total Economic Impacts of Virginia Airports 258996 $11131873 $28800524

Total Economic Impacts of Airports on the Virginia Economy

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

1 Includes Washington Dulles International and Ronald Reagan Washington National airports Economic impacts for the Washington airports are based on the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Technical Report Economic Impact Study ndash 2009prepared by the Louis Berger Group 2010

2 Includes Charlottesville-Albemarle Lynchburg Regional Newport News-Williamsburg International Norfolk InternationalRichmond International Roanoke Regional and Shenandoah Valley Regional airports

3 Airport dependent businesses rely on Virginiarsquos airports for shipping or receiving goods traveling to business and client sitesor for specialized airport services and facilities such as free trade zones US Customs and US Immigration and Naturalization Services

Chris CunninghamRIC

Virginia Airports Make Significant Contributions Airports are essential components of the statersquos infrastructure for moving people and goods facilitating commerce and maintaining a high quality-of-life for Virginiarsquos residents

Businesses and Residents Depend on Airports Companies of all sizes from major employers to small businesses depend on Virginiarsquos airports for the fast and efficient transportation of personnel supplies and products Residents and visitors rely on Virginiarsquos airports for comfortable and convenient travel to and from cities across the US and the world

Air Transportation Brings Tourists to Virginia Tourism another important contributor to Virginiarsquos economy relies on commercial and general aviation to transport millions of visitors annually to the statersquos tourist destinations including theme parks state parks scenic byways historical sites and beaches

Airports Create Economic Benefits for All Virginians The economic benefits of airports extend well beyond the boundaries of airports Even residents who may never fly benefit from airports through the ancillary creation of businesses jobs income and tax revenues

Airports Enrich the Quality-of-Life for Virginia Residents Airports also produce value and intangible benefits that are difficult to quantify Communities throughout Virginia rely on airports for essential services such as overnight delivery services air ambulance services aerial applications traffic monitoring and law enforcement Airports also enhance quality-of-life by providing educational and recreational opportunities such as pilot training air shows ballooning sightseeing and other types of recreational flying

Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic

Richard Nowitz Alexandria CVA

2

Virginia Airports Make Significant ContributionsAirports are essential components of the statersquos infrastructure for moving people and goods facilitating commerce and maintaining a high quality-of-life for Virginiarsquos residents

Businesses and Residents Depend on AirportsCompanies of all sizes from major employers to small businesses depend on Virginiarsquos airports for the fast and efficient transportation of personnel supplies and products Residents and visitors rely on Virginiarsquos airports for comfortable and convenient travel to and from cities across the US and the world

Air Transportation Brings Tourists to VirginiaTourism another important contributor to Virginiarsquos economy relies on commercial and general aviation to transport millions of visitors annually to the statersquos tourist destinations including theme parks state parks scenic byways historical sites and beaches

Airports Create Economic Benefits for All VirginiansThe economic benefits of airports extend well beyond the boundaries of airports Even residents who may never fly benefit from airports through the ancillary creation of businesses jobs income and tax revenues

Airports Enrich the Quality-of-Life for Virginia ResidentsAirports also produce value and intangible benefits that are difficult to quantify Communities throughout Virginia rely on airports for essential services such as overnight delivery services air ambulance services aerial applications traffic monitoring and law enforcement Airports also enhance quality-of-life by providing educational and recreational opportunities such as pilot training air shows ballooning sightseeing and other types of recreational flying

Richard Nowitz Alexandria CVA

2

Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic

Summary of Economic Impact The economic contributions of each Virginia airport are measured in terms of jobs payroll and economic activity

Jobs represent the total number of individuals employed including both part- and full-time positions

Payroll is the annual salary wages and benefits for employees including all taxes

Economic Activity includes annual gross sales for commercial firms and budget expenditures for government or non-profit entities

Total Economic Impacts of Airports on the Virginia Economy

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 1 179655 $7362400 $17448173 Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) 2 29181 $951098 $3011637 General Aviation Airports 5154 $213350 $728102 Airport Dependent Businesses 3 45006 $2605025 $7612612

Total Economic Impacts of Virginia Airports 258996 $11131873 $28800524

1 Includes Washington Dulles International and Ronald Reagan Washington National airports Economic impacts for the Washington airports are based on the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Technical Report Economic Impact Study ndash 2009 prepared by the Louis Berger Group 2010

2 Includes Charlottesville-Albemarle Lynchburg Regional Newport News-Williamsburg International Norfolk International Richmond International Roanoke Regional and Shenandoah Valley Regional airports

3 Airport dependent businesses rely on Virginiarsquos airports for shipping or receiving goods traveling to business and client sites or for specialized airport services and facilities such as free trade zones US Customs and US Immigration and Naturalization Services

Chris CunninghamRIC

Chris CunninghamRIC

3

5

On-Airport TenantsVirginiarsquos on-airport tenants and businesses create $10 billion in economic activity

On-airport tenants and businesses create jobs and purchase goods and supplies from other Virginia businesses which create and support additional jobs in other sectors of the statersquos economy Examples of on-airport tenants and businesses include airlines air-taxi operators air ambulance operators air charter companies aircraft sales and management companies airport management corporate flight departments fixed based operators (FBOs) ground transportation operators local and state government agencies rental car agencies retail concessions the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and others

n Employees of on-airport tenants and businesses earn an average annual salary of $56000

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 45336 $2418400 $8318577Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) 8044 $314363 $1109484General Aviation Airports 3559 $167869 $592710

Total Impacts of On-Airport Tenants and Businesses 56939 $2900632 $10020771

Annual Economic Impacts of On-Airport Tenants and Businesses

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

How Economic Impact is Measured The contribution of airports to the Virginia economy was calculated from data collected through a comprehensive survey of airport managers on-airport tenants visitors and off-airport businesses in Virginia as well as data from US government agencies and IMPLAN a widely accepted economic modeling system The study reflects the Federal Aviation Administrationlsquos (FAA) recommended methods and guidelines for estimating the economic impacts of airports and followed the procedures established by the Economic Impact Research Consortium (EIRC)1

1 The EIRC was developed by the Performance Management Group at Virginia Commonwealth University in collaboration with the College of William amp Mary George Mason University Old Dominion University University of Virginia Virginia Department of Planning and Budget Virginia Economic Development Partnership Virginia Employment Commission and Virginia Tech

Economic impacts for all airports were classified into three impact categories direct indirect and induced The total economic impact of airports is the sum of these categories

Direct Impacts stem from the activity that is directly related to the provision of air services visitor spending or the activities of airport dependent businesses

Indirect Impacts are the business to business transactions that occur as a result of off-airport purchases made by airport tenants airport-dependent businesses and the businesses that air visitors patronize

Induced Impacts are realized when workers employed on airports or whose jobs are supported by businesses that serve visitors or airport dependent businesses spend their earnings in their local communities

Indirect and Induced impacts capture the flow of direct transactions throughout the Virginia economy through successive rounds of spending Together these impacts are known as the ldquomultiplier effectrdquo

On-Airport Tenants Visitors Airport Dependent

Businesses

Airport Jobs and Payroll

Economic Activity

Induced Impacts

Total Airport Tenant Impacts

Indirect Impacts

Direct Impacts

+ =Total Visitor Impacts

Service Sector Retail Jobs and Payroll

Economic Activity

Induced Impacts

Indirect Impacts

Direct Impacts

+ Total Airport Dependent Business Impacts

Jobs and Payroll

Economic Activity

Induced Impacts

Indirect Impacts

Direct Impacts

TOTAL STATEWIDE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF AIRPORTS

4

Direct Impacts

4

How Economic Impact is MeasuredThe contribution of airports to the Virginia economy was calculated from data collected through a comprehensive survey of airport managers on-airport tenants visitors and off-airport businesses in Virginia as well as data from US government agencies and IMPLAN a widely accepted economic modeling system The study reflects the Federal Aviation Administrationlsquos (FAA) recommended methods and guidelines for estimating the economic impacts of airports and followed the procedures established by the Economic Impact Research Consortium (EIRC)1

1 The EIRC was developed by the Performance Management Group at Virginia Commonwealth University in collaboration with the College of William amp Mary George Mason University Old Dominion UniversityUniversity of Virginia Virginia Department of Planning and Budget Virginia Economic Development Partnership Virginia Employment Commission and Virginia Tech

Economic impacts for all airports were classified into three impact categories direct indirect and inducedThe total economic impact of airports is the sum of these categories

Direct Impacts stem from the activity that is directly related to the provision of air services visitor spending or the activities of airport dependent businesses

Indirect Impacts are the business to business transactions that occur as a result of off-airport purchases made by airport tenants airport-dependent businesses and the businesses that air visitors patronize

Induced Impacts are realized when workers employed on airports or whose jobs are supported by businesses that serve visitors or airport dependent businesses spend their earnings in their local communities

Indirect and Induced impacts capture the flow of direct transactions throughout the Virginia economy through successive rounds of spending Together these impacts are known as the ldquomultiplier effectrdquo

TOTAL STATEWIDE ECONOMICIMPACT OF AIRPORTS

=+ +

On-AirportTenants

Airport Jobs and Payroll

EconomicActivity

InducedImpacts

Total AirportTenant Impacts

IndirectImpacts

Visitors

Total Visitor Impacts

Service Sector Retail Jobs and Payroll

EconomicActivity

InducedImpacts

IndirectImpacts

Airport Dependent Businesses

Total Airport Dependent Business Impacts

Jobsand Payroll

EconomicActivity

InducedImpacts

IndirectImpacts

Direct Impacts Direct ImpactsDirect Impacts

On-Airport Tenants Virginiarsquos on-airport tenants and businesses create $10 billion in economic activity

On-airport tenants and businesses create jobs and purchase goods and supplies from other Virginia businesses which create and support additional jobs in other sectors of the statersquos economy Examples of on-airport tenants and businesses include airlines air-taxi operators air ambulance operators air charter companies aircraft sales and management companies airport management corporate flight departments fixed based operators (FBOs) ground transportation operators local and state government agencies rental car agencies retail concessions the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and others

n Employees of on-airport tenants and businesses earn an average annual salary of $56000

Annual Economic Impacts of On-Airport Tenants and Businesses

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 45336 $2418400 $1109484

$592710

$8318577 Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) 8044 $314363

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

General Aviation Airports 3559 $167869

Total Impacts of On-Airport Tenants and Businesses 56939 $2900632 $10020771

5

7

Airport Dependent BusinessesThe activities of off-airport companies that depend on Virginiarsquos airports to conduct business generate $76 billion in sales benefitting the Virginia economy

Many companies throughout Virginia rely on airports to conduct commerce This study considered the economic impact created by off-airport businesses that are dependent on airport services to meet their business travel needs and to ship and receive goods and materials Examples include retailers that ship their products from one of Virginiarsquos airports or manufacturers that receive their production inputs ldquojust-in-timerdquo through overnight delivery services These businesses would be adversely impacted if the airport were not available

n The economic activity of Virginia businesses that rely on airports sustains as many as 45000 jobs in the Commonwealth

n The average salary for Virginia residents employed at airport dependent businesses is approximately $59000

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

Total Impacts of Airport Dependent Businesses 45006 $2605025 $7612609

Annual Economic Impacts of Airport Dependent Businesses

Note Data includes impacts of airport dependent businesses that responded to the study surveys

Visitor Spending Spending by visitors creates an additional $112 billion in economic activity

Millions of visitors use air transportation to travel to Virginia each year to conduct business vacation and visit with friends and families After arriving these visitors spend money for lodging food local transportation entertainment retail and other goods and services Visitor spending in turn supports jobs and produces additional economic activity throughshyout the state

n In 2010 approximately 85 million visitors arrived in Virginia through one of the Commonwealthrsquos 66 public-use airports

n Visitors that arrive in Virginia by air transportation spend an average of $747 per person during their stay

Annual Economic Impacts of Visitors

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 134319 $4944000 $9129596 21137 $636735 $1902153 1595 $45481 $135392

157051 $5626216 $11167141

Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) General Aviation Airports

Total Impacts of Visitors

Bill Crabtree Jr VTC

6

Visitor SpendingSpending by visitors creates an additional $112 billion in economic activity

Millions of visitors use air transportation to travel to Virginia each year to conduct business vacation and visit with friends and families After arriving these visitors spend money for lodging food local transportation entertainment retail and other goods and services Visitor spending in turn supports jobs and produces additional economic activity through-out the state

n In 2010 approximately 85 million visitors arrived in Virginia through one of the Commonwealthrsquos 66 public-use airports

n Visitors that arrive in Virginia by air transportation spend an average of $747 per person during their stay

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 134319 $4944000 $9129596Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) 21137 $636735 $1902153General Aviation Airports 1595 $45481 $135392

Total Impacts of Visitors 157051 $5626216 $11167141

Annual Economic Impacts of Visitors

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

Bill Crabtree Jr VTC

6

Airport Dependent Businesses The activities of off-airport companies that depend on Virginiarsquos airports to conduct business generate $76 billion in sales benefitting the Virginia economy

Many companies throughout Virginia rely on airports to conduct commerce This study considered the economic impact created by off-airport businesses that are dependent on airport services to meet their business travel needs and to ship and receive goods and materials Examples include retailers that ship their products from one of Virginiarsquos airports or manufacturers that receive their production inputs ldquojust-in-timerdquo through overnight delivery services These businesses would be adversely impacted if the airport were not available

n The economic activity of Virginia businesses that rely on airports sustains as many as 45000 jobs in the Commonwealth

n The average salary for Virginia residents employed at airport dependent businesses is approximately $59000

Annual Economic Impacts of Airport Dependent Businesses

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

Total Impacts of Airport Dependent Businesses 45006 $2605025 $7612609

Note Data includes impacts of airport dependent businesses that responded to the study surveys

7

9

Warrenton-Fauquier

Hanover CountyMunicipal

ChesterfieldCounty

Hampton RoadsExecutive

ChesapeakeRegional

ManassasRegional

Stafford Regional

LeesburgExecutive

Ronald ReaganWashington National

Richmond International

Newport News-WilliamsburgInternational

NorfolkInternational

LynchburgRegional

Charlottesville-Albemarle

Shenandoah ValleyRegional

Washington DullesInternational

Emporia-GreensvilleRegional

CulpeperRegional

Dinwiddie County

SuffolkExecutive

William M Tuck

Danville RegionalMecklenburg-

BrunswickRegional

MiddlePeninsulaRegional

AccomackCountyFarmville

Municipal

WinchesterRegional

Lake CountryRegional

BlackstoneAAF

Williamsburg-Jamestown

WakefieldMunicipal

TangierIsland

Front RoyalWarren County

Shannon

OrangeCounty

New KentCounty

Brookneal-CampbellCounty

Louisa County

LurayCaverns

FranklinMunicipal

Tappahannock-Essex County

Lawrenceville-BrunswickMunicipal

Waynesboro-Eaglersquos Nest

Gordonsville Municipal

CreweMunicipal

HummelField

Lake Anna

New Market

Falwell

New London

LunenburgCounty

Chase CityMunicipal

Smith MountainLake

Bridgewater Air Park

n In 2010 253 million passengers boarded commercial airline flights in Virginia

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports accommodated nearly 1 million aircraft operations in 2010

Virginiarsquos Airport System Virginiarsquos economy benefits from a diverse system of nine commercial service airports and 57 general aviation airports

Airport Classifications The Virginia airport system consists of 66 airports including the Washington Dulles International and Ronald Reagan Washington National airports The Virginia Air Transportation System Plan (VATSP) classifies the airports into five categories based on their role in the overall system

1 Commercial Service These airports provide scheduled airline services (air carrier or regionalcommuter services) and accomshymodate at least 10000 annual passenger enplanements Virginiarsquos nine Commercial Service airports create nearly 209000 jobs in the Commonwealth and $205 billion in economic activity

2 Reliever Reliever airports are general aviation airports located in metropolitan areas that serve to reduce congestion at nearby commercial service airports by providing comparable landside and airside facilities to general aviation operators Virginiarsquos eight Reliever airports contribute approximately 2800 jobs and $454 million in economic activity to the state economy

3 General Aviation Regional These airports serve large geographic areas and are often the only airport facilities in the

Commercial Service

Reliever

General Aviation ndash Regional

General Aviation ndash Community

Local Service

region General Aviation Regional airports serve the needs of businesses as well as recreational users by offering services and amenities such as jet fuel instrument approaches FBO services and aircraft hangars Virginiarsquos 18 General Aviation Regional airports generate nearly 1100 jobs and $109 million in economic activity

4 General Aviation Community These airports serve the needs of businesses and recreational users but often serve a more limited market area than the regional airports They provide services such as aircraft rentals flight instruction and AvGas fuel Virginiarsquos 17 General Aviation Community airports create 600 jobs and $56 million in economic activity

5 Local Service The Local Service airports provide limited general aviation services and accommodate comparatively low levels of activity Many of the Local Service airports have aeronautical physical environmental or political constraints that limit their expansion Virginiarsquos 14 Local Service airports contribute more than 700 jobs and $110 million in economic activity 1

1 A single on-airport tenant at one of Virginiarsquos Local Service airports employs more than 200 people

Ingalls Field

Roanoke Regional

Lonesome Pine

New River Valley

Virginia Highlands Blue Ridge

Regional

Tazewell County

Mountain Empire

Virginia Tech-Montgomery

Executive

Twin County Lee County

Grundy Municipal

8

RoanokeRegional

LonesomePine

New RiverValley

VirginiaHighlands Blue Ridge

Regional

Tazewell County

Ingalls Field

MountainEmpire

Virginia Tech-Montgomery

Executive

Twin CountyLee County

GrundyMunicipal

Commercial Service

General Aviation ndash Regional

General Aviation ndash Community

Local Service

Reliever

Virginiarsquos economy benefits from a diverse system of nine commercial service airports and 57 general aviation airports

n In 2010 253 million passengers boarded commercial airline flights in Virginia

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports accommodated nearly 1 million aircraft operations in 2010

Warrenton-Fauquier

Hanover County Municipal

Chesterfield County

Hampton Roads Executive

Chesapeake Regional

Manassas Regional

Stafford Regional

Leesburg Executive

Ronald Reagan Washington National

Richmond International

Newport News-Williamsburg International

Norfolk International

Lynchburg Regional

Charlottesville-Albemarle

Shenandoah Valley Regional

Washington Dulles International

Emporia-Greensville Regional

Culpeper Regional

Dinwiddie County

Suffolk Executive

William M Tuck

Danville Regional Mecklenburg-

Brunswick Regional

Middle Peninsula Regional

Accomack CountyFarmville

Municipal

Winchester Regional

Lake Country Regional

Blackstone AAF

Williamsburg-Jamestown

Wakefield Municipal

Tangier Island

Front Royal Warren County

Shannon

Orange County

New Kent County

Brookneal-Campbell County

Louisa County

Luray Caverns

Franklin Municipal

Tappahannock-Essex County

Lawrenceville-Brunswick Municipal

WaynesboroshyEaglersquos Nest

Gordonsville Municipal

Crewe Municipal

Hummel Field

Lake Anna

New Market

Falwell

New London

Lunenburg County

Chase City Municipal

Smith Mountain Lake

Bridgewater Air Park

9

11

General Aviation AirportsVirginiarsquos general aviation airports contribute $728 million in economic activity

JobsPayroll

(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)Payroll

(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)

General aviation airports make important contributions to economic development for the Commonwealth and for the local communities they serve In addition to economic benefits the system of airports provides numerous critical services to enhance the quality of life health safety and welfare of

Virginia citizens In 2010 Virginiarsquos publicndashuse general aviation airports contributed $728 million in economic activity to the state economy and they were directly or indirectly responsible for nearly 5200 jobs with an annual payroll of more than $213 million

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos General Aviation Airports

Accomack County 32 $700 $2378Blackstone AAF 15 $202 $671Blue Ridge Regional 59 $1314 $5196Bridgewater Air Park 565 $18425 $85141Brookneal-Campbell County 4 $159 $642Chase City Municipal 3 $77 $454Chesapeake Regional 182 $6309 $21672Chesterfield County 239 $7900 $27801Crewe Municipal 4 $135 $441Culpeper Regional 108 $3097 $9737Danville Regional 72 $1912 $6832Dinwiddie County 75 $2995 $10338Emporia-Greensville Regional 16 $379 $1290Falwell 53 $2059 $9110Farmville Municipal 44 $1158 $3601Franklin Municipal 19 $595 $2466Front Royal-Warren County 45 $1161 $4591Gordonsville Municipal 11 $354 $1116Grundy Municipal 4 $133 $530Hampton Roads Executive 237 $8814 $29397Hanover County Municipal 191 $8377 $29363Hummel Field 23 $1688 $5649Ingalls Field 10 $285 $928Lake Anna 2 $78 $245Lake Country Regional 4 $109 $553Lawrenceville-Brunswick Municipal 5 $47 $229Lee County 7 $181 $717Leesburg Executive 634 $32741 $78060Lonesome Pine 26 $690 $2241Louisa County 50 $1493 $4756

Lunenburg County 2 $75 $470Luray Caverns 23 $392 $1423Manassas Regional 1056 $69873 $234610Mecklenburg-Brunswick Regional 34 $633 $2717Middle Peninsula Regional 93 $2085 $7030Mountain Empire 31 $649 $2884New Kent County 36 $1144 $3884New London 15 $484 $1794New Market 17 $650 $2621New River Valley 67 $1690 $5928Orange County 104 $1848 $5711Shannon 83 $3044 $11832Smith Mountain Lake 5 $153 $598Stafford Regional 107 $4440 $18408Suffolk Executive 136 $4412 $15301Tangier Island 11 $215 $654Tappahannock-Essex County 17 $454 $1522Tazewell County 12 $263 $1033Twin County 14 $397 $1349Virginia Highlands 70 $2217 $7572Virginia Tech-Montgomery Executive 70 $1982 $9404Wakefield Municipal 17 $383 $1531Warrenton-Fauquier 131 $4341 $14362Waynesboro-Eaglersquos Nest 13 $326 $1117William M Tuck 22 $463 $1580Williamsburg-Jamestown 62 $1288 $4084Winchester Regional 168 $5882 $22538

5155 $213350 $728102

Jobs

Total Economic Impacts-General Aviation Airports

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports produce $722 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

Commercial Service Airports Virginiarsquos commercial service airports account for 71 of the total economic activity of the Commonwealthrsquos airport system

n Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International airports are major contributors of economic benefits and together they created $175 billion in economic activity in Virginia Other commercial service airports in Virginia were the source of $3 billion of economic activity

n Virginiarsquos commercial service airports generated $9330 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

n In 2010 Virginiarsquos commercial service airports contributed $205 billion in economic activity which supported 208800 jobs with an annual payroll in excess of $83 billion

Charlottesville-Albemarle 1267 $40667 $128684 Lynchburg Regional 911 $29801 $109190 Newport News-Williamsburg International 3382 $114084 $373558 Norfolk International 10269 $341444 $1075242 Richmond International 10910 $350280 $1082614 Roanoke Regional 2189 $68094 $216151 Shenandoah Valley Regional 252 $6728 $26198 Washington Dulles International 1 96980 $3991000 $10123254 Ronald Reagan Washington National 1 82675 $3371400 $7324919

Total Economic Impacts ndash Commercial Service Airports

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos Commercial Service Airports

1 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Technical Report Economic Impact Study ndash 2009 prepared by the Louis Berger Group October 2010

Results for the two Washington airports were calculated in a separate study conducted for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) The results shown for the Washington airports represent the ldquoVirginia sharerdquo of the multi-state economic impacts of

208835 $8313498 $20459810

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

these airports The MWAA study measured economic benefits in terms of jobs and payroll but not economic activity To maintain consistency with the findings in the DOAV study economic activity and related indirect and induced impacts for the Washington airports were estimated from the statewide findings reported in the MWAA study

10

10

Commercial Service AirportsVirginiarsquos commercial service airports account for 71 of the total economic activity of the Commonwealthrsquos airport system

n Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International airports are major contributors of economic benefits and together they created $175 billion in economic activity in Virginia Other commercial service airports in Virginia were the source of $3 billion of economic activity

n Virginiarsquos commercial service airports generated $9330 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

n In 2010 Virginiarsquos commercial service airports contributed $205 billion in economic activity which supported 208800 jobs with an annual payroll in excess of $83 billion

Charlottesville-Albemarle 1267 $40667 $128684Lynchburg Regional 911 $29801 $109190Newport News-Williamsburg International 3382 $114084 $373558Norfolk International 10269 $341444 $1075242Richmond International 10910 $350280 $1082614Roanoke Regional 2189 $68094 $216151Shenandoah Valley Regional 252 $6728 $26198Washington Dulles International 1 96980 $3991000 $10123254Ronald Reagan Washington National 1 82675 $3371400 $7324919

Total Economic Impacts ndash Commercial Service Airports 208835 $8313498 $20459810

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos Commercial Service Airports

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

1 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Technical Report Economic Impact Study ndash 2009 prepared by the Louis Berger Group October 2010

Results for the two Washington airports were calculated in a separate study conducted for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) The results shown for the Washington airports represent the ldquoVirginia sharerdquo of the multi-state economic impacts of these airports The MWAA study measured economic benefits in terms of jobs and payroll but not economic activity To maintain consistency with the findings in the DOAV study economic activity and related indirect and induced impacts for the Washington airports were estimated from the statewide findings reported in the MWAA study

General Aviation Airports Virginiarsquos general aviation airports contribute $728 million in economic activity

General aviation airports make important contributions to Virginia citizens In 2010 Virginiarsquos publicndashuse general aviation economic development for the Commonwealth and for the airports contributed $728 million in economic activity to the state local communities they serve In addition to economic benefits economy and they were directly or indirectly responsible for nearly the system of airports provides numerous critical services to 5200 jobs with an annual payroll of more than $213 million enhance the quality of life health safety and welfare of

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports produce $722 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos General Aviation Airports

Accomack County $700 $2378 Lunenburg County 32 15 59

565 4 3

182 239

4 108 72 75

16 53 44 19 45 11 4

237 191 23 10 2 4

5 7

634 26 50

$75 $470 Blackstone AAF $202 $671 Luray Caverns $392 $1423 Blue Ridge Regional $1314 $5196 Manassas Regional $69873 $234610 Bridgewater Air Park $18425 $85141 Mecklenburg-Brunswick Brookneal-Campbell County $159 $642 Regional $633 $2717 Chase City Municipal $77 $454 Middle Peninsula Regional $2085 $7030 Chesapeake Regional $6309 $21672 Mountain Empire $649 $2884 Chesterfield County $7900 $27801 New Kent County $1144 $3884 Crewe Municipal $135 $441 New London $484 $1794 Culpeper Regional $3097 $9737 New Market $650 $2621 Danville Regional $1912 $6832 New River Valley $1690 $5928 Dinwiddie County $2995 $10338 Orange County $1848 $5711 Emporia-Greensville Shannon $3044 $11832 Regional $379 $1290 Smith Mountain Lake $153 $598 Falwell $2059 $9110 Stafford Regional $4440 $18408 Farmville Municipal $1158 $3601 Suffolk Executive $4412 $15301 Franklin Municipal $595 $2466 Tangier Island $215 $654 Front Royal-Warren County $1161 $4591 Tappahannock-Essex Gordonsville Municipal $354 $1116 County $454 $1522 Grundy Municipal $133 $530 Tazewell County $263 $1033 Hampton Roads Executive $8814 $29397 Twin County $397 $1349 Hanover County Municipal $8377 $29363 Virginia Highlands $2217 $7572 Hummel Field $1688 $5649 Virginia Tech-Montgomery Ingalls Field $285 $928 Executive $1982 $9404 Lake Anna $78 $245 Wakefield Municipal $383 $1531 Lake Country Regional $109 $553 Warrenton-Fauquier $4341 $14362 Lawrenceville-Brunswick Waynesboro-Eaglersquos Nest $326 $1117 Municipal $47 $229 William M Tuck $463 $1580 Lee County $181 $717 Williamsburg-Jamestown $1288 $4084 Leesburg Executive $32741 $78060 Winchester Regional $5882 $22538 Lonesome Pine $690 $2241 Total Economic Impacts-Louisa County $1493 $4756 General Aviation Airports

2 23

1056

34 93 31 36 15 17 67

104 83 5

107 136 11

17 12 14 70

70 17

131 13 22 62

168

5155 $213350 $728102

Payroll(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)Jobs Jobs Payroll

(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)

11

Virginia Department of Aviation

Our Vision The Virginia Department of Aviation will be the standard of excellence amongst state aviation agencies

We will make the Virginia aviation system the model air transportation system providing Virginia communities economic development opportunities and convenient access to the national air transportation system

Our Mission Cultivate an advanced aviation system that is safe secure and provides for economic development

Promote aviation awareness and education

Provide the safest and most efficient flight services for the Commonwealth leadership and state agencies

Virginia Department of Aviation

Our VisionThe Virginia Department of Aviation will be the standard of excellence amongst state aviation agencies

We will make the Virginia aviation system the model air transportation system providing Virginia communities economic development opportunities and convenient access to the national air transportation system

Our MissionCultivate an advanced aviation system that is safe secure and provides for economic development

Promote aviation awareness and education

Provide the safest and most efficient flight services for the Commonwealth leadership and state agencies

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

For more information contact

Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Aviation 5702 Gulfstream Road Richmond VA 23259-2422 800-292-1034 (VA only) 804-236-3624 (Outside VA) wwwdoavvirginiagov

Prepared by

EDR Group Talbert amp Bright Cordell amp Crumley

Published 2011

Copies of the executive summary and full technical report are available online at wwwdoavvirginiagov

600 DOAVAW 20110812 Virginia Airport System Economic Impact Study

Virginia Airports Make Significant ContributionsAirports are essential components of the statersquos infrastructure for moving people and goods facilitating commerce and maintaining a high quality-of-life for Virginiarsquos residents

Businesses and Residents Depend on AirportsCompanies of all sizes from major employers to small businesses depend on Virginiarsquos airports for the fast and efficient transportation of personnel supplies and products Residents and visitors rely on Virginiarsquos airports for comfortable and convenient travel to and from cities across the US and the world

Air Transportation Brings Tourists to VirginiaTourism another important contributor to Virginiarsquos economy relies on commercial and general aviation to transport millions of visitors annually to the statersquos tourist destinations including theme parks state parks scenic byways historical sites and beaches

Airports Create Economic Benefits for All VirginiansThe economic benefits of airports extend well beyond the boundaries of airports Even residents who may never fly benefit from airports through the ancillary creation of businesses jobs income and tax revenues

Airports Enrich the Quality-of-Life for Virginia ResidentsAirports also produce value and intangible benefits that are difficult to quantify Communities throughout Virginia rely on airports for essential services such as overnight delivery services air ambulance services aerial applications traffic monitoring and law enforcement Airports also enhance quality-of-life by providing educational and recreational opportunities such as pilot training air shows ballooning sightseeing and other types of recreational flying

Richard Nowitz Alexandria CVA

2

Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic

Summary of Economic Impact The economic contributions of each Virginia airport are measured in terms of jobs payroll and economic activity

Jobs represent the total number of individuals employed including both part- and full-time positions

Payroll is the annual salary wages and benefits for employees including all taxes

Economic Activity includes annual gross sales for commercial firms and budget expenditures for government or non-profit entities

Total Economic Impacts of Airports on the Virginia Economy

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 1 179655 $7362400 $17448173 Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) 2 29181 $951098 $3011637 General Aviation Airports 5154 $213350 $728102 Airport Dependent Businesses 3 45006 $2605025 $7612612

Total Economic Impacts of Virginia Airports 258996 $11131873 $28800524

1 Includes Washington Dulles International and Ronald Reagan Washington National airports Economic impacts for the Washington airports are based on the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Technical Report Economic Impact Study ndash 2009 prepared by the Louis Berger Group 2010

2 Includes Charlottesville-Albemarle Lynchburg Regional Newport News-Williamsburg International Norfolk International Richmond International Roanoke Regional and Shenandoah Valley Regional airports

3 Airport dependent businesses rely on Virginiarsquos airports for shipping or receiving goods traveling to business and client sites or for specialized airport services and facilities such as free trade zones US Customs and US Immigration and Naturalization Services

Chris CunninghamRIC

Chris CunninghamRIC

3

5

On-Airport TenantsVirginiarsquos on-airport tenants and businesses create $10 billion in economic activity

On-airport tenants and businesses create jobs and purchase goods and supplies from other Virginia businesses which create and support additional jobs in other sectors of the statersquos economy Examples of on-airport tenants and businesses include airlines air-taxi operators air ambulance operators air charter companies aircraft sales and management companies airport management corporate flight departments fixed based operators (FBOs) ground transportation operators local and state government agencies rental car agencies retail concessions the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and others

n Employees of on-airport tenants and businesses earn an average annual salary of $56000

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 45336 $2418400 $8318577Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) 8044 $314363 $1109484General Aviation Airports 3559 $167869 $592710

Total Impacts of On-Airport Tenants and Businesses 56939 $2900632 $10020771

Annual Economic Impacts of On-Airport Tenants and Businesses

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

How Economic Impact is Measured The contribution of airports to the Virginia economy was calculated from data collected through a comprehensive survey of airport managers on-airport tenants visitors and off-airport businesses in Virginia as well as data from US government agencies and IMPLAN a widely accepted economic modeling system The study reflects the Federal Aviation Administrationlsquos (FAA) recommended methods and guidelines for estimating the economic impacts of airports and followed the procedures established by the Economic Impact Research Consortium (EIRC)1

1 The EIRC was developed by the Performance Management Group at Virginia Commonwealth University in collaboration with the College of William amp Mary George Mason University Old Dominion University University of Virginia Virginia Department of Planning and Budget Virginia Economic Development Partnership Virginia Employment Commission and Virginia Tech

Economic impacts for all airports were classified into three impact categories direct indirect and induced The total economic impact of airports is the sum of these categories

Direct Impacts stem from the activity that is directly related to the provision of air services visitor spending or the activities of airport dependent businesses

Indirect Impacts are the business to business transactions that occur as a result of off-airport purchases made by airport tenants airport-dependent businesses and the businesses that air visitors patronize

Induced Impacts are realized when workers employed on airports or whose jobs are supported by businesses that serve visitors or airport dependent businesses spend their earnings in their local communities

Indirect and Induced impacts capture the flow of direct transactions throughout the Virginia economy through successive rounds of spending Together these impacts are known as the ldquomultiplier effectrdquo

On-Airport Tenants Visitors Airport Dependent

Businesses

Airport Jobs and Payroll

Economic Activity

Induced Impacts

Total Airport Tenant Impacts

Indirect Impacts

Direct Impacts

+ =Total Visitor Impacts

Service Sector Retail Jobs and Payroll

Economic Activity

Induced Impacts

Indirect Impacts

Direct Impacts

+ Total Airport Dependent Business Impacts

Jobs and Payroll

Economic Activity

Induced Impacts

Indirect Impacts

Direct Impacts

TOTAL STATEWIDE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF AIRPORTS

4

Direct Impacts

4

How Economic Impact is MeasuredThe contribution of airports to the Virginia economy was calculated from data collected through a comprehensive survey of airport managers on-airport tenants visitors and off-airport businesses in Virginia as well as data from US government agencies and IMPLAN a widely accepted economic modeling system The study reflects the Federal Aviation Administrationlsquos (FAA) recommended methods and guidelines for estimating the economic impacts of airports and followed the procedures established by the Economic Impact Research Consortium (EIRC)1

1 The EIRC was developed by the Performance Management Group at Virginia Commonwealth University in collaboration with the College of William amp Mary George Mason University Old Dominion UniversityUniversity of Virginia Virginia Department of Planning and Budget Virginia Economic Development Partnership Virginia Employment Commission and Virginia Tech

Economic impacts for all airports were classified into three impact categories direct indirect and inducedThe total economic impact of airports is the sum of these categories

Direct Impacts stem from the activity that is directly related to the provision of air services visitor spending or the activities of airport dependent businesses

Indirect Impacts are the business to business transactions that occur as a result of off-airport purchases made by airport tenants airport-dependent businesses and the businesses that air visitors patronize

Induced Impacts are realized when workers employed on airports or whose jobs are supported by businesses that serve visitors or airport dependent businesses spend their earnings in their local communities

Indirect and Induced impacts capture the flow of direct transactions throughout the Virginia economy through successive rounds of spending Together these impacts are known as the ldquomultiplier effectrdquo

TOTAL STATEWIDE ECONOMICIMPACT OF AIRPORTS

=+ +

On-AirportTenants

Airport Jobs and Payroll

EconomicActivity

InducedImpacts

Total AirportTenant Impacts

IndirectImpacts

Visitors

Total Visitor Impacts

Service Sector Retail Jobs and Payroll

EconomicActivity

InducedImpacts

IndirectImpacts

Airport Dependent Businesses

Total Airport Dependent Business Impacts

Jobsand Payroll

EconomicActivity

InducedImpacts

IndirectImpacts

Direct Impacts Direct ImpactsDirect Impacts

On-Airport Tenants Virginiarsquos on-airport tenants and businesses create $10 billion in economic activity

On-airport tenants and businesses create jobs and purchase goods and supplies from other Virginia businesses which create and support additional jobs in other sectors of the statersquos economy Examples of on-airport tenants and businesses include airlines air-taxi operators air ambulance operators air charter companies aircraft sales and management companies airport management corporate flight departments fixed based operators (FBOs) ground transportation operators local and state government agencies rental car agencies retail concessions the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and others

n Employees of on-airport tenants and businesses earn an average annual salary of $56000

Annual Economic Impacts of On-Airport Tenants and Businesses

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 45336 $2418400 $1109484

$592710

$8318577 Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) 8044 $314363

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

General Aviation Airports 3559 $167869

Total Impacts of On-Airport Tenants and Businesses 56939 $2900632 $10020771

5

7

Airport Dependent BusinessesThe activities of off-airport companies that depend on Virginiarsquos airports to conduct business generate $76 billion in sales benefitting the Virginia economy

Many companies throughout Virginia rely on airports to conduct commerce This study considered the economic impact created by off-airport businesses that are dependent on airport services to meet their business travel needs and to ship and receive goods and materials Examples include retailers that ship their products from one of Virginiarsquos airports or manufacturers that receive their production inputs ldquojust-in-timerdquo through overnight delivery services These businesses would be adversely impacted if the airport were not available

n The economic activity of Virginia businesses that rely on airports sustains as many as 45000 jobs in the Commonwealth

n The average salary for Virginia residents employed at airport dependent businesses is approximately $59000

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

Total Impacts of Airport Dependent Businesses 45006 $2605025 $7612609

Annual Economic Impacts of Airport Dependent Businesses

Note Data includes impacts of airport dependent businesses that responded to the study surveys

Visitor Spending Spending by visitors creates an additional $112 billion in economic activity

Millions of visitors use air transportation to travel to Virginia each year to conduct business vacation and visit with friends and families After arriving these visitors spend money for lodging food local transportation entertainment retail and other goods and services Visitor spending in turn supports jobs and produces additional economic activity throughshyout the state

n In 2010 approximately 85 million visitors arrived in Virginia through one of the Commonwealthrsquos 66 public-use airports

n Visitors that arrive in Virginia by air transportation spend an average of $747 per person during their stay

Annual Economic Impacts of Visitors

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 134319 $4944000 $9129596 21137 $636735 $1902153 1595 $45481 $135392

157051 $5626216 $11167141

Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) General Aviation Airports

Total Impacts of Visitors

Bill Crabtree Jr VTC

6

Visitor SpendingSpending by visitors creates an additional $112 billion in economic activity

Millions of visitors use air transportation to travel to Virginia each year to conduct business vacation and visit with friends and families After arriving these visitors spend money for lodging food local transportation entertainment retail and other goods and services Visitor spending in turn supports jobs and produces additional economic activity through-out the state

n In 2010 approximately 85 million visitors arrived in Virginia through one of the Commonwealthrsquos 66 public-use airports

n Visitors that arrive in Virginia by air transportation spend an average of $747 per person during their stay

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 134319 $4944000 $9129596Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) 21137 $636735 $1902153General Aviation Airports 1595 $45481 $135392

Total Impacts of Visitors 157051 $5626216 $11167141

Annual Economic Impacts of Visitors

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

Bill Crabtree Jr VTC

6

Airport Dependent Businesses The activities of off-airport companies that depend on Virginiarsquos airports to conduct business generate $76 billion in sales benefitting the Virginia economy

Many companies throughout Virginia rely on airports to conduct commerce This study considered the economic impact created by off-airport businesses that are dependent on airport services to meet their business travel needs and to ship and receive goods and materials Examples include retailers that ship their products from one of Virginiarsquos airports or manufacturers that receive their production inputs ldquojust-in-timerdquo through overnight delivery services These businesses would be adversely impacted if the airport were not available

n The economic activity of Virginia businesses that rely on airports sustains as many as 45000 jobs in the Commonwealth

n The average salary for Virginia residents employed at airport dependent businesses is approximately $59000

Annual Economic Impacts of Airport Dependent Businesses

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

Total Impacts of Airport Dependent Businesses 45006 $2605025 $7612609

Note Data includes impacts of airport dependent businesses that responded to the study surveys

7

9

Warrenton-Fauquier

Hanover CountyMunicipal

ChesterfieldCounty

Hampton RoadsExecutive

ChesapeakeRegional

ManassasRegional

Stafford Regional

LeesburgExecutive

Ronald ReaganWashington National

Richmond International

Newport News-WilliamsburgInternational

NorfolkInternational

LynchburgRegional

Charlottesville-Albemarle

Shenandoah ValleyRegional

Washington DullesInternational

Emporia-GreensvilleRegional

CulpeperRegional

Dinwiddie County

SuffolkExecutive

William M Tuck

Danville RegionalMecklenburg-

BrunswickRegional

MiddlePeninsulaRegional

AccomackCountyFarmville

Municipal

WinchesterRegional

Lake CountryRegional

BlackstoneAAF

Williamsburg-Jamestown

WakefieldMunicipal

TangierIsland

Front RoyalWarren County

Shannon

OrangeCounty

New KentCounty

Brookneal-CampbellCounty

Louisa County

LurayCaverns

FranklinMunicipal

Tappahannock-Essex County

Lawrenceville-BrunswickMunicipal

Waynesboro-Eaglersquos Nest

Gordonsville Municipal

CreweMunicipal

HummelField

Lake Anna

New Market

Falwell

New London

LunenburgCounty

Chase CityMunicipal

Smith MountainLake

Bridgewater Air Park

n In 2010 253 million passengers boarded commercial airline flights in Virginia

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports accommodated nearly 1 million aircraft operations in 2010

Virginiarsquos Airport System Virginiarsquos economy benefits from a diverse system of nine commercial service airports and 57 general aviation airports

Airport Classifications The Virginia airport system consists of 66 airports including the Washington Dulles International and Ronald Reagan Washington National airports The Virginia Air Transportation System Plan (VATSP) classifies the airports into five categories based on their role in the overall system

1 Commercial Service These airports provide scheduled airline services (air carrier or regionalcommuter services) and accomshymodate at least 10000 annual passenger enplanements Virginiarsquos nine Commercial Service airports create nearly 209000 jobs in the Commonwealth and $205 billion in economic activity

2 Reliever Reliever airports are general aviation airports located in metropolitan areas that serve to reduce congestion at nearby commercial service airports by providing comparable landside and airside facilities to general aviation operators Virginiarsquos eight Reliever airports contribute approximately 2800 jobs and $454 million in economic activity to the state economy

3 General Aviation Regional These airports serve large geographic areas and are often the only airport facilities in the

Commercial Service

Reliever

General Aviation ndash Regional

General Aviation ndash Community

Local Service

region General Aviation Regional airports serve the needs of businesses as well as recreational users by offering services and amenities such as jet fuel instrument approaches FBO services and aircraft hangars Virginiarsquos 18 General Aviation Regional airports generate nearly 1100 jobs and $109 million in economic activity

4 General Aviation Community These airports serve the needs of businesses and recreational users but often serve a more limited market area than the regional airports They provide services such as aircraft rentals flight instruction and AvGas fuel Virginiarsquos 17 General Aviation Community airports create 600 jobs and $56 million in economic activity

5 Local Service The Local Service airports provide limited general aviation services and accommodate comparatively low levels of activity Many of the Local Service airports have aeronautical physical environmental or political constraints that limit their expansion Virginiarsquos 14 Local Service airports contribute more than 700 jobs and $110 million in economic activity 1

1 A single on-airport tenant at one of Virginiarsquos Local Service airports employs more than 200 people

Ingalls Field

Roanoke Regional

Lonesome Pine

New River Valley

Virginia Highlands Blue Ridge

Regional

Tazewell County

Mountain Empire

Virginia Tech-Montgomery

Executive

Twin County Lee County

Grundy Municipal

8

RoanokeRegional

LonesomePine

New RiverValley

VirginiaHighlands Blue Ridge

Regional

Tazewell County

Ingalls Field

MountainEmpire

Virginia Tech-Montgomery

Executive

Twin CountyLee County

GrundyMunicipal

Commercial Service

General Aviation ndash Regional

General Aviation ndash Community

Local Service

Reliever

Virginiarsquos economy benefits from a diverse system of nine commercial service airports and 57 general aviation airports

n In 2010 253 million passengers boarded commercial airline flights in Virginia

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports accommodated nearly 1 million aircraft operations in 2010

Warrenton-Fauquier

Hanover County Municipal

Chesterfield County

Hampton Roads Executive

Chesapeake Regional

Manassas Regional

Stafford Regional

Leesburg Executive

Ronald Reagan Washington National

Richmond International

Newport News-Williamsburg International

Norfolk International

Lynchburg Regional

Charlottesville-Albemarle

Shenandoah Valley Regional

Washington Dulles International

Emporia-Greensville Regional

Culpeper Regional

Dinwiddie County

Suffolk Executive

William M Tuck

Danville Regional Mecklenburg-

Brunswick Regional

Middle Peninsula Regional

Accomack CountyFarmville

Municipal

Winchester Regional

Lake Country Regional

Blackstone AAF

Williamsburg-Jamestown

Wakefield Municipal

Tangier Island

Front Royal Warren County

Shannon

Orange County

New Kent County

Brookneal-Campbell County

Louisa County

Luray Caverns

Franklin Municipal

Tappahannock-Essex County

Lawrenceville-Brunswick Municipal

WaynesboroshyEaglersquos Nest

Gordonsville Municipal

Crewe Municipal

Hummel Field

Lake Anna

New Market

Falwell

New London

Lunenburg County

Chase City Municipal

Smith Mountain Lake

Bridgewater Air Park

9

11

General Aviation AirportsVirginiarsquos general aviation airports contribute $728 million in economic activity

JobsPayroll

(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)Payroll

(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)

General aviation airports make important contributions to economic development for the Commonwealth and for the local communities they serve In addition to economic benefits the system of airports provides numerous critical services to enhance the quality of life health safety and welfare of

Virginia citizens In 2010 Virginiarsquos publicndashuse general aviation airports contributed $728 million in economic activity to the state economy and they were directly or indirectly responsible for nearly 5200 jobs with an annual payroll of more than $213 million

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos General Aviation Airports

Accomack County 32 $700 $2378Blackstone AAF 15 $202 $671Blue Ridge Regional 59 $1314 $5196Bridgewater Air Park 565 $18425 $85141Brookneal-Campbell County 4 $159 $642Chase City Municipal 3 $77 $454Chesapeake Regional 182 $6309 $21672Chesterfield County 239 $7900 $27801Crewe Municipal 4 $135 $441Culpeper Regional 108 $3097 $9737Danville Regional 72 $1912 $6832Dinwiddie County 75 $2995 $10338Emporia-Greensville Regional 16 $379 $1290Falwell 53 $2059 $9110Farmville Municipal 44 $1158 $3601Franklin Municipal 19 $595 $2466Front Royal-Warren County 45 $1161 $4591Gordonsville Municipal 11 $354 $1116Grundy Municipal 4 $133 $530Hampton Roads Executive 237 $8814 $29397Hanover County Municipal 191 $8377 $29363Hummel Field 23 $1688 $5649Ingalls Field 10 $285 $928Lake Anna 2 $78 $245Lake Country Regional 4 $109 $553Lawrenceville-Brunswick Municipal 5 $47 $229Lee County 7 $181 $717Leesburg Executive 634 $32741 $78060Lonesome Pine 26 $690 $2241Louisa County 50 $1493 $4756

Lunenburg County 2 $75 $470Luray Caverns 23 $392 $1423Manassas Regional 1056 $69873 $234610Mecklenburg-Brunswick Regional 34 $633 $2717Middle Peninsula Regional 93 $2085 $7030Mountain Empire 31 $649 $2884New Kent County 36 $1144 $3884New London 15 $484 $1794New Market 17 $650 $2621New River Valley 67 $1690 $5928Orange County 104 $1848 $5711Shannon 83 $3044 $11832Smith Mountain Lake 5 $153 $598Stafford Regional 107 $4440 $18408Suffolk Executive 136 $4412 $15301Tangier Island 11 $215 $654Tappahannock-Essex County 17 $454 $1522Tazewell County 12 $263 $1033Twin County 14 $397 $1349Virginia Highlands 70 $2217 $7572Virginia Tech-Montgomery Executive 70 $1982 $9404Wakefield Municipal 17 $383 $1531Warrenton-Fauquier 131 $4341 $14362Waynesboro-Eaglersquos Nest 13 $326 $1117William M Tuck 22 $463 $1580Williamsburg-Jamestown 62 $1288 $4084Winchester Regional 168 $5882 $22538

5155 $213350 $728102

Jobs

Total Economic Impacts-General Aviation Airports

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports produce $722 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

Commercial Service Airports Virginiarsquos commercial service airports account for 71 of the total economic activity of the Commonwealthrsquos airport system

n Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International airports are major contributors of economic benefits and together they created $175 billion in economic activity in Virginia Other commercial service airports in Virginia were the source of $3 billion of economic activity

n Virginiarsquos commercial service airports generated $9330 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

n In 2010 Virginiarsquos commercial service airports contributed $205 billion in economic activity which supported 208800 jobs with an annual payroll in excess of $83 billion

Charlottesville-Albemarle 1267 $40667 $128684 Lynchburg Regional 911 $29801 $109190 Newport News-Williamsburg International 3382 $114084 $373558 Norfolk International 10269 $341444 $1075242 Richmond International 10910 $350280 $1082614 Roanoke Regional 2189 $68094 $216151 Shenandoah Valley Regional 252 $6728 $26198 Washington Dulles International 1 96980 $3991000 $10123254 Ronald Reagan Washington National 1 82675 $3371400 $7324919

Total Economic Impacts ndash Commercial Service Airports

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos Commercial Service Airports

1 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Technical Report Economic Impact Study ndash 2009 prepared by the Louis Berger Group October 2010

Results for the two Washington airports were calculated in a separate study conducted for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) The results shown for the Washington airports represent the ldquoVirginia sharerdquo of the multi-state economic impacts of

208835 $8313498 $20459810

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

these airports The MWAA study measured economic benefits in terms of jobs and payroll but not economic activity To maintain consistency with the findings in the DOAV study economic activity and related indirect and induced impacts for the Washington airports were estimated from the statewide findings reported in the MWAA study

10

10

Commercial Service AirportsVirginiarsquos commercial service airports account for 71 of the total economic activity of the Commonwealthrsquos airport system

n Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International airports are major contributors of economic benefits and together they created $175 billion in economic activity in Virginia Other commercial service airports in Virginia were the source of $3 billion of economic activity

n Virginiarsquos commercial service airports generated $9330 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

n In 2010 Virginiarsquos commercial service airports contributed $205 billion in economic activity which supported 208800 jobs with an annual payroll in excess of $83 billion

Charlottesville-Albemarle 1267 $40667 $128684Lynchburg Regional 911 $29801 $109190Newport News-Williamsburg International 3382 $114084 $373558Norfolk International 10269 $341444 $1075242Richmond International 10910 $350280 $1082614Roanoke Regional 2189 $68094 $216151Shenandoah Valley Regional 252 $6728 $26198Washington Dulles International 1 96980 $3991000 $10123254Ronald Reagan Washington National 1 82675 $3371400 $7324919

Total Economic Impacts ndash Commercial Service Airports 208835 $8313498 $20459810

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos Commercial Service Airports

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

1 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Technical Report Economic Impact Study ndash 2009 prepared by the Louis Berger Group October 2010

Results for the two Washington airports were calculated in a separate study conducted for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) The results shown for the Washington airports represent the ldquoVirginia sharerdquo of the multi-state economic impacts of these airports The MWAA study measured economic benefits in terms of jobs and payroll but not economic activity To maintain consistency with the findings in the DOAV study economic activity and related indirect and induced impacts for the Washington airports were estimated from the statewide findings reported in the MWAA study

General Aviation Airports Virginiarsquos general aviation airports contribute $728 million in economic activity

General aviation airports make important contributions to Virginia citizens In 2010 Virginiarsquos publicndashuse general aviation economic development for the Commonwealth and for the airports contributed $728 million in economic activity to the state local communities they serve In addition to economic benefits economy and they were directly or indirectly responsible for nearly the system of airports provides numerous critical services to 5200 jobs with an annual payroll of more than $213 million enhance the quality of life health safety and welfare of

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports produce $722 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos General Aviation Airports

Accomack County $700 $2378 Lunenburg County 32 15 59

565 4 3

182 239

4 108 72 75

16 53 44 19 45 11 4

237 191 23 10 2 4

5 7

634 26 50

$75 $470 Blackstone AAF $202 $671 Luray Caverns $392 $1423 Blue Ridge Regional $1314 $5196 Manassas Regional $69873 $234610 Bridgewater Air Park $18425 $85141 Mecklenburg-Brunswick Brookneal-Campbell County $159 $642 Regional $633 $2717 Chase City Municipal $77 $454 Middle Peninsula Regional $2085 $7030 Chesapeake Regional $6309 $21672 Mountain Empire $649 $2884 Chesterfield County $7900 $27801 New Kent County $1144 $3884 Crewe Municipal $135 $441 New London $484 $1794 Culpeper Regional $3097 $9737 New Market $650 $2621 Danville Regional $1912 $6832 New River Valley $1690 $5928 Dinwiddie County $2995 $10338 Orange County $1848 $5711 Emporia-Greensville Shannon $3044 $11832 Regional $379 $1290 Smith Mountain Lake $153 $598 Falwell $2059 $9110 Stafford Regional $4440 $18408 Farmville Municipal $1158 $3601 Suffolk Executive $4412 $15301 Franklin Municipal $595 $2466 Tangier Island $215 $654 Front Royal-Warren County $1161 $4591 Tappahannock-Essex Gordonsville Municipal $354 $1116 County $454 $1522 Grundy Municipal $133 $530 Tazewell County $263 $1033 Hampton Roads Executive $8814 $29397 Twin County $397 $1349 Hanover County Municipal $8377 $29363 Virginia Highlands $2217 $7572 Hummel Field $1688 $5649 Virginia Tech-Montgomery Ingalls Field $285 $928 Executive $1982 $9404 Lake Anna $78 $245 Wakefield Municipal $383 $1531 Lake Country Regional $109 $553 Warrenton-Fauquier $4341 $14362 Lawrenceville-Brunswick Waynesboro-Eaglersquos Nest $326 $1117 Municipal $47 $229 William M Tuck $463 $1580 Lee County $181 $717 Williamsburg-Jamestown $1288 $4084 Leesburg Executive $32741 $78060 Winchester Regional $5882 $22538 Lonesome Pine $690 $2241 Total Economic Impacts-Louisa County $1493 $4756 General Aviation Airports

2 23

1056

34 93 31 36 15 17 67

104 83 5

107 136 11

17 12 14 70

70 17

131 13 22 62

168

5155 $213350 $728102

Payroll(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)Jobs Jobs Payroll

(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)

11

Virginia Department of Aviation

Our Vision The Virginia Department of Aviation will be the standard of excellence amongst state aviation agencies

We will make the Virginia aviation system the model air transportation system providing Virginia communities economic development opportunities and convenient access to the national air transportation system

Our Mission Cultivate an advanced aviation system that is safe secure and provides for economic development

Promote aviation awareness and education

Provide the safest and most efficient flight services for the Commonwealth leadership and state agencies

Virginia Department of Aviation

Our VisionThe Virginia Department of Aviation will be the standard of excellence amongst state aviation agencies

We will make the Virginia aviation system the model air transportation system providing Virginia communities economic development opportunities and convenient access to the national air transportation system

Our MissionCultivate an advanced aviation system that is safe secure and provides for economic development

Promote aviation awareness and education

Provide the safest and most efficient flight services for the Commonwealth leadership and state agencies

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

For more information contact

Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Aviation 5702 Gulfstream Road Richmond VA 23259-2422 800-292-1034 (VA only) 804-236-3624 (Outside VA) wwwdoavvirginiagov

Prepared by

EDR Group Talbert amp Bright Cordell amp Crumley

Published 2011

Copies of the executive summary and full technical report are available online at wwwdoavvirginiagov

600 DOAVAW 20110812 Virginia Airport System Economic Impact Study

5

On-Airport TenantsVirginiarsquos on-airport tenants and businesses create $10 billion in economic activity

On-airport tenants and businesses create jobs and purchase goods and supplies from other Virginia businesses which create and support additional jobs in other sectors of the statersquos economy Examples of on-airport tenants and businesses include airlines air-taxi operators air ambulance operators air charter companies aircraft sales and management companies airport management corporate flight departments fixed based operators (FBOs) ground transportation operators local and state government agencies rental car agencies retail concessions the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and others

n Employees of on-airport tenants and businesses earn an average annual salary of $56000

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 45336 $2418400 $8318577Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) 8044 $314363 $1109484General Aviation Airports 3559 $167869 $592710

Total Impacts of On-Airport Tenants and Businesses 56939 $2900632 $10020771

Annual Economic Impacts of On-Airport Tenants and Businesses

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

How Economic Impact is Measured The contribution of airports to the Virginia economy was calculated from data collected through a comprehensive survey of airport managers on-airport tenants visitors and off-airport businesses in Virginia as well as data from US government agencies and IMPLAN a widely accepted economic modeling system The study reflects the Federal Aviation Administrationlsquos (FAA) recommended methods and guidelines for estimating the economic impacts of airports and followed the procedures established by the Economic Impact Research Consortium (EIRC)1

1 The EIRC was developed by the Performance Management Group at Virginia Commonwealth University in collaboration with the College of William amp Mary George Mason University Old Dominion University University of Virginia Virginia Department of Planning and Budget Virginia Economic Development Partnership Virginia Employment Commission and Virginia Tech

Economic impacts for all airports were classified into three impact categories direct indirect and induced The total economic impact of airports is the sum of these categories

Direct Impacts stem from the activity that is directly related to the provision of air services visitor spending or the activities of airport dependent businesses

Indirect Impacts are the business to business transactions that occur as a result of off-airport purchases made by airport tenants airport-dependent businesses and the businesses that air visitors patronize

Induced Impacts are realized when workers employed on airports or whose jobs are supported by businesses that serve visitors or airport dependent businesses spend their earnings in their local communities

Indirect and Induced impacts capture the flow of direct transactions throughout the Virginia economy through successive rounds of spending Together these impacts are known as the ldquomultiplier effectrdquo

On-Airport Tenants Visitors Airport Dependent

Businesses

Airport Jobs and Payroll

Economic Activity

Induced Impacts

Total Airport Tenant Impacts

Indirect Impacts

Direct Impacts

+ =Total Visitor Impacts

Service Sector Retail Jobs and Payroll

Economic Activity

Induced Impacts

Indirect Impacts

Direct Impacts

+ Total Airport Dependent Business Impacts

Jobs and Payroll

Economic Activity

Induced Impacts

Indirect Impacts

Direct Impacts

TOTAL STATEWIDE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF AIRPORTS

4

Direct Impacts

4

How Economic Impact is MeasuredThe contribution of airports to the Virginia economy was calculated from data collected through a comprehensive survey of airport managers on-airport tenants visitors and off-airport businesses in Virginia as well as data from US government agencies and IMPLAN a widely accepted economic modeling system The study reflects the Federal Aviation Administrationlsquos (FAA) recommended methods and guidelines for estimating the economic impacts of airports and followed the procedures established by the Economic Impact Research Consortium (EIRC)1

1 The EIRC was developed by the Performance Management Group at Virginia Commonwealth University in collaboration with the College of William amp Mary George Mason University Old Dominion UniversityUniversity of Virginia Virginia Department of Planning and Budget Virginia Economic Development Partnership Virginia Employment Commission and Virginia Tech

Economic impacts for all airports were classified into three impact categories direct indirect and inducedThe total economic impact of airports is the sum of these categories

Direct Impacts stem from the activity that is directly related to the provision of air services visitor spending or the activities of airport dependent businesses

Indirect Impacts are the business to business transactions that occur as a result of off-airport purchases made by airport tenants airport-dependent businesses and the businesses that air visitors patronize

Induced Impacts are realized when workers employed on airports or whose jobs are supported by businesses that serve visitors or airport dependent businesses spend their earnings in their local communities

Indirect and Induced impacts capture the flow of direct transactions throughout the Virginia economy through successive rounds of spending Together these impacts are known as the ldquomultiplier effectrdquo

TOTAL STATEWIDE ECONOMICIMPACT OF AIRPORTS

=+ +

On-AirportTenants

Airport Jobs and Payroll

EconomicActivity

InducedImpacts

Total AirportTenant Impacts

IndirectImpacts

Visitors

Total Visitor Impacts

Service Sector Retail Jobs and Payroll

EconomicActivity

InducedImpacts

IndirectImpacts

Airport Dependent Businesses

Total Airport Dependent Business Impacts

Jobsand Payroll

EconomicActivity

InducedImpacts

IndirectImpacts

Direct Impacts Direct ImpactsDirect Impacts

On-Airport Tenants Virginiarsquos on-airport tenants and businesses create $10 billion in economic activity

On-airport tenants and businesses create jobs and purchase goods and supplies from other Virginia businesses which create and support additional jobs in other sectors of the statersquos economy Examples of on-airport tenants and businesses include airlines air-taxi operators air ambulance operators air charter companies aircraft sales and management companies airport management corporate flight departments fixed based operators (FBOs) ground transportation operators local and state government agencies rental car agencies retail concessions the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and others

n Employees of on-airport tenants and businesses earn an average annual salary of $56000

Annual Economic Impacts of On-Airport Tenants and Businesses

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 45336 $2418400 $1109484

$592710

$8318577 Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) 8044 $314363

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

General Aviation Airports 3559 $167869

Total Impacts of On-Airport Tenants and Businesses 56939 $2900632 $10020771

5

7

Airport Dependent BusinessesThe activities of off-airport companies that depend on Virginiarsquos airports to conduct business generate $76 billion in sales benefitting the Virginia economy

Many companies throughout Virginia rely on airports to conduct commerce This study considered the economic impact created by off-airport businesses that are dependent on airport services to meet their business travel needs and to ship and receive goods and materials Examples include retailers that ship their products from one of Virginiarsquos airports or manufacturers that receive their production inputs ldquojust-in-timerdquo through overnight delivery services These businesses would be adversely impacted if the airport were not available

n The economic activity of Virginia businesses that rely on airports sustains as many as 45000 jobs in the Commonwealth

n The average salary for Virginia residents employed at airport dependent businesses is approximately $59000

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

Total Impacts of Airport Dependent Businesses 45006 $2605025 $7612609

Annual Economic Impacts of Airport Dependent Businesses

Note Data includes impacts of airport dependent businesses that responded to the study surveys

Visitor Spending Spending by visitors creates an additional $112 billion in economic activity

Millions of visitors use air transportation to travel to Virginia each year to conduct business vacation and visit with friends and families After arriving these visitors spend money for lodging food local transportation entertainment retail and other goods and services Visitor spending in turn supports jobs and produces additional economic activity throughshyout the state

n In 2010 approximately 85 million visitors arrived in Virginia through one of the Commonwealthrsquos 66 public-use airports

n Visitors that arrive in Virginia by air transportation spend an average of $747 per person during their stay

Annual Economic Impacts of Visitors

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 134319 $4944000 $9129596 21137 $636735 $1902153 1595 $45481 $135392

157051 $5626216 $11167141

Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) General Aviation Airports

Total Impacts of Visitors

Bill Crabtree Jr VTC

6

Visitor SpendingSpending by visitors creates an additional $112 billion in economic activity

Millions of visitors use air transportation to travel to Virginia each year to conduct business vacation and visit with friends and families After arriving these visitors spend money for lodging food local transportation entertainment retail and other goods and services Visitor spending in turn supports jobs and produces additional economic activity through-out the state

n In 2010 approximately 85 million visitors arrived in Virginia through one of the Commonwealthrsquos 66 public-use airports

n Visitors that arrive in Virginia by air transportation spend an average of $747 per person during their stay

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 134319 $4944000 $9129596Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) 21137 $636735 $1902153General Aviation Airports 1595 $45481 $135392

Total Impacts of Visitors 157051 $5626216 $11167141

Annual Economic Impacts of Visitors

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

Bill Crabtree Jr VTC

6

Airport Dependent Businesses The activities of off-airport companies that depend on Virginiarsquos airports to conduct business generate $76 billion in sales benefitting the Virginia economy

Many companies throughout Virginia rely on airports to conduct commerce This study considered the economic impact created by off-airport businesses that are dependent on airport services to meet their business travel needs and to ship and receive goods and materials Examples include retailers that ship their products from one of Virginiarsquos airports or manufacturers that receive their production inputs ldquojust-in-timerdquo through overnight delivery services These businesses would be adversely impacted if the airport were not available

n The economic activity of Virginia businesses that rely on airports sustains as many as 45000 jobs in the Commonwealth

n The average salary for Virginia residents employed at airport dependent businesses is approximately $59000

Annual Economic Impacts of Airport Dependent Businesses

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

Total Impacts of Airport Dependent Businesses 45006 $2605025 $7612609

Note Data includes impacts of airport dependent businesses that responded to the study surveys

7

9

Warrenton-Fauquier

Hanover CountyMunicipal

ChesterfieldCounty

Hampton RoadsExecutive

ChesapeakeRegional

ManassasRegional

Stafford Regional

LeesburgExecutive

Ronald ReaganWashington National

Richmond International

Newport News-WilliamsburgInternational

NorfolkInternational

LynchburgRegional

Charlottesville-Albemarle

Shenandoah ValleyRegional

Washington DullesInternational

Emporia-GreensvilleRegional

CulpeperRegional

Dinwiddie County

SuffolkExecutive

William M Tuck

Danville RegionalMecklenburg-

BrunswickRegional

MiddlePeninsulaRegional

AccomackCountyFarmville

Municipal

WinchesterRegional

Lake CountryRegional

BlackstoneAAF

Williamsburg-Jamestown

WakefieldMunicipal

TangierIsland

Front RoyalWarren County

Shannon

OrangeCounty

New KentCounty

Brookneal-CampbellCounty

Louisa County

LurayCaverns

FranklinMunicipal

Tappahannock-Essex County

Lawrenceville-BrunswickMunicipal

Waynesboro-Eaglersquos Nest

Gordonsville Municipal

CreweMunicipal

HummelField

Lake Anna

New Market

Falwell

New London

LunenburgCounty

Chase CityMunicipal

Smith MountainLake

Bridgewater Air Park

n In 2010 253 million passengers boarded commercial airline flights in Virginia

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports accommodated nearly 1 million aircraft operations in 2010

Virginiarsquos Airport System Virginiarsquos economy benefits from a diverse system of nine commercial service airports and 57 general aviation airports

Airport Classifications The Virginia airport system consists of 66 airports including the Washington Dulles International and Ronald Reagan Washington National airports The Virginia Air Transportation System Plan (VATSP) classifies the airports into five categories based on their role in the overall system

1 Commercial Service These airports provide scheduled airline services (air carrier or regionalcommuter services) and accomshymodate at least 10000 annual passenger enplanements Virginiarsquos nine Commercial Service airports create nearly 209000 jobs in the Commonwealth and $205 billion in economic activity

2 Reliever Reliever airports are general aviation airports located in metropolitan areas that serve to reduce congestion at nearby commercial service airports by providing comparable landside and airside facilities to general aviation operators Virginiarsquos eight Reliever airports contribute approximately 2800 jobs and $454 million in economic activity to the state economy

3 General Aviation Regional These airports serve large geographic areas and are often the only airport facilities in the

Commercial Service

Reliever

General Aviation ndash Regional

General Aviation ndash Community

Local Service

region General Aviation Regional airports serve the needs of businesses as well as recreational users by offering services and amenities such as jet fuel instrument approaches FBO services and aircraft hangars Virginiarsquos 18 General Aviation Regional airports generate nearly 1100 jobs and $109 million in economic activity

4 General Aviation Community These airports serve the needs of businesses and recreational users but often serve a more limited market area than the regional airports They provide services such as aircraft rentals flight instruction and AvGas fuel Virginiarsquos 17 General Aviation Community airports create 600 jobs and $56 million in economic activity

5 Local Service The Local Service airports provide limited general aviation services and accommodate comparatively low levels of activity Many of the Local Service airports have aeronautical physical environmental or political constraints that limit their expansion Virginiarsquos 14 Local Service airports contribute more than 700 jobs and $110 million in economic activity 1

1 A single on-airport tenant at one of Virginiarsquos Local Service airports employs more than 200 people

Ingalls Field

Roanoke Regional

Lonesome Pine

New River Valley

Virginia Highlands Blue Ridge

Regional

Tazewell County

Mountain Empire

Virginia Tech-Montgomery

Executive

Twin County Lee County

Grundy Municipal

8

RoanokeRegional

LonesomePine

New RiverValley

VirginiaHighlands Blue Ridge

Regional

Tazewell County

Ingalls Field

MountainEmpire

Virginia Tech-Montgomery

Executive

Twin CountyLee County

GrundyMunicipal

Commercial Service

General Aviation ndash Regional

General Aviation ndash Community

Local Service

Reliever

Virginiarsquos economy benefits from a diverse system of nine commercial service airports and 57 general aviation airports

n In 2010 253 million passengers boarded commercial airline flights in Virginia

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports accommodated nearly 1 million aircraft operations in 2010

Warrenton-Fauquier

Hanover County Municipal

Chesterfield County

Hampton Roads Executive

Chesapeake Regional

Manassas Regional

Stafford Regional

Leesburg Executive

Ronald Reagan Washington National

Richmond International

Newport News-Williamsburg International

Norfolk International

Lynchburg Regional

Charlottesville-Albemarle

Shenandoah Valley Regional

Washington Dulles International

Emporia-Greensville Regional

Culpeper Regional

Dinwiddie County

Suffolk Executive

William M Tuck

Danville Regional Mecklenburg-

Brunswick Regional

Middle Peninsula Regional

Accomack CountyFarmville

Municipal

Winchester Regional

Lake Country Regional

Blackstone AAF

Williamsburg-Jamestown

Wakefield Municipal

Tangier Island

Front Royal Warren County

Shannon

Orange County

New Kent County

Brookneal-Campbell County

Louisa County

Luray Caverns

Franklin Municipal

Tappahannock-Essex County

Lawrenceville-Brunswick Municipal

WaynesboroshyEaglersquos Nest

Gordonsville Municipal

Crewe Municipal

Hummel Field

Lake Anna

New Market

Falwell

New London

Lunenburg County

Chase City Municipal

Smith Mountain Lake

Bridgewater Air Park

9

11

General Aviation AirportsVirginiarsquos general aviation airports contribute $728 million in economic activity

JobsPayroll

(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)Payroll

(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)

General aviation airports make important contributions to economic development for the Commonwealth and for the local communities they serve In addition to economic benefits the system of airports provides numerous critical services to enhance the quality of life health safety and welfare of

Virginia citizens In 2010 Virginiarsquos publicndashuse general aviation airports contributed $728 million in economic activity to the state economy and they were directly or indirectly responsible for nearly 5200 jobs with an annual payroll of more than $213 million

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos General Aviation Airports

Accomack County 32 $700 $2378Blackstone AAF 15 $202 $671Blue Ridge Regional 59 $1314 $5196Bridgewater Air Park 565 $18425 $85141Brookneal-Campbell County 4 $159 $642Chase City Municipal 3 $77 $454Chesapeake Regional 182 $6309 $21672Chesterfield County 239 $7900 $27801Crewe Municipal 4 $135 $441Culpeper Regional 108 $3097 $9737Danville Regional 72 $1912 $6832Dinwiddie County 75 $2995 $10338Emporia-Greensville Regional 16 $379 $1290Falwell 53 $2059 $9110Farmville Municipal 44 $1158 $3601Franklin Municipal 19 $595 $2466Front Royal-Warren County 45 $1161 $4591Gordonsville Municipal 11 $354 $1116Grundy Municipal 4 $133 $530Hampton Roads Executive 237 $8814 $29397Hanover County Municipal 191 $8377 $29363Hummel Field 23 $1688 $5649Ingalls Field 10 $285 $928Lake Anna 2 $78 $245Lake Country Regional 4 $109 $553Lawrenceville-Brunswick Municipal 5 $47 $229Lee County 7 $181 $717Leesburg Executive 634 $32741 $78060Lonesome Pine 26 $690 $2241Louisa County 50 $1493 $4756

Lunenburg County 2 $75 $470Luray Caverns 23 $392 $1423Manassas Regional 1056 $69873 $234610Mecklenburg-Brunswick Regional 34 $633 $2717Middle Peninsula Regional 93 $2085 $7030Mountain Empire 31 $649 $2884New Kent County 36 $1144 $3884New London 15 $484 $1794New Market 17 $650 $2621New River Valley 67 $1690 $5928Orange County 104 $1848 $5711Shannon 83 $3044 $11832Smith Mountain Lake 5 $153 $598Stafford Regional 107 $4440 $18408Suffolk Executive 136 $4412 $15301Tangier Island 11 $215 $654Tappahannock-Essex County 17 $454 $1522Tazewell County 12 $263 $1033Twin County 14 $397 $1349Virginia Highlands 70 $2217 $7572Virginia Tech-Montgomery Executive 70 $1982 $9404Wakefield Municipal 17 $383 $1531Warrenton-Fauquier 131 $4341 $14362Waynesboro-Eaglersquos Nest 13 $326 $1117William M Tuck 22 $463 $1580Williamsburg-Jamestown 62 $1288 $4084Winchester Regional 168 $5882 $22538

5155 $213350 $728102

Jobs

Total Economic Impacts-General Aviation Airports

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports produce $722 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

Commercial Service Airports Virginiarsquos commercial service airports account for 71 of the total economic activity of the Commonwealthrsquos airport system

n Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International airports are major contributors of economic benefits and together they created $175 billion in economic activity in Virginia Other commercial service airports in Virginia were the source of $3 billion of economic activity

n Virginiarsquos commercial service airports generated $9330 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

n In 2010 Virginiarsquos commercial service airports contributed $205 billion in economic activity which supported 208800 jobs with an annual payroll in excess of $83 billion

Charlottesville-Albemarle 1267 $40667 $128684 Lynchburg Regional 911 $29801 $109190 Newport News-Williamsburg International 3382 $114084 $373558 Norfolk International 10269 $341444 $1075242 Richmond International 10910 $350280 $1082614 Roanoke Regional 2189 $68094 $216151 Shenandoah Valley Regional 252 $6728 $26198 Washington Dulles International 1 96980 $3991000 $10123254 Ronald Reagan Washington National 1 82675 $3371400 $7324919

Total Economic Impacts ndash Commercial Service Airports

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos Commercial Service Airports

1 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Technical Report Economic Impact Study ndash 2009 prepared by the Louis Berger Group October 2010

Results for the two Washington airports were calculated in a separate study conducted for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) The results shown for the Washington airports represent the ldquoVirginia sharerdquo of the multi-state economic impacts of

208835 $8313498 $20459810

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

these airports The MWAA study measured economic benefits in terms of jobs and payroll but not economic activity To maintain consistency with the findings in the DOAV study economic activity and related indirect and induced impacts for the Washington airports were estimated from the statewide findings reported in the MWAA study

10

10

Commercial Service AirportsVirginiarsquos commercial service airports account for 71 of the total economic activity of the Commonwealthrsquos airport system

n Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International airports are major contributors of economic benefits and together they created $175 billion in economic activity in Virginia Other commercial service airports in Virginia were the source of $3 billion of economic activity

n Virginiarsquos commercial service airports generated $9330 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

n In 2010 Virginiarsquos commercial service airports contributed $205 billion in economic activity which supported 208800 jobs with an annual payroll in excess of $83 billion

Charlottesville-Albemarle 1267 $40667 $128684Lynchburg Regional 911 $29801 $109190Newport News-Williamsburg International 3382 $114084 $373558Norfolk International 10269 $341444 $1075242Richmond International 10910 $350280 $1082614Roanoke Regional 2189 $68094 $216151Shenandoah Valley Regional 252 $6728 $26198Washington Dulles International 1 96980 $3991000 $10123254Ronald Reagan Washington National 1 82675 $3371400 $7324919

Total Economic Impacts ndash Commercial Service Airports 208835 $8313498 $20459810

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos Commercial Service Airports

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

1 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Technical Report Economic Impact Study ndash 2009 prepared by the Louis Berger Group October 2010

Results for the two Washington airports were calculated in a separate study conducted for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) The results shown for the Washington airports represent the ldquoVirginia sharerdquo of the multi-state economic impacts of these airports The MWAA study measured economic benefits in terms of jobs and payroll but not economic activity To maintain consistency with the findings in the DOAV study economic activity and related indirect and induced impacts for the Washington airports were estimated from the statewide findings reported in the MWAA study

General Aviation Airports Virginiarsquos general aviation airports contribute $728 million in economic activity

General aviation airports make important contributions to Virginia citizens In 2010 Virginiarsquos publicndashuse general aviation economic development for the Commonwealth and for the airports contributed $728 million in economic activity to the state local communities they serve In addition to economic benefits economy and they were directly or indirectly responsible for nearly the system of airports provides numerous critical services to 5200 jobs with an annual payroll of more than $213 million enhance the quality of life health safety and welfare of

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports produce $722 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos General Aviation Airports

Accomack County $700 $2378 Lunenburg County 32 15 59

565 4 3

182 239

4 108 72 75

16 53 44 19 45 11 4

237 191 23 10 2 4

5 7

634 26 50

$75 $470 Blackstone AAF $202 $671 Luray Caverns $392 $1423 Blue Ridge Regional $1314 $5196 Manassas Regional $69873 $234610 Bridgewater Air Park $18425 $85141 Mecklenburg-Brunswick Brookneal-Campbell County $159 $642 Regional $633 $2717 Chase City Municipal $77 $454 Middle Peninsula Regional $2085 $7030 Chesapeake Regional $6309 $21672 Mountain Empire $649 $2884 Chesterfield County $7900 $27801 New Kent County $1144 $3884 Crewe Municipal $135 $441 New London $484 $1794 Culpeper Regional $3097 $9737 New Market $650 $2621 Danville Regional $1912 $6832 New River Valley $1690 $5928 Dinwiddie County $2995 $10338 Orange County $1848 $5711 Emporia-Greensville Shannon $3044 $11832 Regional $379 $1290 Smith Mountain Lake $153 $598 Falwell $2059 $9110 Stafford Regional $4440 $18408 Farmville Municipal $1158 $3601 Suffolk Executive $4412 $15301 Franklin Municipal $595 $2466 Tangier Island $215 $654 Front Royal-Warren County $1161 $4591 Tappahannock-Essex Gordonsville Municipal $354 $1116 County $454 $1522 Grundy Municipal $133 $530 Tazewell County $263 $1033 Hampton Roads Executive $8814 $29397 Twin County $397 $1349 Hanover County Municipal $8377 $29363 Virginia Highlands $2217 $7572 Hummel Field $1688 $5649 Virginia Tech-Montgomery Ingalls Field $285 $928 Executive $1982 $9404 Lake Anna $78 $245 Wakefield Municipal $383 $1531 Lake Country Regional $109 $553 Warrenton-Fauquier $4341 $14362 Lawrenceville-Brunswick Waynesboro-Eaglersquos Nest $326 $1117 Municipal $47 $229 William M Tuck $463 $1580 Lee County $181 $717 Williamsburg-Jamestown $1288 $4084 Leesburg Executive $32741 $78060 Winchester Regional $5882 $22538 Lonesome Pine $690 $2241 Total Economic Impacts-Louisa County $1493 $4756 General Aviation Airports

2 23

1056

34 93 31 36 15 17 67

104 83 5

107 136 11

17 12 14 70

70 17

131 13 22 62

168

5155 $213350 $728102

Payroll(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)Jobs Jobs Payroll

(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)

11

Virginia Department of Aviation

Our Vision The Virginia Department of Aviation will be the standard of excellence amongst state aviation agencies

We will make the Virginia aviation system the model air transportation system providing Virginia communities economic development opportunities and convenient access to the national air transportation system

Our Mission Cultivate an advanced aviation system that is safe secure and provides for economic development

Promote aviation awareness and education

Provide the safest and most efficient flight services for the Commonwealth leadership and state agencies

Virginia Department of Aviation

Our VisionThe Virginia Department of Aviation will be the standard of excellence amongst state aviation agencies

We will make the Virginia aviation system the model air transportation system providing Virginia communities economic development opportunities and convenient access to the national air transportation system

Our MissionCultivate an advanced aviation system that is safe secure and provides for economic development

Promote aviation awareness and education

Provide the safest and most efficient flight services for the Commonwealth leadership and state agencies

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

For more information contact

Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Aviation 5702 Gulfstream Road Richmond VA 23259-2422 800-292-1034 (VA only) 804-236-3624 (Outside VA) wwwdoavvirginiagov

Prepared by

EDR Group Talbert amp Bright Cordell amp Crumley

Published 2011

Copies of the executive summary and full technical report are available online at wwwdoavvirginiagov

600 DOAVAW 20110812 Virginia Airport System Economic Impact Study

4

How Economic Impact is MeasuredThe contribution of airports to the Virginia economy was calculated from data collected through a comprehensive survey of airport managers on-airport tenants visitors and off-airport businesses in Virginia as well as data from US government agencies and IMPLAN a widely accepted economic modeling system The study reflects the Federal Aviation Administrationlsquos (FAA) recommended methods and guidelines for estimating the economic impacts of airports and followed the procedures established by the Economic Impact Research Consortium (EIRC)1

1 The EIRC was developed by the Performance Management Group at Virginia Commonwealth University in collaboration with the College of William amp Mary George Mason University Old Dominion UniversityUniversity of Virginia Virginia Department of Planning and Budget Virginia Economic Development Partnership Virginia Employment Commission and Virginia Tech

Economic impacts for all airports were classified into three impact categories direct indirect and inducedThe total economic impact of airports is the sum of these categories

Direct Impacts stem from the activity that is directly related to the provision of air services visitor spending or the activities of airport dependent businesses

Indirect Impacts are the business to business transactions that occur as a result of off-airport purchases made by airport tenants airport-dependent businesses and the businesses that air visitors patronize

Induced Impacts are realized when workers employed on airports or whose jobs are supported by businesses that serve visitors or airport dependent businesses spend their earnings in their local communities

Indirect and Induced impacts capture the flow of direct transactions throughout the Virginia economy through successive rounds of spending Together these impacts are known as the ldquomultiplier effectrdquo

TOTAL STATEWIDE ECONOMICIMPACT OF AIRPORTS

=+ +

On-AirportTenants

Airport Jobs and Payroll

EconomicActivity

InducedImpacts

Total AirportTenant Impacts

IndirectImpacts

Visitors

Total Visitor Impacts

Service Sector Retail Jobs and Payroll

EconomicActivity

InducedImpacts

IndirectImpacts

Airport Dependent Businesses

Total Airport Dependent Business Impacts

Jobsand Payroll

EconomicActivity

InducedImpacts

IndirectImpacts

Direct Impacts Direct ImpactsDirect Impacts

On-Airport Tenants Virginiarsquos on-airport tenants and businesses create $10 billion in economic activity

On-airport tenants and businesses create jobs and purchase goods and supplies from other Virginia businesses which create and support additional jobs in other sectors of the statersquos economy Examples of on-airport tenants and businesses include airlines air-taxi operators air ambulance operators air charter companies aircraft sales and management companies airport management corporate flight departments fixed based operators (FBOs) ground transportation operators local and state government agencies rental car agencies retail concessions the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and others

n Employees of on-airport tenants and businesses earn an average annual salary of $56000

Annual Economic Impacts of On-Airport Tenants and Businesses

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 45336 $2418400 $1109484

$592710

$8318577 Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) 8044 $314363

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

General Aviation Airports 3559 $167869

Total Impacts of On-Airport Tenants and Businesses 56939 $2900632 $10020771

5

7

Airport Dependent BusinessesThe activities of off-airport companies that depend on Virginiarsquos airports to conduct business generate $76 billion in sales benefitting the Virginia economy

Many companies throughout Virginia rely on airports to conduct commerce This study considered the economic impact created by off-airport businesses that are dependent on airport services to meet their business travel needs and to ship and receive goods and materials Examples include retailers that ship their products from one of Virginiarsquos airports or manufacturers that receive their production inputs ldquojust-in-timerdquo through overnight delivery services These businesses would be adversely impacted if the airport were not available

n The economic activity of Virginia businesses that rely on airports sustains as many as 45000 jobs in the Commonwealth

n The average salary for Virginia residents employed at airport dependent businesses is approximately $59000

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

Total Impacts of Airport Dependent Businesses 45006 $2605025 $7612609

Annual Economic Impacts of Airport Dependent Businesses

Note Data includes impacts of airport dependent businesses that responded to the study surveys

Visitor Spending Spending by visitors creates an additional $112 billion in economic activity

Millions of visitors use air transportation to travel to Virginia each year to conduct business vacation and visit with friends and families After arriving these visitors spend money for lodging food local transportation entertainment retail and other goods and services Visitor spending in turn supports jobs and produces additional economic activity throughshyout the state

n In 2010 approximately 85 million visitors arrived in Virginia through one of the Commonwealthrsquos 66 public-use airports

n Visitors that arrive in Virginia by air transportation spend an average of $747 per person during their stay

Annual Economic Impacts of Visitors

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 134319 $4944000 $9129596 21137 $636735 $1902153 1595 $45481 $135392

157051 $5626216 $11167141

Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) General Aviation Airports

Total Impacts of Visitors

Bill Crabtree Jr VTC

6

Visitor SpendingSpending by visitors creates an additional $112 billion in economic activity

Millions of visitors use air transportation to travel to Virginia each year to conduct business vacation and visit with friends and families After arriving these visitors spend money for lodging food local transportation entertainment retail and other goods and services Visitor spending in turn supports jobs and produces additional economic activity through-out the state

n In 2010 approximately 85 million visitors arrived in Virginia through one of the Commonwealthrsquos 66 public-use airports

n Visitors that arrive in Virginia by air transportation spend an average of $747 per person during their stay

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 134319 $4944000 $9129596Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) 21137 $636735 $1902153General Aviation Airports 1595 $45481 $135392

Total Impacts of Visitors 157051 $5626216 $11167141

Annual Economic Impacts of Visitors

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

Bill Crabtree Jr VTC

6

Airport Dependent Businesses The activities of off-airport companies that depend on Virginiarsquos airports to conduct business generate $76 billion in sales benefitting the Virginia economy

Many companies throughout Virginia rely on airports to conduct commerce This study considered the economic impact created by off-airport businesses that are dependent on airport services to meet their business travel needs and to ship and receive goods and materials Examples include retailers that ship their products from one of Virginiarsquos airports or manufacturers that receive their production inputs ldquojust-in-timerdquo through overnight delivery services These businesses would be adversely impacted if the airport were not available

n The economic activity of Virginia businesses that rely on airports sustains as many as 45000 jobs in the Commonwealth

n The average salary for Virginia residents employed at airport dependent businesses is approximately $59000

Annual Economic Impacts of Airport Dependent Businesses

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

Total Impacts of Airport Dependent Businesses 45006 $2605025 $7612609

Note Data includes impacts of airport dependent businesses that responded to the study surveys

7

9

Warrenton-Fauquier

Hanover CountyMunicipal

ChesterfieldCounty

Hampton RoadsExecutive

ChesapeakeRegional

ManassasRegional

Stafford Regional

LeesburgExecutive

Ronald ReaganWashington National

Richmond International

Newport News-WilliamsburgInternational

NorfolkInternational

LynchburgRegional

Charlottesville-Albemarle

Shenandoah ValleyRegional

Washington DullesInternational

Emporia-GreensvilleRegional

CulpeperRegional

Dinwiddie County

SuffolkExecutive

William M Tuck

Danville RegionalMecklenburg-

BrunswickRegional

MiddlePeninsulaRegional

AccomackCountyFarmville

Municipal

WinchesterRegional

Lake CountryRegional

BlackstoneAAF

Williamsburg-Jamestown

WakefieldMunicipal

TangierIsland

Front RoyalWarren County

Shannon

OrangeCounty

New KentCounty

Brookneal-CampbellCounty

Louisa County

LurayCaverns

FranklinMunicipal

Tappahannock-Essex County

Lawrenceville-BrunswickMunicipal

Waynesboro-Eaglersquos Nest

Gordonsville Municipal

CreweMunicipal

HummelField

Lake Anna

New Market

Falwell

New London

LunenburgCounty

Chase CityMunicipal

Smith MountainLake

Bridgewater Air Park

n In 2010 253 million passengers boarded commercial airline flights in Virginia

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports accommodated nearly 1 million aircraft operations in 2010

Virginiarsquos Airport System Virginiarsquos economy benefits from a diverse system of nine commercial service airports and 57 general aviation airports

Airport Classifications The Virginia airport system consists of 66 airports including the Washington Dulles International and Ronald Reagan Washington National airports The Virginia Air Transportation System Plan (VATSP) classifies the airports into five categories based on their role in the overall system

1 Commercial Service These airports provide scheduled airline services (air carrier or regionalcommuter services) and accomshymodate at least 10000 annual passenger enplanements Virginiarsquos nine Commercial Service airports create nearly 209000 jobs in the Commonwealth and $205 billion in economic activity

2 Reliever Reliever airports are general aviation airports located in metropolitan areas that serve to reduce congestion at nearby commercial service airports by providing comparable landside and airside facilities to general aviation operators Virginiarsquos eight Reliever airports contribute approximately 2800 jobs and $454 million in economic activity to the state economy

3 General Aviation Regional These airports serve large geographic areas and are often the only airport facilities in the

Commercial Service

Reliever

General Aviation ndash Regional

General Aviation ndash Community

Local Service

region General Aviation Regional airports serve the needs of businesses as well as recreational users by offering services and amenities such as jet fuel instrument approaches FBO services and aircraft hangars Virginiarsquos 18 General Aviation Regional airports generate nearly 1100 jobs and $109 million in economic activity

4 General Aviation Community These airports serve the needs of businesses and recreational users but often serve a more limited market area than the regional airports They provide services such as aircraft rentals flight instruction and AvGas fuel Virginiarsquos 17 General Aviation Community airports create 600 jobs and $56 million in economic activity

5 Local Service The Local Service airports provide limited general aviation services and accommodate comparatively low levels of activity Many of the Local Service airports have aeronautical physical environmental or political constraints that limit their expansion Virginiarsquos 14 Local Service airports contribute more than 700 jobs and $110 million in economic activity 1

1 A single on-airport tenant at one of Virginiarsquos Local Service airports employs more than 200 people

Ingalls Field

Roanoke Regional

Lonesome Pine

New River Valley

Virginia Highlands Blue Ridge

Regional

Tazewell County

Mountain Empire

Virginia Tech-Montgomery

Executive

Twin County Lee County

Grundy Municipal

8

RoanokeRegional

LonesomePine

New RiverValley

VirginiaHighlands Blue Ridge

Regional

Tazewell County

Ingalls Field

MountainEmpire

Virginia Tech-Montgomery

Executive

Twin CountyLee County

GrundyMunicipal

Commercial Service

General Aviation ndash Regional

General Aviation ndash Community

Local Service

Reliever

Virginiarsquos economy benefits from a diverse system of nine commercial service airports and 57 general aviation airports

n In 2010 253 million passengers boarded commercial airline flights in Virginia

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports accommodated nearly 1 million aircraft operations in 2010

Warrenton-Fauquier

Hanover County Municipal

Chesterfield County

Hampton Roads Executive

Chesapeake Regional

Manassas Regional

Stafford Regional

Leesburg Executive

Ronald Reagan Washington National

Richmond International

Newport News-Williamsburg International

Norfolk International

Lynchburg Regional

Charlottesville-Albemarle

Shenandoah Valley Regional

Washington Dulles International

Emporia-Greensville Regional

Culpeper Regional

Dinwiddie County

Suffolk Executive

William M Tuck

Danville Regional Mecklenburg-

Brunswick Regional

Middle Peninsula Regional

Accomack CountyFarmville

Municipal

Winchester Regional

Lake Country Regional

Blackstone AAF

Williamsburg-Jamestown

Wakefield Municipal

Tangier Island

Front Royal Warren County

Shannon

Orange County

New Kent County

Brookneal-Campbell County

Louisa County

Luray Caverns

Franklin Municipal

Tappahannock-Essex County

Lawrenceville-Brunswick Municipal

WaynesboroshyEaglersquos Nest

Gordonsville Municipal

Crewe Municipal

Hummel Field

Lake Anna

New Market

Falwell

New London

Lunenburg County

Chase City Municipal

Smith Mountain Lake

Bridgewater Air Park

9

11

General Aviation AirportsVirginiarsquos general aviation airports contribute $728 million in economic activity

JobsPayroll

(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)Payroll

(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)

General aviation airports make important contributions to economic development for the Commonwealth and for the local communities they serve In addition to economic benefits the system of airports provides numerous critical services to enhance the quality of life health safety and welfare of

Virginia citizens In 2010 Virginiarsquos publicndashuse general aviation airports contributed $728 million in economic activity to the state economy and they were directly or indirectly responsible for nearly 5200 jobs with an annual payroll of more than $213 million

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos General Aviation Airports

Accomack County 32 $700 $2378Blackstone AAF 15 $202 $671Blue Ridge Regional 59 $1314 $5196Bridgewater Air Park 565 $18425 $85141Brookneal-Campbell County 4 $159 $642Chase City Municipal 3 $77 $454Chesapeake Regional 182 $6309 $21672Chesterfield County 239 $7900 $27801Crewe Municipal 4 $135 $441Culpeper Regional 108 $3097 $9737Danville Regional 72 $1912 $6832Dinwiddie County 75 $2995 $10338Emporia-Greensville Regional 16 $379 $1290Falwell 53 $2059 $9110Farmville Municipal 44 $1158 $3601Franklin Municipal 19 $595 $2466Front Royal-Warren County 45 $1161 $4591Gordonsville Municipal 11 $354 $1116Grundy Municipal 4 $133 $530Hampton Roads Executive 237 $8814 $29397Hanover County Municipal 191 $8377 $29363Hummel Field 23 $1688 $5649Ingalls Field 10 $285 $928Lake Anna 2 $78 $245Lake Country Regional 4 $109 $553Lawrenceville-Brunswick Municipal 5 $47 $229Lee County 7 $181 $717Leesburg Executive 634 $32741 $78060Lonesome Pine 26 $690 $2241Louisa County 50 $1493 $4756

Lunenburg County 2 $75 $470Luray Caverns 23 $392 $1423Manassas Regional 1056 $69873 $234610Mecklenburg-Brunswick Regional 34 $633 $2717Middle Peninsula Regional 93 $2085 $7030Mountain Empire 31 $649 $2884New Kent County 36 $1144 $3884New London 15 $484 $1794New Market 17 $650 $2621New River Valley 67 $1690 $5928Orange County 104 $1848 $5711Shannon 83 $3044 $11832Smith Mountain Lake 5 $153 $598Stafford Regional 107 $4440 $18408Suffolk Executive 136 $4412 $15301Tangier Island 11 $215 $654Tappahannock-Essex County 17 $454 $1522Tazewell County 12 $263 $1033Twin County 14 $397 $1349Virginia Highlands 70 $2217 $7572Virginia Tech-Montgomery Executive 70 $1982 $9404Wakefield Municipal 17 $383 $1531Warrenton-Fauquier 131 $4341 $14362Waynesboro-Eaglersquos Nest 13 $326 $1117William M Tuck 22 $463 $1580Williamsburg-Jamestown 62 $1288 $4084Winchester Regional 168 $5882 $22538

5155 $213350 $728102

Jobs

Total Economic Impacts-General Aviation Airports

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports produce $722 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

Commercial Service Airports Virginiarsquos commercial service airports account for 71 of the total economic activity of the Commonwealthrsquos airport system

n Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International airports are major contributors of economic benefits and together they created $175 billion in economic activity in Virginia Other commercial service airports in Virginia were the source of $3 billion of economic activity

n Virginiarsquos commercial service airports generated $9330 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

n In 2010 Virginiarsquos commercial service airports contributed $205 billion in economic activity which supported 208800 jobs with an annual payroll in excess of $83 billion

Charlottesville-Albemarle 1267 $40667 $128684 Lynchburg Regional 911 $29801 $109190 Newport News-Williamsburg International 3382 $114084 $373558 Norfolk International 10269 $341444 $1075242 Richmond International 10910 $350280 $1082614 Roanoke Regional 2189 $68094 $216151 Shenandoah Valley Regional 252 $6728 $26198 Washington Dulles International 1 96980 $3991000 $10123254 Ronald Reagan Washington National 1 82675 $3371400 $7324919

Total Economic Impacts ndash Commercial Service Airports

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos Commercial Service Airports

1 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Technical Report Economic Impact Study ndash 2009 prepared by the Louis Berger Group October 2010

Results for the two Washington airports were calculated in a separate study conducted for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) The results shown for the Washington airports represent the ldquoVirginia sharerdquo of the multi-state economic impacts of

208835 $8313498 $20459810

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

these airports The MWAA study measured economic benefits in terms of jobs and payroll but not economic activity To maintain consistency with the findings in the DOAV study economic activity and related indirect and induced impacts for the Washington airports were estimated from the statewide findings reported in the MWAA study

10

10

Commercial Service AirportsVirginiarsquos commercial service airports account for 71 of the total economic activity of the Commonwealthrsquos airport system

n Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International airports are major contributors of economic benefits and together they created $175 billion in economic activity in Virginia Other commercial service airports in Virginia were the source of $3 billion of economic activity

n Virginiarsquos commercial service airports generated $9330 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

n In 2010 Virginiarsquos commercial service airports contributed $205 billion in economic activity which supported 208800 jobs with an annual payroll in excess of $83 billion

Charlottesville-Albemarle 1267 $40667 $128684Lynchburg Regional 911 $29801 $109190Newport News-Williamsburg International 3382 $114084 $373558Norfolk International 10269 $341444 $1075242Richmond International 10910 $350280 $1082614Roanoke Regional 2189 $68094 $216151Shenandoah Valley Regional 252 $6728 $26198Washington Dulles International 1 96980 $3991000 $10123254Ronald Reagan Washington National 1 82675 $3371400 $7324919

Total Economic Impacts ndash Commercial Service Airports 208835 $8313498 $20459810

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos Commercial Service Airports

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

1 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Technical Report Economic Impact Study ndash 2009 prepared by the Louis Berger Group October 2010

Results for the two Washington airports were calculated in a separate study conducted for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) The results shown for the Washington airports represent the ldquoVirginia sharerdquo of the multi-state economic impacts of these airports The MWAA study measured economic benefits in terms of jobs and payroll but not economic activity To maintain consistency with the findings in the DOAV study economic activity and related indirect and induced impacts for the Washington airports were estimated from the statewide findings reported in the MWAA study

General Aviation Airports Virginiarsquos general aviation airports contribute $728 million in economic activity

General aviation airports make important contributions to Virginia citizens In 2010 Virginiarsquos publicndashuse general aviation economic development for the Commonwealth and for the airports contributed $728 million in economic activity to the state local communities they serve In addition to economic benefits economy and they were directly or indirectly responsible for nearly the system of airports provides numerous critical services to 5200 jobs with an annual payroll of more than $213 million enhance the quality of life health safety and welfare of

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports produce $722 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos General Aviation Airports

Accomack County $700 $2378 Lunenburg County 32 15 59

565 4 3

182 239

4 108 72 75

16 53 44 19 45 11 4

237 191 23 10 2 4

5 7

634 26 50

$75 $470 Blackstone AAF $202 $671 Luray Caverns $392 $1423 Blue Ridge Regional $1314 $5196 Manassas Regional $69873 $234610 Bridgewater Air Park $18425 $85141 Mecklenburg-Brunswick Brookneal-Campbell County $159 $642 Regional $633 $2717 Chase City Municipal $77 $454 Middle Peninsula Regional $2085 $7030 Chesapeake Regional $6309 $21672 Mountain Empire $649 $2884 Chesterfield County $7900 $27801 New Kent County $1144 $3884 Crewe Municipal $135 $441 New London $484 $1794 Culpeper Regional $3097 $9737 New Market $650 $2621 Danville Regional $1912 $6832 New River Valley $1690 $5928 Dinwiddie County $2995 $10338 Orange County $1848 $5711 Emporia-Greensville Shannon $3044 $11832 Regional $379 $1290 Smith Mountain Lake $153 $598 Falwell $2059 $9110 Stafford Regional $4440 $18408 Farmville Municipal $1158 $3601 Suffolk Executive $4412 $15301 Franklin Municipal $595 $2466 Tangier Island $215 $654 Front Royal-Warren County $1161 $4591 Tappahannock-Essex Gordonsville Municipal $354 $1116 County $454 $1522 Grundy Municipal $133 $530 Tazewell County $263 $1033 Hampton Roads Executive $8814 $29397 Twin County $397 $1349 Hanover County Municipal $8377 $29363 Virginia Highlands $2217 $7572 Hummel Field $1688 $5649 Virginia Tech-Montgomery Ingalls Field $285 $928 Executive $1982 $9404 Lake Anna $78 $245 Wakefield Municipal $383 $1531 Lake Country Regional $109 $553 Warrenton-Fauquier $4341 $14362 Lawrenceville-Brunswick Waynesboro-Eaglersquos Nest $326 $1117 Municipal $47 $229 William M Tuck $463 $1580 Lee County $181 $717 Williamsburg-Jamestown $1288 $4084 Leesburg Executive $32741 $78060 Winchester Regional $5882 $22538 Lonesome Pine $690 $2241 Total Economic Impacts-Louisa County $1493 $4756 General Aviation Airports

2 23

1056

34 93 31 36 15 17 67

104 83 5

107 136 11

17 12 14 70

70 17

131 13 22 62

168

5155 $213350 $728102

Payroll(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)Jobs Jobs Payroll

(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)

11

Virginia Department of Aviation

Our Vision The Virginia Department of Aviation will be the standard of excellence amongst state aviation agencies

We will make the Virginia aviation system the model air transportation system providing Virginia communities economic development opportunities and convenient access to the national air transportation system

Our Mission Cultivate an advanced aviation system that is safe secure and provides for economic development

Promote aviation awareness and education

Provide the safest and most efficient flight services for the Commonwealth leadership and state agencies

Virginia Department of Aviation

Our VisionThe Virginia Department of Aviation will be the standard of excellence amongst state aviation agencies

We will make the Virginia aviation system the model air transportation system providing Virginia communities economic development opportunities and convenient access to the national air transportation system

Our MissionCultivate an advanced aviation system that is safe secure and provides for economic development

Promote aviation awareness and education

Provide the safest and most efficient flight services for the Commonwealth leadership and state agencies

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

For more information contact

Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Aviation 5702 Gulfstream Road Richmond VA 23259-2422 800-292-1034 (VA only) 804-236-3624 (Outside VA) wwwdoavvirginiagov

Prepared by

EDR Group Talbert amp Bright Cordell amp Crumley

Published 2011

Copies of the executive summary and full technical report are available online at wwwdoavvirginiagov

600 DOAVAW 20110812 Virginia Airport System Economic Impact Study

7

Airport Dependent BusinessesThe activities of off-airport companies that depend on Virginiarsquos airports to conduct business generate $76 billion in sales benefitting the Virginia economy

Many companies throughout Virginia rely on airports to conduct commerce This study considered the economic impact created by off-airport businesses that are dependent on airport services to meet their business travel needs and to ship and receive goods and materials Examples include retailers that ship their products from one of Virginiarsquos airports or manufacturers that receive their production inputs ldquojust-in-timerdquo through overnight delivery services These businesses would be adversely impacted if the airport were not available

n The economic activity of Virginia businesses that rely on airports sustains as many as 45000 jobs in the Commonwealth

n The average salary for Virginia residents employed at airport dependent businesses is approximately $59000

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

Total Impacts of Airport Dependent Businesses 45006 $2605025 $7612609

Annual Economic Impacts of Airport Dependent Businesses

Note Data includes impacts of airport dependent businesses that responded to the study surveys

Visitor Spending Spending by visitors creates an additional $112 billion in economic activity

Millions of visitors use air transportation to travel to Virginia each year to conduct business vacation and visit with friends and families After arriving these visitors spend money for lodging food local transportation entertainment retail and other goods and services Visitor spending in turn supports jobs and produces additional economic activity throughshyout the state

n In 2010 approximately 85 million visitors arrived in Virginia through one of the Commonwealthrsquos 66 public-use airports

n Visitors that arrive in Virginia by air transportation spend an average of $747 per person during their stay

Annual Economic Impacts of Visitors

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 134319 $4944000 $9129596 21137 $636735 $1902153 1595 $45481 $135392

157051 $5626216 $11167141

Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) General Aviation Airports

Total Impacts of Visitors

Bill Crabtree Jr VTC

6

Visitor SpendingSpending by visitors creates an additional $112 billion in economic activity

Millions of visitors use air transportation to travel to Virginia each year to conduct business vacation and visit with friends and families After arriving these visitors spend money for lodging food local transportation entertainment retail and other goods and services Visitor spending in turn supports jobs and produces additional economic activity through-out the state

n In 2010 approximately 85 million visitors arrived in Virginia through one of the Commonwealthrsquos 66 public-use airports

n Visitors that arrive in Virginia by air transportation spend an average of $747 per person during their stay

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 134319 $4944000 $9129596Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) 21137 $636735 $1902153General Aviation Airports 1595 $45481 $135392

Total Impacts of Visitors 157051 $5626216 $11167141

Annual Economic Impacts of Visitors

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

Bill Crabtree Jr VTC

6

Airport Dependent Businesses The activities of off-airport companies that depend on Virginiarsquos airports to conduct business generate $76 billion in sales benefitting the Virginia economy

Many companies throughout Virginia rely on airports to conduct commerce This study considered the economic impact created by off-airport businesses that are dependent on airport services to meet their business travel needs and to ship and receive goods and materials Examples include retailers that ship their products from one of Virginiarsquos airports or manufacturers that receive their production inputs ldquojust-in-timerdquo through overnight delivery services These businesses would be adversely impacted if the airport were not available

n The economic activity of Virginia businesses that rely on airports sustains as many as 45000 jobs in the Commonwealth

n The average salary for Virginia residents employed at airport dependent businesses is approximately $59000

Annual Economic Impacts of Airport Dependent Businesses

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

Total Impacts of Airport Dependent Businesses 45006 $2605025 $7612609

Note Data includes impacts of airport dependent businesses that responded to the study surveys

7

9

Warrenton-Fauquier

Hanover CountyMunicipal

ChesterfieldCounty

Hampton RoadsExecutive

ChesapeakeRegional

ManassasRegional

Stafford Regional

LeesburgExecutive

Ronald ReaganWashington National

Richmond International

Newport News-WilliamsburgInternational

NorfolkInternational

LynchburgRegional

Charlottesville-Albemarle

Shenandoah ValleyRegional

Washington DullesInternational

Emporia-GreensvilleRegional

CulpeperRegional

Dinwiddie County

SuffolkExecutive

William M Tuck

Danville RegionalMecklenburg-

BrunswickRegional

MiddlePeninsulaRegional

AccomackCountyFarmville

Municipal

WinchesterRegional

Lake CountryRegional

BlackstoneAAF

Williamsburg-Jamestown

WakefieldMunicipal

TangierIsland

Front RoyalWarren County

Shannon

OrangeCounty

New KentCounty

Brookneal-CampbellCounty

Louisa County

LurayCaverns

FranklinMunicipal

Tappahannock-Essex County

Lawrenceville-BrunswickMunicipal

Waynesboro-Eaglersquos Nest

Gordonsville Municipal

CreweMunicipal

HummelField

Lake Anna

New Market

Falwell

New London

LunenburgCounty

Chase CityMunicipal

Smith MountainLake

Bridgewater Air Park

n In 2010 253 million passengers boarded commercial airline flights in Virginia

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports accommodated nearly 1 million aircraft operations in 2010

Virginiarsquos Airport System Virginiarsquos economy benefits from a diverse system of nine commercial service airports and 57 general aviation airports

Airport Classifications The Virginia airport system consists of 66 airports including the Washington Dulles International and Ronald Reagan Washington National airports The Virginia Air Transportation System Plan (VATSP) classifies the airports into five categories based on their role in the overall system

1 Commercial Service These airports provide scheduled airline services (air carrier or regionalcommuter services) and accomshymodate at least 10000 annual passenger enplanements Virginiarsquos nine Commercial Service airports create nearly 209000 jobs in the Commonwealth and $205 billion in economic activity

2 Reliever Reliever airports are general aviation airports located in metropolitan areas that serve to reduce congestion at nearby commercial service airports by providing comparable landside and airside facilities to general aviation operators Virginiarsquos eight Reliever airports contribute approximately 2800 jobs and $454 million in economic activity to the state economy

3 General Aviation Regional These airports serve large geographic areas and are often the only airport facilities in the

Commercial Service

Reliever

General Aviation ndash Regional

General Aviation ndash Community

Local Service

region General Aviation Regional airports serve the needs of businesses as well as recreational users by offering services and amenities such as jet fuel instrument approaches FBO services and aircraft hangars Virginiarsquos 18 General Aviation Regional airports generate nearly 1100 jobs and $109 million in economic activity

4 General Aviation Community These airports serve the needs of businesses and recreational users but often serve a more limited market area than the regional airports They provide services such as aircraft rentals flight instruction and AvGas fuel Virginiarsquos 17 General Aviation Community airports create 600 jobs and $56 million in economic activity

5 Local Service The Local Service airports provide limited general aviation services and accommodate comparatively low levels of activity Many of the Local Service airports have aeronautical physical environmental or political constraints that limit their expansion Virginiarsquos 14 Local Service airports contribute more than 700 jobs and $110 million in economic activity 1

1 A single on-airport tenant at one of Virginiarsquos Local Service airports employs more than 200 people

Ingalls Field

Roanoke Regional

Lonesome Pine

New River Valley

Virginia Highlands Blue Ridge

Regional

Tazewell County

Mountain Empire

Virginia Tech-Montgomery

Executive

Twin County Lee County

Grundy Municipal

8

RoanokeRegional

LonesomePine

New RiverValley

VirginiaHighlands Blue Ridge

Regional

Tazewell County

Ingalls Field

MountainEmpire

Virginia Tech-Montgomery

Executive

Twin CountyLee County

GrundyMunicipal

Commercial Service

General Aviation ndash Regional

General Aviation ndash Community

Local Service

Reliever

Virginiarsquos economy benefits from a diverse system of nine commercial service airports and 57 general aviation airports

n In 2010 253 million passengers boarded commercial airline flights in Virginia

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports accommodated nearly 1 million aircraft operations in 2010

Warrenton-Fauquier

Hanover County Municipal

Chesterfield County

Hampton Roads Executive

Chesapeake Regional

Manassas Regional

Stafford Regional

Leesburg Executive

Ronald Reagan Washington National

Richmond International

Newport News-Williamsburg International

Norfolk International

Lynchburg Regional

Charlottesville-Albemarle

Shenandoah Valley Regional

Washington Dulles International

Emporia-Greensville Regional

Culpeper Regional

Dinwiddie County

Suffolk Executive

William M Tuck

Danville Regional Mecklenburg-

Brunswick Regional

Middle Peninsula Regional

Accomack CountyFarmville

Municipal

Winchester Regional

Lake Country Regional

Blackstone AAF

Williamsburg-Jamestown

Wakefield Municipal

Tangier Island

Front Royal Warren County

Shannon

Orange County

New Kent County

Brookneal-Campbell County

Louisa County

Luray Caverns

Franklin Municipal

Tappahannock-Essex County

Lawrenceville-Brunswick Municipal

WaynesboroshyEaglersquos Nest

Gordonsville Municipal

Crewe Municipal

Hummel Field

Lake Anna

New Market

Falwell

New London

Lunenburg County

Chase City Municipal

Smith Mountain Lake

Bridgewater Air Park

9

11

General Aviation AirportsVirginiarsquos general aviation airports contribute $728 million in economic activity

JobsPayroll

(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)Payroll

(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)

General aviation airports make important contributions to economic development for the Commonwealth and for the local communities they serve In addition to economic benefits the system of airports provides numerous critical services to enhance the quality of life health safety and welfare of

Virginia citizens In 2010 Virginiarsquos publicndashuse general aviation airports contributed $728 million in economic activity to the state economy and they were directly or indirectly responsible for nearly 5200 jobs with an annual payroll of more than $213 million

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos General Aviation Airports

Accomack County 32 $700 $2378Blackstone AAF 15 $202 $671Blue Ridge Regional 59 $1314 $5196Bridgewater Air Park 565 $18425 $85141Brookneal-Campbell County 4 $159 $642Chase City Municipal 3 $77 $454Chesapeake Regional 182 $6309 $21672Chesterfield County 239 $7900 $27801Crewe Municipal 4 $135 $441Culpeper Regional 108 $3097 $9737Danville Regional 72 $1912 $6832Dinwiddie County 75 $2995 $10338Emporia-Greensville Regional 16 $379 $1290Falwell 53 $2059 $9110Farmville Municipal 44 $1158 $3601Franklin Municipal 19 $595 $2466Front Royal-Warren County 45 $1161 $4591Gordonsville Municipal 11 $354 $1116Grundy Municipal 4 $133 $530Hampton Roads Executive 237 $8814 $29397Hanover County Municipal 191 $8377 $29363Hummel Field 23 $1688 $5649Ingalls Field 10 $285 $928Lake Anna 2 $78 $245Lake Country Regional 4 $109 $553Lawrenceville-Brunswick Municipal 5 $47 $229Lee County 7 $181 $717Leesburg Executive 634 $32741 $78060Lonesome Pine 26 $690 $2241Louisa County 50 $1493 $4756

Lunenburg County 2 $75 $470Luray Caverns 23 $392 $1423Manassas Regional 1056 $69873 $234610Mecklenburg-Brunswick Regional 34 $633 $2717Middle Peninsula Regional 93 $2085 $7030Mountain Empire 31 $649 $2884New Kent County 36 $1144 $3884New London 15 $484 $1794New Market 17 $650 $2621New River Valley 67 $1690 $5928Orange County 104 $1848 $5711Shannon 83 $3044 $11832Smith Mountain Lake 5 $153 $598Stafford Regional 107 $4440 $18408Suffolk Executive 136 $4412 $15301Tangier Island 11 $215 $654Tappahannock-Essex County 17 $454 $1522Tazewell County 12 $263 $1033Twin County 14 $397 $1349Virginia Highlands 70 $2217 $7572Virginia Tech-Montgomery Executive 70 $1982 $9404Wakefield Municipal 17 $383 $1531Warrenton-Fauquier 131 $4341 $14362Waynesboro-Eaglersquos Nest 13 $326 $1117William M Tuck 22 $463 $1580Williamsburg-Jamestown 62 $1288 $4084Winchester Regional 168 $5882 $22538

5155 $213350 $728102

Jobs

Total Economic Impacts-General Aviation Airports

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports produce $722 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

Commercial Service Airports Virginiarsquos commercial service airports account for 71 of the total economic activity of the Commonwealthrsquos airport system

n Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International airports are major contributors of economic benefits and together they created $175 billion in economic activity in Virginia Other commercial service airports in Virginia were the source of $3 billion of economic activity

n Virginiarsquos commercial service airports generated $9330 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

n In 2010 Virginiarsquos commercial service airports contributed $205 billion in economic activity which supported 208800 jobs with an annual payroll in excess of $83 billion

Charlottesville-Albemarle 1267 $40667 $128684 Lynchburg Regional 911 $29801 $109190 Newport News-Williamsburg International 3382 $114084 $373558 Norfolk International 10269 $341444 $1075242 Richmond International 10910 $350280 $1082614 Roanoke Regional 2189 $68094 $216151 Shenandoah Valley Regional 252 $6728 $26198 Washington Dulles International 1 96980 $3991000 $10123254 Ronald Reagan Washington National 1 82675 $3371400 $7324919

Total Economic Impacts ndash Commercial Service Airports

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos Commercial Service Airports

1 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Technical Report Economic Impact Study ndash 2009 prepared by the Louis Berger Group October 2010

Results for the two Washington airports were calculated in a separate study conducted for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) The results shown for the Washington airports represent the ldquoVirginia sharerdquo of the multi-state economic impacts of

208835 $8313498 $20459810

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

these airports The MWAA study measured economic benefits in terms of jobs and payroll but not economic activity To maintain consistency with the findings in the DOAV study economic activity and related indirect and induced impacts for the Washington airports were estimated from the statewide findings reported in the MWAA study

10

10

Commercial Service AirportsVirginiarsquos commercial service airports account for 71 of the total economic activity of the Commonwealthrsquos airport system

n Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International airports are major contributors of economic benefits and together they created $175 billion in economic activity in Virginia Other commercial service airports in Virginia were the source of $3 billion of economic activity

n Virginiarsquos commercial service airports generated $9330 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

n In 2010 Virginiarsquos commercial service airports contributed $205 billion in economic activity which supported 208800 jobs with an annual payroll in excess of $83 billion

Charlottesville-Albemarle 1267 $40667 $128684Lynchburg Regional 911 $29801 $109190Newport News-Williamsburg International 3382 $114084 $373558Norfolk International 10269 $341444 $1075242Richmond International 10910 $350280 $1082614Roanoke Regional 2189 $68094 $216151Shenandoah Valley Regional 252 $6728 $26198Washington Dulles International 1 96980 $3991000 $10123254Ronald Reagan Washington National 1 82675 $3371400 $7324919

Total Economic Impacts ndash Commercial Service Airports 208835 $8313498 $20459810

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos Commercial Service Airports

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

1 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Technical Report Economic Impact Study ndash 2009 prepared by the Louis Berger Group October 2010

Results for the two Washington airports were calculated in a separate study conducted for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) The results shown for the Washington airports represent the ldquoVirginia sharerdquo of the multi-state economic impacts of these airports The MWAA study measured economic benefits in terms of jobs and payroll but not economic activity To maintain consistency with the findings in the DOAV study economic activity and related indirect and induced impacts for the Washington airports were estimated from the statewide findings reported in the MWAA study

General Aviation Airports Virginiarsquos general aviation airports contribute $728 million in economic activity

General aviation airports make important contributions to Virginia citizens In 2010 Virginiarsquos publicndashuse general aviation economic development for the Commonwealth and for the airports contributed $728 million in economic activity to the state local communities they serve In addition to economic benefits economy and they were directly or indirectly responsible for nearly the system of airports provides numerous critical services to 5200 jobs with an annual payroll of more than $213 million enhance the quality of life health safety and welfare of

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports produce $722 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos General Aviation Airports

Accomack County $700 $2378 Lunenburg County 32 15 59

565 4 3

182 239

4 108 72 75

16 53 44 19 45 11 4

237 191 23 10 2 4

5 7

634 26 50

$75 $470 Blackstone AAF $202 $671 Luray Caverns $392 $1423 Blue Ridge Regional $1314 $5196 Manassas Regional $69873 $234610 Bridgewater Air Park $18425 $85141 Mecklenburg-Brunswick Brookneal-Campbell County $159 $642 Regional $633 $2717 Chase City Municipal $77 $454 Middle Peninsula Regional $2085 $7030 Chesapeake Regional $6309 $21672 Mountain Empire $649 $2884 Chesterfield County $7900 $27801 New Kent County $1144 $3884 Crewe Municipal $135 $441 New London $484 $1794 Culpeper Regional $3097 $9737 New Market $650 $2621 Danville Regional $1912 $6832 New River Valley $1690 $5928 Dinwiddie County $2995 $10338 Orange County $1848 $5711 Emporia-Greensville Shannon $3044 $11832 Regional $379 $1290 Smith Mountain Lake $153 $598 Falwell $2059 $9110 Stafford Regional $4440 $18408 Farmville Municipal $1158 $3601 Suffolk Executive $4412 $15301 Franklin Municipal $595 $2466 Tangier Island $215 $654 Front Royal-Warren County $1161 $4591 Tappahannock-Essex Gordonsville Municipal $354 $1116 County $454 $1522 Grundy Municipal $133 $530 Tazewell County $263 $1033 Hampton Roads Executive $8814 $29397 Twin County $397 $1349 Hanover County Municipal $8377 $29363 Virginia Highlands $2217 $7572 Hummel Field $1688 $5649 Virginia Tech-Montgomery Ingalls Field $285 $928 Executive $1982 $9404 Lake Anna $78 $245 Wakefield Municipal $383 $1531 Lake Country Regional $109 $553 Warrenton-Fauquier $4341 $14362 Lawrenceville-Brunswick Waynesboro-Eaglersquos Nest $326 $1117 Municipal $47 $229 William M Tuck $463 $1580 Lee County $181 $717 Williamsburg-Jamestown $1288 $4084 Leesburg Executive $32741 $78060 Winchester Regional $5882 $22538 Lonesome Pine $690 $2241 Total Economic Impacts-Louisa County $1493 $4756 General Aviation Airports

2 23

1056

34 93 31 36 15 17 67

104 83 5

107 136 11

17 12 14 70

70 17

131 13 22 62

168

5155 $213350 $728102

Payroll(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)Jobs Jobs Payroll

(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)

11

Virginia Department of Aviation

Our Vision The Virginia Department of Aviation will be the standard of excellence amongst state aviation agencies

We will make the Virginia aviation system the model air transportation system providing Virginia communities economic development opportunities and convenient access to the national air transportation system

Our Mission Cultivate an advanced aviation system that is safe secure and provides for economic development

Promote aviation awareness and education

Provide the safest and most efficient flight services for the Commonwealth leadership and state agencies

Virginia Department of Aviation

Our VisionThe Virginia Department of Aviation will be the standard of excellence amongst state aviation agencies

We will make the Virginia aviation system the model air transportation system providing Virginia communities economic development opportunities and convenient access to the national air transportation system

Our MissionCultivate an advanced aviation system that is safe secure and provides for economic development

Promote aviation awareness and education

Provide the safest and most efficient flight services for the Commonwealth leadership and state agencies

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

For more information contact

Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Aviation 5702 Gulfstream Road Richmond VA 23259-2422 800-292-1034 (VA only) 804-236-3624 (Outside VA) wwwdoavvirginiagov

Prepared by

EDR Group Talbert amp Bright Cordell amp Crumley

Published 2011

Copies of the executive summary and full technical report are available online at wwwdoavvirginiagov

600 DOAVAW 20110812 Virginia Airport System Economic Impact Study

Visitor SpendingSpending by visitors creates an additional $112 billion in economic activity

Millions of visitors use air transportation to travel to Virginia each year to conduct business vacation and visit with friends and families After arriving these visitors spend money for lodging food local transportation entertainment retail and other goods and services Visitor spending in turn supports jobs and produces additional economic activity through-out the state

n In 2010 approximately 85 million visitors arrived in Virginia through one of the Commonwealthrsquos 66 public-use airports

n Visitors that arrive in Virginia by air transportation spend an average of $747 per person during their stay

Commercial Airports (Large amp Medium Hub) 134319 $4944000 $9129596Commercial Airports (Small amp Non-Hub) 21137 $636735 $1902153General Aviation Airports 1595 $45481 $135392

Total Impacts of Visitors 157051 $5626216 $11167141

Annual Economic Impacts of Visitors

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

Bill Crabtree Jr VTC

6

Airport Dependent Businesses The activities of off-airport companies that depend on Virginiarsquos airports to conduct business generate $76 billion in sales benefitting the Virginia economy

Many companies throughout Virginia rely on airports to conduct commerce This study considered the economic impact created by off-airport businesses that are dependent on airport services to meet their business travel needs and to ship and receive goods and materials Examples include retailers that ship their products from one of Virginiarsquos airports or manufacturers that receive their production inputs ldquojust-in-timerdquo through overnight delivery services These businesses would be adversely impacted if the airport were not available

n The economic activity of Virginia businesses that rely on airports sustains as many as 45000 jobs in the Commonwealth

n The average salary for Virginia residents employed at airport dependent businesses is approximately $59000

Annual Economic Impacts of Airport Dependent Businesses

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

Total Impacts of Airport Dependent Businesses 45006 $2605025 $7612609

Note Data includes impacts of airport dependent businesses that responded to the study surveys

7

9

Warrenton-Fauquier

Hanover CountyMunicipal

ChesterfieldCounty

Hampton RoadsExecutive

ChesapeakeRegional

ManassasRegional

Stafford Regional

LeesburgExecutive

Ronald ReaganWashington National

Richmond International

Newport News-WilliamsburgInternational

NorfolkInternational

LynchburgRegional

Charlottesville-Albemarle

Shenandoah ValleyRegional

Washington DullesInternational

Emporia-GreensvilleRegional

CulpeperRegional

Dinwiddie County

SuffolkExecutive

William M Tuck

Danville RegionalMecklenburg-

BrunswickRegional

MiddlePeninsulaRegional

AccomackCountyFarmville

Municipal

WinchesterRegional

Lake CountryRegional

BlackstoneAAF

Williamsburg-Jamestown

WakefieldMunicipal

TangierIsland

Front RoyalWarren County

Shannon

OrangeCounty

New KentCounty

Brookneal-CampbellCounty

Louisa County

LurayCaverns

FranklinMunicipal

Tappahannock-Essex County

Lawrenceville-BrunswickMunicipal

Waynesboro-Eaglersquos Nest

Gordonsville Municipal

CreweMunicipal

HummelField

Lake Anna

New Market

Falwell

New London

LunenburgCounty

Chase CityMunicipal

Smith MountainLake

Bridgewater Air Park

n In 2010 253 million passengers boarded commercial airline flights in Virginia

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports accommodated nearly 1 million aircraft operations in 2010

Virginiarsquos Airport System Virginiarsquos economy benefits from a diverse system of nine commercial service airports and 57 general aviation airports

Airport Classifications The Virginia airport system consists of 66 airports including the Washington Dulles International and Ronald Reagan Washington National airports The Virginia Air Transportation System Plan (VATSP) classifies the airports into five categories based on their role in the overall system

1 Commercial Service These airports provide scheduled airline services (air carrier or regionalcommuter services) and accomshymodate at least 10000 annual passenger enplanements Virginiarsquos nine Commercial Service airports create nearly 209000 jobs in the Commonwealth and $205 billion in economic activity

2 Reliever Reliever airports are general aviation airports located in metropolitan areas that serve to reduce congestion at nearby commercial service airports by providing comparable landside and airside facilities to general aviation operators Virginiarsquos eight Reliever airports contribute approximately 2800 jobs and $454 million in economic activity to the state economy

3 General Aviation Regional These airports serve large geographic areas and are often the only airport facilities in the

Commercial Service

Reliever

General Aviation ndash Regional

General Aviation ndash Community

Local Service

region General Aviation Regional airports serve the needs of businesses as well as recreational users by offering services and amenities such as jet fuel instrument approaches FBO services and aircraft hangars Virginiarsquos 18 General Aviation Regional airports generate nearly 1100 jobs and $109 million in economic activity

4 General Aviation Community These airports serve the needs of businesses and recreational users but often serve a more limited market area than the regional airports They provide services such as aircraft rentals flight instruction and AvGas fuel Virginiarsquos 17 General Aviation Community airports create 600 jobs and $56 million in economic activity

5 Local Service The Local Service airports provide limited general aviation services and accommodate comparatively low levels of activity Many of the Local Service airports have aeronautical physical environmental or political constraints that limit their expansion Virginiarsquos 14 Local Service airports contribute more than 700 jobs and $110 million in economic activity 1

1 A single on-airport tenant at one of Virginiarsquos Local Service airports employs more than 200 people

Ingalls Field

Roanoke Regional

Lonesome Pine

New River Valley

Virginia Highlands Blue Ridge

Regional

Tazewell County

Mountain Empire

Virginia Tech-Montgomery

Executive

Twin County Lee County

Grundy Municipal

8

RoanokeRegional

LonesomePine

New RiverValley

VirginiaHighlands Blue Ridge

Regional

Tazewell County

Ingalls Field

MountainEmpire

Virginia Tech-Montgomery

Executive

Twin CountyLee County

GrundyMunicipal

Commercial Service

General Aviation ndash Regional

General Aviation ndash Community

Local Service

Reliever

Virginiarsquos economy benefits from a diverse system of nine commercial service airports and 57 general aviation airports

n In 2010 253 million passengers boarded commercial airline flights in Virginia

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports accommodated nearly 1 million aircraft operations in 2010

Warrenton-Fauquier

Hanover County Municipal

Chesterfield County

Hampton Roads Executive

Chesapeake Regional

Manassas Regional

Stafford Regional

Leesburg Executive

Ronald Reagan Washington National

Richmond International

Newport News-Williamsburg International

Norfolk International

Lynchburg Regional

Charlottesville-Albemarle

Shenandoah Valley Regional

Washington Dulles International

Emporia-Greensville Regional

Culpeper Regional

Dinwiddie County

Suffolk Executive

William M Tuck

Danville Regional Mecklenburg-

Brunswick Regional

Middle Peninsula Regional

Accomack CountyFarmville

Municipal

Winchester Regional

Lake Country Regional

Blackstone AAF

Williamsburg-Jamestown

Wakefield Municipal

Tangier Island

Front Royal Warren County

Shannon

Orange County

New Kent County

Brookneal-Campbell County

Louisa County

Luray Caverns

Franklin Municipal

Tappahannock-Essex County

Lawrenceville-Brunswick Municipal

WaynesboroshyEaglersquos Nest

Gordonsville Municipal

Crewe Municipal

Hummel Field

Lake Anna

New Market

Falwell

New London

Lunenburg County

Chase City Municipal

Smith Mountain Lake

Bridgewater Air Park

9

11

General Aviation AirportsVirginiarsquos general aviation airports contribute $728 million in economic activity

JobsPayroll

(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)Payroll

(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)

General aviation airports make important contributions to economic development for the Commonwealth and for the local communities they serve In addition to economic benefits the system of airports provides numerous critical services to enhance the quality of life health safety and welfare of

Virginia citizens In 2010 Virginiarsquos publicndashuse general aviation airports contributed $728 million in economic activity to the state economy and they were directly or indirectly responsible for nearly 5200 jobs with an annual payroll of more than $213 million

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos General Aviation Airports

Accomack County 32 $700 $2378Blackstone AAF 15 $202 $671Blue Ridge Regional 59 $1314 $5196Bridgewater Air Park 565 $18425 $85141Brookneal-Campbell County 4 $159 $642Chase City Municipal 3 $77 $454Chesapeake Regional 182 $6309 $21672Chesterfield County 239 $7900 $27801Crewe Municipal 4 $135 $441Culpeper Regional 108 $3097 $9737Danville Regional 72 $1912 $6832Dinwiddie County 75 $2995 $10338Emporia-Greensville Regional 16 $379 $1290Falwell 53 $2059 $9110Farmville Municipal 44 $1158 $3601Franklin Municipal 19 $595 $2466Front Royal-Warren County 45 $1161 $4591Gordonsville Municipal 11 $354 $1116Grundy Municipal 4 $133 $530Hampton Roads Executive 237 $8814 $29397Hanover County Municipal 191 $8377 $29363Hummel Field 23 $1688 $5649Ingalls Field 10 $285 $928Lake Anna 2 $78 $245Lake Country Regional 4 $109 $553Lawrenceville-Brunswick Municipal 5 $47 $229Lee County 7 $181 $717Leesburg Executive 634 $32741 $78060Lonesome Pine 26 $690 $2241Louisa County 50 $1493 $4756

Lunenburg County 2 $75 $470Luray Caverns 23 $392 $1423Manassas Regional 1056 $69873 $234610Mecklenburg-Brunswick Regional 34 $633 $2717Middle Peninsula Regional 93 $2085 $7030Mountain Empire 31 $649 $2884New Kent County 36 $1144 $3884New London 15 $484 $1794New Market 17 $650 $2621New River Valley 67 $1690 $5928Orange County 104 $1848 $5711Shannon 83 $3044 $11832Smith Mountain Lake 5 $153 $598Stafford Regional 107 $4440 $18408Suffolk Executive 136 $4412 $15301Tangier Island 11 $215 $654Tappahannock-Essex County 17 $454 $1522Tazewell County 12 $263 $1033Twin County 14 $397 $1349Virginia Highlands 70 $2217 $7572Virginia Tech-Montgomery Executive 70 $1982 $9404Wakefield Municipal 17 $383 $1531Warrenton-Fauquier 131 $4341 $14362Waynesboro-Eaglersquos Nest 13 $326 $1117William M Tuck 22 $463 $1580Williamsburg-Jamestown 62 $1288 $4084Winchester Regional 168 $5882 $22538

5155 $213350 $728102

Jobs

Total Economic Impacts-General Aviation Airports

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports produce $722 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

Commercial Service Airports Virginiarsquos commercial service airports account for 71 of the total economic activity of the Commonwealthrsquos airport system

n Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International airports are major contributors of economic benefits and together they created $175 billion in economic activity in Virginia Other commercial service airports in Virginia were the source of $3 billion of economic activity

n Virginiarsquos commercial service airports generated $9330 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

n In 2010 Virginiarsquos commercial service airports contributed $205 billion in economic activity which supported 208800 jobs with an annual payroll in excess of $83 billion

Charlottesville-Albemarle 1267 $40667 $128684 Lynchburg Regional 911 $29801 $109190 Newport News-Williamsburg International 3382 $114084 $373558 Norfolk International 10269 $341444 $1075242 Richmond International 10910 $350280 $1082614 Roanoke Regional 2189 $68094 $216151 Shenandoah Valley Regional 252 $6728 $26198 Washington Dulles International 1 96980 $3991000 $10123254 Ronald Reagan Washington National 1 82675 $3371400 $7324919

Total Economic Impacts ndash Commercial Service Airports

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos Commercial Service Airports

1 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Technical Report Economic Impact Study ndash 2009 prepared by the Louis Berger Group October 2010

Results for the two Washington airports were calculated in a separate study conducted for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) The results shown for the Washington airports represent the ldquoVirginia sharerdquo of the multi-state economic impacts of

208835 $8313498 $20459810

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

these airports The MWAA study measured economic benefits in terms of jobs and payroll but not economic activity To maintain consistency with the findings in the DOAV study economic activity and related indirect and induced impacts for the Washington airports were estimated from the statewide findings reported in the MWAA study

10

10

Commercial Service AirportsVirginiarsquos commercial service airports account for 71 of the total economic activity of the Commonwealthrsquos airport system

n Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International airports are major contributors of economic benefits and together they created $175 billion in economic activity in Virginia Other commercial service airports in Virginia were the source of $3 billion of economic activity

n Virginiarsquos commercial service airports generated $9330 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

n In 2010 Virginiarsquos commercial service airports contributed $205 billion in economic activity which supported 208800 jobs with an annual payroll in excess of $83 billion

Charlottesville-Albemarle 1267 $40667 $128684Lynchburg Regional 911 $29801 $109190Newport News-Williamsburg International 3382 $114084 $373558Norfolk International 10269 $341444 $1075242Richmond International 10910 $350280 $1082614Roanoke Regional 2189 $68094 $216151Shenandoah Valley Regional 252 $6728 $26198Washington Dulles International 1 96980 $3991000 $10123254Ronald Reagan Washington National 1 82675 $3371400 $7324919

Total Economic Impacts ndash Commercial Service Airports 208835 $8313498 $20459810

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos Commercial Service Airports

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

1 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Technical Report Economic Impact Study ndash 2009 prepared by the Louis Berger Group October 2010

Results for the two Washington airports were calculated in a separate study conducted for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) The results shown for the Washington airports represent the ldquoVirginia sharerdquo of the multi-state economic impacts of these airports The MWAA study measured economic benefits in terms of jobs and payroll but not economic activity To maintain consistency with the findings in the DOAV study economic activity and related indirect and induced impacts for the Washington airports were estimated from the statewide findings reported in the MWAA study

General Aviation Airports Virginiarsquos general aviation airports contribute $728 million in economic activity

General aviation airports make important contributions to Virginia citizens In 2010 Virginiarsquos publicndashuse general aviation economic development for the Commonwealth and for the airports contributed $728 million in economic activity to the state local communities they serve In addition to economic benefits economy and they were directly or indirectly responsible for nearly the system of airports provides numerous critical services to 5200 jobs with an annual payroll of more than $213 million enhance the quality of life health safety and welfare of

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports produce $722 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos General Aviation Airports

Accomack County $700 $2378 Lunenburg County 32 15 59

565 4 3

182 239

4 108 72 75

16 53 44 19 45 11 4

237 191 23 10 2 4

5 7

634 26 50

$75 $470 Blackstone AAF $202 $671 Luray Caverns $392 $1423 Blue Ridge Regional $1314 $5196 Manassas Regional $69873 $234610 Bridgewater Air Park $18425 $85141 Mecklenburg-Brunswick Brookneal-Campbell County $159 $642 Regional $633 $2717 Chase City Municipal $77 $454 Middle Peninsula Regional $2085 $7030 Chesapeake Regional $6309 $21672 Mountain Empire $649 $2884 Chesterfield County $7900 $27801 New Kent County $1144 $3884 Crewe Municipal $135 $441 New London $484 $1794 Culpeper Regional $3097 $9737 New Market $650 $2621 Danville Regional $1912 $6832 New River Valley $1690 $5928 Dinwiddie County $2995 $10338 Orange County $1848 $5711 Emporia-Greensville Shannon $3044 $11832 Regional $379 $1290 Smith Mountain Lake $153 $598 Falwell $2059 $9110 Stafford Regional $4440 $18408 Farmville Municipal $1158 $3601 Suffolk Executive $4412 $15301 Franklin Municipal $595 $2466 Tangier Island $215 $654 Front Royal-Warren County $1161 $4591 Tappahannock-Essex Gordonsville Municipal $354 $1116 County $454 $1522 Grundy Municipal $133 $530 Tazewell County $263 $1033 Hampton Roads Executive $8814 $29397 Twin County $397 $1349 Hanover County Municipal $8377 $29363 Virginia Highlands $2217 $7572 Hummel Field $1688 $5649 Virginia Tech-Montgomery Ingalls Field $285 $928 Executive $1982 $9404 Lake Anna $78 $245 Wakefield Municipal $383 $1531 Lake Country Regional $109 $553 Warrenton-Fauquier $4341 $14362 Lawrenceville-Brunswick Waynesboro-Eaglersquos Nest $326 $1117 Municipal $47 $229 William M Tuck $463 $1580 Lee County $181 $717 Williamsburg-Jamestown $1288 $4084 Leesburg Executive $32741 $78060 Winchester Regional $5882 $22538 Lonesome Pine $690 $2241 Total Economic Impacts-Louisa County $1493 $4756 General Aviation Airports

2 23

1056

34 93 31 36 15 17 67

104 83 5

107 136 11

17 12 14 70

70 17

131 13 22 62

168

5155 $213350 $728102

Payroll(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)Jobs Jobs Payroll

(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)

11

Virginia Department of Aviation

Our Vision The Virginia Department of Aviation will be the standard of excellence amongst state aviation agencies

We will make the Virginia aviation system the model air transportation system providing Virginia communities economic development opportunities and convenient access to the national air transportation system

Our Mission Cultivate an advanced aviation system that is safe secure and provides for economic development

Promote aviation awareness and education

Provide the safest and most efficient flight services for the Commonwealth leadership and state agencies

Virginia Department of Aviation

Our VisionThe Virginia Department of Aviation will be the standard of excellence amongst state aviation agencies

We will make the Virginia aviation system the model air transportation system providing Virginia communities economic development opportunities and convenient access to the national air transportation system

Our MissionCultivate an advanced aviation system that is safe secure and provides for economic development

Promote aviation awareness and education

Provide the safest and most efficient flight services for the Commonwealth leadership and state agencies

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

For more information contact

Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Aviation 5702 Gulfstream Road Richmond VA 23259-2422 800-292-1034 (VA only) 804-236-3624 (Outside VA) wwwdoavvirginiagov

Prepared by

EDR Group Talbert amp Bright Cordell amp Crumley

Published 2011

Copies of the executive summary and full technical report are available online at wwwdoavvirginiagov

600 DOAVAW 20110812 Virginia Airport System Economic Impact Study

9

Warrenton-Fauquier

Hanover CountyMunicipal

ChesterfieldCounty

Hampton RoadsExecutive

ChesapeakeRegional

ManassasRegional

Stafford Regional

LeesburgExecutive

Ronald ReaganWashington National

Richmond International

Newport News-WilliamsburgInternational

NorfolkInternational

LynchburgRegional

Charlottesville-Albemarle

Shenandoah ValleyRegional

Washington DullesInternational

Emporia-GreensvilleRegional

CulpeperRegional

Dinwiddie County

SuffolkExecutive

William M Tuck

Danville RegionalMecklenburg-

BrunswickRegional

MiddlePeninsulaRegional

AccomackCountyFarmville

Municipal

WinchesterRegional

Lake CountryRegional

BlackstoneAAF

Williamsburg-Jamestown

WakefieldMunicipal

TangierIsland

Front RoyalWarren County

Shannon

OrangeCounty

New KentCounty

Brookneal-CampbellCounty

Louisa County

LurayCaverns

FranklinMunicipal

Tappahannock-Essex County

Lawrenceville-BrunswickMunicipal

Waynesboro-Eaglersquos Nest

Gordonsville Municipal

CreweMunicipal

HummelField

Lake Anna

New Market

Falwell

New London

LunenburgCounty

Chase CityMunicipal

Smith MountainLake

Bridgewater Air Park

n In 2010 253 million passengers boarded commercial airline flights in Virginia

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports accommodated nearly 1 million aircraft operations in 2010

Virginiarsquos Airport System Virginiarsquos economy benefits from a diverse system of nine commercial service airports and 57 general aviation airports

Airport Classifications The Virginia airport system consists of 66 airports including the Washington Dulles International and Ronald Reagan Washington National airports The Virginia Air Transportation System Plan (VATSP) classifies the airports into five categories based on their role in the overall system

1 Commercial Service These airports provide scheduled airline services (air carrier or regionalcommuter services) and accomshymodate at least 10000 annual passenger enplanements Virginiarsquos nine Commercial Service airports create nearly 209000 jobs in the Commonwealth and $205 billion in economic activity

2 Reliever Reliever airports are general aviation airports located in metropolitan areas that serve to reduce congestion at nearby commercial service airports by providing comparable landside and airside facilities to general aviation operators Virginiarsquos eight Reliever airports contribute approximately 2800 jobs and $454 million in economic activity to the state economy

3 General Aviation Regional These airports serve large geographic areas and are often the only airport facilities in the

Commercial Service

Reliever

General Aviation ndash Regional

General Aviation ndash Community

Local Service

region General Aviation Regional airports serve the needs of businesses as well as recreational users by offering services and amenities such as jet fuel instrument approaches FBO services and aircraft hangars Virginiarsquos 18 General Aviation Regional airports generate nearly 1100 jobs and $109 million in economic activity

4 General Aviation Community These airports serve the needs of businesses and recreational users but often serve a more limited market area than the regional airports They provide services such as aircraft rentals flight instruction and AvGas fuel Virginiarsquos 17 General Aviation Community airports create 600 jobs and $56 million in economic activity

5 Local Service The Local Service airports provide limited general aviation services and accommodate comparatively low levels of activity Many of the Local Service airports have aeronautical physical environmental or political constraints that limit their expansion Virginiarsquos 14 Local Service airports contribute more than 700 jobs and $110 million in economic activity 1

1 A single on-airport tenant at one of Virginiarsquos Local Service airports employs more than 200 people

Ingalls Field

Roanoke Regional

Lonesome Pine

New River Valley

Virginia Highlands Blue Ridge

Regional

Tazewell County

Mountain Empire

Virginia Tech-Montgomery

Executive

Twin County Lee County

Grundy Municipal

8

RoanokeRegional

LonesomePine

New RiverValley

VirginiaHighlands Blue Ridge

Regional

Tazewell County

Ingalls Field

MountainEmpire

Virginia Tech-Montgomery

Executive

Twin CountyLee County

GrundyMunicipal

Commercial Service

General Aviation ndash Regional

General Aviation ndash Community

Local Service

Reliever

Virginiarsquos economy benefits from a diverse system of nine commercial service airports and 57 general aviation airports

n In 2010 253 million passengers boarded commercial airline flights in Virginia

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports accommodated nearly 1 million aircraft operations in 2010

Warrenton-Fauquier

Hanover County Municipal

Chesterfield County

Hampton Roads Executive

Chesapeake Regional

Manassas Regional

Stafford Regional

Leesburg Executive

Ronald Reagan Washington National

Richmond International

Newport News-Williamsburg International

Norfolk International

Lynchburg Regional

Charlottesville-Albemarle

Shenandoah Valley Regional

Washington Dulles International

Emporia-Greensville Regional

Culpeper Regional

Dinwiddie County

Suffolk Executive

William M Tuck

Danville Regional Mecklenburg-

Brunswick Regional

Middle Peninsula Regional

Accomack CountyFarmville

Municipal

Winchester Regional

Lake Country Regional

Blackstone AAF

Williamsburg-Jamestown

Wakefield Municipal

Tangier Island

Front Royal Warren County

Shannon

Orange County

New Kent County

Brookneal-Campbell County

Louisa County

Luray Caverns

Franklin Municipal

Tappahannock-Essex County

Lawrenceville-Brunswick Municipal

WaynesboroshyEaglersquos Nest

Gordonsville Municipal

Crewe Municipal

Hummel Field

Lake Anna

New Market

Falwell

New London

Lunenburg County

Chase City Municipal

Smith Mountain Lake

Bridgewater Air Park

9

11

General Aviation AirportsVirginiarsquos general aviation airports contribute $728 million in economic activity

JobsPayroll

(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)Payroll

(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)

General aviation airports make important contributions to economic development for the Commonwealth and for the local communities they serve In addition to economic benefits the system of airports provides numerous critical services to enhance the quality of life health safety and welfare of

Virginia citizens In 2010 Virginiarsquos publicndashuse general aviation airports contributed $728 million in economic activity to the state economy and they were directly or indirectly responsible for nearly 5200 jobs with an annual payroll of more than $213 million

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos General Aviation Airports

Accomack County 32 $700 $2378Blackstone AAF 15 $202 $671Blue Ridge Regional 59 $1314 $5196Bridgewater Air Park 565 $18425 $85141Brookneal-Campbell County 4 $159 $642Chase City Municipal 3 $77 $454Chesapeake Regional 182 $6309 $21672Chesterfield County 239 $7900 $27801Crewe Municipal 4 $135 $441Culpeper Regional 108 $3097 $9737Danville Regional 72 $1912 $6832Dinwiddie County 75 $2995 $10338Emporia-Greensville Regional 16 $379 $1290Falwell 53 $2059 $9110Farmville Municipal 44 $1158 $3601Franklin Municipal 19 $595 $2466Front Royal-Warren County 45 $1161 $4591Gordonsville Municipal 11 $354 $1116Grundy Municipal 4 $133 $530Hampton Roads Executive 237 $8814 $29397Hanover County Municipal 191 $8377 $29363Hummel Field 23 $1688 $5649Ingalls Field 10 $285 $928Lake Anna 2 $78 $245Lake Country Regional 4 $109 $553Lawrenceville-Brunswick Municipal 5 $47 $229Lee County 7 $181 $717Leesburg Executive 634 $32741 $78060Lonesome Pine 26 $690 $2241Louisa County 50 $1493 $4756

Lunenburg County 2 $75 $470Luray Caverns 23 $392 $1423Manassas Regional 1056 $69873 $234610Mecklenburg-Brunswick Regional 34 $633 $2717Middle Peninsula Regional 93 $2085 $7030Mountain Empire 31 $649 $2884New Kent County 36 $1144 $3884New London 15 $484 $1794New Market 17 $650 $2621New River Valley 67 $1690 $5928Orange County 104 $1848 $5711Shannon 83 $3044 $11832Smith Mountain Lake 5 $153 $598Stafford Regional 107 $4440 $18408Suffolk Executive 136 $4412 $15301Tangier Island 11 $215 $654Tappahannock-Essex County 17 $454 $1522Tazewell County 12 $263 $1033Twin County 14 $397 $1349Virginia Highlands 70 $2217 $7572Virginia Tech-Montgomery Executive 70 $1982 $9404Wakefield Municipal 17 $383 $1531Warrenton-Fauquier 131 $4341 $14362Waynesboro-Eaglersquos Nest 13 $326 $1117William M Tuck 22 $463 $1580Williamsburg-Jamestown 62 $1288 $4084Winchester Regional 168 $5882 $22538

5155 $213350 $728102

Jobs

Total Economic Impacts-General Aviation Airports

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports produce $722 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

Commercial Service Airports Virginiarsquos commercial service airports account for 71 of the total economic activity of the Commonwealthrsquos airport system

n Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International airports are major contributors of economic benefits and together they created $175 billion in economic activity in Virginia Other commercial service airports in Virginia were the source of $3 billion of economic activity

n Virginiarsquos commercial service airports generated $9330 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

n In 2010 Virginiarsquos commercial service airports contributed $205 billion in economic activity which supported 208800 jobs with an annual payroll in excess of $83 billion

Charlottesville-Albemarle 1267 $40667 $128684 Lynchburg Regional 911 $29801 $109190 Newport News-Williamsburg International 3382 $114084 $373558 Norfolk International 10269 $341444 $1075242 Richmond International 10910 $350280 $1082614 Roanoke Regional 2189 $68094 $216151 Shenandoah Valley Regional 252 $6728 $26198 Washington Dulles International 1 96980 $3991000 $10123254 Ronald Reagan Washington National 1 82675 $3371400 $7324919

Total Economic Impacts ndash Commercial Service Airports

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos Commercial Service Airports

1 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Technical Report Economic Impact Study ndash 2009 prepared by the Louis Berger Group October 2010

Results for the two Washington airports were calculated in a separate study conducted for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) The results shown for the Washington airports represent the ldquoVirginia sharerdquo of the multi-state economic impacts of

208835 $8313498 $20459810

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

these airports The MWAA study measured economic benefits in terms of jobs and payroll but not economic activity To maintain consistency with the findings in the DOAV study economic activity and related indirect and induced impacts for the Washington airports were estimated from the statewide findings reported in the MWAA study

10

10

Commercial Service AirportsVirginiarsquos commercial service airports account for 71 of the total economic activity of the Commonwealthrsquos airport system

n Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International airports are major contributors of economic benefits and together they created $175 billion in economic activity in Virginia Other commercial service airports in Virginia were the source of $3 billion of economic activity

n Virginiarsquos commercial service airports generated $9330 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

n In 2010 Virginiarsquos commercial service airports contributed $205 billion in economic activity which supported 208800 jobs with an annual payroll in excess of $83 billion

Charlottesville-Albemarle 1267 $40667 $128684Lynchburg Regional 911 $29801 $109190Newport News-Williamsburg International 3382 $114084 $373558Norfolk International 10269 $341444 $1075242Richmond International 10910 $350280 $1082614Roanoke Regional 2189 $68094 $216151Shenandoah Valley Regional 252 $6728 $26198Washington Dulles International 1 96980 $3991000 $10123254Ronald Reagan Washington National 1 82675 $3371400 $7324919

Total Economic Impacts ndash Commercial Service Airports 208835 $8313498 $20459810

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos Commercial Service Airports

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

1 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Technical Report Economic Impact Study ndash 2009 prepared by the Louis Berger Group October 2010

Results for the two Washington airports were calculated in a separate study conducted for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) The results shown for the Washington airports represent the ldquoVirginia sharerdquo of the multi-state economic impacts of these airports The MWAA study measured economic benefits in terms of jobs and payroll but not economic activity To maintain consistency with the findings in the DOAV study economic activity and related indirect and induced impacts for the Washington airports were estimated from the statewide findings reported in the MWAA study

General Aviation Airports Virginiarsquos general aviation airports contribute $728 million in economic activity

General aviation airports make important contributions to Virginia citizens In 2010 Virginiarsquos publicndashuse general aviation economic development for the Commonwealth and for the airports contributed $728 million in economic activity to the state local communities they serve In addition to economic benefits economy and they were directly or indirectly responsible for nearly the system of airports provides numerous critical services to 5200 jobs with an annual payroll of more than $213 million enhance the quality of life health safety and welfare of

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports produce $722 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos General Aviation Airports

Accomack County $700 $2378 Lunenburg County 32 15 59

565 4 3

182 239

4 108 72 75

16 53 44 19 45 11 4

237 191 23 10 2 4

5 7

634 26 50

$75 $470 Blackstone AAF $202 $671 Luray Caverns $392 $1423 Blue Ridge Regional $1314 $5196 Manassas Regional $69873 $234610 Bridgewater Air Park $18425 $85141 Mecklenburg-Brunswick Brookneal-Campbell County $159 $642 Regional $633 $2717 Chase City Municipal $77 $454 Middle Peninsula Regional $2085 $7030 Chesapeake Regional $6309 $21672 Mountain Empire $649 $2884 Chesterfield County $7900 $27801 New Kent County $1144 $3884 Crewe Municipal $135 $441 New London $484 $1794 Culpeper Regional $3097 $9737 New Market $650 $2621 Danville Regional $1912 $6832 New River Valley $1690 $5928 Dinwiddie County $2995 $10338 Orange County $1848 $5711 Emporia-Greensville Shannon $3044 $11832 Regional $379 $1290 Smith Mountain Lake $153 $598 Falwell $2059 $9110 Stafford Regional $4440 $18408 Farmville Municipal $1158 $3601 Suffolk Executive $4412 $15301 Franklin Municipal $595 $2466 Tangier Island $215 $654 Front Royal-Warren County $1161 $4591 Tappahannock-Essex Gordonsville Municipal $354 $1116 County $454 $1522 Grundy Municipal $133 $530 Tazewell County $263 $1033 Hampton Roads Executive $8814 $29397 Twin County $397 $1349 Hanover County Municipal $8377 $29363 Virginia Highlands $2217 $7572 Hummel Field $1688 $5649 Virginia Tech-Montgomery Ingalls Field $285 $928 Executive $1982 $9404 Lake Anna $78 $245 Wakefield Municipal $383 $1531 Lake Country Regional $109 $553 Warrenton-Fauquier $4341 $14362 Lawrenceville-Brunswick Waynesboro-Eaglersquos Nest $326 $1117 Municipal $47 $229 William M Tuck $463 $1580 Lee County $181 $717 Williamsburg-Jamestown $1288 $4084 Leesburg Executive $32741 $78060 Winchester Regional $5882 $22538 Lonesome Pine $690 $2241 Total Economic Impacts-Louisa County $1493 $4756 General Aviation Airports

2 23

1056

34 93 31 36 15 17 67

104 83 5

107 136 11

17 12 14 70

70 17

131 13 22 62

168

5155 $213350 $728102

Payroll(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)Jobs Jobs Payroll

(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)

11

Virginia Department of Aviation

Our Vision The Virginia Department of Aviation will be the standard of excellence amongst state aviation agencies

We will make the Virginia aviation system the model air transportation system providing Virginia communities economic development opportunities and convenient access to the national air transportation system

Our Mission Cultivate an advanced aviation system that is safe secure and provides for economic development

Promote aviation awareness and education

Provide the safest and most efficient flight services for the Commonwealth leadership and state agencies

Virginia Department of Aviation

Our VisionThe Virginia Department of Aviation will be the standard of excellence amongst state aviation agencies

We will make the Virginia aviation system the model air transportation system providing Virginia communities economic development opportunities and convenient access to the national air transportation system

Our MissionCultivate an advanced aviation system that is safe secure and provides for economic development

Promote aviation awareness and education

Provide the safest and most efficient flight services for the Commonwealth leadership and state agencies

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

For more information contact

Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Aviation 5702 Gulfstream Road Richmond VA 23259-2422 800-292-1034 (VA only) 804-236-3624 (Outside VA) wwwdoavvirginiagov

Prepared by

EDR Group Talbert amp Bright Cordell amp Crumley

Published 2011

Copies of the executive summary and full technical report are available online at wwwdoavvirginiagov

600 DOAVAW 20110812 Virginia Airport System Economic Impact Study

RoanokeRegional

LonesomePine

New RiverValley

VirginiaHighlands Blue Ridge

Regional

Tazewell County

Ingalls Field

MountainEmpire

Virginia Tech-Montgomery

Executive

Twin CountyLee County

GrundyMunicipal

Commercial Service

General Aviation ndash Regional

General Aviation ndash Community

Local Service

Reliever

Virginiarsquos economy benefits from a diverse system of nine commercial service airports and 57 general aviation airports

n In 2010 253 million passengers boarded commercial airline flights in Virginia

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports accommodated nearly 1 million aircraft operations in 2010

Warrenton-Fauquier

Hanover County Municipal

Chesterfield County

Hampton Roads Executive

Chesapeake Regional

Manassas Regional

Stafford Regional

Leesburg Executive

Ronald Reagan Washington National

Richmond International

Newport News-Williamsburg International

Norfolk International

Lynchburg Regional

Charlottesville-Albemarle

Shenandoah Valley Regional

Washington Dulles International

Emporia-Greensville Regional

Culpeper Regional

Dinwiddie County

Suffolk Executive

William M Tuck

Danville Regional Mecklenburg-

Brunswick Regional

Middle Peninsula Regional

Accomack CountyFarmville

Municipal

Winchester Regional

Lake Country Regional

Blackstone AAF

Williamsburg-Jamestown

Wakefield Municipal

Tangier Island

Front Royal Warren County

Shannon

Orange County

New Kent County

Brookneal-Campbell County

Louisa County

Luray Caverns

Franklin Municipal

Tappahannock-Essex County

Lawrenceville-Brunswick Municipal

WaynesboroshyEaglersquos Nest

Gordonsville Municipal

Crewe Municipal

Hummel Field

Lake Anna

New Market

Falwell

New London

Lunenburg County

Chase City Municipal

Smith Mountain Lake

Bridgewater Air Park

9

11

General Aviation AirportsVirginiarsquos general aviation airports contribute $728 million in economic activity

JobsPayroll

(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)Payroll

(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)

General aviation airports make important contributions to economic development for the Commonwealth and for the local communities they serve In addition to economic benefits the system of airports provides numerous critical services to enhance the quality of life health safety and welfare of

Virginia citizens In 2010 Virginiarsquos publicndashuse general aviation airports contributed $728 million in economic activity to the state economy and they were directly or indirectly responsible for nearly 5200 jobs with an annual payroll of more than $213 million

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos General Aviation Airports

Accomack County 32 $700 $2378Blackstone AAF 15 $202 $671Blue Ridge Regional 59 $1314 $5196Bridgewater Air Park 565 $18425 $85141Brookneal-Campbell County 4 $159 $642Chase City Municipal 3 $77 $454Chesapeake Regional 182 $6309 $21672Chesterfield County 239 $7900 $27801Crewe Municipal 4 $135 $441Culpeper Regional 108 $3097 $9737Danville Regional 72 $1912 $6832Dinwiddie County 75 $2995 $10338Emporia-Greensville Regional 16 $379 $1290Falwell 53 $2059 $9110Farmville Municipal 44 $1158 $3601Franklin Municipal 19 $595 $2466Front Royal-Warren County 45 $1161 $4591Gordonsville Municipal 11 $354 $1116Grundy Municipal 4 $133 $530Hampton Roads Executive 237 $8814 $29397Hanover County Municipal 191 $8377 $29363Hummel Field 23 $1688 $5649Ingalls Field 10 $285 $928Lake Anna 2 $78 $245Lake Country Regional 4 $109 $553Lawrenceville-Brunswick Municipal 5 $47 $229Lee County 7 $181 $717Leesburg Executive 634 $32741 $78060Lonesome Pine 26 $690 $2241Louisa County 50 $1493 $4756

Lunenburg County 2 $75 $470Luray Caverns 23 $392 $1423Manassas Regional 1056 $69873 $234610Mecklenburg-Brunswick Regional 34 $633 $2717Middle Peninsula Regional 93 $2085 $7030Mountain Empire 31 $649 $2884New Kent County 36 $1144 $3884New London 15 $484 $1794New Market 17 $650 $2621New River Valley 67 $1690 $5928Orange County 104 $1848 $5711Shannon 83 $3044 $11832Smith Mountain Lake 5 $153 $598Stafford Regional 107 $4440 $18408Suffolk Executive 136 $4412 $15301Tangier Island 11 $215 $654Tappahannock-Essex County 17 $454 $1522Tazewell County 12 $263 $1033Twin County 14 $397 $1349Virginia Highlands 70 $2217 $7572Virginia Tech-Montgomery Executive 70 $1982 $9404Wakefield Municipal 17 $383 $1531Warrenton-Fauquier 131 $4341 $14362Waynesboro-Eaglersquos Nest 13 $326 $1117William M Tuck 22 $463 $1580Williamsburg-Jamestown 62 $1288 $4084Winchester Regional 168 $5882 $22538

5155 $213350 $728102

Jobs

Total Economic Impacts-General Aviation Airports

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports produce $722 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

Commercial Service Airports Virginiarsquos commercial service airports account for 71 of the total economic activity of the Commonwealthrsquos airport system

n Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International airports are major contributors of economic benefits and together they created $175 billion in economic activity in Virginia Other commercial service airports in Virginia were the source of $3 billion of economic activity

n Virginiarsquos commercial service airports generated $9330 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

n In 2010 Virginiarsquos commercial service airports contributed $205 billion in economic activity which supported 208800 jobs with an annual payroll in excess of $83 billion

Charlottesville-Albemarle 1267 $40667 $128684 Lynchburg Regional 911 $29801 $109190 Newport News-Williamsburg International 3382 $114084 $373558 Norfolk International 10269 $341444 $1075242 Richmond International 10910 $350280 $1082614 Roanoke Regional 2189 $68094 $216151 Shenandoah Valley Regional 252 $6728 $26198 Washington Dulles International 1 96980 $3991000 $10123254 Ronald Reagan Washington National 1 82675 $3371400 $7324919

Total Economic Impacts ndash Commercial Service Airports

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos Commercial Service Airports

1 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Technical Report Economic Impact Study ndash 2009 prepared by the Louis Berger Group October 2010

Results for the two Washington airports were calculated in a separate study conducted for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) The results shown for the Washington airports represent the ldquoVirginia sharerdquo of the multi-state economic impacts of

208835 $8313498 $20459810

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

these airports The MWAA study measured economic benefits in terms of jobs and payroll but not economic activity To maintain consistency with the findings in the DOAV study economic activity and related indirect and induced impacts for the Washington airports were estimated from the statewide findings reported in the MWAA study

10

10

Commercial Service AirportsVirginiarsquos commercial service airports account for 71 of the total economic activity of the Commonwealthrsquos airport system

n Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International airports are major contributors of economic benefits and together they created $175 billion in economic activity in Virginia Other commercial service airports in Virginia were the source of $3 billion of economic activity

n Virginiarsquos commercial service airports generated $9330 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

n In 2010 Virginiarsquos commercial service airports contributed $205 billion in economic activity which supported 208800 jobs with an annual payroll in excess of $83 billion

Charlottesville-Albemarle 1267 $40667 $128684Lynchburg Regional 911 $29801 $109190Newport News-Williamsburg International 3382 $114084 $373558Norfolk International 10269 $341444 $1075242Richmond International 10910 $350280 $1082614Roanoke Regional 2189 $68094 $216151Shenandoah Valley Regional 252 $6728 $26198Washington Dulles International 1 96980 $3991000 $10123254Ronald Reagan Washington National 1 82675 $3371400 $7324919

Total Economic Impacts ndash Commercial Service Airports 208835 $8313498 $20459810

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos Commercial Service Airports

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

1 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Technical Report Economic Impact Study ndash 2009 prepared by the Louis Berger Group October 2010

Results for the two Washington airports were calculated in a separate study conducted for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) The results shown for the Washington airports represent the ldquoVirginia sharerdquo of the multi-state economic impacts of these airports The MWAA study measured economic benefits in terms of jobs and payroll but not economic activity To maintain consistency with the findings in the DOAV study economic activity and related indirect and induced impacts for the Washington airports were estimated from the statewide findings reported in the MWAA study

General Aviation Airports Virginiarsquos general aviation airports contribute $728 million in economic activity

General aviation airports make important contributions to Virginia citizens In 2010 Virginiarsquos publicndashuse general aviation economic development for the Commonwealth and for the airports contributed $728 million in economic activity to the state local communities they serve In addition to economic benefits economy and they were directly or indirectly responsible for nearly the system of airports provides numerous critical services to 5200 jobs with an annual payroll of more than $213 million enhance the quality of life health safety and welfare of

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports produce $722 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos General Aviation Airports

Accomack County $700 $2378 Lunenburg County 32 15 59

565 4 3

182 239

4 108 72 75

16 53 44 19 45 11 4

237 191 23 10 2 4

5 7

634 26 50

$75 $470 Blackstone AAF $202 $671 Luray Caverns $392 $1423 Blue Ridge Regional $1314 $5196 Manassas Regional $69873 $234610 Bridgewater Air Park $18425 $85141 Mecklenburg-Brunswick Brookneal-Campbell County $159 $642 Regional $633 $2717 Chase City Municipal $77 $454 Middle Peninsula Regional $2085 $7030 Chesapeake Regional $6309 $21672 Mountain Empire $649 $2884 Chesterfield County $7900 $27801 New Kent County $1144 $3884 Crewe Municipal $135 $441 New London $484 $1794 Culpeper Regional $3097 $9737 New Market $650 $2621 Danville Regional $1912 $6832 New River Valley $1690 $5928 Dinwiddie County $2995 $10338 Orange County $1848 $5711 Emporia-Greensville Shannon $3044 $11832 Regional $379 $1290 Smith Mountain Lake $153 $598 Falwell $2059 $9110 Stafford Regional $4440 $18408 Farmville Municipal $1158 $3601 Suffolk Executive $4412 $15301 Franklin Municipal $595 $2466 Tangier Island $215 $654 Front Royal-Warren County $1161 $4591 Tappahannock-Essex Gordonsville Municipal $354 $1116 County $454 $1522 Grundy Municipal $133 $530 Tazewell County $263 $1033 Hampton Roads Executive $8814 $29397 Twin County $397 $1349 Hanover County Municipal $8377 $29363 Virginia Highlands $2217 $7572 Hummel Field $1688 $5649 Virginia Tech-Montgomery Ingalls Field $285 $928 Executive $1982 $9404 Lake Anna $78 $245 Wakefield Municipal $383 $1531 Lake Country Regional $109 $553 Warrenton-Fauquier $4341 $14362 Lawrenceville-Brunswick Waynesboro-Eaglersquos Nest $326 $1117 Municipal $47 $229 William M Tuck $463 $1580 Lee County $181 $717 Williamsburg-Jamestown $1288 $4084 Leesburg Executive $32741 $78060 Winchester Regional $5882 $22538 Lonesome Pine $690 $2241 Total Economic Impacts-Louisa County $1493 $4756 General Aviation Airports

2 23

1056

34 93 31 36 15 17 67

104 83 5

107 136 11

17 12 14 70

70 17

131 13 22 62

168

5155 $213350 $728102

Payroll(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)Jobs Jobs Payroll

(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)

11

Virginia Department of Aviation

Our Vision The Virginia Department of Aviation will be the standard of excellence amongst state aviation agencies

We will make the Virginia aviation system the model air transportation system providing Virginia communities economic development opportunities and convenient access to the national air transportation system

Our Mission Cultivate an advanced aviation system that is safe secure and provides for economic development

Promote aviation awareness and education

Provide the safest and most efficient flight services for the Commonwealth leadership and state agencies

Virginia Department of Aviation

Our VisionThe Virginia Department of Aviation will be the standard of excellence amongst state aviation agencies

We will make the Virginia aviation system the model air transportation system providing Virginia communities economic development opportunities and convenient access to the national air transportation system

Our MissionCultivate an advanced aviation system that is safe secure and provides for economic development

Promote aviation awareness and education

Provide the safest and most efficient flight services for the Commonwealth leadership and state agencies

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

For more information contact

Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Aviation 5702 Gulfstream Road Richmond VA 23259-2422 800-292-1034 (VA only) 804-236-3624 (Outside VA) wwwdoavvirginiagov

Prepared by

EDR Group Talbert amp Bright Cordell amp Crumley

Published 2011

Copies of the executive summary and full technical report are available online at wwwdoavvirginiagov

600 DOAVAW 20110812 Virginia Airport System Economic Impact Study

11

General Aviation AirportsVirginiarsquos general aviation airports contribute $728 million in economic activity

JobsPayroll

(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)Payroll

(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)

General aviation airports make important contributions to economic development for the Commonwealth and for the local communities they serve In addition to economic benefits the system of airports provides numerous critical services to enhance the quality of life health safety and welfare of

Virginia citizens In 2010 Virginiarsquos publicndashuse general aviation airports contributed $728 million in economic activity to the state economy and they were directly or indirectly responsible for nearly 5200 jobs with an annual payroll of more than $213 million

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos General Aviation Airports

Accomack County 32 $700 $2378Blackstone AAF 15 $202 $671Blue Ridge Regional 59 $1314 $5196Bridgewater Air Park 565 $18425 $85141Brookneal-Campbell County 4 $159 $642Chase City Municipal 3 $77 $454Chesapeake Regional 182 $6309 $21672Chesterfield County 239 $7900 $27801Crewe Municipal 4 $135 $441Culpeper Regional 108 $3097 $9737Danville Regional 72 $1912 $6832Dinwiddie County 75 $2995 $10338Emporia-Greensville Regional 16 $379 $1290Falwell 53 $2059 $9110Farmville Municipal 44 $1158 $3601Franklin Municipal 19 $595 $2466Front Royal-Warren County 45 $1161 $4591Gordonsville Municipal 11 $354 $1116Grundy Municipal 4 $133 $530Hampton Roads Executive 237 $8814 $29397Hanover County Municipal 191 $8377 $29363Hummel Field 23 $1688 $5649Ingalls Field 10 $285 $928Lake Anna 2 $78 $245Lake Country Regional 4 $109 $553Lawrenceville-Brunswick Municipal 5 $47 $229Lee County 7 $181 $717Leesburg Executive 634 $32741 $78060Lonesome Pine 26 $690 $2241Louisa County 50 $1493 $4756

Lunenburg County 2 $75 $470Luray Caverns 23 $392 $1423Manassas Regional 1056 $69873 $234610Mecklenburg-Brunswick Regional 34 $633 $2717Middle Peninsula Regional 93 $2085 $7030Mountain Empire 31 $649 $2884New Kent County 36 $1144 $3884New London 15 $484 $1794New Market 17 $650 $2621New River Valley 67 $1690 $5928Orange County 104 $1848 $5711Shannon 83 $3044 $11832Smith Mountain Lake 5 $153 $598Stafford Regional 107 $4440 $18408Suffolk Executive 136 $4412 $15301Tangier Island 11 $215 $654Tappahannock-Essex County 17 $454 $1522Tazewell County 12 $263 $1033Twin County 14 $397 $1349Virginia Highlands 70 $2217 $7572Virginia Tech-Montgomery Executive 70 $1982 $9404Wakefield Municipal 17 $383 $1531Warrenton-Fauquier 131 $4341 $14362Waynesboro-Eaglersquos Nest 13 $326 $1117William M Tuck 22 $463 $1580Williamsburg-Jamestown 62 $1288 $4084Winchester Regional 168 $5882 $22538

5155 $213350 $728102

Jobs

Total Economic Impacts-General Aviation Airports

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports produce $722 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

Commercial Service Airports Virginiarsquos commercial service airports account for 71 of the total economic activity of the Commonwealthrsquos airport system

n Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International airports are major contributors of economic benefits and together they created $175 billion in economic activity in Virginia Other commercial service airports in Virginia were the source of $3 billion of economic activity

n Virginiarsquos commercial service airports generated $9330 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

n In 2010 Virginiarsquos commercial service airports contributed $205 billion in economic activity which supported 208800 jobs with an annual payroll in excess of $83 billion

Charlottesville-Albemarle 1267 $40667 $128684 Lynchburg Regional 911 $29801 $109190 Newport News-Williamsburg International 3382 $114084 $373558 Norfolk International 10269 $341444 $1075242 Richmond International 10910 $350280 $1082614 Roanoke Regional 2189 $68094 $216151 Shenandoah Valley Regional 252 $6728 $26198 Washington Dulles International 1 96980 $3991000 $10123254 Ronald Reagan Washington National 1 82675 $3371400 $7324919

Total Economic Impacts ndash Commercial Service Airports

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos Commercial Service Airports

1 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Technical Report Economic Impact Study ndash 2009 prepared by the Louis Berger Group October 2010

Results for the two Washington airports were calculated in a separate study conducted for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) The results shown for the Washington airports represent the ldquoVirginia sharerdquo of the multi-state economic impacts of

208835 $8313498 $20459810

Jobs Payroll

(thousands) Economic Activity

(thousands)

these airports The MWAA study measured economic benefits in terms of jobs and payroll but not economic activity To maintain consistency with the findings in the DOAV study economic activity and related indirect and induced impacts for the Washington airports were estimated from the statewide findings reported in the MWAA study

10

10

Commercial Service AirportsVirginiarsquos commercial service airports account for 71 of the total economic activity of the Commonwealthrsquos airport system

n Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International airports are major contributors of economic benefits and together they created $175 billion in economic activity in Virginia Other commercial service airports in Virginia were the source of $3 billion of economic activity

n Virginiarsquos commercial service airports generated $9330 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

n In 2010 Virginiarsquos commercial service airports contributed $205 billion in economic activity which supported 208800 jobs with an annual payroll in excess of $83 billion

Charlottesville-Albemarle 1267 $40667 $128684Lynchburg Regional 911 $29801 $109190Newport News-Williamsburg International 3382 $114084 $373558Norfolk International 10269 $341444 $1075242Richmond International 10910 $350280 $1082614Roanoke Regional 2189 $68094 $216151Shenandoah Valley Regional 252 $6728 $26198Washington Dulles International 1 96980 $3991000 $10123254Ronald Reagan Washington National 1 82675 $3371400 $7324919

Total Economic Impacts ndash Commercial Service Airports 208835 $8313498 $20459810

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos Commercial Service Airports

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

1 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Technical Report Economic Impact Study ndash 2009 prepared by the Louis Berger Group October 2010

Results for the two Washington airports were calculated in a separate study conducted for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) The results shown for the Washington airports represent the ldquoVirginia sharerdquo of the multi-state economic impacts of these airports The MWAA study measured economic benefits in terms of jobs and payroll but not economic activity To maintain consistency with the findings in the DOAV study economic activity and related indirect and induced impacts for the Washington airports were estimated from the statewide findings reported in the MWAA study

General Aviation Airports Virginiarsquos general aviation airports contribute $728 million in economic activity

General aviation airports make important contributions to Virginia citizens In 2010 Virginiarsquos publicndashuse general aviation economic development for the Commonwealth and for the airports contributed $728 million in economic activity to the state local communities they serve In addition to economic benefits economy and they were directly or indirectly responsible for nearly the system of airports provides numerous critical services to 5200 jobs with an annual payroll of more than $213 million enhance the quality of life health safety and welfare of

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports produce $722 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos General Aviation Airports

Accomack County $700 $2378 Lunenburg County 32 15 59

565 4 3

182 239

4 108 72 75

16 53 44 19 45 11 4

237 191 23 10 2 4

5 7

634 26 50

$75 $470 Blackstone AAF $202 $671 Luray Caverns $392 $1423 Blue Ridge Regional $1314 $5196 Manassas Regional $69873 $234610 Bridgewater Air Park $18425 $85141 Mecklenburg-Brunswick Brookneal-Campbell County $159 $642 Regional $633 $2717 Chase City Municipal $77 $454 Middle Peninsula Regional $2085 $7030 Chesapeake Regional $6309 $21672 Mountain Empire $649 $2884 Chesterfield County $7900 $27801 New Kent County $1144 $3884 Crewe Municipal $135 $441 New London $484 $1794 Culpeper Regional $3097 $9737 New Market $650 $2621 Danville Regional $1912 $6832 New River Valley $1690 $5928 Dinwiddie County $2995 $10338 Orange County $1848 $5711 Emporia-Greensville Shannon $3044 $11832 Regional $379 $1290 Smith Mountain Lake $153 $598 Falwell $2059 $9110 Stafford Regional $4440 $18408 Farmville Municipal $1158 $3601 Suffolk Executive $4412 $15301 Franklin Municipal $595 $2466 Tangier Island $215 $654 Front Royal-Warren County $1161 $4591 Tappahannock-Essex Gordonsville Municipal $354 $1116 County $454 $1522 Grundy Municipal $133 $530 Tazewell County $263 $1033 Hampton Roads Executive $8814 $29397 Twin County $397 $1349 Hanover County Municipal $8377 $29363 Virginia Highlands $2217 $7572 Hummel Field $1688 $5649 Virginia Tech-Montgomery Ingalls Field $285 $928 Executive $1982 $9404 Lake Anna $78 $245 Wakefield Municipal $383 $1531 Lake Country Regional $109 $553 Warrenton-Fauquier $4341 $14362 Lawrenceville-Brunswick Waynesboro-Eaglersquos Nest $326 $1117 Municipal $47 $229 William M Tuck $463 $1580 Lee County $181 $717 Williamsburg-Jamestown $1288 $4084 Leesburg Executive $32741 $78060 Winchester Regional $5882 $22538 Lonesome Pine $690 $2241 Total Economic Impacts-Louisa County $1493 $4756 General Aviation Airports

2 23

1056

34 93 31 36 15 17 67

104 83 5

107 136 11

17 12 14 70

70 17

131 13 22 62

168

5155 $213350 $728102

Payroll(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)Jobs Jobs Payroll

(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)

11

Virginia Department of Aviation

Our Vision The Virginia Department of Aviation will be the standard of excellence amongst state aviation agencies

We will make the Virginia aviation system the model air transportation system providing Virginia communities economic development opportunities and convenient access to the national air transportation system

Our Mission Cultivate an advanced aviation system that is safe secure and provides for economic development

Promote aviation awareness and education

Provide the safest and most efficient flight services for the Commonwealth leadership and state agencies

Virginia Department of Aviation

Our VisionThe Virginia Department of Aviation will be the standard of excellence amongst state aviation agencies

We will make the Virginia aviation system the model air transportation system providing Virginia communities economic development opportunities and convenient access to the national air transportation system

Our MissionCultivate an advanced aviation system that is safe secure and provides for economic development

Promote aviation awareness and education

Provide the safest and most efficient flight services for the Commonwealth leadership and state agencies

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

For more information contact

Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Aviation 5702 Gulfstream Road Richmond VA 23259-2422 800-292-1034 (VA only) 804-236-3624 (Outside VA) wwwdoavvirginiagov

Prepared by

EDR Group Talbert amp Bright Cordell amp Crumley

Published 2011

Copies of the executive summary and full technical report are available online at wwwdoavvirginiagov

600 DOAVAW 20110812 Virginia Airport System Economic Impact Study

10

Commercial Service AirportsVirginiarsquos commercial service airports account for 71 of the total economic activity of the Commonwealthrsquos airport system

n Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International airports are major contributors of economic benefits and together they created $175 billion in economic activity in Virginia Other commercial service airports in Virginia were the source of $3 billion of economic activity

n Virginiarsquos commercial service airports generated $9330 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

n In 2010 Virginiarsquos commercial service airports contributed $205 billion in economic activity which supported 208800 jobs with an annual payroll in excess of $83 billion

Charlottesville-Albemarle 1267 $40667 $128684Lynchburg Regional 911 $29801 $109190Newport News-Williamsburg International 3382 $114084 $373558Norfolk International 10269 $341444 $1075242Richmond International 10910 $350280 $1082614Roanoke Regional 2189 $68094 $216151Shenandoah Valley Regional 252 $6728 $26198Washington Dulles International 1 96980 $3991000 $10123254Ronald Reagan Washington National 1 82675 $3371400 $7324919

Total Economic Impacts ndash Commercial Service Airports 208835 $8313498 $20459810

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos Commercial Service Airports

JobsPayroll

(thousands)Economic Activity

(thousands)

1 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Technical Report Economic Impact Study ndash 2009 prepared by the Louis Berger Group October 2010

Results for the two Washington airports were calculated in a separate study conducted for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) The results shown for the Washington airports represent the ldquoVirginia sharerdquo of the multi-state economic impacts of these airports The MWAA study measured economic benefits in terms of jobs and payroll but not economic activity To maintain consistency with the findings in the DOAV study economic activity and related indirect and induced impacts for the Washington airports were estimated from the statewide findings reported in the MWAA study

General Aviation Airports Virginiarsquos general aviation airports contribute $728 million in economic activity

General aviation airports make important contributions to Virginia citizens In 2010 Virginiarsquos publicndashuse general aviation economic development for the Commonwealth and for the airports contributed $728 million in economic activity to the state local communities they serve In addition to economic benefits economy and they were directly or indirectly responsible for nearly the system of airports provides numerous critical services to 5200 jobs with an annual payroll of more than $213 million enhance the quality of life health safety and welfare of

n Virginiarsquos general aviation airports produce $722 of economic activity for every aircraft take-off and landing

Total Annual Economic Impacts of Virginiarsquos General Aviation Airports

Accomack County $700 $2378 Lunenburg County 32 15 59

565 4 3

182 239

4 108 72 75

16 53 44 19 45 11 4

237 191 23 10 2 4

5 7

634 26 50

$75 $470 Blackstone AAF $202 $671 Luray Caverns $392 $1423 Blue Ridge Regional $1314 $5196 Manassas Regional $69873 $234610 Bridgewater Air Park $18425 $85141 Mecklenburg-Brunswick Brookneal-Campbell County $159 $642 Regional $633 $2717 Chase City Municipal $77 $454 Middle Peninsula Regional $2085 $7030 Chesapeake Regional $6309 $21672 Mountain Empire $649 $2884 Chesterfield County $7900 $27801 New Kent County $1144 $3884 Crewe Municipal $135 $441 New London $484 $1794 Culpeper Regional $3097 $9737 New Market $650 $2621 Danville Regional $1912 $6832 New River Valley $1690 $5928 Dinwiddie County $2995 $10338 Orange County $1848 $5711 Emporia-Greensville Shannon $3044 $11832 Regional $379 $1290 Smith Mountain Lake $153 $598 Falwell $2059 $9110 Stafford Regional $4440 $18408 Farmville Municipal $1158 $3601 Suffolk Executive $4412 $15301 Franklin Municipal $595 $2466 Tangier Island $215 $654 Front Royal-Warren County $1161 $4591 Tappahannock-Essex Gordonsville Municipal $354 $1116 County $454 $1522 Grundy Municipal $133 $530 Tazewell County $263 $1033 Hampton Roads Executive $8814 $29397 Twin County $397 $1349 Hanover County Municipal $8377 $29363 Virginia Highlands $2217 $7572 Hummel Field $1688 $5649 Virginia Tech-Montgomery Ingalls Field $285 $928 Executive $1982 $9404 Lake Anna $78 $245 Wakefield Municipal $383 $1531 Lake Country Regional $109 $553 Warrenton-Fauquier $4341 $14362 Lawrenceville-Brunswick Waynesboro-Eaglersquos Nest $326 $1117 Municipal $47 $229 William M Tuck $463 $1580 Lee County $181 $717 Williamsburg-Jamestown $1288 $4084 Leesburg Executive $32741 $78060 Winchester Regional $5882 $22538 Lonesome Pine $690 $2241 Total Economic Impacts-Louisa County $1493 $4756 General Aviation Airports

2 23

1056

34 93 31 36 15 17 67

104 83 5

107 136 11

17 12 14 70

70 17

131 13 22 62

168

5155 $213350 $728102

Payroll(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)Jobs Jobs Payroll

(thousands)

Economic Activity

(thousands)

11

Virginia Department of Aviation

Our Vision The Virginia Department of Aviation will be the standard of excellence amongst state aviation agencies

We will make the Virginia aviation system the model air transportation system providing Virginia communities economic development opportunities and convenient access to the national air transportation system

Our Mission Cultivate an advanced aviation system that is safe secure and provides for economic development

Promote aviation awareness and education

Provide the safest and most efficient flight services for the Commonwealth leadership and state agencies

Virginia Department of Aviation

Our VisionThe Virginia Department of Aviation will be the standard of excellence amongst state aviation agencies

We will make the Virginia aviation system the model air transportation system providing Virginia communities economic development opportunities and convenient access to the national air transportation system

Our MissionCultivate an advanced aviation system that is safe secure and provides for economic development

Promote aviation awareness and education

Provide the safest and most efficient flight services for the Commonwealth leadership and state agencies

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

For more information contact

Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Aviation 5702 Gulfstream Road Richmond VA 23259-2422 800-292-1034 (VA only) 804-236-3624 (Outside VA) wwwdoavvirginiagov

Prepared by

EDR Group Talbert amp Bright Cordell amp Crumley

Published 2011

Copies of the executive summary and full technical report are available online at wwwdoavvirginiagov

600 DOAVAW 20110812 Virginia Airport System Economic Impact Study

Virginia Department of Aviation

Our Vision The Virginia Department of Aviation will be the standard of excellence amongst state aviation agencies

We will make the Virginia aviation system the model air transportation system providing Virginia communities economic development opportunities and convenient access to the national air transportation system

Our Mission Cultivate an advanced aviation system that is safe secure and provides for economic development

Promote aviation awareness and education

Provide the safest and most efficient flight services for the Commonwealth leadership and state agencies

Virginia Department of Aviation

Our VisionThe Virginia Department of Aviation will be the standard of excellence amongst state aviation agencies

We will make the Virginia aviation system the model air transportation system providing Virginia communities economic development opportunities and convenient access to the national air transportation system

Our MissionCultivate an advanced aviation system that is safe secure and provides for economic development

Promote aviation awareness and education

Provide the safest and most efficient flight services for the Commonwealth leadership and state agencies

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

For more information contact

Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Aviation 5702 Gulfstream Road Richmond VA 23259-2422 800-292-1034 (VA only) 804-236-3624 (Outside VA) wwwdoavvirginiagov

Prepared by

EDR Group Talbert amp Bright Cordell amp Crumley

Published 2011

Copies of the executive summary and full technical report are available online at wwwdoavvirginiagov

600 DOAVAW 20110812 Virginia Airport System Economic Impact Study

Virginia Department of Aviation

Our VisionThe Virginia Department of Aviation will be the standard of excellence amongst state aviation agencies

We will make the Virginia aviation system the model air transportation system providing Virginia communities economic development opportunities and convenient access to the national air transportation system

Our MissionCultivate an advanced aviation system that is safe secure and provides for economic development

Promote aviation awareness and education

Provide the safest and most efficient flight services for the Commonwealth leadership and state agencies

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

For more information contact

Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Aviation 5702 Gulfstream Road Richmond VA 23259-2422 800-292-1034 (VA only) 804-236-3624 (Outside VA) wwwdoavvirginiagov

Prepared by

EDR Group Talbert amp Bright Cordell amp Crumley

Published 2011

Copies of the executive summary and full technical report are available online at wwwdoavvirginiagov

600 DOAVAW 20110812 Virginia Airport System Economic Impact Study

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

For more information contact

Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Aviation 5702 Gulfstream Road Richmond VA 23259-2422 800-292-1034 (VA only) 804-236-3624 (Outside VA) wwwdoavvirginiagov

Prepared by

EDR Group Talbert amp Bright Cordell amp Crumley

Published 2011

Copies of the executive summary and full technical report are available online at wwwdoavvirginiagov

600 DOAVAW 20110812 Virginia Airport System Economic Impact Study