Economic Impact
| Case Studies Click on the four-letter airport identifiers below to view the studies. |
| Sugar Land Regional Airport (KSGR) Sugar Land, Texas |
| David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (KDWH) Spring, Texas |
| Collin County Regional Airport (KTKI) McKinney, Texas |
| Addison Airport (KADS) Addision, Texas |
| Alliance Airport (KAFW) Fort Worth, Texas |
| Deer Valley Airport (KDVT) Phoenix, Arizona |
Since Houston Executive Airport is not yet completed, there are no specific quantifiable economic impact statistics yet available.?Nevertheless, we have endeavored to locate airports which are analogous in different ways to the Houston Executive Airport project, and provide economic impact information which does exist for those airports so that business and community leaders can consider objective real world data on comparable airports when planning for Houston Executive Airport.
The comparable airports are all general aviation/business aviation airports which serve the Greater Houston Metropolitan Area, the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, or the Greater Phoenix Metropolitan Area. All routinely handle business jets, but none are served by scheduled passenger or cargo flights. All have positively affected both tax revenues and property tax values for their respective communities. All coexist with upscale residential neighborhoods in the immediate vicinity of the airport.
On the other hand, most of the comparable airports are smaller in acreage than the planned Houston Executive Airport, many have less advantageous rail and interstate access, many were built, or purchased and improved with taxpayer money, and most are operated by governmental entities.?Of the six comparable airports, only Spring David Wayne Hooks Airport remains privately owned, and only Fort Worth Alliance Airport was masterplanned from inception to serve as both a general aviation/business aviation airport and high technology/light manufacturing industrial development.
Except where otherwise noted, the Economic Impact Points of Comparison information is taken from the Texas Department of Transportation study The Economic Impact of Aviation in Texas.
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Sugar Land Regional Airport (KSGR)
Sugar Land Regional Airport, owned and operated by the City of Sugar Land, is a general aviation reliever airport located in Fort Bend County, Texas. The airport, which occupies approximately 432 acres of land, has one concrete runway, Runway 17/35, which measures 8,000 feet in length and 100 feet in width. The aviation-related tenants at Sugar Land Regional Airport support approximately 50 full-time jobs, with an estimated direct payroll of $1.7 million. The direct output attributable to the airport is estimated to be approximately $9.4 million. Additionally, over 23,000 general aviation visitors arrive at the airport each year, supporting roughly 150 visitor-related jobs and $3 million in payroll. General aviation visitors are also responsible for over $4.8 million in direct output. When combined, the general aviation tenants and visitors at Sugar Land Regional Airport are responsible for $25 million in total economic output, approximately 290 full-time jobs, and $7.8 million in payroll.
Sugar Land Regional Airport is the fourth largest facility in the greater Houston area, and is the only general aviation reliever airport in the southwest sector. Some of the aviation activities that occur at the airport on a regular basis include corporate operations, flight training and education, and recreational flying. Additionally, Sugar Land Regional Airport is very active with general aviation visitors who use it to access the many tourist attractions in the Houston area. The airport also supports several community-based services and programs to enhance the health, safety, and quality of life of area citizens. These services include police and fire support, emergency medical evacuation and patient transport, and Civil Air Patrol search-and-rescue operations.
David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (KDWH)
David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport is a privately-owned general aviation reliever airport located in Harris County, Texas. The airport has two asphalt runways and a seaplane landing area: Runway 17R/35L, measuring 7,009 feet in length and 100 feet in width; Runway 17L/35R, which measures 3,997 feet in length and 35 feet in width; and Runway 17W/35W, measuring 2,530 in length and 100 feet in width.
The aviation-related tenants at David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport support approximately 300 full-time jobs, with an estimated direct payroll of nearly $11.5 million. The direct output attributable to the airport is estimated at roughly $30.2 million. Additionally, it is estimated that approximately 47,000 general aviation visitors arrive at the airport each year, supporting 300 visitor-related jobs and $6.1 million in payroll. General aviation visitors are also responsible for approximately $9.8 million in direct output. When combined, the general aviation tenants and visitors at David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport are responsible for approximately $70.1 million in total economic output, 950 full-time jobs, and $28.7 million in payroll.
David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport is one of the largest privately-owned airports in the United States. The airport specializes in corporate and military aviation services. Additional aviation activities that occur at the airport on a regular basis include recreational flying, medical transport, and flight training and education. The airport also supports various community-based programs, such as news reporting and Civil Air Patrol search-and-rescue operations, that benefit the health, safety, and welfare of area citizens.
Collin County Regional Airport (KTKI)
The Colin County Regional Airport is a general aviation reliever airport owned and operated by the City of McKinney, Texas. It is conveniently situated at the intersection of Routes 121, 75, and 380 in the North Dallas area. The airport has one asphalt runway, Runway 18/36, measuring 7,001 feet in length and 100 feet in width.
The airport supports approximately 165 full-time aviation-related jobs, with an estimated direct payroll of $5.6 million. The direct output attributable to the airport is estimated to be more than $33.3 million. Additionally, more than 19,000 general aviation visitors arrive at the airport each year, supporting more than 120 jobs and $2.5 million in payroll. General aviation visitors are also responsible for over $4 million in direct output. When combined, the general aviation tenants and visitors at McKinney Municipal Airport are responsible for $65.7 million in total economic output, approximately 470 full-time positions, and $13.1 million in payroll.
McKinney Municipal Airport was designated by the Texas Department of Transportation as the 1999 Reliever Airport of the Year in Texas.
The Airport is projected to generate $2,888,708 in 2005. Airport growth significantly supports McKinney through creating a tax base without requiring additional city services. The McKinney EDC has determined that one average corporate jet relocation is equivalent in local property tax yield to a seven story class A office building. Growth of aviation and manufacturing businesses around the airport contribute high wage jobs allowing McKinney workforce new opportunities.
Addison Airport, owned by the City of Addison and operated by Washington-Staubach, is a general aviation reliever airport located in Dallas County, Texas. The airport occupies 366 acres of land and has one asphalt runway, Runway 18/36, which measures 7,202 feet in length and 100 feet in width. The aviation-related businesses at Addison Airport support approximately 550 full-time jobs, with an estimated direct payroll of more than $19 million. The direct output attributable to the airport is estimated at approximately $51 million. Additionally, it is estimated that over 64,000 general aviation visitors arrive at the airport each year, supporting roughly 400 jobs and $8.4 million in payroll. General aviation visitors are also responsible for more than $13 million in direct output. When combined, the general aviation tenants and visitors at Addison Airport are responsible for approximately $112 million in total economic output, nearly 1,565 full-time jobs, and $45 million in payroll.
Addison Airport is the busiest general aviation airport in Texas, and the third busiest single-runway general aviation airport in the United States. Additionally, two of the fixed base operators (FBOs) at the airport, Million Air and Mercury, appear on the list of the nation's Top Ten FBOs. The primary aviation activities that occur at Addison Airport are corporate use and recreational flying. The airport is also very active with general aviation visitors who fly to Addison to visit the area's world-class hotels, shops, and restaurants. The airport is also home to the Cavanaugh Flight Museum, featuring 50,000 square feet of fully-restored, vintage warbirds. The museum also has a display of aviation-related artwork.
In 2002 alone, Addison Airport generated $12,700,000 in property tax revenue and $17,300,000 in sales tax revenue.
Fort Worth Alliance Airport (Alliance), owned by the City of Fort Worth and managed by Alliance Air Services, is a public airport designed for industrial, corporate, and general aviation use. The 700-acre airport is the world's first master-planned industrial airport. It has two parallel concrete runways: Runway 16L/34R, which measures 9,600 feet in length and 150 feet in width; and Runway 16R/34L, measuring 8,220 feet in length and 150 feet in width.
Alliance supports approximately 4,500 full-time aviation-related jobs, with an estimated direct payroll of more than $160 million. The direct output attributable to the airport is estimated to be more than $420 million. Additionally, nearly 20,000 general aviation visitors arrive at the airport each year, supporting employment, payroll, and economic output in visitor-related industries. When combined, the general aviation tenants and visitors at Alliance are responsible for approximately $745 million in total economic output, 8,300 fulltime jobs, and over $262 million in payroll. The award-winning airport is a component of much larger international trade and logistics complex that is home to more than 100 companies. Of these, 31 are Fortune 500 firms. Some of the companies that are doing business at Alliance include Nokia, Federal Express, UPS Worldwide Logistics Group, Ameritrade, Dell Computer Corporation, and the American Airlines Maintenance Base and Engineering Center.
Alliance is also very active in supporting community-based programs. Each fall, the airport hosts an International Air Show, as well as the Alliance Texas Corporate Challenge, which benefits the Northwest Independent School District. Alliance is also the preferred destination for general aviation traffic supporting the nearby Texas Motor Speedway.
Deer Valley Municipal Airport was built in 1960 as a private airfield with a single runway. This simple facility had no control tower and very limited amenities. In 1971, the City of Phoenix purchased the 482 acre site.
Phoenix invested $17 million to turn the modest airfield into a modern, full service airport. Since then, an additional 469 T-hangars have been constructed on the airport's north side, and the main runway has been reconstructed. Careful planning and a clean, contemporary design have earned Phoenix Deer Valley recognition as one of the nation's finest general aviation airports.
Today Deer Valley is classified as a general aviation reliever airport for Sky Harbor. The airport offers a complete range of services including fuel, avionics repair, maintenance, parts, flight training, new and used aircraft sales, aircraft rentals, a pilot shop and a restaurant. It has two fixed-based operators and is home to more than 1,350 aircraft. With over 389,000 takeoffs and landings in 2003, it is the 20th busiest of all U.S. airports, and the 2nd busiest General Aviation Airport in the nation. Phoenix Deer Valley Airport is a vital component of the City of Phoenix airport system.
The total economic impact of Phoenix Deer Valley Airport is greater than $23 million per year. More than $5.6 million has been invested in capital improvements at Phoenix Deer Valley Airport in the past five years. 925 aircraft were based at Phoenix Deer Valley Airport in 1998. In 1998, 269 people were employed full time at Deer Valley, representing a total payroll of more than $6.9 million.
Source: City of Phoenix Aviation Dept. & Arizona Dept. of Transportation.
