Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
- 1 A . <br /> • ■,.■••■ . <br /> - , <br /> ■1■111■111..1•111•MIN <br /> Five years ago, the Minnesota Department of Aeronautics examined the <br /> role of general aviation airports in the local economy and found that <br /> Austin Airport,ind its related businesses contributed 0.1'percent.to the <br /> region's gross annual output, or about $517,000. Thief River Falls Airport <br /> contributed about $800,000, or 0.4 percent of the region's gross output, <br /> and Duluth Airport $7.2 million. <br /> • <br /> A 1962 Michigan study showed expenditures of $15,275 in the community <br /> for every 1,000 itinerant operations. Surveys by the Minneapolis-St. Paul <br /> Airport Commission concluded that for every $1,000 invested in the airport <br /> system, local industry gained $2 million in business. <br /> • The Federal Aviation Administration, which assessed the economic im- <br /> pacts of five general aviation airports on their communities, found that: <br /> • Local opinion considered.thg airport a contribu- <br /> tion to the economy. <br /> • There were increases in the rate of growth follow- <br /> ing airport development. <br /> • New industries stated the presence of the airport <br /> • had been an important factor in locational choice. <br /> • Old industries were retained partly because of the <br /> airport. <br /> • Economic growth including airports compensated for <br /> the trend toward loss of rural ..loyment. <br /> _ . • Rapid air access improves industrial equipment <br /> maintenance capability for manufacturing companies. <br /> • Connections' to the national airport system are <br /> • importan*. <br /> • <br /> • The airport can be a nucleus for industrial concen- <br /> tration and promote cohesive land use in the airport <br /> area. <br /> • <br /> -6- <br /> NAsso••• ■ Lin:1110141111 A02001 AT la <br /> • <br />