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A mile of highway will take you just one mile A mile of highway will take you just one mile but a mile of runway will take you anywhere anywhere ! ! but a mile of runway will take you 2007 Freight Conference 2007
“ “ A mile of highway will take you just one mile A mile of highway will take you just one mile… … but a mile of runway will take you but a mile of runway will take you anywhere anywhere! !” ”
2007 Freight Conference 2007 Freight Conference
“ “Movement by Air Movement by Air— — An Important Part of the Equation An Important Part of the Equation” ”
Steve Parker, Steve Parker, Deputy Commissioner Deputy Commissioner Kentucky Department of Aviation Kentucky Department of Aviation
AIR TRANSPORTATION: Kentucky’ ’s s Economic Development Magnet Economic Development Magnet
CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE
NEXT DECADE-
General Aviation Airports Will Become Even More Important! Will Become Even More Important!
The “ “magnet magnet” ” to attract new jobs for the economy to attract new jobs for the economy
…and tomorrow. and tomorrow.
“Airports in the 21 Airports in the 21st
st century
century… … have become what have become what interstate highways were in the 20 interstate highways were in the 20th
th century and
century and railroads were in the 19 railroads were in the 19th
th century.
century.” ” John Kasarda,
John Kasarda, Director, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise at UNC Director, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise at UNC
“ One of the key contributors to the economic One of the key contributors to the economic health and growth of many communities health and growth of many communities… …is the is the presence of a major airport within it boundaries. presence of a major airport within it boundaries.” ”
Leo F. Mullin, Chairman and CEO, Delta Air Lines Leo F. Mullin, Chairman and CEO, Delta Air Lines
Area Development Corporate Survey: Corporate Survey:
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Highway accessibility 88.9% Accessibility to major airport 53.1% Railroad service 27.9% Water or
accessibility 18.5%
UPS Worldport Worldport: 4 million square feet; can move : 4 million square feet; can move
Cargo Movement at General Aviation Airports
22 General Aviation Airports with 5,000 foot runway or greater runway or greater
50% of U.S. population & manufacturing base within 1 hour within 1 hour’ ’s flight of CVG s flight of CVG
CVG: 600 daily departures to 120 cities worldwide serving over 20 million passengers serving over 20 million passengers
Louisville International Airport: 14 airlines offer 100 daily departures daily departures
Blue Grass Airport: 6 airlines offer 100 daily flights
Paducah’ ’s Barkley Airport: 8 daily departures s Barkley Airport: 8 daily departures
Owensboro-
Daviess County Airport: 2 daily departures. departures.
Important to KY’ ’s economy s economy
Important for business attraction/expansion
Important for tourism, emergency medical and disaster assistance and disaster assistance
Advantages of shipping by air: faster delivery, better security, less packaging, delivery, better security, less packaging, lower insurance, facilitates development of lower insurance, facilitates development of e e-
commerce, reduces reduces storage costs, link to storage costs, link to international markets international markets
2007 2007 2007 2007
AIR TRANSPORTATION: Kentucky’ ’s s Economic Development Magnet Economic Development Magnet
CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE
NEXT DECADE-
General Aviation Airports Will Become Even More Important! Will Become Even More Important!