A mile of highway will take you just one mile A mile of highway - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

“ 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 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

Overview Overview � AIR TRANSPORTATION: Kentucky � AIR TRANSPORTATION: Kentucky’ ’s s Economic Development Magnet Economic Development Magnet � CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE � CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE � NEXT DECADE � NEXT DECADE- - - - General Aviation Airports General Aviation Airports Will Become Even More Important! Will Become Even More Important!

Why Air Transportation? Why Air Transportation? � The � The “ “magnet magnet” ” to attract new jobs for the economy to attract new jobs for the economy of today… …and tomorrow. and tomorrow. of today st century � “ � Airports in the 21 st “Airports in the 21 century… … have become what have become what th century and interstate highways were in the 20 th century and interstate highways were in the 20 th century. railroads were in the 19 th century.” ” John Kasarda, railroads were in the 19 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… …is the is the health and growth of many communities 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

Site Selection Factors Site Selection Factors � Area Development � Area Development Corporate Survey: Corporate Survey: Highway 90 accessibility 88.9% 80 70 Accessibility to major airport 60 53.1% 50 Railroad 40 service 27.9% 30 20 Water or 10 oceanport 0 accessibility 18.5%

Moving Freight by Air In Kentucky Moving Freight by Air In Kentucky � UPS � UPS Worldport Worldport: 4 million square feet; can move : 4 million square feet; can move over 300,000 packages per hour over 300,000 packages per hour � Cargo Movement at General Aviation Airports � Cargo Movement at General Aviation Airports � 22 General Aviation Airports with 5,000 foot � 22 General Aviation Airports with 5,000 foot runway or greater runway or greater � 50% of U.S. population & manufacturing base � 50% of U.S. population & manufacturing base within 1 hour’ ’s flight of CVG s flight of CVG within 1 hour

Moving Passengers in Kentucky Moving Passengers in Kentucky � CVG: 600 daily departures to 120 cities worldwide � 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 � Louisville International Airport: 14 airlines offer 100 daily departures daily departures � Blue Grass Airport: 6 airlines offer 100 daily flights � Blue Grass Airport: 6 airlines offer 100 daily flights � Paducah � Paducah’ ’s Barkley Airport: 8 daily departures s Barkley Airport: 8 daily departures � Owensboro � Owensboro- -Daviess County Airport: 2 daily Daviess County Airport: 2 daily departures. departures.

Before Moving On… … Before Moving On � Important to KY � Important to KY’ ’s economy s economy � Important for business attraction/expansion � Important for business attraction/expansion � Important for tourism, emergency medical � Important for tourism, emergency medical and disaster assistance and disaster assistance � Advantages of shipping by air: faster � 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- -commerce, commerce, reduces reduces storage costs, link to storage costs, link to e international markets international markets

Current Infrastructure Current Infrastructure 2007 2007 2007 2007

Current Infrastructure Current Infrastructure � The � The “ “Big 3 Big 3” ” � 58 other General Aviation Airports � 58 other General Aviation Airports � 100 Private Airstrips � 100 Private Airstrips � 60 Heliports � 60 Heliports

New Airports New Airports � Williamsburg � Williamsburg � Morehead � Morehead � Marion � Marion- -Crittenden County Crittenden County � Hancock County � Hancock County � Potential New Airports: Tri � Potential New Airports: Tri- -County, County, Oldham County, Spencer County, Oldham County, Spencer County, Letcher County Letcher County

NEXT DECADE- - - - General General NEXT DECADE Aviation Airports Will Become Aviation Airports Will Become Even More Important! Even More Important! Why?? Why??

Overcrowding at Major Airports Overcrowding at Major Airports

Very Light Jets Very Light Jets

SUMMARY SUMMARY � AIR TRANSPORTATION: Kentucky � AIR TRANSPORTATION: Kentucky’ ’s s Economic Development Magnet Economic Development Magnet � CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE � CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE � NEXT DECADE � NEXT DECADE- - - - General Aviation Airports General Aviation Airports Will Become Even More Important! Will Become Even More Important!

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