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Economic Impact of Aviation Investments and Policies

Following is a listing of projects and reports pertaining to airports and aviation economic impacts, that have been conducted by staff of Economic Development Research Group and approved by our clients for public sharing. While the contents of our web site are copyrighted by us, you are free to view and print these documents as long as you agree to give appropriate credit to our firm and cite the specific documents when using their information or ideas.

VA Airport System Economic Impact Study

Economic Development Research Group, under subcontract to SH&E, for the Virginia DOT's Department of Aviation, 2010

South Dakota State Aviation System Plan

Economic Development Research Group, under subcontract to Mead & Hunt, for the South Dakota DOT, 2010

Applying Benefit-Cost Analysis for Airport Improvements: Challenges in a Multi-Modal World

by Steven Landau, Glen Weisbrod and Brian Alstadt, Transportation Research Record #2177, 2010.

Challenges Facing Small Airports: Effective Practices for Preparing Airport Improvement Program Benefit-Cost Analyses

by Steven Landau, Presentation to the AMerican Association of Airport Executives, Workshop on CIP Finance, San Diego, August 2009. (Slide Show, PDF)

Assessing the Local Economic Impacts of Air Service Development

by Steven Landau, Presentation to the Seventh National Aviation System Planning Symposium, California, May 2009. (Slide Show, PDF)

Effective Practices for Preparing Airport Improvement Program Benefit-Cost Analysis

by S. Landau and G. Weisbrod, Economic Development Research Group, for the Airport Cooperative Research Program, ACRP Synthesis #13, TRB, 2009.

Economic Impact of Oregon's Aviation Industry

By Economic Development Research Group for the Oregon Department of Aviation, 2008

Fiscal Impacts of Expanding Philadelphia International Airport

By EDR Group and DMJM Aviation for the City of Philadelphia, 2007

TF Green Airport Expansion EIS (Rhode Island)

VHB with EDR Group et al., for the Rhode Island Airport Corp. and Federal Aviation Administration, 2010

Regional Economic Impact of Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport

By Economic Development Research Group and HNTB for Atlanta Hartsfield Airport, 2005-2010

Induced Socioeconomic Impact of Las Vegas Second Airport at Ivanpah

For the Federal Aviation Administration, the Bureau of Land Management and Clark County Department of Aviation, 2007

Lansing Airport Runway Extension Benefit / Cost Analysis

By Mead & Hunt and EDR Group for the Capital City Airport Commission, 2007

Towards Broader Views of Airport Economic Significance: Intermodal Perspectives

"Towards Broader Views of Airport Economic Significance: Intermodal Perspectives" (pdf), by Glen Weisbrod, TRB Workshop on Measuring the Economic Significance of Aviation, January 2007

Economic Impact of South Carolina Airports

Wilbur Smith & Associates and Economic Development Research Group for South Carolina Department of Transportation, 2006

Virginia Public-Use Airport Economic Impact Study

By HNTB, SH&E and Economic Development Research Group, for Virginia Dept. of Aviation, 2005

Baltimore-Washington Airport – Air Freight and Economic Impact Studies

Studies for the Maryland Department of Transportation and the Maryland Aviation Administration (2003 and 2004)

Economic Impact of Aviation in Arizona

SH&E, with Economic Development Research Group and Lee McPheters, ASU College of Business, for Arizona DOT, 2004

Wisconsin Air Cargo and Investment Studies

Wisconsin Statewide Air Cargo, Passenger and Tax Forecasts

By Economic Development Research Group for Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation, 1997 and 2004

Lansing - Capital Region Airport Authority Economic Impact Study

By Economic Development Research Group and Mead & Hunt, for the Capitol Region Airport Authority. 2004

Michigan Statewide Airport Community Benefit Assessment

Economic Development Research Group and Mead & Hunt, for Michigan DOT, 2003

Economic Impact of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport

Economic Development Research Group for Colorado Springs Airport, 2003

Economic Impact of Colorado Airports

By HNTB Corporation, Economic Development Research Group and Kramer Aerotek, for Colorado DOT Division of Aeronautics, 2003

The Economic Impact of Vermont's Public-Use Airports

By SH&E, Economic Development Research Group, Dufresne-Henry, Inc, and Yellow Wood Associates, for the Vermont Agency of Transportation, 2003

Economic Development Potential of Upgrading Pretoria Wonderboom Airport

By Urban-Econ Ltd (SA) and Economic Development Research Group (USA), 2003

Potential for a Joint Use Airport

Economic Development Research Group for the Fort Drum Regional Liaison Organization, the City of Watertown and Jefferson County (NY) , 2002

Airport Benefit Cost (ABC) System Applied for Wisconsin

Economic Development Research Group for the Wisconsin Bureau of Aviation, 2001

The Economic Role of Nashville Regional Airport

PA Consulting Services, Inc. and Economic Development Research Group., for the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, 2001

Benefit-Cost Analysis for the Rock County Airport (JVL) Runway Extension

Economic Development Research Group, for the Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation - Bureau of Aeronautics, 2001

Boston Logan Airport's Evolving Role in the New England Economy

Economic Development Research Group, for The New England Council, 2001

Economic Impact of Public Use Airports in Massachusetts

By SH&E and Economic Development Research Group, for the Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission, 2000

Airport Area Economic Development Model: Model and Case Study

Read the article by G. Weisbrod, J. Reed and R. Neuwirth. PTRC International Transport Conference, Manchester, England, 1993. (also published in in Compendium of Technical Papers, 64th ITE Annual Meeting, 1994).

Economic Impacts of Improving General Aviation Airports

Read the article by Glen Weisbrod. Transportation Research Record No. 1274, 1990.