2021 NC State of Avation Talking Points - NCDOT



North Carolina: The State of Aviation January 2021 -72861-136838400Talking Points (for use following report release Jan. 11, 2021)A new report reveals that North Carolina’s 72 publicly owned airports annually contribute to the state’s economy more than:$61 billion in economic output373,000 jobs$15 billion in personal income$2.5 billion in state and local tax revenuesInsert YOUR impacts below (pull from tables on the last two pages of the brochure)$ XXXin economic outputXXXjobs$ XXXin personal income$ XXin state and local tax revenuesThe report, produced by the North Carolina Department of Transportation Division of Aviation every two years, uses pre-pandemic 2019 data to compute impacts. COVID-19 brought swift and significant impact to airports and aviation, but they varied by sector. For instance, commercial airline travel and related activities like concessions revenue declined while private air charters and freight rose. While we will not be able to quantify the economic impact of COVID until 2020 data is analyzed, the report demonstrates aviation’s economic contribution to the state and local communities and provides a benchmark for tracking recovery.The report quantifies the economic impacts of the state’s:10 commercial service airports and 62 general aviation airportsThe aviation and aerospace sectors and organizations that rely on public airportsN.C. airports:Connect local businesses and communities to global marketsHouse and refuel private aircraftSupport military and agricultural aviation and statewide emergency responseProvide aviation services, such as aerial photography and pilot trainingThe 10 commercial service airports also offer regularly scheduled passenger service.Report Background & MethodologyThis report contains data compiled and analyzed by North Carolina State University’s Institute for Transportation Research and Education (ITRE) based on 2019 data from airports:Commercial service airport impacts reflect the economic output of business travelers to the state’s commercial service airports, leisure travelers, on-airport jobs, income and spending by tenants, and spending related to airport capital projects and operations.General aviation airport impacts are based on the number of jobs supported by the airports directly, jobs supported by businesses that rely on the airport, and the impact of visitors ................
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