News Herald "Flying High" Airport Traffic Story - More Numbers
The story on Bay County airport traffic deserves a bit more analysis. Dividing the total passengers by the total flights shows the usual 30 passengers per flight. An 8% gain over 2002 looks good, but 2002 was a very depressed year. The bigger story is that the projected traffic for 2003 (approximately 380,000) is 6% less than predicted for 2003 in the Feasibility Study recommending relocation. The airport is approximately two years behind the traffic forecast FAA made in 2000, and $3 Million behind the capital surplus forecast in the Feasibility Study.
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