Archive for January, 2007

December Air Traffic Down 11.7%, Year-2006 Down 7.2%, Welcome to Year-2000

Monday, January 22nd, 2007

Bay County air traffic continued to decline in 2006, totalling 176,640 enplanements and 354,949 total passengers. Historically, we have almost reverted to year-2000 traffic (357,000). The official report here. Nonetheless, plans for a $331 Million pork-port are progressing nicely…
The airport has spent almost $40 Million (and incurred a mitigation obligation of $6 Million) […]

Airport Submits Benefit-Cost Analysis

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007

After pocketing almost $40 Million in fees, the airport consultants have submitted a benefit-cost analysis (BCA) to the Federal Aviation Administration. A draft BCA submitted a year ago was rejected by FAA. The BCA is a requirement for FAA funding if the project is for increasing aviation capacity. The long-term benefits, adjusted […]