TREDAIR has been used for system plans and stand-alone economic impact analyses.  DOTs have used TREDAIR for scenarios and provided public-use tools on the web.

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Airport System Analysis

• Allows users to estimate the current and future economic contributions associated with a single airport or an airport system.
• Provides the magnitude of economic contributions based on various scenarios,
• Evaluates the economic value that a single airport or an airport system can create for communities, regions, or states.

KEY FEATURES:

• Airport Selection: Analyze single or multiple airports. Measure impacts for regional or statewide aviation systems.
• Customizable Airport Data: Utilize baseline values from surveys or operational airport data.
• Airport Visitor Spending: View, analyze, and develop forecasts of visitor spending scenarios and airport operations.
• Airport Tenant Employment: View, analyze, and create forecasts of airport and tenant employment scenarios.
• Scenario Reports: Report scenario impacts by industry and by state, region, or airport.
• Industries: With 544 industry sectors available, industry inputs are flexible, and reports can be tailored to the airport or system’s needs.

1. Contributions of existing and future airport and system operations
2. Changes in on-airport operations
3. Capital investments: infrastructure, terminals, or freight related
4. Changes in off-airport operations
5. Changes in passenger volumes
6. Changes in regional visitor spending
7. Long Range Plans

1. Direct: The direct impact of airport operations on the economy is represented by on-airport and visitor-related activities, as well as temporary construction.
2. Indirect: These supplier impacts are generated from the purchases of goods and services made by airport-based businesses, on-airport public sector agencies, and businesses in the hospitality industries.
3. Induced: This income impact is derived from new economic activity generating new payroll for workers and households. Additional business revenues, payroll, and jobs are supported as this income circulates within a specific region.