SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2011. Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Secretary Gary Hannig today announced the start of a statewide aviation economic impact study to measure the local economic benefits of Illinois’ system of airports. The 18-month study will examine more than 100 airports statewide and will guide IDOT’s Division of Aeronautics and aviation and economic development leaders as they push to enhance the state’s aviation network and create more jobs.
“We are pleased to initiate this study to explore and identify unique local benefits of Illinois’ Aviation System,” said IDOT Secretary Gary Hannig. “Illinois’ airport network is one of the largest and most diverse aviation systems in the nation. The finished economic study, following federal guidelines, will yield a thorough analysis of the positive impact of each airport within its respective community.”
Wilbur Smith Associates was selected to conduct the statewide aviation economic impact study and will be assisted by the firms of Applied Real Estate Analysis (AREA); Crawford, Murphy, and Tilly (CMT); and Hanson Professional Services. The team will be in contact with each of the airports and many of the on-airport businesses to collect data on economic activity.
“This type of review will clearly demonstrate the value of each airport to the local community and Illinois’ economy,” said Dr. Susan Shea, IDOT’s Director of Aeronautics. “The information gained from the study will provide a benchmark for planning and future enhancement of the state’s overall aeronautics system.”
Measuring the individual and collective economic activities stemming from the airports, including the state’s commercial service facilities, will provide a comprehensive analysis to the public, government officials and other stakeholders of how the state benefits from the presence of each Illinois airport.
The list of airports involved in the economic impact study of the Illinois Aviation System is as followed:
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Commercial Passenger and Cargo Airports
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Associated Cities
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Airport Name
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Belleville/St. Louis
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MidAmerica St. Louis Airport
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Bloomington/Normal
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Central Illinois Regional Airport
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Champaign/Urbana
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University of Illinois-Willard Airport
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Chicago
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Chicago Midway International Airport
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Chicago
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Chicago O’Hare International Airport
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Decatur
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Decatur Airport
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Marion
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Williamson County Regional Airport
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Moline/Rock Island/Davenport
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Quad City International Airport
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Peoria
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General Wayne A. Downing-Peoria International Airport
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Quincy
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Quincy Regional Airport-Baldwin Field
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Rockford
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Chicago Rockford International Airport
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Springfield
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Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport
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Metropolitan Airports
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Associated Cities
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Airport Name
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Aurora
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Aurora Municipal Airport
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Alton/Bethalto
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St. Louis Regional Airport
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Bolingbrook
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Bolingbrook’s Clow International Airport
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Cahokia/Sauget
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St. Louis Downtown Airport
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Carbondale/Murphysboro
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Southern Illinois Airport
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Charleston/Mattoon
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Coles County Memorial Airport
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Danville
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Vermilion Regional Airport-Clarence F. Carter Field
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DeKalb
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DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport
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Freeport
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Freeport Albertus Airport
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Galesburg
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Galesburg Municipal Airport
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Joliet
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Joliet Regional Airport
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Kankakee
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Greater Kankakee Airport
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Lake in the Hills
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Lake in the Hills Airport
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Lansing
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Lansing Municipal Airport
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Pekin
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Pekin Municipal Airport
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Peoria
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Mount Hawley Auxiliary Airport
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Romeoville
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Lewis University Airport
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Schaumburg
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Schaumburg Regional Airport
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Waukegan
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Waukegan Regional Airport
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West Chicago
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DuPage Airport
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Wheeling/Prospect Heights
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Chicago Executive Airport
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Community Airports
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Associated Cities
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Airport Name
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Aledo
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Mercer County Airport
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Cairo
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Cairo Regional Airport
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Canton
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Ingersoll Airport
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Centralia
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Centralia Municipal Airport
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Dixon
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Dixon Municipal Airport-Charles R. Walgreen Field
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Effingham
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Effingham County Memorial
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Harrisburg-Raleigh
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Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport
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Jacksonville
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Jacksonville Municipal Airport
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Lacon
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Marshall County Airport
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Lincoln
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Logan County Airport
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Macomb
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Macomb Municipal Airport
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Metropolis
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Metropolis Municipal Airport
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Monmouth
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Monmouth Municipal Airport
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Morris
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James R. Washburn Field-Morris Municipal Airport
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Mount Vernon
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Mount Vernon Outland Airport
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Pontiac
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Pontiac Municipal Airport
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Rantoul
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Rantoul National Aviation Center-Frank Elliott Field
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Rochelle
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Rochelle Municipal Airport-Koritz Field
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Sterling/Rock Falls
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Whiteside County Airport-Joseph H. Bittorf Field
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Taylorville
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Taylorville Municipal Airport
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Local Airports
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Associated Cities
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Airport Name
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Beardstown
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Greater Beardstown Airport
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Benton
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Benton Municipal Airport
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Carmi
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Carmi Municipal Airport
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Casey
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Casey Municipal Airport
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Fairfield
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Fairfield Municipal Airport
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Flora
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Flora Airport
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Greenville
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Greenville Municipal Airport
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Havana
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Havana Regional Airport
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Kewanee
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Kewanee Municipal Airport
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Lawrenceville-Vincennes
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Lawrenceville-Vincennes International Airport-Mid-American Air Center
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Litchfield
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Litchfield Municipal Airport
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Source: illinois.gov
