This 49 page report should be part of the Required reading for City Council deciding on any Airport Expansion. Of the sixty-six airports that provided information to Transport Canada, sufficient information to conduct a valuable analysis was gathered from forty-six of them. To simplify the text, the forty-six airports were categorized as either Category A: airports that cover their operating costs or Category B airports: airports that do not cover their operating costs.
From Page 16 of the Report:Competition with surface transportation and other airports is a real challenge:
- Most airports in a surplus situation are located more than 250 km from a NAS airport, while 85% of airports in a negative financial situation are within a 250 km radius.
- Most airports with a surplus are located more than 250 km from an airport offering discount carrier service while airports in deficit are located closer than 250 km from such an airport.
- Airports offering higher levels of scheduled passenger service than the closest competitor airport are in a surplus position. In addition, airports with discount carriers are in a better financial situation than others. Airports offering a lower level of service have a higher chance of being in deficit if the closest competitor airport is within a 90 minute drive.
- Airports offering an equivalent level of service, but sharing a catchment area within a 100 km radius, are likely to have at least one airport, if not both, in a deficit position.
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