Salina, Kan.
January 17, 2007
Nearly 80 businesses at the Salina Municipal Airport
and Salina Airport Industrial Center generate more
than $200 million in annual payroll and more than $50
million in annual state and local tax revenues,
according to a report from Wichita State University's
Center for Economic Development and Business.
"The Salina Airport Authority commissioned the report
to give it a data-rich look at the results of 40 years
of community economic development strategy and
policies since the closing of Schilling Air Force Base,"
says Tim Rogers, A.A.E, the airport's executive
director.
The WSU report also found that airport and airport
industrial center businesses invested more than $22
million in capital expenditures and purchased local
goods and services amounting to more than $101
million in 2006. Businesses at the airport directly
employ more than 4,000 workers and account for
more than 7,100 jobs, says the WSU research center.
"The economic and fiscal impacts of the 4,016
workers, their employers and their visitors on the
city, county, school district and state are enormous.
The Salina Airport and Airport Industrial Center is a
vital part of the local and state economies,"
according to WSU's economic report.
"This study demonstrates the importance of the
Salina Airport and Airport Industrial Center to the
economy of Salina and how critical success at the
airport is to our community's long-term growth and
prospects. The Salina Airport Authority is a vital
partner in our community's long-term economic
development strategy," says Dennis Lauver,
president/ CEO of the Salina Area Chamber of
Commerce.
Salina Municipal Airport is home base for
numerous aviation businesses and operations. These
include America Jet, Aerospace Systems &
Technologies, Inc., EagleMed air ambulance, Kansas
Wing Headquarters - Civil Air Patrol, Flower Aviation,
Kansas Army National Guard Aviation Support Facility,
Kansas State University at Salina, Kansas Highway
Patrol Aviation,Professional Flight Training, LC,
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (formerly Raytheon
Aircraft Company - Salina Division), Salina
Aircraft Services, and the
corporate flight departments for ADM Milling
Company, Blue Beacon International, Geoprobe
Systems, Pepsi Cola - Salina, Plains Environmental,
Premier Pneumatics, Inc., and Bradley Trucking Co.
The Salina Aviation Service Center has available
space and room for growth to accommodate a wide
array of aviation related industries. The SLN Air
Traffic Control Tower logs nearly 90,000 annual
aircraft operations. Two FBOs annually deliver 4
million gallons of aviation fuel to the aircraft using
the Salina Municipal Airport. For more information
regarding expansion opportunities at "The SLN
Aviation Service Center," contact us at
785.827.3914 or visit the available properties link at
www.salinaair
port.com
"The data in this study provides an accurate view of
the progression and status of the Salina Airport
Authority's business development efforts, and will
help staff and the authority formulate future
strategies and policies," Rogers adds.
