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Witham Field drives Martin County economy; airport highlights customs facility, noise program and community tours
Summary
In a podcast interview, Witham Field Airport Director Andrew McBean described the airport’s role as an economic engine for Martin County, its customs facility for air and marine arrivals, voluntary nighttime curfew compliance and a residential sound insulation program funded from airport revenues.
Andrew McBean, director of Witham Field Airport in Martin County, told a local podcast audience that the airport is the county’s largest economic driver and operates as an enterprise fund that does not rely on general-tax revenues.
McBean said the airport generates jobs and broader local spending, operates a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) user-fee facility that has served residents since 2018, and has pursued noise-mitigation steps including a residential sound-insulation program. He also described community tours, wildlife encounters and the airport’s role hosting the Stewart Air Show and drone displays.
Witham Field’s reported economic impact and jobs: McBean said the airport’s latest economic-impact estimate is about $1.3 billion and that it is associated with “about over 6,800 jobs” that come from on-airport employment and related visitor…
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