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Rock County airport report cites $63 million economic impact, highlights youth STEAM event
Summary
At the May 8 Rock County Board of Supervisors meeting, airport representative Amy Scrima reported that Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport supports roughly $63 million in economic impact, detailed operations and tenant activity, and described a recent STEAM and Career Day for county students.
Amy Scrima, airport staff, told the Rock County Board of Supervisors on May 8 that Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport generates substantial local economic activity and outreach.
Scrima said the airport ‘‘drives over $63,000,000 in direct to indirect economic impact, supporting over 45 high quality aviation jobs’’ and described the field’s business and community roles. She said the airport hosts about 15 businesses, more than 100 based aircraft, a local farmer farming approximately 300 acres of airport-owned land, and recorded over 65,000 aircraft operations in 2024. Scrima also described partnerships with FAA technicians, the State Bureau of Aeronautics and contracted engineering firms for major projects.
The report emphasized workforce and outreach activities. Scrima described an April 29 STEAM and Career Day in which airport staff and partners hosted about 160 seventh- and eighth-graders for hands-on tours and career panels with local aviation businesses and colleges, listing partners including Propel Forward, REV Aviation, Blackhawk Technical College and UW–Madison student groups. ‘‘So here's to a soaring future,’’ Scrima said at the end of her presentation.
Chairman Levy closed the presentation after asking for questions and receiving none. The board did not take any formal action on the airport report during the meeting; the item was an informational update on the airport's operations, community events and economic statistics.
Background provided in the presentation traced the airport’s origins to a public-use designation in November 1941 and framed current activity as a mix of recreation, business services, flight training, aviation maintenance and medevac services. Scrima noted FAA and air-traffic partners who keep navigational equipment and airspace operations running.
The presentation concluded with praise for recent outreach events and an invitation for continued community engagement; no follow-up tasks or votes were recorded in the meeting minutes provided.
