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City airport official: commercial service at Woodring unlikely without subsidies
Summary
An airport official told the Mayor and Board Commissioners that regular commercial passenger service at Woodring is improbable unless subsidized, citing low annual ridership, airlines' minimum capacity needs and high operating constraints.
An airport official told the Mayor and Board Commissioners that regular commercial passenger service at Woodring is improbable without federal or local subsidies, noting low local ridership and airlines' operational requirements.
The official said the airport handled roughly 1,000 commercial passengers a year when it had scheduled service — about three travelers per day — and that modern commercial airlines typically require about a 70% passenger load to make routes viable. “I'm not going to say it's impossible, but, I, I would honestly say improbable,” the airport official said during the meeting.
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