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Study finds local demand to justify pursuing Essential Air Service for Jamestown Airport
Summary
A consultant presented a regional air-service recovery study recommending pursuit of the federal Essential Air Service program as the fastest path to reinstating commercial flights at Jamestown Airport, noting a catchment-area of roughly 1,500 daily passengers and several funding and airline-partnership options.
A county presentation on Dec. 18 laid out a data-driven case for pursuing commercial air service at Jamestown Airport, with consultants recommending the federal Essential Air Service (EAS) program as the most immediate and cost-effective path to restoration.
Shannon Fisher, Chautauqua County manager of airports, introduced Evan Berg, the study lead. Berg said the analysis used passenger search data, USDOT records and census figures to define a custom catchment area around Jamestown. He said roughly 916 daily outbound passengers and 590 inbound passengers originate from that catchment, producing about 1,500 passenger movements per day in the broader 90-mile radius.
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