January 2021 Group Watch: Report Shows Airports Drive Economic Progress
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) Aeronautics Bureau recently released the summary findings of the 2020 Statewide Airport Economic Import Study. It reports that Alabama’s 80 public airports are economic engines for their local communities and significant contributors to the overall state economy. Airports in the state generate more than $4.9 billion in state economic activity each year, support 44,399 jobs and $1.9 billion in payroll. The study shows that flights to and from Alabama’s public airports reach each state in the United States, as well as 23 countries abroad. Learn more here.
