Report: Wyoming Airports Contribute $2 Billion to Economy
16 Feb 2021
Wyoming’s 34 airports generate more than $2 billion in economic activity each year, according to a Wyoming Department of Transportation study.
The department’s 2020 review of the economic impact of Wyoming’s airports, the first conducted since 2013, also showed that the airports generate $87.7 million per year in state and local tax revenues.
The study bases its measurement of economic activity on the payroll paid employees of airports and related businesses and those arriving at or leaving from the airports and the annual spending by airports, related businesses and passengers.
It is based on figures from late 2019 and early 2020, before the coronavirus led to travel restrictions. The study was released to the public this week.
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