TABLE OF CONTENTS Analysis of Scheduled Commercial Air Service In Florida... 1 Characteristics Impacting Commercial Airline Service in Florida... 2 Low Yield Market... 2 Low Cost Carriers... 3 Changes since 2007 Update... 3 Airport Name Changes... 3 Fuel Prices... 4 Fees... 4 Skybus... 5 Dayjet... 5 Overview of Florida s Current Commercial Air Service... 6 Airport Categorization... 6 Florida Demand Patterns and Fares... 7 Travel Patterns... 7 Fares... 8 Nonstop Service... 9 Statewide Domestic Service Summary... 10 Airport-Specific Domestic Service Summaries... 15 Southeast Florida Region... 15 Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport... 15 Miami International Airport... 17 Palm Beach International Airport... 20 Key West International Airport... 22 The Florida Keys Marathon Airport... 23 East Central Florida Region... 24 Orlando International Airport... 24 Melbourne International Airport... 26 Daytona Beach International Airport... 28 Orlando-Sanford International Airport... 30 Page i
West Central Florida Region... 32 Tampa International Airport... 32 Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport... 34 St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport... 36 Northeast Region... 37 Jacksonville International Airport... 37 Gainesville Regional Airport... 39 St. Augustine Airport... 41 Southwest Florida Region... 41 Southwest Florida International Airport... 41 Naples Municipal Airport... 43 Charlotte County Airport... 44 Northwest Florida Region... 45 Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport... 45 Tallahassee Regional Airport... 47 Northwest Florida Regional Airport (Ft. Walton Beach)... 49 Panama City-Bay County International Airport... 51 Airline Industry Structural Changes 2001 to 2008... 53 Intrastate Scheduled Airline Service... 54 International Scheduled Service... 56 Comparable Markets... 58 Average Fares... 61 Enplanement Trends... 62 Airport Specific Domestic Service Summaries (post-september 11th)... 63 Southeast Florida Region... 63 Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport... 63 Miami International Airport... 63 Palm Beach International Airport... 63 Key West International Airport... 64 Orlando International Airport... 64 Melbourne International Airport... 64 Page ii
Daytona Beach International Airport... 64 Orlando Sanford Airport... 65 West Central Florida Region... 65 Tampa International Airport... 65 Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport... 65 St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport... 65 Northeast/North Central Region... 65 Jacksonville International Airport... 65 Gainesville Regional Airport... 66 Southwest Florida Region... 66 Southwest Florida International Airport... 66 Naples Municipal Airport... 66 Northwest Florida Region... 66 Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport... 66 Tallahassee Regional Airport... 66 Eglin AFB (Northwest Florida Regional Airport)... 67 Panama City-Bay County International Airport... 67 Summary... 67 Page iii
LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Data Sources... 1 Table 2: FAA Commercial Airport Categories and Florida Airports... 6 Table 3:Average One Way Fare by Region - 2007... 9 Table 4: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport- July 2008 Update... 17 Table 5: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport- 2008 Seasonal Comparison... 17 Table 6: Miami International Airport- July 2008 Update... 19 Table 7: Miami International Airport- 2008 Seasonal Comparison... 20 Table 8: Palm Beach International Airport- July 2008 Update... 21 Table 9: Palm Beach International Airport- 2008 Seasonal Comparison... 22 Table 10: Key West International Airport- July 2008 Update... 23 Table 11: Key West International Airport- 2008 Seasonal Comparison... 23 Table 12: The Florida Keys Marathon Airport- July 2008 Update... 24 Table 13: Orlando International Airport- July 2008 Update... 26 Table 14: Orlando International Airport- 2008 Seasonal Comparison... 26 Table 15: Melbourne International Airport- July 2008 Update... 28 Table 16: Melbourne International Airport- 2008 Seasonal Comparison... 28 Table 17: Daytona Beach International Airport- July 2008 Update... 30 Table 18: Daytona Beach International Airport- 2008 Seasonal Comparison... 30 Table 19: Orlando-Sanford International Airport- July 2008 Update... 31 Table 20: Orlando-Sanford International Airport- 2008 Seasonal Comparison... 32 Table 21: Tampa International Airport- July 2008 Update... 33 Table 22: Tampa International Airport- 2008 Seasonal Comparison... 34 Table 23: Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport- July 2008 Update... 35 Table 24: Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport- 2008 Seasonal Comparison... 35 Table 25: St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport- July 2008 Update... 37 Table 26: St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport- 2008 Seasonal Comparison... 37 Table 27: Jacksonville International Airport- July 2008 Update... 39 Table 28: Jacksonville International Airport- 2008 Seasonal Comparison... 39 Table 29: Gainesville Regional Airport- July 2008 Update... 41 Page iv
Table 30: Gainesville Regional Airport- 2008 Seasonal Comparison... 41 Table 31: Southwest Florida International Airport- July 2008 Update... 43 Table 32: Southwest Florida International Airport- 2008 Seasonal Comparison... 43 Table 33: Naples Municipal Airport- July 2008 Update... 44 Table 34: Naples Municipal Airport- 2008 Seasonal Comparison... 44 Table 35: Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport- July 2008 Update... 46 Table 36: Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport- 2008 Seasonal Comparison... 47 Table 37: Tallahassee Regional Airport- July 2008 Update... 49 Table 38: Tallahassee Regional Airport- 2008 Seasonal Comparison... 49 Table 39: Northwest Florida Regional Airport (Ft. Walton Beach) - July 2008 Update... 50 Table 40: Northwest Florida Regional Airport (Ft. Walton Beach)- 2008 Seasonal Comparison 51 Table 41: Panama City-Bay County International Airport- July 2008 Update... 52 Table 42: Panama City-Bay County International Airport- 2008 Seasonal Comparison... 52 Table 43: International Weekly Departure Trends... 58 Table 44: Average One Way Fare... 61 Table 45: Airport Competition and Enplanement Trends... 62 Table 46: Performance Measure Comparison... 68 Page v
LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: LCC Market Share Growth... 3 Figure 2: Jet Fuel Price Growth... 4 Figure 3: Large Hub Flight Trends Second Week of July... 11 Figure 4: Medium Hub Flight Trends Second Week of July... 12 Figure 5: Small Hub Flight Trends... 13 Figure 6: Non-Hub Flight Trends Second Week of July... 14 Figure 7: Florida Aviation Planning Regions... 15 Page vi
CONTENTS: APPENDIX A Exhibit 1 Exhibit 2 Exhibit 3 Exhibit 4 Exhibit 5 Exhibit 6 Exhibit 7 2007, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1999 (Individual Tables) Travel Patterns & Fares Southeast Florida West Central Florida East Central Florida Northeast Florida Southwest Florida Northwest Florida State Total Table 1 Comparison of Travel Patterns and Average Fares Page vii
CONTENTS: APPENDIX B 2008, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2001, 2000 (Individual Tables) Summary of Airport Activity by Airport Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 Table 4 Table 5 Table 6 Table 7 Table 8 Table 9 Table 10 Table 11 Table 12 Table 13 Table 14 Table 15 Table 16 Table 17 Table 18 Table 19 Table 20 Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) Miami International Airport (MIA) Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) Key West International Airport (EYW) The Florida Keys Marathon Airport (MTH) Orlando International Airport (MCO) Melbourne International Airport (MLB) Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) Orlando Sanford Airport (SFB) Tampa International Airport (TPA) Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport (PIE) Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) Naples Municipal Airport (APF) Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport (PNS) Tallahassee Regional Airport (TLH) Northwest Florida Regional Airport (VPS) Panama City-Bay County International Airport (PFN) Table 21 Table 22 Table 23 Table 24 Nonstop Service Summary Florida Intrastate Service Matrix Weekly Scheduled Flight Departures Weekly Scheduled International Flight Departures at All Florida Airports Domestic Scheduled Commercial Service Comparison Florida Airports Page viii
Table 25a Total Enplaned Passengers at Florida Airports, by Region (1988-1998) Table 25b Total Enplaned Passengers at Florida Airports, by Region (1999-2008) Table 26 Table 27 Table 28 Table 29 Table 30 Table 31 Table 32 Table 33 Table 34 Table 35 Table 36 Table 37 Table 38 Table 39 Table 40 Table 41 Table 42 Table 43 Table 44 Table 45 Table 46 Table 47 Table 48 Table 49 Table 50 Seasonal Comparison Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) Miami International Airport (MIA) Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) Key West International Airport (EYW) Orlando International Airport (MCO) Melbourne International Airport (MLB) Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) Orlando Sanford Airport (SFB) Tampa International Airport (TPA) Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport (PIE) Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) Naples Municipal Airport (APF) Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport (PNS) Tallahassee Regional Airport (TLH) Northwest Florida Regional Airport (VPS) Panama City-Bay County International Airport (PFN) Northwest Florida Region Northeast Florida Region West Central Florida Region East Central Florida Region Southwest Florida Region Southeast Florida Region Page ix
CONTENTS: APPENDIX C Airport Information Sheets All Florida Commercial Service Airports Southeast Florida Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) Miami International Airport (MIA) Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) Key West International Airport (EYW) East Central Florida Orlando International Airport (MCO) Melbourne International Airport (MLB) Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) Orlando Sanford Airport (SFB) West Central Florida Tampa International Airport (TPA) Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport (PIE) Northeast Florida Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) Southwest Florida Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) Naples Municipal Airport (APF) Northwest Florida Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport (PNS) Tallahassee Regional Airport (TLH) Northwest Florida Regional Airport (VPS) Panama City-Bay County International Airport (PFN) Page x