North Carolina’s network of 72 publicly owned airports contribute $88 billion to the state’s economy, while supporting 427,000 jobs that generate $34 billion in personal income and return $4.8 billion in state and local tax revenues.
That’s according to a recently released report by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, “North Carolina: The State of Aviation.”
According to the report, general aviation airports have an economic input of $7.1 billion, while employing more than 30,600 people and generating more than $378 million in state and local taxes.
You can read the full report at NCDOT.gov/Divisions/Aviation/Documents/State-Of-Aviation.pdf, which includes a breakdown of each airport’s economic impact.
