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2019 ANNUAL REPORT Table of contents Letter from the Director 4 Air service 5 Financials 7 Growth at COS 8 Destinations 10 Celebrations 11 Peterson Air Force Base 13 Airport improvements 14 Business development 15 Economic impact 16 Volunteers 17 Comission and Task Force members 18 3 Celebrating a big year A message from our director, Greg Phillips For those traveling over the past year, you saw firsthand that it was a Welcome to Colorado Springs Airport’s year of construction in the COS terminal following the tragic terminal (COS) first ever Annual Report 2019 was fire that occurred on April 16, 2018 I’m happy to note that 2019 marked a tremendous year for COS and there are the completion of most of the terminal renovations and upgrades, with so many great things happening at the only a few projects left for completion in 2020 When complete, the Airport It’s my sincere pleasure to share entire public side of the terminal on all three floors will have been fully in this report the progress our team has renovated and updated to brand new standards If you haven’t seen it yet, made in order to better serve all our stop by I think you’ll be impressed citizens over the last year Here are a few of the highlights you’ll find in this report For general aviation, this past year also marked continued growth, where we saw a number of hangars constructed for westside tenants, First, in air service, 2019 continued a trend including a significant expansion by the world class National Museum of growth at COS in a number of ways, of WWII Aviation For our largest tenant, Peterson Air Force Base, concluding the year with almost 1 7 million we were pleased to be able to successfully complete a 276 acre passengers traveling through the Airport lease expansion that will provide them the opportunity for additional Although that number is slightly down development and potential mission expansion from 2018, it still represents an overall growth trend in passengers of more than Finally, the advances made during 2019 in our nonaeronautical business 43 percent since 2015 With increased park, Peak Innovation Park, have been amazing Amazon constructed a last service from American Airlines, including mile distribution center that opened in September and the Airport team a new flight to Phoenix and added daily conducted negotiations with them throughout the year that were finalized capacity to Dallas, additional daily flights right after the end of 2019 for a massive fulfillment center that is being on United Airlines through Denver, and constructed to open by 2021 There are more things on the horizon for a third daily summer flight to Salt Lake Peak Innovation Park and I look forward to sharing those with you next year! City on Delta Air Lines, our legacy carriers continue to grow Daily flights to Las Vegas I hope you enjoy this report COS is proud to be a community and Phoenix on Frontier, the ultra low-cost partner with many organizations in our community We look forward carrier in our market, continue to do well to what 2020 has to bring Frontier’s seasonal summer flights were also quite full as they ferried happy passengers to great destinations like San Antonio, Atlanta, Minneapolis, and Washington, D C 4 A hub for the community 2019 Total Passengers Air Service: 1,671,757 1,600,000 People aren’t surprised to find out how many people fly in and 1,400,000 out of places like New York or Chicago, but they are surprised 1,200,000 43% growth over 4 years to discover how much commercial and general aviation is happening 1,000,000 12 miles from Colorado Springs’ 2019 Seats 997,042 downtown In our own quiet and 800,000 powerful way, we’re contributing 2019 Enplanements 841,059 to the community by offering big options for inbound and 600,000 outbound flights 400,000 200,000 0 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 5 Connecting Colorado Springs to the world AVERAGE LOAD FACTOR 84.4% BUSIEST DAY NOV. 1,671,757 11 997,042 TOTAL PASSENGERS IN 2019 6,918 PASSENGERS TOTAL SEATS IN 2019 841,059 TOTAL ENPLANEMENTS IN 2019 6 Operating Grants ERROR FREE A top-line focus Revenue Expense Operating Capital on financials 2019 18,064,525 15,399,781 426,694 14,392,592 ANNUAL Operating Grant Details FINANCIAL State Grants (Interns) $8,596.00 AUDIT FOR Federal Grants (K-9, LEO) $408,097.68 CDOT - Crack Seal Grant $10,000.00 2019 7 We packed a lot into a year We’re a little amazed to look back and see how busy we’ve been Here are some of the signal accomplishments and activities we celebrated as the year came to a close We look forward to finding more ways to serve our passengers and Colorado Springs in the year ahead A total of 833 LED lights installed on Milton E. Proby Parkway, throughout the terminal, airfield and roadways. Air Service Sustainability American Airlines’ • Larger aircraft and • New chiller installed and system daily service added capacity on efficiency radically improved numerous routes and carriers • Fiber installation for redundant to Phoenix • Longer season for connectivity began in 2019 Frontier seasonal flights • Solar-panel covered carport to MSP, IAD, ATL, SAT installed in valet lot • Electrical energy savings for 2019 compared to 2018 was 511,020 kWh for the terminal and 707,186 kWh Airport-wide. • Electrical energy savings from Solar-panel covered carport installation of new chiller was 446,706 kWh from 2018 to installed in valet lot 2019; that is almost 90% of the total energy savings for the terminal. 8 Notable milestones across the board Service & Board Participation • COS representation with PURCHASED AND INSTALLED aviation issues at national level: • American Association of Airport APPROXIMATELY $100,000 Executives (AAAE) NW Chapter Past President, Greg Phillips, IN NEW CAMERAS Director of Aviation • AAAE National Policy Review Committee • AAAE National Air Service Technology Operations & Safety Committee • Airports Council International- • Completed the design and • Error free FAA annual North America (ACI-NA) Small procurement to virtualize inspection for 4 years running Airports Committee servers with IT • Error free TSA audit for • Coordination with Federal and • Full implementation of 2 years running State Congressional offices Veoci notification software • Improved fall protection • VisitCOS/CVB Board of Directors into the Airport Communication capabilities on COS facilities • Chamber of Commerce Center • In 2019, the Airport Board of Governors • Developed comprehensive Operations Agents have • Economic Development marketing and IT master plan responded to 112 medical Advisory Council events, 73 diversion events Procured almost with 287 aircraft, 769 airfield $2 million in fleet safety self – inspections, 30 Reduced the improvements in snow events and numerous introduction 2019 to include airfield alerts: fleet trucks, of guns at the paint truck, checkpoint two additional 20 33 1 (in carry-on brooms and a new bags) by 50% mechanic truck Alert 1 Alert 2 Alert 3 9 Conveniently connected to major hubs 10 Fun events with friends and families Airstrip Attack Donald G. Stratton, USS Airstrip Attack is a half-mile Arizona (BB-39) Exhibit side-by-side roll race and trap Commissioning Ceremony speed competition featuring COS honors hometown hero more than two hundred of the and US Navy Veteran Donald fastest, most powerful street G Stratton in a Commissioning cars in the nation Ceremony for the Donald G t Stratton, USS Arizona (BB- 39) Exhibit, which features meticulously researched and documented, historical visuals, Pikes Peak Regional Air Show narrative, videos, and biographies The Pikes Peak Regional Air of all 1,512 Arizona crewmen { Show is hosted at COS every Donald G. Stratton, USS Arizona (BB-39) other year It benefits The Exhibit Pearl Harbor Anniversary Event National Museum Of WWII Family members of Don Stratton gathered Aviation, The Peterson Air and on the 78th Annual Pearl Harbor Space Museum and The Ft Remembrance Day as the Pikes Peak Carson 4th Infantry Division Heroes Legacy Committee honored Museum Mr Stratton at the Airport’s USS Arizona t x exhibit on our concourse q American Airlines Snowball Express COS hosts the Gary Sinise Foundation’s Snowball Express each year, partnering with American Airlines to send Gold Star families to Disney World t 11 United Airline’s Fantasy Flight Community Partnerships Each year, COS host this SkyWest • Rocky Mountain Vibes Airlines’ event, partnering with the More • Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Junior League of Colorado Springs and • Colorado College Hockey CPCD to fly disadvantaged children in celebrating • Air Force Academy Association our community to the North Pole COS’ of Graduates own Colorado Jet Center donated the with the • Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo fuel for the flight u • Colorado State Fair United Airlines Flight 585 Memorial community • Cheyenne Mtn Zoo Roof Display clean up q off I-25 and Bijou Exit • Pikes Peak Recreational Outdoor Alliance • The SportsCorp • Downtown Partnership • Olympic City USA • Visit COS • Monarch Mountain • The Festival of Lights Parade • The Broadmoor Hotel • Colorado Springs Chamber and Economic Development Corporation • Castle Rock Chamber • Tri-Lakes Chamber • Pueblo Chamber Passenger Appreciation Events • Southern Colorado Woman’s Chamber Holidays at COS { City Collaborations: Hot Chocolate with the Mayor and • Sponsored Chamber Site Selector visit Mrs Suthers and Santa u • Selected as host city for 2020 American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) Holiday Performance Series y Industrial and Military Operations Conference Valentine’s Day on the concourse