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Jackson Hole Airport Operating Budget 2019-2020 The following document presents the Jackson Hole Airport Board’s operating budget for the Fiscal Year 2019-2020. Jackson Hole Airport Board 1250 E. Airport Rd. Updated 4/11/19 Jackson, WY 83001 307-733-7695 Background The following pages present the Jackson Hole Airport Board’s (the Board’s) operating budget for Fiscal Year 2019/2020. The Town of Jackson and Teton County created the Board by joint resolution in 1967. The Board consists of 5 members jointly appointed by the Town and County. The Joint Powers Agreement sets forth the terms by which the Town, County and Airport operate together. Under this agreement, the Town and County annually review the Airport Budget. The Town and County also both sign all FAA grant agreements as co-sponsors. While the Board operates under the authority of the Town and County, all facilities, equipment, lease holdings and operating rights are owned and managed by the Airport Board. The Board adopted a Certificate of Organization pursuant to the Town of Jackson Ordinance and Board of Teton County Commissioners Resolution on January 2, 1968 officially forming the Airport Board and electing officers. Annually the Certificate of Organization is renewed, and new officers are elected as appointed by the Town and County. For the year February 1, 2019 – January 31, 2020 the slate of officers is: Rick Braun, President; Mary Gibson Scott, Vice President; John Eastman, Treasurer; Bob McLaurin, Secretary; Jerry Blann, Member. The Board operates the Airport inside the boundaries of Grand Teton National Park (the Park) under a Use Agreement with the U.S. Department of Interior. The Third Amendment to the Use Agreement extended the term to April 23, 2053 and the Fourth Amendment established the current Use Fee being paid by the Airport to the Park. The Board operates the Airport as a business enterprise to be financially self-sufficient. The Airport does not have the authority to tax and does not use local tax dollars, property tax or sales tax for operations. The Board’s fiscal year is from July 1 – June 30 each year. Once the Board has approved the budget it will be submitted to the Town and County for consideration no later than May 1 of each year. Any required changes to the Board approved rates and charges will be made prior to July 1 by resolution. This includes changes to ground transportation fees, parking fees, rents and other standard fees. 1 Airport Activity Evaluating the airport’s activity numbers is important to planning long-term needs for infrastructure, staffing, and operations. This past year saw a continued increase in the number of visitors through the airport. The calendar year ending 12/31/2018 was the Airport’s strongest year on record for enplanements, surpassing the prior year by 11% with 391,353 passengers. The Airport continues to experience increases in passenger activity in both the winters as well as during the “off seasons” of October-November and April-May, with the off seasons showing the largest changes. It is important to note that while passenger traffic continues to increase, annual operations remain steady. This is primarily due to a trend on the part of commercial air carriers to operate larger aircraft (more seats) in and out of Jackson. In developing the forecast, the winter seats are predicted to increase 3.5% where winter includes December (prior calendar year), January, February and March through 2023. For the years 2022-2023 winters are forecast to increase 1%. Summer seats are expected to increase 3.5% per year where summer includes June, July, August and September through 2022 and 1% per year after 2022 as well. The off season is forecast to increase 10% per year during April, May, October and November through 2023. This is in line with our goal of increasing visitation during these months. These numbers represent a conservative perspective used for the financial outlook presented in this budget. 2 Jackson Hole Airport Board Budget Summary This year we continue to present the budget with three enterprise centers and six cost centers. The enterprise centers include the Fuel Farm, Security Operations and Airport Operations. The six specific cost centers remain unchanged from the prior year and include: airfield, landside, terminal, other buildings and grounds, environmental, and community outreach. Revenues, expenses and cost centers for the various enterprise centers and their associated cost centers are outlined in the following pages. Presented below is a chart detailing the Airport Board’s Total Budget for FY 2019/2020. Revenues 2019-2020 Airport Operations 13,718,860 Security Operations 7,087,593 Fuel Farm Operations 15,336,662 Total Revenue 36,143,115 Expenses Airport Operations (10,613,827) Security Operations (7,297,351) Fuel Farm Operations (14,027,455) Total Expense (31,938,634) Net Income 4,204,482 Capital and Debt Sources State/Federal Grants 3,334,974 PFC 1,250,000 CFC 1,584,946 Total Capital and Debt Sources 6,169,920 Capital and Debt Uses Terminal (1,006,921) Rental Car QTA (1,562,524) Fuel Farm (1,038,021) Total Capital and Debt Uses (3,607,466) Total Revenues/Expenses/Debt Service 6,766,936 Capital Expenditures ("A" Priority Projects) Jackson Hole Airport (6,052,260) To Net Reserves FY 19/20 714,676 Unrestricted Cash Balance Forecast FYE June 30, 2019 5,840,336 Unrestricted Cash Balance Forecast FYE June 30, 2020 6,555,012 3 Airport Operations The Airport operating budget is being shown as a stand-alone enterprise center separate from security operations and fuel farm operations. All revenues generated from the operation of this enterprise center, including rents, landing fees, and other operating fees, will be used to offset the expenses related to airport operations. Year- end income expected from airport operations is anticipated to be $3,105,033. The specific details for this enterprise center are outlined on pages 9-18. Security Operations Security has been broken out as an individual enterprise center with a separate budget from the Airport operating budget. All income and expenses related specifically to Security Operations are in this budget. The revenue in this enterprise center covers the security screening of passengers, and concessions entering the secure area of the airport. It also covers costs associated with overall airport security including the Town of Jackson law enforcement officer presence and night security. The additional airport security is achieved through two contracts: one for night security services with Jackson Hole Security and the other with the Town of Jackson for federally mandated law enforcement officer presence during airport screening operations. The balance from operating the Security Operations enterprise center is $(209,758). The Security Operations enterprise center details can be found on page 18. Fuel Farm The fuel farm operation has been set up with an individual operating budget including income, expense, and loan payment. Fuel sales have been budgeted at 1% increase over FY 2018/2019 actual. Income includes fuel and glycol revenues, the administration fee on fuel and glycol, and the fee on fuel delivered. Fuel farm expenses include fuel and glycol purchases, glycol recovery and trucking expenses, labor, overhead and maintenance expenses at the fuel farm, and glycol recapture pad and debt service. Year-end income anticipated to be received from the fuel farm operations are $271,187 after debt service. The fuel farm enterprise center information is detailed on page 19. 4 Airport Operations Revenue Summary The Board operates the Airport as a business enterprise to be financially self-sufficient. The Airport does not have the authority to tax and does not use local tax dollars, property tax or sales tax for operations. Aeronautical revenues are collected from both the fixed base operator and the airlines. Non-aeronautical revenues are collected from a variety of sources including terminal concessions, rental cars and parking. These revenue streams are used to fund cost center expenses. Airport Operations Budget Income FY 2019-2020 Parking/Ground Other Income, Transportation, $257,600 2% $1,275,000 9% Concessions, $362,600 3% Air Carriers, $5,278,236 38% General Aviation, $1,461,787 11% Rental Cars, $5,083,637 37% Air Carriers Air Carrier income is derived from two sources: landing fees and terminal rents. These revenues are used to offset expenses related to the airfield and terminal operations. Terminal rent is proposed to increase 10% this year. Landing fees are calculated on a maximum certified gross weight basis and are proposed to increase 20% this budget cycle to $4.61 per 1,000 pounds landed CGW. Both terminal rents and landing fees are used to determine cost per enplaned passenger (CPE). This year the CPE is estimated to be $12.92 with the above increases. The landing fee and CPE were compared with intermountain resort airports and determined to be in line with the rates charged at those airports based on the data available. The following two charts highlight the landing fee and CPE versus the 2017 landing fee and CPE at comparable airports. 2017 is the most current data available at this time. 5 Landing Fee Comparison ($4.61) $6.00 Proposed $4.61 Landing Fee $5.67 $5.35 $5.00 $4.61 $4.28 $4.00 $3.22 $3.00 $2.00 $1.75 $1.00 $- Sun Valley, Eagle, CO Hayden, CO Jackson Gunnison, Aspen/Pitkin ID Hole, WY CO County, CO Cost Per Enplanement Comparison ($12.92) $25.00 $22.83 Proposed $12.92 Cost Per Enplanement $21.98 $20.00 $16.44 $15.04 $15.00 $13.90 $12.92 $10.00 $5.00 $- Jackson Sun Valley, Aspen/Pitkin Gunnison, Eagle, CO Hayden, CO Hole, WY ID County, CO CO Additionally, the average CPE remains below the CPE of $17.93 supported in the financial plan created by Newton and Associates in May 2017.

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