Appendix H : Kelowna International Airport Master Plan 2045 Economic Impact Study Update
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KELOWNA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MASTER PLAN 2045 VOLUME 2: APPENDICES Appendix H : Kelowna International Airport Master Plan 2045 Economic Impact Study Update KELOWNA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 10 NOVEMBER 2016 © SNC-LAVALIN INC. 2016. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL. Kelowna International Airport Master Plan 2015 Economic Impact Study Update FINAL REPORT October 2016 2015 ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY UPDATE – FINAL REPORT KELOWNA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................................................................... i EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................................... 1 1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................... 5 1.1 Background and Context................................................................................................................................ 5 1.2 What is Economic Impact? ............................................................................................................................. 5 1.3 Study Approach .............................................................................................................................................. 7 2 AIRPORTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY ...................................................................................... 9 2.1 Airports as Economic Generators .................................................................................................................. 9 3 KELOWNA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ......................................................................................................... 13 3.1 Airport Overview .......................................................................................................................................... 13 3.2 Traffic at the Airport .................................................................................................................................... 15 3.3 E/D Passenger Traffic Forecast .................................................................................................................... 17 4 ECONOMIC IMPACT ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVITY AT AIRPORT ................................................................... 19 4.1 Employment ................................................................................................................................................. 19 4.2 Labour Income ............................................................................................................................................. 21 4.3 Economic Output ......................................................................................................................................... 23 4.4 GDP .............................................................................................................................................................. 25 4.5 Taxes and Other Remittances to Governments ........................................................................................... 25 4.6 Impact of an Additional Daily B737 Flight ................................................................................................... 28 4.7 One‐time Impacts of Airport Expansion Projects ......................................................................................... 29 4.8 Summary ...................................................................................................................................................... 29 5 CATALYTIC AND SOCIO‐ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION ................................................................................... 31 5.1 Impact of Tourism Enabled by the Airport ................................................................................................... 31 5.2 Impacts on Businesses in the Region ........................................................................................................... 32 5.3 Enables Commuter Workers to Other Areas ................................................................................................ 36 5.4 Value of Air Transport Beyond What Users Pay for Air Services .................................................................. 36 5.5 Socio Economic Importance of Airport......................................................................................................... 37 6 KELOWNA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT’S FUTURE ECONOMIC IMPACT .......................................................... 39 6.1 Recurrent Airport Operations ...................................................................................................................... 39 6.2 Proposed Capital Expenditures .................................................................................................................... 39 7 CONCLUSIONS ........................................................................................................................................... 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TOC Page ii 2015 ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY UPDATE – FINAL REPORT KELOWNA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY As part of the work leading up to the development of Master Plan 2045, SNC‐Lavalin Inc.’s (SLI) Airport and Aviation Group has been engaged to deliver an updated Economic Impact (EI) Study for YLW. The previous economic impact study conducted for Kelowna International Airport (YLW) was completed in February 2011 using data from calendar year 2010. Since that time, YLW has continued to experience strong growth with passenger traffic increasing by 15%. This study primarily uses data from calendar year 2014 although the study was completed in 2015. Employment There are 46 organizations operating at YLW in 2014 with 1,411 full time equivalent (FTE) direct jobs. Of these, 1,306 FTE jobs were located at the airport and another 105 FTE jobs were attributable to off –site organizations operating at the airport. The 105 jobs represents the portion of the time those employees spend either at the airport or providing services to users of the airport (e.g., flight crew not based at YLW, but operating flights to/from YLW). There were another 10 FTE voluntary workers at the airport (excluded from the 1,411 total FTE jobs given above). The 1,411 FTE jobs represent an increase of 9% from the 1,290 direct jobs at the airport in 2010. Total employment including indirect and induced employment increased 6% from 2,520 to 2,670 FTEs. Operations at YLW generate 1,411 direct person years of employment and $83 million in direct wages Labour Income It is estimated that activity at YLW directly contributes $83 million in labour income (including benefits unless otherwise stated). This is an increase of 18% since 2010. Total labour income including indirect and induced effects is $142 million. On average labour income is $58,610 per direct FTE at YLW. Average wage at YLW is $59,000 per direct FTE Economic Output It is estimated that activity at YLW contributes $336 million in direct output. This is an increase of 12% since 2010. Total output including indirect and induced effects is $600 million. GDP Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is calculated using Statistics Canada economic multipliers for B.C. applied to direct output. Different multipliers were used for different activity categories. $336 million in direct output is estimated to produce $169 million in direct GDP, an increase of 41% from that estimated in 2010. Total GDP including indirect and induced effects is over $345 million, an increase of 38% from 2010. Page 1 2015 ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY UPDATE – FINAL REPORT KELOWNA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Recurrent Airport Operations Even without airport development, the airport would continue to generate recurrent impacts based on ongoing operations. SNC‐Lavalin forecast that in year 2020, a total of 1.93 million passengers will travel through the airport, an increase of 20%; and 2.25 million in 2025 (40% increase). Assuming a similar relationship between growth in passenger traffic and economic benefits as was found over the past 5 years, by the year 2020 operations at YLW can be expected to generate approximately $381 million (2014$) in direct output. This in turn equates to almost 1,600 FTE workers being directly employed at the airport and $94 million (2014$) in direct wages. Ongoing operations at YLW contribute a total of 2,670 FTE jobs and $600 million to the economy of the province Catalytic Impact Tourism is one of the major catalytic impacts associated with the airport. The impacts of visitors to the region travelling by air are significant equating to roughly 70% of the employment impact of the airport and between 26% and 36% of the income, output and GDP impacts of the airport. The economic impacts to the region of visitors travelling by air, excluding the airport component, are summarized below. Tourism Economic Impact of Visitors Travelling by Air, Excluding Airport Component, in 2014 Impact Component Employment Wages GDP Gross output Jobs Person‐yrs ($ Million) ($ Million) ($ Million) Direct Impacts Accommodation 528 372 $13 $22 $37 Net Other Tourism Industries 671 387 $15 $36 $77 Visitor Spending 711 555 $16 $25 $47 Total Direct Excl. Airport Component 1,910 1,314 $44 $83 $161 Net Indirect 493 247