Fl or ida De pa rt m en t o f Tr ans p or t at ion A N A L Y S I S O F Scheduled Commercial Air Service in Florida: U P D A T E 2 0 1 1 5 1 3 3 0 1 3 4 . 0 9 - O R L A N D O TABLE OF CONTENTS Analysis of Scheduled Commercial Air Service in Florida .......................................................... 1 Characteristics Impacting Commercial Airline Service in Florida .............................................. 2 Low Yield Markets ..................................................................................................................... 2 Low Cost Carriers ....................................................................................................................... 3 Changes Since 2008 Update ............................................................................................................ 4 Airport Name Changes .............................................................................................................. 4 Fuel Prices ................................................................................................................................... 4 Fees .............................................................................................................................................. 5 Airline Changes .......................................................................................................................... 6 Overview of Florida’s Current Commercial Air Service .............................................................. 7 Airport Categorization .................................................................................................................... 7 Florida origination and Destination Patterns ................................................................................ 8 Florida Demand Patterns and Fares .......................................................................................... 8 Travel Patterns ............................................................................................................................ 9 Fares ............................................................................................................................................. 9 Existing Service Levels .................................................................................................................. 11 Nonstop Service ........................................................................................................................ 11 Statewide Domestic Service Summary.................................................................................... 12 Airport-Specific Domestic Service Summaries ............................................................................ 17 Southeast Florida Region ......................................................................................................... 18 Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport........................................................... 18 Miami International Airport ............................................................................................... 20 Palm Beach International .................................................................................................... 23 Key West International ........................................................................................................ 26 Florida Department of Transportation Page i Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. Analysis of Scheduled Air Service in FLorida Update 2011 The Florida Keys Marathon Airport ................................................................................... 28 East Central Florida Region. .................................................................................................... 29 Orlando International Airport ............................................................................................ 29 Melbourne International Airport ........................................................................................ 32 Daytona Beach International Airport ................................................................................. 34 Orlando-Sanford International Airport .............................................................................. 37 West Central Florida Region .................................................................................................... 40 Tampa International Airport............................................................................................... 40 Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport ......................................................................... 42 St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport ............................................................... 44 Northeast Region ...................................................................................................................... 47 Jacksonville International Airport ...................................................................................... 47 Gainesville Regional Airport .............................................................................................. 49 Northwest Florida Regional ................................................................................................ 52 St. Augustine Airport .......................................................................................................... 52 Southwest Florida Region ........................................................................................................ 52 Southwest Florida International ......................................................................................... 52 Punta Gorda Airport............................................................................................................ 54 Naples Municipal Airport ................................................................................................... 56 Northwest Florida Region........................................................................................................ 57 Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport.............................................................................. 57 Tallahassee Regional Airport .............................................................................................. 59 Northwest Florida Regional Airport .................................................................................. 62 Northwest Florida Beaches International .......................................................................... 64 Airline Industry Structural Changes 2001 to 2011 ...................................................................... 67 Florida Department of Transportation Page ii Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. Analysis of Scheduled Air Service in FLorida Update 2011 Intrastate Scheduled Airline Service ....................................................................................... 68 International Scheduled Airline Service ................................................................................. 71 Compare Service to Demand ........................................................................................................ 75 Comparable Markets ................................................................................................................ 75 Average Fares ........................................................................................................................... 78 Enplanement Trends ................................................................................................................ 79 Summary ........................................................................................................................................ 86 Florida Department of Transportation Page iii Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. Analysis of Scheduled Air Service in FLorida Update 2011 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Data Sources ...................................................................................................................... 1 Table 2: FAA Commercial Airport Categories and Florida Airports .......................................... 7 Table 3: Average One Way Fare by Region ................................................................................. 10 Table 4: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport- July 2011 Update ....................... 20 Table 5: Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport-2011 Seasonal Comparison ......... 20 Table 6: Miami International Airport- July 2011 Update ............................................................ 23 Table 7: Miami International Airport- 2011 Seasonal Comparison ........................................... 23 Table 8: Palm Beach International Airport- July 2011 Update ................................................... 26 Table 9: Palm Beach International Airport- 2011 Seasonal Comparison ................................... 26 Table 10: Key West International Airport- July 2011 Update ..................................................... 28 Table 11: Key West International Airport- 2011 Seasonal Comparison .................................... 28 Table 12: Orlando International Airport- July 2011 Update ....................................................... 31 Table 13: Orlando International Airport- 2011 Seasonal Comparison ...................................... 32 Table 14: Melbourne International Airport- July 2011 Update .................................................. 34 Table 15: Melbourne International Airport- 2011 Seasonal Comparison .................................. 34 Table 16: Daytona Beach