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Two Digit Congressional District Codes: 20 and 21

Albany County Airport Authority

Albany, New York

Proposal under the Small Community Air Service Development Program

Docket DOT-OST-2011-0119
 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTORY LETTER .................................................................................................................... 4

AIRLINE LETTER OF SUPPORT........................................................................................................... 6

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................ 7

AIR SERVICE OVERVIEW..................................................................................................................... 8

Catchment Area ..................................................................................................................................................... 8

Population within 30 and 60-Minute Drives from the Airport.................................................................................. 9

Alternate Airports .................................................................................................................................................10

Albany's Existing Air Service................................................................................................................................11

Air Service Development Efforts ..........................................................................................................................13

AIR SERVCE DEVELOPMENT NEEDS AND DEFICIENCIES............................................................. 14

Capacity Trends ...................................................................................................................................................14

Air Service Discontinued Since 2000...................................................................................................................16

Traffic Trends .......................................................................................................................................................17

Leakage to Other Airports in the Region..............................................................................................................19

Domestic Fare Trends..........................................................................................................................................21

Albany's Domestic Fares Versus Domestic Fares at Other Airports in the Region.............................................23

Southwest's Average Albany Fare Versus Other Southwest Markets.................................................................25

Fares in Albany's 30 Largest Domestic Markets Versus New York and Boston .................................................26

International Traffic and Fare Trends...................................................................................................................27

Albany's International Fares Versus International Fares at Other Airports in the Region ...................................28

STRATEGIC PLAN .............................................................................................................................. 30

Proposed New Route ...........................................................................................................................................30

Goals ....................................................................................................................................................................30

Target Airline Support ..........................................................................................................................................30

Albany – Houston Traffic and Fare Trends ..........................................................................................................31

Connecting Traffic and Revenue on United Via Houston Intercontinental ..........................................................37

Connecting Traffic and Revenue on Southwest Via Houston Hobby ..................................................................39

Grant Amendments/Alternate Strategies .............................................................................................................41

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING AND FUNDING.......................................................... 42

Public / Private Partnerships ................................................................................................................................42

Project Funding ....................................................................................................................................................42

Implementation Timeline......................................................................................................................................43
 

 

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Start-Up Period and Sustainability of the Market.................................................................................................43

PROJECT MONITORING AND FINANCIAL CONTROL...................................................................... 44

Success Metrics ...................................................................................................................................................44

Legal Sponsor......................................................................................................................................................45

Financial Controls ................................................................................................................................................45

THE CAPITAL REGION'S ECONOMY................................................................................................. 46

Population and Demographics.............................................................................................................................46

Economic Development in Albany in the Capital Region.....................................................................................46

Largest Employers in the Capital Region.............................................................................................................48

Unemployment Rate ............................................................................................................................................49

APPENDIX A: REQUIRED SUMMARY INFORMATION ..................................................................... 50

A. Applicant Information....................................................................................................................................50

B. Public/Private Partnerships ..........................................................................................................................50

C. Project Proposal ...........................................................................................................................................51

D. Existing Landing Aids at Local Airport ..........................................................................................................51

E. Project Cost ..................................................................................................................................................51

F. In-Kind Contributions** .................................................................................................................................52

G. Is this application subject to review by state under Executive Order 12372 Process? ................................52

H. Is this applicant delinquent on any federal debt? .........................................................................................52

APPENDIX B: LETTERS OF SUPPORT............................................................................................. 53
 

 

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INTRODUCTORY LETTER
 

 

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AIRLINE LETTER OF SUPPORT
 

 

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Albany International Airport is proposing a Small Community Air Service Development Grant in the amount of 

$1,500,000 to supplement a community-based cash contribution of $250,000, airport cash funding of $25,000,

community in-kind contributions of $291,600 and airport in-kind incentives valued at $481,908 to provide a 

minimum revenue guarantee 

for service between Albany 

and Houston Intercontinental 

on United Airlines (or a 

United regional affiliate) or 

Houston Hobby Airport on 

Southwest Airlines.

The proposed service would 

provide Albany with service 

to not only a destination with 

a large base of local traffic, 

but also provide access to 

connecting markets in Texas 

and other markets in the 

Southwest. Today, Albany 

has no nonstop service to 

any destination in Texas, but Dallas/Ft. Worth generates 59 passengers per day each way (PDEW), Houston 

generates 56 PDEW, Austin generates 29 PDEW and San Antonio generates 23 PDEW – a total of 167 PDEW to 

Albany's four largest markets in Texas.

Because United already operates service from Albany to three of its other hubs, Chicago, Newark and 

Washington Dulles, United already has a base of existing potential customers, the members in its frequent flyer 

program, in Albany. United's existing service in Albany also means United would not incur any start-up expenses 

to begin service in the market, and start-up expenses are a major hurdle airlines face when they begin service in 

a market without an existing presence.

Like potential United service to Houston, Southwest service from Albany to Houston would also provide a new 

gateway for connections beyond Houston to other large Texas markets: Austin, San Antonio, Dallas/Ft. Worth, 

and the Rio Grande Valley. Like United, Southwest is an incumbent carrier at Albany, and Albany-Houston 

service could easily be added to Southwest's existing schedule.
 

 

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Albany's capacity, measured in terms of seats per day each way, has declined 30.1% since capacity peaked in 

2004, while domestic traffic has declined 19.8% and the average domestic fare has increased 33.6% over the 

same period. 

Although Albany is served by Southwest Airlines, a carrier known as a low-cost carrier, Albany's average 

domestic fare is among the highest of the larger airports in the Northeast. Interestingly, Southwest generates the 

highest fare in its network in Albany. 

Albany International Airport is the primary airport in a catchment area that includes Albany and a large geographic 

region of Upstate New York. Albany is the state capital of New York, and the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) 

is the fourth largest MSA in New York with a population of 857,592 residents (New York City, Buffalo and 

Rochester are larger).

Albany's economy is among the strongest in the region, with an unemployment rate of just 6.8% in May 2011, 

compared to a national unemployment rate of 9.1% and a New York statewide average of 7.8%. Albany's May 

2011 unemployment rate was the second lowest of the 12 MSAs in New York tracked by the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics.

Albany's economy is positioned to grow rapidly beginning in early 2012 when GLOBALFOUNDARIES opens a 1.3 

million square foot semiconductor manufacturing facility just north of Albany. The new facility will spur economic 

activity as vendors build facilities and employees move into the region to supply and support 

GLOBALFOUNDARIES. Business travel between Albany and destinations such as Austin and the Silicon Valley 

is expected to increase dramatically once the facility is open.

AIR SERVICE OVERVIEW

Catchment Area

The 2009 Census Bureau estimate of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metropolitan statistical area is 858,000 

thousand residents (an estimate based on the 2010 census is not yet available), the population of the 

metropolitan statistical area grew from 827,000 residents in the ten years since 2000. The metropolitan statistical 

area is considered the primary catchment area for Albany International Airport.
 

 

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Population within 30 and 60-Minute Drives from the Airport

620,000 residents live within a 30 minute drive of Albany International Airport and nearly 1.2 million residents live 

within a one hour drive of the airport – an area that includes more than just the metropolitan statistical area.

Exhibit 1: 30 and 60-minute drive times from Albany International Airport
 

 

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Alternate Airports

Albany International Airport is the closest Airport to residents within a one hour drive of the airport, and no other 

airport is within a two hour drive of Albany. Syracuse, Hartford and Newburgh are within two to three hours of 

Albany, while LaGuardia, Newark, Kennedy, Boston, Providence, and Manchester just outside the three hour 

perimeter from Albany. Leakage to each of these airports is addressed later in this proposal.

Exhibit 2: Location of Albany International Airport, One, Two and Three Hour Drive Times from Albany International Airport 

and the Locations of Other Airports in the Region
 

 

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Albany's Existing Air Service

Albany is served by seven airlines – Air Canada, Cape Air, Delta, Southwest, United (and Continental) and US 

Airways to 24 nonstop destinations. With the exception of three EAS markets in New York and three destinations 

in Florida served by Southwest, all of Albany's service is to major airline hubs or focus cities. Although Albany 

has service to Chicago, Minneapolis/St. Paul and Las Vegas, most of Albany's service is East Coast-centric. 

Albany had no nonstop service to the major hubs in Houston, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Phoenix or Denver, and travel to 

destinations in the West, the Southwest and in Mexico, especially smaller markets, can be difficult with many 

destinations requiring double connections from Albany.

Exhibit 3: Current Routes Operated from Albany International Airport
 

 

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The number of departures per day, average seats per departure and seats per day by market and by carrier are 

displayed in Exhibit 4. With 37.1% of total capacity, Southwest operates more capacity at Albany than any other 

carrier. United/Continental operates 22.8% of the capacity, and US Airways is the third largest carrier in terms of 

capacity, with 21.4%. Collectively, the three hubs and focus cities with a western focus, Chicago, Minneapolis 

and Las Vegas account for just 19.5% of Albany's capacity. 

Exhibit 4: Departures per Day*, Seats per Departure and Seats per Day by Market and Carrier at Albany – September 2011

* The number of departures per day is displayed in increments of sevenths (because there are seven days in a week). "1 5/7" is read as one 

flight seven days a week with a second flight operated five of the seven days in a week. 

Carrier Destination

Departures 

per Day

Seats 

per Departure

Seats 

per Day

% of Total 

Capacity

Air Canada Toronto 1 5/7 19 33 0.7%

Total 1 5/7 19 33 0.7%

Cape Air Boston 6 9 54 1.2%

Messena 3 9 27 0.6%

Ogdensburg 3 9 27 0.6%

Watertown 3 9 27 0.6%

Total 15 9 135 2.9%

Delta Atlanta 2 6/7 105 299 6.4%

Detroit 5 2/7 50 263 5.7%

Minneapolis 1 86 86 1.9%

New York JFK 1 50 50 1.1%

Total 10 1/7 69 698 15.1%

Southwest Baltimore 5 4/7 137 767 16.6%

Chicago Midway 2 137 274 5.9%

Ft. Lauderdale 1 137 137 3.0%

Las Vegas 1 137 137 3.0%

Orlando 2 137 265 5.7%

Tampa 1 137 137 3.0%

Total 12 4/7 137 1,717 37.1%

United/ Chicago O'Hare 4 5/7 86 405 8.7%

Continental Cleveland 3 2/7 56 184 4.0%

Newark 3 5/7 55 201 4.3%

Washington Dulles 3 6/7 69 267 5.8%

Total 15 4/7 68 1,056 22.8%

US Airways Boston 2 3/7 34 84 1.8%

Charlotte 2 4/7 122 322 6.9%

New York LaGuardia 3 1/7 37 117 2.5%

Philadelphia 5 1/7 54 276 6.0%

Washington Reagan 2 6/7 69 193 4.2%

Total 16 1/7 61 992 21.4%

Grand Total - All Carriers 71 65 4,631 100.0%
 

 

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Air Service Development Efforts

Albany International Airport is aggressively pursuing new air service and has met with 12 airlines in 16 meetings 

over the past 15 months. Albany has met with four airlines at their headquarters offices and attended both the 

JumpStart and Network USA air service conferences in 2011. The most successful effort thus far was a May 

2010 meeting with Delta Air Lines at Delta's headquarters in Atlanta. Airport officials met with Delta Route and 

Schedule Planning management at Delta's headquarters in Atlanta to provide an overview of Albany's economy 

and present a business case for additional capacity to Atlanta. Shortly after the meeting, Delta announced it 

would increase capacity in the Atlanta market by substituting mainline aircraft on two of the three flights operated 

with 70-seat regional jets. Albany's meetings with airlines are illustrated in Exhibit 5:

Exhibit 5: Albany International Airport Air Service Development Meetings with Airlines – May 2010 through July 2011

Airline

Headquarters 

Meeting

Network 

2011

JumpStart 

2011

AirTran X

American Eagle X

Cape Air X

Delta X X

Frontier X

JetBlue X X

Pinnacle/Colgan X

Southwest X X

Spirit X

Sun Country X

United X X

US Airways X

Meeting Forum
 

 

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AIR SERVCE DEVELOPMENT NEEDS AND DEFICIENCIES

Capacity Trends

Albany's total capacity, measured in terms of seats per day each way, is down 30.7% since 2004. Albany has lost 

nearly half of its ex-Southwest capacity, which is down nearly 46.4%. While Southwest's capacity increased 

30.9% since 2004, nearly half of Southwest's growth was in the Tampa and Orlando markets – markets that do 

not generate significant connecting traffic to the rest of Southwest's network.

Exhibit 6: Seats per Day Each Way at Albany International Airport (All Carriers, Ex-Southwest and Southwest) 

Year-End Fourth Quarter 2001-2010 (DOT T-100 data) 

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5,131

5,400 5,268

5,905

6,459

5,959

5,209 5,177

4,970

4,780

4,475

4,278

4,115 3,971

4,612

5,147

4,371

3,463 3,330

3,159

3,002

2,757

854

1,285 1,298 1,293 1,312

1,588

1,747 1,847 1,811 1,777 1,717

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Seats per Day Each Way

All Carriers E x-Southwest Southwest
 

 

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Exhibit 7 illustrates all ex-Southwest carriers have reduced capacity at Albany since 2004. American Airlines 

exited the Albany market entirely when it discontinued American Eagle service to Chicago, combined Delta and 

Northwest capacity is down 52.5%, US Airways capacity is down 42.3%, combined United and Continental 

capacity is down 28.3% and Independence Air filed for bankruptcy and discontinued all operations.

Exhibit 7: Seats per Day Each Way by Carrier (Excludes Cape Air) at Albany International Airport – Year-End Fourth Quarter

2001-2010 (DOT T-100 data) 

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0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

854

1,285 1,298 1,293 1,312 1,588 1,747 1,847 1,811 1,777 1,717

1,661

1,699 1,685

2,223 2,207 1,542 1,362 1,287 1,345 1,374 1,275

604

679 576

682

998

1,048 1,021 968 831 782

716

1,376

1,195 1,255

1,272

1,453

1,358

929 937

852 770

690

637

542 400

214

246

174

150 139

109

5 4

220

242

249

Seats per Day Each Way

WN US UA/CO DL/NW AA DH
 

 

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Air Service Discontinued Since 2000

Since 2000, Albany has lost service in 21 markets including service to hubs or focus cities such as Boston 

(American), New York JFK (American), Pittsburg (US Airways), Chicago (American) and Cincinnati (Delta). 

American's exit from the Albany makes Albany one of the largest commercial air service markets in the U.S. 

without an American or oneworld Alliance presence.

Exhibit 8: Albany Service Discontinued Since 2000 by Year, Carrier and Destination

Year Carrier Destination

1 2000 Delta Orlando

2 2001 US Airways Orlando

3 2002 American Boston

4 2003 American New York JFK

5 2004 US Airways Islip

6 2005 US Airways Allentown

7 2005 US Airways Bangor

8 2005 US Airways Harrisburg

9 2005 US Airways Manchester

10 2005 US Airways Plattsburgh

11 2005 US Airways Portland, ME

12 2005 US Airways Providence

13 2005 US Airways Rochester, NY

14 2005 US Airways Rutland

15 2005 US Airways Syracuse

16 2005 Independence Air Washington Dulles

17 2005 US Airways White Plains

18 2006 US Airways Pittsburgh

19 2008 American Chicago O'Hare

20 2010 US Airways Buffalo

21 2010 Delta Cincinnati
 

 

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Traffic Trends

While Albany's capacity peaked in 2004, traffic peaked in 2005 at approximately 3,059,000 annual origin and 

destination (O&D) passengers. Ex-Southwest domestic and international traffic was higher in 2004 than 2005, 

but an increase in Southwest traffic from 2004 to 2005 boosted Albany's total traffic to a peak in 2005. Since 

2005, Albany's total traffic is down 19.7%, with ex-Southwest domestic traffic down 37.8%, international traffic 

down 5.2% and Southwest traffic up 24.5%. 

Exhibit 9: Annual Domestic and International Origin and Destination (O&D) Passengers at Albany International Airport

Year-End Fourth Quarter 2001-2010 (DB1B data)

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0

500,000

1,000,000

1,500,000

2,000,000

2,500,000

3,000,000

3,500,000

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

2,228,830 2,142,080

1,977,560 1,951,860

2,205,750 2,101,490

1,782,820 1,654,320 1,571,080 1,433,660 1,306,310

404,830 631,550 

673,690 691,320 

694,190 818,680 

972,890 

1,023,950 

988,130 

1,015,680 

1,019,070 

120,240 

113,350 

119,100 126,330 

145,150 139,080 

131,890 

133,120 

133,110 

121,940 

131,790 

Annual O&D Passengers

Domestic O&D (Ex-Southwest) Domestic O&D (Southwest) International O&D

2,753,900

2,886,980

2,770,350 2,769,510

3,045,090 3,059,250

2,887,600

2,811,390

2,692,320

2,571,280

2,453,170
 

 

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When Albany's annual O&D data is translated to passengers per day each way (PDEW), total traffic is down 813 

PDEW from 4,179 PDEW in 2005 to 3,366 PDEW in 2010. Ex-Southwest domestic traffic is down 1,081 PDEW

from 2,871 PDEW in 2005 to 1,789 PDEW in 2010; international traffic is down 9 PDEW from 190 PDEW in 2005 

to 181 PDEW in 2010 and Southwest traffic is up 278 PDEW from 1,118 PDEW in 2005 to 1,396 in 2010. 

Exhibit 10: Annual Domestic and International Passengers per Day Each Way (PDEW) at Albany International Airport

Year-End Fourth Quarter 2001-2010 (DB1B data)

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

4,000

4,500

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

3,053 2,934

2,702 2,674

3,022 2,871

2,442 2,266 2,146 1,964 1,789

555 865

920 947

951 1,118

1,333

1,403

1,350

1,391

1,396

165

155

163 173

199 190

181

182

182

167

181

Passengers per Day Each Way (PDEW)

Domestic PDEW (Ex-Southwest) Domestic PDEW (Southwest) International PDEW

3,772

3,955

3,785 3,794

4,171 4,179

3,956

3,851

3,678

3,522

3,366
 

 

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Leakage to Other Airports in the Region

Despite the fact no other airport with commercial service is located within a two hour drive of Albany, Albany 

International Airport captures only 52.8% of the traffic generated in its primary catchment area (defined as the 

Albany metropolitan statistical area); 47.2% of the traffic generated in Albany's catchment area leaks to other 

airports in the region. Collectively, the three primary airports serving New York City capture 30.5% of the traffic 

generated in Albany's primary catchment area. LaGuardia captures 18.8%, JFK captures, 6.5%, and Newark

captures 5.2% of the traffic. The other major beneficiary of traffic leaked from Albany is Boston, which captures 

7.4% the traffic. Analysis of the leakage data by domestic and international itineraries indicates Newark and JFK 

captured higher percentages of international traffic relative to domestic traffic among the airports analyzed.

Exhibit 11: Airport Origin for Albany Catchment Area Traffic April 2009 – March 2010 (October 2010 Leakage Study)

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52.8%

2.3%

3.7%

7.4%

0.7%

0.4%

5.2% 18.8%

6.5%

1.7%
 

 

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The high percentage of traffic leaked to other airports in the region seems surprising, especially given Southwest's

presence in Albany. Analysis of the leakage study data indicates average fares paid at Albany and average fares 

paid by travelers leaking to the other airports shows leaked traffic generally paid less to travel from the other 

airports. Based on ticket samples for travel between April 2009 and May 2010, Albany-area travelers flying from 

Albany International Airport paid $173 each way versus just $133 when flying LaGuardia Airport and $144 when 

flying from Hartford. The average fare paid at LaGuardia was 23.1% lower, and the average fare paid at Hartford 

was 16.7% lower than the average fare paid for travelers flying from Albany.

Exhibit 12: Average Fare Paid by Albany Catchment Area Passengers by Originating Airport – April 2009 through March 2010

$0 $50 $100 $150 $200 $250

Manchester

NY JFK

Newark

Albany

Boston

Syracuse

Providence

Newburgh

Hartford

NY LaGuardia

Other

$242

$227

$201

$173

$173

$170

$160

$156

$144

$133

$238

2.3%

6.5%

5.2%

52.8%

7.4%

3.7%

0.7%

0.4%

1.7%

18.8%

0.6%

Average Fare

Share of Traffic
 

 

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Domestic Fare Trends

As airlines have cut capacity in Albany since 2005, fares have increased. Since Albany's capacity peaked in 2004 

at 6,459 seats per day each way, the average domestic fare for all domestic traffic, including Southwest traffic,

increased $44 each way or 33.6% to $175 each way. This increase came as Albany's capacity fell 30.7% and 

traffic fell 19.8%.

Exhibit 13: Passengers per Day Each Way (PDEW), Seats per Day Each Way and Average Domestic One-Way Fare at 

Albany International Airport – Year-End Fourth Quarter 2001-2010 (DOT T-100 and DB1B data)

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5,131

5,400 5,268

5,905

6,459

5,959

5,209 5,177

4,970

4,780

4,475

3,608

3,799

3,622 3,621

3,973 3,989

3,775 3,669

3,496 3,355

3,185

$153

$133 $129

$136

$131 $132

$151 $152

$164

$151

$175

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Average Domestic One-Way Fare

Seats per Day Each Way

Seats per Day Each Way (All Carriers) Domestic PDEW (All Carriers) Domestic One-Way Fare (All Carriers)
 

 

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While the average domestic fare for all carriers serving Albany increased 33.6% from $131 to $175 since 2004, 

there are significant differences in domestic fare increases when Southwest fare data is segregated from exSouthwest domestic fare data. The average ex-Southwest domestic fare has increased 37.6% from $142 to $195 

since 2004; Southwest's average fare increased even more – 54.7% – from $96 to $149 since 2004. While 

Southwest's average Albany fare was lower than the average domestic ex-Southwest fare in 2010, Southwest's 

fare has increased at a greater rate than the average domestic ex-Southwest fare.

Exhibit 14: Average One-Way Domestic Fare at Albany International Airport – Year-End Fourth Quarter 2001-2010 (DOT T100 and DB1B data)

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$153

$133

$129

$136

$131 $132

$151 $152

$164

$151

$175

$165

$147 $143

$150

$142 $146

$172 $174

$184

$168

$195

$85 $88 $89

$97 $96 $98

$114 $117

$133 $128

$149

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Average One-Way Domestic Fare

(All Carriers) (Ex-Southwest) (Southwest)
 

 

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Albany's Domestic Fares Versus Domestic Fares at Other Airports in the Region

In 2010, Albany's average domestic one-way fare of $175 was the third highest among larger airports in the 

Northeast. Only Newark and JFK had higher domestic fares, while Hartford, Syracuse, Boston New York 

LaGuardia, Providence, Newburgh, Allentown, Manchester, Rochester, White Plains and Buffalo had lower fares 

than Albany (Exhibit 12). 

Exhibit 15: Average Domestic Fare at Albany and Larger Airports in the Northeast – Year-End Fourth Quarter 2010 (DB1B 

data)

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$201

$178 $175 $172 $171

$160 $152 $152 $151 $149 $149 $145 $144

$133 $127

$0

$25

$50

$75

$100

$125

$150

$175

$200

$225

EWR JFK ALB BDL SYR BOS LGA PVD SWF ABE MHT ROC HPN BUF ISP

Average Domestic One-Way Fare
 

 

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Not only did Albany have one of the highest domestic fares among larger peer group airports in the Northeast in 

2010, but Albany's domestic fare increased by the greatest rate among the largest airports in the region. Albany's 

average domestic fare increased 33.6% between 2004 and 2010 as Albany's average fare increased from $131 to 

$175. Three airports in Albany's peer group actually experienced declines in domestic fares between 2004 and 

2010. Domestic fares declined at Newburgh, Allentown and White Plains (Exhibit 16). 

Exhibit 16: Change in Average Domestic Fare at Albany and Larger Airports in the Northeast – 2010 Versus 2004 (DB1B 

data)

33.6% 31.5%

28.6% 28.1%

25.3% 23.4%

18.3% 18.2% 17.6% 15.3% 12.9%

10.2%

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Southwest's Average Albany Fare Versus Other Southwest Markets

As previously illustrated in Exhibit 14, Southwest's average one-way fare in Albany in 2010 was $149, or $298 

roundtrip. Comparing Southwest's average Albany fare to other markets across the United States served by 

Southwest reveals Albany produced the highest fare in Southwest's network (Exhibit 17). 

While Southwest's average fare of $149 in 2010 was lower than Albany's average ex-Southwest domestic fare of 

$195 and helped bring the average domestic fare in Albany down to $175, and Southwest is considered a lowcost carrier, Albany's average domestic fare was the highest among airports in the Northeast as illustrated in 

Exhibit 15.

Exhibit 17: Average Southwest Airlines Fares at the 25 Highest Southwest Fare Airports – Year-End Fourth Quarter 2000-

2010 (DB1B data)$149 $142 $142 $141 $141 $138 $137 $137 $137 $136 $135 $135 $134 $134 $133 $133 $133 $132 $132 $132 $132 $132 $132 $131 $130

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Fares in Albany's 30 Largest Domestic Markets Versus New York and Boston

Analysis of 2010 average fares in Albany's 30 largest domestic markets, relative to the three primary airports in 

New York City and to Hartford, reveals Albany has a lower fare in only two markets – Dallas/Ft. Worth and 

Nashville. In the other 28 markets, Albany's average fare is higher, with an average difference of $30 each way,

or $60 roundtrip. Somewhat surprisingly, JFK had the lowest fare in 15 of Albany's 30 largest markets, LaGuardia 

had the lowest fare in 11 markets and Boston had the lowest fare in 4 markets (JFK and Boston tied for the lowest 

fare in Jacksonville, and JFK and LaGuardia tied for the lowest Austin fare at $171). Analysis of Albany's fares 

versus the New York airports and Boston helps explain why 30.5% of the traffic generated in Albany's catchment 

area leaks to the New York airports and why 7.4% of the traffic leaks to Boston – fares are almost always lower at 

one the three primary airports serving New York City or at Boston.

Exhibit 14: PDEW and Average One-Way Fare in Albany's 30 Largest Markets Versus Average Fares at Hartford and the 

Three Primary New York Area Airports – Year-End Fourth Quarter 2010 (DB1B data)

Boston Newark JFK LaGuardia Low Fare

Rank Market PDEW Avg. Fare Avg. Fare Avg. Fare Avg. Fare Avg. Fare vs. Albany

1 DCA/IAD/BWI 311 $124 $111 $165 $98 $161 ($26)

2 MCO/SFB 299 $143 $127 $126 $114 $116 ($30)

3 MIA/FLL/PBI 216 $151 $141 $142 $126 $122 ($29)

4 ORD/MDW 162 $166 $139 $189 $113 $135 ($53)

5 TPA/PIE 160 $144 $130 $138 $120 $132 ($24)

6 LAS 118 $186 $172 $208 $197 $181 ($15)

7 LAX/SNA/ONT/BUR/LGB 111 $215 $200 $260 $255 $197 ($18)

8 SFO/OAK/SJC 89 $226 $221 $273 $260 $217 ($9)

9 ATL 76 $258 $154 $192 $158 $143 ($114)

10 DEN 74 $189 $173 $209 $156 $185 ($33)

11 PHX/AZA 61 $187 $181 $225 $193 $165 ($22)

12 DFW/DAL 59 $185 $221 $265 $196 $246 $11

13 RDU 59 $131 $111 $153 $99 $108 ($31)

14 CLT 59 $184 $114 $171 $101 $129 ($82)

15 RSW 58 $159 $136 $134 $120 $123 ($39)

16 IAH/HOU 56 $187 $212 $260 $171 $241 ($16)

17 DTW 47 $194 $195 $216 $181 $159 ($35)

18 MSP 46 $211 $196 $248 $173 $205 ($38)

19 SEA 44 $214 $204 $226 $211 $203 ($11)

20 SAN 44 $210 $195 $253 $204 $197 ($15)

21 BNA 35 $156 $169 $218 $164 $173 $8

22 PIT 34 $124 $107 $205 $88 $117 ($37)

23 STL 33 $173 $175 $221 $161 $156 ($17)

24 JAX 32 $159 $122 $163 $122 $133 ($37)

25 CLE 31 $194 $196 $252 $156 $167 ($38)

26 AUS 29 $192 $166 $234 $171 $171 ($26)

27 SLC 28 $195 $227 $229 $204 $190 ($6)

28 IND 28 $153 $182 $201 $126 $106 ($47)

29 PDX 28 $219 $212 $243 $213 $224 ($7)

30 MCI 27 $182 $148 $212 $177 $161 ($34)

30 Largest Markets 2,453 $169 $159 $197 $187 $152 ($30)

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International Traffic and Fare Trends

Albany's international traffic stood at 181 PDEW in 2010, an increase of 8.1% over 2009. Interestingly, the 

average international fare also increased $66 each way, or 13.5%, to $548. Higher traffic and a higher average 

fare speak to the resilience of international demand in the Albany market; typically traffic would decline as the 

average fare increases.

Exhibit 13: International Passengers per Day Each Way (PDEW), and Average Domestic One-Way Fare at Albany 

International Airport – Year-End Fourth Quarter 2001-2010 (DOT T-100 and DB1B data)

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181 182 182

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$457

$428

$404 $405

$474

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Albany's International Fares Versus International Fares at Other Airports in the Region

Albany's average international fare, at $548 each way, was the second highest among the larger airports in the 

region. Only Allentown, with an average fare of $595 had a higher average international fare than Albany. Each 

of the three primary New York City airports had lower fares; the average Newark fare was $480, the average JFK 

fare was $455, and LaGuardia's average international fare was $337.

Exhibit 15: Average International Fare at Albany and Larger Airports in the Northeast – Year-End Fourth Quarter 2010 (DB1B 

data)

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$595

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$408

$349 $337

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Like domestic fare growth among the larger airports in the region between 2004 and 2010 (as illustrated in Exhibit 

16), Albany's international fare growth also grew at a faster rate than any of the other larger airports in the region. 

Albany's average international fare increased 35.3% between 2004 and 2010. 

Exhibit 16: Change in Average International Fare at Albany and Larger Airports in the Northeast – 2010 Versus 2004 (DB1B 

data)

35.3%

31.3% 30.5% 28.9% 26.8%

23.6% 21.4%

18.1% 15.9%

11.5% 10.7%

7.9% 7.0% 6.1%

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ALB PVD ISP BDL EWR ABE MHT LGA BOS SYR SWF JFK ROC BUF HPN

Change in International Fare
 

 

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STRATEGIC PLAN

Proposed New Route

Albany International Airport is proposing a Small Community Air Service Development Grant to provide a 

minimum revenue guarantee for service between Albany and Houston Intercontinental on United Airlines (or a 

United regional affiliate) or Houston Hobby Airport on Southwest Airlines. The proposed service would provide 

Albany with service to not only a destination with a large base of local traffic, but also provide access to 

connecting markets in Texas and other markets in the Southwest. Today, Albany has no nonstop service to any 

destination in Texas, but Dallas/Ft. Worth generates 59 passengers per day each way (PDEW), Houston 

generates 56 PDEW, Austin generates 29 PDEW and San Antonio generates 23 PDEW – a total of 167 PDEW to 

Albany's four largest markets in Texas.

Goals

Albany has four goals with its Small Community Air Service Development Grant proposal for service to Houston

 Better access to Houston and the connecting markets served via Houston, particularly connecting 

markets in Texas such as Austin, Dallas/Ft. Worth, San Antonio and the Rio Grande Valley.

 Lower fares in the Houston market and the largest connecting markets beyond Houston.

 Reverse the decline in Albany's origin and destination traffic.

 Recapture catchment area traffic leaked to other airports

Target Airline Support

United Airlines has written a letter of support of the proposed service. It is attached on page 6.
 

 

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Albany – Houston Traffic and Fare Trends

The combined Albany-Houston Intercontinental and Houston Hobby market size stood at 56.2 PDEW in 2010. 

Although Albany's airline capacity and traffic has been trending down since 2004, the Albany-Houston market size 

actually increased slightly since 2004, even as the average one-way fare increased from $158 in 2004 to $187 in 

2010. The resilience of the Albany-Houston market size in an environment where Albany's capacity and total 

domestic traffic has trended down, coupled with higher Albany-Houston fares are strong indicators of inherent 

demand in the Albany-Houston market. The introduction of nonstop Albany-Houston service would further 

stimulate demand in the market and likely put downward pressure on not only Albany-Houston fares, but also put 

downward pressure on fares in the connecting markets via Houston.

Exhibit 17: Albany – Houston (IAH and HOU) Passengers per Day Each Way (PDEW) – Year-End Fourth Quarter (DB1B

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51.5

53.9

49.5 50.4

55.5 56.0 56.4

50.6

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$175

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Among the two airports in Houston, Intercontinental generated slightly more than 60% of the traffic and Hobby 

generated slightly less than 40% of the traffic. In 2010, Albany- Houston Intercontinental generated 34.6 PDEW, 

and Albany-Houston Hobby generated 21.7 PDEW. While total Albany-Houston traffic has been essentially flat 

over the past four years, traffic to Intercontinental has declined while traffic to Hobby has increased.

Exhibit 18: Albany – Houston (IAH and HOU) Passengers per Day Each Way (PDEW) by Airport – Year-End Fourth Quarter

(DB1B data)

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31.6 30.8

35.5

38.7 39.0

34.6 34.2 33.1 34.6

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17.9

19.7 20.0

17.3 17.4 16.0

20.3 19.2

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53.9

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The average Albany-Houston one-way fare was $187 in 2010 – up 18.1% since its low point over the last 11 

years of $158 in 2004. Although the average Intercontinental fare of $199 was higher than the average Hobby 

fare of $168 in 2010, the fares to both airports are up similar amounts since the low point in 2004 – 17.2% for 

Intercontinental and 19.2% for Hobby. 

Exhibit 19: Albany – Houston (IAH and HOU) Average One-Way Fare by Airport – Year-End Fourth Quarter (DB1B data)

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$222

$191

$183 $186

$167 $168

$181

$196

$214

$183

$199

$138 $139

$149

$156

$143 $146 $146

$163

$170

$163

$168

$197

$172 $171

$175

$158 $161

$170

$186

$198

$176

$187

$100

$150

$200

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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Average One-Way Fare

ALB-IAH One-Way Fare ALB-HOU One-Way Fare ALB-HOU+IAH One-Way Fare
 

 

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The chart in Exhibit 20 illustrates the relationship between Albany-Houston traffic and the average one-way fare in

annual increments between 2000 and 2010 and illustrates traffic has remained strong despite increasingly higher 

fares. The chart on the next page in Exhibit 21 illustrates the relationship of Albany-Houston traffic and fares in 

quarterly increments over the last two years between fourth quarter 2008 and fourth quarter 2010. This quarterly

data helps solidify the strength of the demand in the Albany-Houston market. Traffic increased from 49.8 PDEW 

in fourth quarter 2009 to 56.5 PDEW in fourth quarter 2010, an increase of 13.4%. The higher fourth quarter 

traffic came even as the fare increased 6.4%. In third quarter 2010, traffic increased to 71.0 PDEW from 64.6 

PDEW in third quarter 2009 an increase of 9.8%, despite the fare increasing 7.4%. 

Exhibit 20: Albany – Houston (IAH and HOU) PDEW and Average Fare – Fourth Quarter 2008 through Fourth Quarter 2010 

(DB1B data)

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Houston ranks as Albany's 16th largest market with 41,040 origin and destination passengers, or 56.2 PDEW in 

2010.

Exhibit 21: Origin and Destination Passengers and PDEW in Albany's 30 Largest Domestic Markets – Year-End Fourth 

Quarter 2010 (DB1B data)

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0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000

DCA/IAD/BWI - 1

MCO/SFB - 2

MIA/FLL/PBI - 3

ORD/MDW - 4

TPA/PIE - 5

LAS - 6

LAX/SNA/ONT/BUR/LGB - 7

SFO/OAK/SJC - 8

ATL - 9

DEN - 1 0

PHX/AZA - 1 1

DFW/DAL - 1 2

RDU - 1 3

CLT - 1 4

RSW - 1 5

IAH/HOU - 1 6

DTW - 1 7

MSP - 1 8

SEA - 1 9

SAN - 2 0

BNA - 2 1

PIT - 2 2

STL - 2 3

JAX - 2 4

CLE - 2 5

AUS - 2 6

SLC - 2 7

IND - 2 8

PDX - 2 9

MCI - 3 0

227,120

218,590

157,420

118,610

116,640

86,130

80,960

64,850

55,660

54,120

44,530

42,810

42,780

42,720

42,080

41,040

34,600

33,760

31,960

31,910

25,400

24,760

24,290

23,250

22,720

21,130

20,570

20,350

20,120

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From Houston's perspective, Albany is the 67th largest domestic Houston market when ranked by passengers per 

day each way, and is the fourth largest Houston market without nonstop service on any carrier. Among markets 

without nonstop service to Houston, only Buffalo, Hartford, and Providence are larger. Although these three 

markets are larger than the Houston-Albany market, Albany generated the highest average one-way fare and the 

highest yield. The higher yield and fares should provide Albany with somewhat of an advantage when new 

markets are evaluated by United and Southwest for service from Houston.

Exhibit 22: Houston (IAH and HOU) Domestic PDEW, Yield, Revenue per Day Each Way, Distance and Nonstop Service 

Indication – (Markets Ranked by PDEW with #50 through #75 illustrated) – Year-End Fourth Quarter 2010 Data (DB1B data)

Rank Market PDEW Fare Yield

Revenue per Day 

Each Way Distance

Nonstop Houston 

Service

50 CRP 111.8 $107 $0.572 $11,969 187 Yes

51 CVG 107.7 $204 $0.234 $21,948 871 Yes

52 ORF/PHF 103.8 $186 $0.155 $19,325 1,201 Yes

53 BUF 100.8 $145 $0.113 $14,649 1,281 No

54 MKE 97.8 $197 $0.201 $19,306 984 Yes

55 SDF 97.1 $189 $0.240 $18,338 788 Yes

56 BDL 94.8 $185 $0.123 $17,547 1,507 No

57 MEM 86.9 $217 $0.449 $18,870 484 Yes

58 RIC 77.8 $204 $0.175 $15,908 1,166 Yes

59 RSW 74.7 $167 $0.196 $12,478 853 Yes

60 ANC 73.6 $370 $0.113 $27,253 3,287 Yes

61 COS 73.4 $164 $0.197 $11,996 830 Yes

62 RNO 73.1 $175 $0.114 $12,791 1,530 Yes

63 PVD 64.5 $175 $0.112 $11,296 1,559 No

64 TUS 63.6 $193 $0.204 $12,244 945 Yes

65 CHS 57.5 $205 $0.221 $11,761 925 Yes

66 DAY 56.9 $156 $0.168 $8,872 929 Yes

67 ALB 56.2 $187 $0.126 $10,497 1,481 No

68 TYS 44.2 $225 $0.292 $9,956 772 Yes

69 MHT 43.5 $168 $0.106 $7,328 1,594 No

70 GRR 42.5 $211 $0.203 $8,986 1,042 Yes

71 GEG 41.5 $173 $0.102 $7,176 1,695 No

72 PNS 41.1 $197 $0.403 $8,079 488 Yes

73 GSO 41.0 $192 $0.194 $7,867 986 Yes

74 GSP 40.7 $233 $0.276 $9,490 845 Yes

75 HSV 39.4 $190 $0.315 $7,493 605 Yes
 

 

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Connecting Traffic and Revenue on United Via Houston Intercontinental

Taking a conservative approach to the circuity of connections via Houston, service on United from Albany to 

Houston could connect with at least 81 airports United serves from its hub at Houston Intercontinental. The 

connect markets on United via Intercontinental are centered along the U.S. Gulf Coast, Texas, the Southwest, 

Southern California, Mexico and other markets in Central America. 

Exhibit 23: Non-Circuitous Markets United Could Serve with Albany – Houston Intercontinental Service

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The 30 largest markets United could serve with Albany – Houston Intercontinental service generated 638.9 

PDEW at an average one-way fare of $201 in 2010; all markets United could serve via Houston generated 653.3

PDEW at an average fare of $204 in 2010. The size of the local market, plus the cumulative size of connecting 

markets via Houston Intercontinental at the high average fares should make Albany – Houston an attractive 

opportunity for United. 

Exhibit 24: Passengers per Day Each Way (PDEW) and Average One-Way Fares in the 30 Largest Markets United Could 

Serve with Albany – Houston Intercontinental Service – Year-End Fourth Quarter 2010 (DB1B data)

Rank Market (Metro Area) PDEW

Average 

One-Way Fare

1 LAS 118.0 $186

2 LAX/SNA/ONT/BUR/LGB 110.9 $215

3 PHX/AZA 61.0 $187

4 DFW/DAL 58.6 $185

5 IAH/HOU 56.2 $187

6 SAN 43.7 $210

7 AUS 28.9 $192

8 MSY 26.3 $178

9 SAT 23.4 $190

10 ABQ 20.6 $189

11 CUN 18.8 $229

12 TUS 12.8 $197

13 HNL 10.4 $379

14 OKC 9.7 $213

15 TUL 5.9 $214

16 PNS 4.9 $215

17 ELP 4.6 $208

18 JAN 4.0 $196

19 MFE/HRL/BRO 2.5 $248

20 MEX 2.4 $363

21 VPS 2.3 $199

22 GPT 2.3 $223

23 BTR 2.1 $240

24 SJO 1.9 $314

25 MOB 1.5 $286

26 PVR 1.2 $293

27 CRP 1.0 $255

28 GRK 0.9 $246

29 LBB 0.9 $261

30 AEX 0.8 $296

30 Largest Markets 638.9 $201

All Markets 653.3 $204
 

 

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Connecting Traffic and Revenue on Southwest Via Houston Hobby

Although the number of markets Southwest could serve with Albany-Houston Hobby service is more limited than 

the number of markets United could serve via Intercontinental, Southwest could serve 16 markets from Hobby,

and these markets generated 575.9 PDEW at an average one-way fare of $195 in 2010. While potential 

Southwest Albany-Houston service would generate less potential traffic via its operations at Hobby versus 

United's hub at Intercontinental, Southwest's could still serve markets accounting for 88.2% of the traffic United 

could flow via Intercontinental. 

Exhibit 25: Non-Circuitous Markets Southwest Could Serve with Albany – Houston Hobby Service

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The 17 markets Southwest could flow from Albany via Houston Hobby generated a total of 575.9 PDEW in 2010 

at an average fare of $195. As previously illustrated in Exhibit 14, Southwest's average fare in Albany in 2010 

was $149, so the average fare of the markets Southwest could flow via Houston should be appealing to 

Southwest. 

Exhibit 26: Passengers per Day Each Way (PDEW) and Average One-Way Fares in the 30 Largest Markets Southwest Could 

Serve with Albany – Houston Hobby Service – Year-End Fourth Quarter 2010 (DB1B data)

Rank Market (Metro Area) PDEW

Average 

One-Way Fare

1 LAS 118.0 $186

2 LAX/SNA/ONT/BUR/LGB 110.9 $215

3 PHX/AZA 61.0 $187

4 DFW/DAL 58.6 $185

5 IAH/HOU 56.2 $187

6 SAN 43.7 $210

7 AUS 28.9 $192

8 MSY 26.3 $178

9 SAT 23.4 $190

10 ABQ 20.6 $189

11 OKC 9.7 $213

12 TUL 5.9 $214

13 ELP 4.6 $208

14 JAN 4.0 $196

15 MFE/HRL/BRO 2.5 $248

16 CRP 1.0 $255

17 MAF 0.5 $222

All Markets 575.9 $195
 

 

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Grant Amendments/Alternate Strategies

Albany's primary air service development goal is for new service to a hub in the Southwest or West. This goal is 

a function of high-tech industry economic growth in Albany International Airport's primary catchment area. The 

community believes new nonstop service to a hub in the Southwest or West would further enhance the 

community's ability to grow high-tech economic activity by improving ease of access to other regions in the U.S. 

with high concentrations of high-tech economic activity such as Houston, Austin, Dallas/Ft. Worth and various 

markets in California. 

If the Department awards Albany a grant for service to Houston, but the community is not successful in recruiting 

a carrier to operate Albany-Houston service, the community may request the Department consider redirecting

award funding to assist in recruiting service from Albany to Dallas/Ft. Worth on American, Denver on United, 

Southwest or Frontier, San Francisco on United, Southwest or Virgin America or an airport in the Los Angeles 

basin on United, Southwest, JetBlue or Virgin America, depending on airline interest in serving these markets 

from Albany.

If a carrier that does not currently serve Albany begins service in Albany, the Airport's in-kind incentives increase 

from $481,908 to nearly $1.5 million over two years (this proposal for service to Houston on United or Southwest 

is valued at $481,908 because United and Southwest are incumbent carriers). Airlines such as American, 

JetBlue, Virgin America and Frontier would qualify for the higher incentive.

 
 

 

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PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING AND FUNDING

Public / Private Partnerships

The Capital Region's support for additional air service, and for Albany-Houston service in particular, is broad and 

includes five primary organizations (in addition to Albany International Airport) representing over 7,000 employers 

in the Capital Region.

 Center for Economic Growth

 Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce

 The Chamber of Schenectady County

 Rensselaer County Chamber 

 Saratoga County Chamber

Project Funding

In addition to the Small Community Air Service Development Grant of $1,500,000 requested from the

Department, organizations in the community are willing to provide cash of $250,000 and in-kind funding valued at 

$291,600 for local media company advertising placement. The Airport will provide cash of $25,000 for marketing 

and estimates the value of its in-kind contributions from waived fees at $481,908 over the two-year life of the 

project. The total value of cash and in-kind contributions from the community and the airport is valued at 

$1,018,508 or 41.1% of the total project cost of $2,548,508.

Exhibit 27: Summary of Sources and Types of Project Funding

.

Funding Source Grant Cash In-Kind* Total

Department of Transportation $1,500,000 $1,500,000

Community $250,000 $291,600 $541,600

Airport $25,000 $481,908 $506,908

Total $1,500,000 $275,000 $773,508 $2,548,508

* Amount displayed for airport in-kind contribution assumes an incumbent carrier operates the proposed 

service. In the event a non-incumbent carrier operates new service, the Airport's incentive program provides 

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Implementation Timeline

The proposed implementation timeline for the project assumes the Department will award Small Community Grant 

Funding sometime in September 2011. Once the award is announced, Albany International Airport will begin 

discussions with United to begin service. Based on airline planning lead times and the need for advance 

bookings, we assume United would not be able to begin service until sometime in 2012, and we have 

conservatively assumed the service could not begin until September 2012. The first two milestones on the 

Airport's timeline are to execute the grant agreement with the Department and to negotiate the minimum revenue 

guarantee agreement with United. Once service is announced and schedules are published, United, the Airport 

and the community would begin marketing the new route and working with United to monitor advance bookings. 

The Airport will continue its marketing program and continue to work with United to monitor the route once service 

begins. The Airport will submit grant status reports on a quarterly basis to the Department throughout the 

proposed two year term of the minimum revenue guarantee.

Exhibit 28: Proposed Project Timeline

Start-Up Period and Sustainability of the Market

The Airport will aggressively market the new service to business and leisure travelers in Albany's immediate

catchment area. The Albany-Houston market size peaked in the third and fourth quarter in each of the last two 

years, so a start date in September would enable United to start service at a time of the year when demand for 

the service is at its strongest point in the year. A minimum revenue guarantee is an effective use of SCASD

funding because a guarantee reduces an airline's risk in the start-up phase of a market's maturity while traffic in 

the new market increases; a period of time that is often subject to losses. The size of the local Albany-Houston 

Activity/Project Milestone Estimated Dates

SCASD Grant Award Announcement September 2011

Execute Grant Agreement with DOT November 2011

Negotiate Minimum Revenue Guarantee with Airline December 2011-March 2012

Announce Service April 2012

Publish Schedule April 2012

Market Route (Pre-Launch) April-August 2012

Monitor Advance Bookings April-August 2012

Adjust Marketing Plan Based on Advance Bookings April-August 2012

Begin Service September 2012

Market Route (Post-Launch) September 2012 and Beyond

Operate Service with MRG September 2012 - August 2014

Monitor Route Performance Sepetmber 2012 - August 2014 and Beyond

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market, while large, will increase with the introduction of nonstop service and the connecting traffic that could flow 

via Houston to other destinations will complement the local Albany-Houston traffic.

PROJECT MONITORING AND FINANCIAL CONTROL

Success Metrics

The success of the program will be based on achieving the objectives of the program. The Airport will 

continuously monitor the performance of the route. Even before service begins we will communicate with United 

on a weekly basis to monitor advance bookings and week-over-week of advance bookings. Marketing and 

promotional activities can be adjusted if advance bookings are weak or are not booking at a rate (the advance 

booked load factor, or ABK) comparable to other United Houston markets.

Project Goals Success Metric

 Better access to Houston and the connecting 

markets served via Houston, particularly 

connecting markets in Texas such as Austin, 

Dallas/Ft. Worth, San Antonio and the Rio Grande 

Valley.

 Albany-Houston market size growth and market 

size growth in the markets that could connect to 

markets beyond Houston.

 Lower fares in the Houston market and the largest 

connecting markets beyond Houston.

 Quarterly year-over-year declines in fares for the 

local Albany-Houston market and the largest 

markets beyond Houston.

 Reverse the decline in Albany's origin and 

destination traffic.

 Increased quarterly year-over-year origin and 

destination traffic.

 Recapture catchment area traffic leaked to other 

airports.

 Less leakage in the local Houston market and 

market connecting beyond Houston.

Once service begins, the Airport will rely on traffic and revenue data provided directly by the airline and the 

amount of reimbursements requested by the airline as indications of project success. T-100 data and DB1B data 

will also be analyzed to compare year-over-year market size growth on a quarterly basis. In addition, the airport 

will analyze leakage once the service has operated for a full year to determine the trend in leakage to other 

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Legal Sponsor

Albany County Airport Authority is the legal sponsor responsible for administering the program. Albany County 

Airport Authority is a government entity.

Albany County Airport Authority

Albany International Airport

Administration Building

Suite 200

Albany, NY 12211-1057

John A. O'Donnell, PE

Chief Executive Officer

518-242-2222 (office)

Financial Controls

As the sponsor, Albany County Airport Authority and its governing body, Albany County Airport Authority Board, 

will be the responsible parties for all fiscal matters and the Department's reporting requirements. The Airport 

Authority Board is established as a public governing body. As a public entity, the Department can be assured that 

proper financial controls are in place to guarantee that the Department’s Grant will be used in accordance with 

any subsequent agreement. The Albany Count Airport Authority Board understands that the Grant is a 

reimbursable grant, meaning the Airport is responsible for program expenditures and will submit invoices to the 

Department for reimbursement, based on a percentage of the total grant request.
 

 

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THE CAPITAL REGION'S ECONOMY

Population and Demographics

The latest estimate of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metropolitan statistical area is nearly 857,592 residents with 

a medium household income of $52,971. Since 2000, the population of the MSA has grown 3.7% while 

household income has grown 24.8% over the same period

Economic Development in Albany in the Capital Region

The Albany and the Capital Region have a long history of innovation dating back over 150 years. With such iconic 

companies as General Electric and IBM, Albany has also enjoyed a reputation as a manufacturing center. 

Unfortunately, the globalization of the world economy over the past few decades eroded the region's

manufacturing base. In the wake of manufacturing sector job losses and the shifting economy, government 

leaders, academia and the private sector came together at the end of the 1990s and recognized that a paradigm 

shift was needed for the region's economy to move forward and grow.

Over time, this partnership of interests focused on high value technology industries that could drive economic 

growth into the next century. Towards this end, National Grid funded a joint study between the Center for 

Economic Growth (CEG) and the Lally School of Business at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. This study 

identified five key industries (since expanded to six) as viable, next generation opportunities for the region in and 

around Albany to include:

 Nanotechnology and Semiconductors

 Advanced Materials

 Information Technology

 Bio/Life Sciences

 Renewable Energy

 Homeland Security and Defense

Propelled by successes such as SUNY’s College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering and GLOBALFOUNDRIES

semiconductor manufacturing facility, CEG continues to create an environment capable of sustaining an 

innovation based economy.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES' microchip fabrication 

facility, when it opens in 2012, is expected to 

create 1,400 new direct jobs and at least 5,000 

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GLOBALFOUNDRIES does contract manufacturing for other chip companies and is a spin-off of Advanced Micro 

Devices. The average salary among GLOBALFOUNDRIES employees is expected to be $60,000 when the 

facility opens, and this compares to an average salary of $46,250 among all workers in Albany and the Capital 

Region.

In addition to the Capital Region's increasing nanotechnology and semiconductor-related economic growth, the 

number of green technology and clean energy jobs is increasing. At 6.3% of the workforce, the Capital Region 

has the largest percentage of total workers in the United States working in green technology industries according 

to a July 2011 report by the Brookings Institution. Only the San Francisco Bay Area, with 13,917 workers in green 

technology and clean energy has more workers than the Capital 

Region's 10,092 workers in the field. Albany is one of only four 

metropolitan areas in the U.S. contributing more than $1 billion annually from green technology industries (Los 

Angeles, San Francisco and New York City are the others). The highest concentration of the Capital Region's 

green jobs are in the fuel cell, wind power generation and the professional energy services industry sectors. 

General Electric's renewable energy headquarters was recently located in Schenectady and employs 650 workers 

in this office. GE also recently opened a state-of-the-art battery manufacturing facility employing 350 workers at 

its renewable energy campus in Schenectady.

In its 2010 Best-Performing Cities Index, the Milken Institute ranked 

Albany as the 41st best-performing city (the 79th percentile) among the 

200 largest metropolitan statistical areas in the United States for job, 

wage and salary growth and high-tech domestic product growth 

between 2006 and 2010. Albany ranked as the 15th best large city for 

one-year job grown between 2008 and 2009 and ranked 22nd for oneyear wage and salary growth between 2008 and 2009 in the Milken 

Institute's 2010 Report. Because the index is based on several factors, 

including both one-year and five year job and wage and salary growth, 

these rankings are expected increase once the GLOBALFOUNDRIES 

facility opens and the Capital Region's five-year job and wage growth 

ranks higher. The job and wage growth will result from the direct job 

growth at the GLOBALFOUNDRIES facilities and the indirect job 

growth at vendors and suppliers to the GLOBALFOUNDRIES facility.

Interesterly, five of the top 10 metro areas in the Milken Institute's 2010 Best-Performing Cities are in Texas (#1 

Killeen, #2 Austin, #4 McAllen, #9 El Paso and #10 Houston), and nonstop Albany-Houston service would 

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Largest Employers in the Capital Region

As the state capital, the State of New York is the largest employer in the Capital Region, and the U.S. 

Government is the second largest employer in the region. Albany Medical Center, Golub Corporation and 

General Electric round-out the five largest employers. Because it is not yet open, the GLOBALFOUNDRIES 

facility does not have a sufficient number of employees to be included on the list of largest employees, but with 

1,400 projected employers, GLOBALFOUNDRIES would rank as the 25th largest employer on this year's list of 

largest employers in the Capital Region.

Exhibit 29: Albany and Capital Region Employers with at Least 1,000 Employees (Capital District Business 

Review, Book of Lists 2010)

Rank Employer Industry Employees

1 New York State State Government 51,409

2 U.S. Government Federal Government 7,901

3 Albany Medical Center Health Care 6,257

4 Golub Corporation Retail Grocery/Headquarters/Distribtion Center 5,864

5 GE Engergy Turbines, Industrial Machinery 3,750

6 Hannaford Brothers Retail Grocery 3,580

7 St. Peter's Health Care Services Health Care 3,554

8 Northeast Health Health Care 3,304

9 Verizon Telecommunications Service 3,000

10 Bechtel Marine Propulsion Corp. Research and development 2,800

11 Ellis Hospital Health Care 2,792

12 Lockheed-Martin Security Technology 2,600

13 County of Albany Local Government 2,512

14 Glens Falls Hospital Health Care 2,335

15 Center for the Disabled Health Care 2,175

16 GE Global Research Research and development 2,000

17 Rensselear Polytenchic Institute Educational Services 1,872

18 Rensselear County Local Government 1,802

19 Shenendehowa School District Educational Services 1,800

20 City of Schenectady School District Educational Services 1,633

21 Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield Health Insurance 1,600

22 Global Foundries Semiconductor Manufacturing/Technology Solutions 1,465

23 Albany City School District Educational Services 1,453

24 Saratoga County Local Government 1,416

25 Seton Health Systems Health Care 1,392

26 Saratoga Hospital Health Care 1,387

27 Schenectady County Local Government 1,385

28 St Mary's Hospital Health Care 1,299

29 City of Albany Local Government 1,240

30 Stewart's Ice Cream Co., Inc. Dairy Products 1,237

31 Columbia Memorial Hospital Health Care 1,203

32 National Grid Electric and Gas Utility 1,153

33 State Farm Insurance Company Insurance Company 1,136

34 KeyCorp Banking/Financial services 1,100

35 MVP Health Insurance 1,040

Total 132,446
 

 

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Unemployment Rate

The robust economic development projects in the Capital Region translates to a relatively low unemployment rate. 

In April 2011, the latest month for which unemployment data is available at the MSA level, Albany's 

unemployment rate was just 6.8%, compared to 9.1% for the U.S. average and 7.8% for all of New York. Among 

the largest MSAs in the Northeast surrounding Albany, only Manchester and Boston had lower unemployment 

rates in April 2011. Rochester, Poughkeepsie, Buffalo, Syracuse, New York City and Hartford each had a higher 

unemployment rate than Albany.

Exhibit 30: April 2011 Unemployment Rates – U.S. Average, New York Statewide, Albany and the Largest MSAs 

in the Region Surrounding Albany (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)

9.1%

7.8%

4.8%

6.6% 6.8% 7.1% 7.4% 7.5% 7.7%

8.3%

9.1%

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

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APPENDIX A: REQUIRED SUMMARY INFORMATION

A. Applicant Information

 Not a Consortium

 Interstate Consortium

 Intrastate Consortium

 Community now receives EAS subsidy

 Community (or Consortium member) previously received a Small Community Grant

If previous recipient:

Date of Grant: ____________________

Expiration Date of Grant: ____________________

B. Public/Private Partnerships

Public

1. Albany County Airport Authority

2. Center for Economic Growth

3. Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce

4. The Chamber of Schenectady County

5. Rensselaer County Chamber 

6. Saratoga County Chamber

Private (includes 13 partners pledging at least $3,500; 11 others have pledged at least $2,500)

1. AFCO AvPorts Management, LLC

2. C.T. Male Associates, P.C.

3. Callanan Industries, Inc.

4. Capital District Physicians Health Plan

5. CHA, Inc.

6. Finch Paper

7. General Electric 

8. Global Foundries

9. Golub Corporation

10. Key Bank

11. National Grid

12. Pitney Bowes Business Insight

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C. Project Proposal 

 Marketing Upgrade Aircraft New Route

 Travel Bank Service Restoration Subsidy

 Surface Transportation Regional Service Revenue Guarantee

 Launch New Carrier Start-up Cost Offset First Service

 Study Secure Additional Service Other (explain below)

_______________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________

D. Existing Landing Aids at Local Airport

 Full ILS Outer/Middle Marker Published Instrument 

Approach

 Localizer Other (specify)

E. Project Cost

Line Description Sub Total Total Amount

1 Federal amount requested $1,500,000

2 State cash financial contribution $0

Local cash financial contribution

3a Airport cash funds $25,000

3b Non-airport cash funds $250,000

3 Total local cash funds (3a + 3b): $275,000

4 TOTAL CASH FUNDING (1 + 2 + 3): $1,775,000

In-Kind contribution

5a Airport in-kind contribution** $481,908

5b Other in-kind contribution** $291,600

5 TOTAL IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION (5a + 5b): $773,508

6 TOTAL PROJECT COST (4 + 5): $2,548,508
 

 

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F. In-Kind Contributions**

For funds in lines 5a (Airport In-Kind contribution) and 5b (Other In-Kind contribution), please describe the 

source(s) of fund(s) for each.

(5a) Albany International Airport will provide fee waivers estimated to be $481,908 for the proposed new 

service. (The Amount displayed for airport in-kind contribution assumes an incumbent carrier operates the 

proposed service. In the event a non-incumbent carrier operates new service, the Airport's incentive program 

provides for incentives valued at up to $1.5 million.) (5b) Various media companies and outlets in the Capital 

Region will provide advertising and marketing valued at $291,600 to promote the proposed service. These 

media companies and outlets include The Albany Times Union, Clear Channel Communications, Time 

Warner, Pamal Broadcasting, WGDJ, WGNA, WGRB Channel 6, WTEN Channel 10, WNYT Channel 13, and 

Fox 23.

G. Is this application subject to review by state under Executive Order 12372 

Process?

 a. This application was made available to the State under the Executive Order 12372 Process for review 

on (date):

 b. Program is subject to E.O. 12372, but has not been selected by the State for review.

 c. Program is not covered by E.O. 12372

H. Is this applicant delinquent on any federal debt?

 No

 Yes (explain)
 

 

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APPENDIX B: LETTERS OF SUPPORT
 

 

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