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Two-Digit Congressional District Code: 02

June 11, 2012

Westover Metropolitan Airport

Chicopee, Massachusetts

Proposal under the Small Community Air Service Development Program

Docket DOT-OST-2012-0069

CEF
 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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

AIRLINE LETTER OF SUPPORT........................................................................................................... 5

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................ 6

AIR SERVICE OVERVIEW..................................................................................................................... 7

Catchment Area and Alternate Airports ................................................................................................................. 7

Westover Currently Has No Scheduled Air Service............................................................................................... 8

Air Service Development Efforts ............................................................................................................................ 9

AIR SERVCE DEVELOPMENT NEEDS AND DEFICIENCIES............................................................. 10

Hartford Capacity, Domestic Traffic and Domestic Fare Trends ......................................................................... 10

Hartford-Targeted Florida Market Traffic and Fare Trends.................................................................................. 11

STRATEGIC PLAN .............................................................................................................................. 12

Proposed Use of SCASD Funding....................................................................................................................... 12

Objective .............................................................................................................................................................. 12

Grant Amendments/Alternate Strategies ............................................................................................................. 12

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING AND FUNDING.......................................................... 13

Public / Private Partnerships................................................................................................................................ 13

Sources and Allocations of Project Funding ........................................................................................................ 14

Project Timeline ................................................................................................................................................... 15

Continuation of Project Activities Beyond the Grant Timeline ............................................................................. 15

PROJECT MONITORING AND FINANCIAL CONTROL...................................................................... 16

Project Monitoring ................................................................................................................................................ 16

Legal Sponsor...................................................................................................................................................... 17

Financial Controls ................................................................................................................................................ 17

APPENDIX A: REQUIRED SUMMARY INFORMATION ..................................................................... 18

A. Applicant Information.................................................................................................................................... 18

B. Public/Private Partnerships .......................................................................................................................... 18

C. Project Proposal ........................................................................................................................................... 18

D. Existing Landing Aids at Local Airport .......................................................................................................... 19

E. Project Cost .................................................................................................................................................. 19

F. In-Kind Contributions** ................................................................................................................................. 19

G. Is this application subject to review by state under Executive Order 12372 Process? ................................19
 

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H. Is this applicant delinquent on any federal debt? ......................................................................................... 20
June 11, 2012

The Honorable Ray LaHood

Secretary of Transportation 

US Department of Transportation

400 7th Street SW

Washington, DC 20590

Dear Secretary LaHood,

Westover Metropolitan Airport is requesting a grant from the Small Community Air Service Development Program in the 

amount of $200,000 with a local matching share of $50,000 and airport in-kind incentives of $374,000 for a total project of 

$624,000. The grant will be used to fund marketing of potential new airline service. 

Westover Metropolitan Airport is a joint use military-civilian facility located in Chicopee/Springfield Massachusetts which is 

the heart of the Pioneer Valley region. The Pioneer Valley region is the second-largest metropolitan area in Massachusetts. 

The airport’s location between Boston, Albany, Hartford, and Brattleboro makes it strategic to being in the center of New 

England. There are 32 Universities and Colleges with 120,000 students within one hour of Westover earning it the 

reputation as being the “knowledge corridor”.

Westover is home to the United States Air Force Reserve Command’s 439th Airlift Wing. The civilian portion of the airport is 

owned by Westover Metropolitan Development Corporation (WMDC), a non-profit, quasi-public industrial development 

corporation. WMDC manages the airport operations and the four abutting industrial parks which they have developed. The 

industrial parks are home to more than 60 businesses employing 3,500 people and generating tax revenue.

Westover Metropolitan Airport is a Part 139 classified airport including a full-service passenger terminal renovated in 2010 

with Transportation Security Administration (TSA) equipment and facilities in place and ready to accommodate airline 

service.

The airport lost daily airline service in 2008 serving Columbus, OH and Greensboro, NC as the cost of crude oil skyrocketed 

forcing the startup airline to shut down. The airline locally employed approximately 45 people in a variety of capacities 

including ticket counter, baggage handling, security, and fueling along with airport operations. 

The Small Community Air Service Development Program would supplement the local WMDC funds available for marketing 

and advertising future airline service at Westover. The return of airline service is an important function to our community 

and local citizens in our region. The public benefit would be to increase job opportunities and provide competitive airfare 

prices to the targeted southern leisure locations. 

Westover and the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts have worked closely with MassDOT on key 

airport infrastructure projects in the past. The Commonwealth has made substantial investments in the Passenger 

Terminal, Aircraft Parking Aprons, Taxiways and Aircraft Facilities and are supportive of airline service returning to 

Westover. Please consider Westover Metropolitan Airport’s proposal in your selection process. 

Sincerely,

Michael W. Bolton

Director, Civil Aviation

Westover Metropolitan Development Corporation

255 Padgette Street

Chicopee, Massachusetts 01022-1308

TEL: (413) 593-6421

FAX: (413) 593-5126

www.wmass-arptcef.com

 

 
 

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AIRLINE LETTER OF SUPPORT
 

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Westover Metropolitan Airport is requesting a Small Community Air Service Development (SCASD) Grant in the 

amount of $300,000. SCASD funding would be supplemented with community funding totaling $50,000 in cash to 

market and advertise daily or less-than-daily (LTD) service to one or more leisure destinations from Westover and 

to provide ground handling services for the proposed services. In addition providing marketing and ground 

handling support services, the Airport would provide incentives, in the form of fee waivers, valued at up to 

$308,330 over two years for the proposed service.

Allegiant Air and Spirit Airlines have been identified 

as the carriers that would be most likely to operate 

the type of service to Westover is targeting. 

Allegiant Air specializes in connecting small airports 

to large leisure destinations, and already operates 

service from approximately 40 communities on the 

East Coast and Midwest to four leisure destinations 

in Florida and to Myrtle Beach. The airport and 

Allegiant have discussed service from Westover 

over the last two years, and Allegiant has 

communicated Westover is a market that fits its 

criteria for service to at least one of its leisure 

destinations in Florida.

Spirit is another carrier that may be a fit for the type 

of service Westover is proposing. While most of 

Spirit's flying connects large cities with low-fare 

service, Spirit recently entered markets such as 

Latrobe, Pennsylvania; Plattsburgh, New York and 

Charleston, West Virginia with service to Fort 

Lauderdale and Myrtle Beach. Because Westover can offer low operating costs and would have the ability to 

assist Spirit with a comprehensive marketing program, we believe Spirit could also be a strong candidate for 

service.

Westover Metropolitan Airport is owned and managed under a "joint use" agreement with the Department of 

Defense by a non-profit industrial development corporation, Westover Metropolitan Development Corporation. 

The only airline service to operate at Westover was brief service operated by SkyBus Airlines using Airbus A319

aircraft from July 2007 to April 2008 and ended when SkyBus discontinued all operations in April 2008.
 

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AIR SERVICE OVERVIEW

Catchment Area and Alternate Airports

Westover Metropolitan Airport is located in the heavily populated Northeast Corridor and is located within 

reasonably short drives of large population centers. 643,000 residents live within a 30 minute drive, 1.7 million 

live within a 60-minute drive and 4.2 million live within a 90-minute drive of the airport. Most of the Hartford 

metropolitan area is located within the 60-minute drive time and, many of the western suburbs of Boston are 

within a 90-minute drive of the airport.

Bradley International Airport in Hartford (BDL) is located approximately 26 miles from Westover, the airport in

Worcester (ORH) is located approximately 60 miles from Westover, and Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) 

is located approximately 100 miles from Westover.

Exhibit 1: 30, 60 and 90-Minute Drive Times from Westover Metropolitan Airport
 

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Westover Currently Has No Scheduled Air Service

Westover Metropolitan Airport has no commercial airline service today. Westover's last airline service was 

operated by Skybus Airlines between July 2007 and April 2008 with one daily roundtrip to Columbus, Ohio. 

Service to Greensboro, North Carolina was added in January 2008. Both markets were operated with 

narrowbody Airbus A319 aircraft. The service ended when SkyBus discontinued operations and shut-down. 

Over the eight months Skybus reported data for its operations at Westover, more than 24,000 passengers were 

enplaned on Skybus flights, a strong indication Westover can generate significant traffic when low-cost airline 

service is available.

Exhibit 2: Skybus Enplaned Passengers at Westover Metropolitan Airport – July 2007 through February 2008 (DOT T-100 

Data) Skybus operated at Westover through April 2008, but reported data only through February 2008.

1,551

2,847 3,067 3,155 3,174

2,693

3,326

4,475

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

4,000

4,500

5,000

Enplaned Passengers
 

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Air Service Development Efforts

Within the last two years, Westover Metropolitan Airport met with Allegiant Air, Direct Air, SkyKing and Vision 

Airlines. Direct Air (which is no longer operating), SkyKing and Vision Airlines indicated the need for the Airport 

to share some of the risk by providing funds to market and advertise any new air service, and all three airlines 

indicated the amount would need to be approximately $100,000 per route.

The most meaningful discussions have been with Allegiant Air, and Allegiant has indicated it would prefer 

assistance with marketing and ground handling support for each route it would operate at Westover. Based on 

Allegiant's history, it would likely begin service at Westover with two weekly flights to Orlando Sanford 

International Airport near Orlando with two flights per week and would add service to St. Petersburg-Clearwater 

International Airport if the service to Orlando Sanford is successful. Although Allegiant has expressed a strong 

interest in serving Westover, and has written a letter of support for this grant proposal, Allegiant cannot guarantee 

it would serve Westover if the proposed grant is awarded.
 

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AIR SERVCE DEVELOPMENT NEEDS AND DEFICIENCIES

Hartford Capacity, Domestic Traffic and Domestic Fare Trends

Westover Metropolitan Airport has no commercial airline service, and Bradley International Airport, near Hartford,

is the closest airport to Westover with commercial airline service. Most residents and travelers within a 30 minute 

drive of Westover use Bradley when they travel, so the air service environment at Bradley is a fair representation 

of the air service environment, to include airline capacity and fare trends, for residents within Westover's 

catchment area. Fares at Bradley have risen over the last ten years as airline capacity at Bradley has trended 

down, and the average fare at Bradley in 2011 increased to a new high of $178. Over the last ten years, 

Bradley's capacity peaked in 2005 at just over 14,000 seats per day each way, but capacity is down. Since 2005, 

capacity has declined 31.3%, and the average domestic fare has increased 36.3% or $47 each way to $178.

Exhibit 3: Bradley International Airport Seats per Day Each Way, Domestic Passengers per Day Each Way (PDEW) and 

Average Domestic One-Way Fare – 2002-2012 (DB1B and DOT T-100 data)

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12,666

12,075

13,206

14,196

12,644

11,549

10,748 9,104 9,312

9,756

8,341 8,021

8,583

9,411

8,823

8,209

7,612

6,759 6,808 7,152

$136

$144

$137

$131

$153

$163

$173

$156

$172

$178

$100

$125

$150

$175

$200

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

16,000

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Average One-Way Fare

Seats and Passengers per Day Each Way

Seats per Day Each Way Domestic PDEW Average Domestic One-Way Fare
 

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Hartford-Targeted Florida Market Traffic and Fare Trends

Because Westover Metropolitan Airport is requesting SCASD funding to assist airlines in advertising and 

marketing service to one or more leisure destinations, primarily destinations in Florida, it is important to 

understand the traffic and fare trends between Bradley International Airport and the largest markets in Florida, to 

include Orlando, Tampa, Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. Despite low-cost carriers such as 

Southwest and JetBlue operating nonstop service from Bradley to destinations in Florida including Orlando, 

Tampa and Ft. Lauderdale, the average Bradley-Florida one-way fare stood at $130 in 2011, an increase of 

33.2% (although the average fare did decline $10 each way versus 2010) since 2005 when traffic in these 

markets peaked. Traffic is down 22.9% or 503 PDEW since 2005. Nonstop service from Westover to one or 

more destinations in Florida would likely generate a lower average fare than the average fare at Bradley.

Exhibit 4: Hartford-Florida (MCO, TPA, MIA, FLL and PBI) Passengers per Day Each Way (PDEW) and Average One-Way 

Fare (All Carriers) – 2002-2011 (DB1B data)

1,882

1,746

1,995

2,193

1,869

1,594

1,478

1,321 1,344

1,690

$96

$110

$103

$98

$120

$134

$142

$133

$140

$130

$75

$100

$125

$150

$175

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Average One-Way Fare

Passengers per Day Each Way

BDL-Florida PDEW BDL-Florida Average One-Way Fare
 

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STRATEGIC PLAN

Proposed Use of SCASD Funding

Westover Metropolitan Airport is requesting SCASD funding of $300,000 to market, advertise and promote

service to one or more leisure destinations and to particially fund ground handling services on a low-cost carrier 

such as Allegiant or Spirit Airlines. SCASD funding will be supplemented with $50,000 of cash provided by 

partners in the community. In addition to the cash, in-kind support from the Airport, in the form of fee waivers, is 

valued at $308,330 over a period of two years based an assumption of up to four flights per week. 

Objective

As discussed, the primary objective of Westover's proposal is to secure air service to at least one leisure 

destination on one or more airlines. A combination of five destinations on two airlines has been identified as

potential targets for the type of service Westover is seeking, and the airline/destination combinations are:

• Allegiant – Myrtle Beach, Punta Gorda, St. Petersburg, Sanford/Orlando

• Spirit – Ft. Lauderdale, Myrtle Beach

Grant Amendments/Alternate Strategies

Funds to market, advertise and promote air service and provide ground handling support for service to a leisure

destination is the objective of the requested Small Community Air Service Development grant.

If the Department awards Westover Metropolitan Airport the grant funding requested, but the Airport is not 

successful in securing service to one of the targeted leisure destinations, the Airport would request an 

amendment to the grant from the Department to reallocate funding for service to a different destination or for 

another type of air service development project. Service on Frontier to Denver may be targeted for a minimum 

revenue guarantee if Frontier is not interested in marketing, advertising or ground handling support if the Airport is 

not successful in securing service to a destination in Florida or to Myrtle Beach.
 

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PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING AND FUNDING

Public / Private Partnerships

Westover Metropolitan Development Corporation owns and operates Westover Metropolitan Airport and is the 

project sponsor. Westover Metropolitan Development Corporation is a public entity. The Westover Metropolitan 

Development Corporation and the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts (EDC) have

partnered in the proposal for Small Community Air Service Development funding. 

Westover Metropolitan Development Corporation

Westover Metropolitan Development Corporation was created in 1974 by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 

as a non-profit 501(c)(4) corporation for economic development of portions of the former Westover Air Force 

Base. Westover Metropolitan Development Corporation operates the airport under a joint use agreement with the 

Department of Defense.

Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts

The Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts (EDC) is a private, non-profit corporation 

that provides resources and information to businesses operating in or entering the region by aiding in expansion, 

relocation and networking. The mission of the EDC is to deliver the services and business resources that enable 

companies to do business in Western Massachusetts grow the region's economy through the creation of quality 

jobs and enhanced public and private investment. 

EDC accomplishes its goals through its own efforts and the coordinated efforts of seven affiliated partner 

organizations: the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce, Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau, 

Regional Technology Corporation, Westfield Business Improvement District, Northampton Business Improvement 

District, Springfield Business Improvement District, Westmass Area Development Corporation and the Westover 

Metropolitan Airport. 
 

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Sources and Allocations of Project Funding

As illustrated in Exhibit 5, the total cost of the project is $658,330 to include the amounts of the requested grant, 

community-provided cash and the value of in-kind airport incentives. The requested amount of the grant is 

$300,000, and community cash funding is $50,000 to include $25,000 from the Westover Metropolitan 

Development Corporation and $25,000 from the Economic Development Corporation of Western Massachusetts. 

The Airport will be able to waive landing fees, aircraft parking/apron fees, terminal use fees and fuel flowage fees. 

The total value of the in-kind incentives offered by the Airport is up to $154,165 per year for two years based on 

an assumption of four flights per week operated with MD-80 aircraft over a 12 month period (the value would be 

half if two flights per week are operated). The value of the Airport's in-kind incentives over two years is up to 

$308,330 (the airport incentive value per departure is estimated to be $741).

Exhibit 5: Sources and Types of Proposed Project Funding

The total cash funding of $350,000 would be divided equally between two potential routes and equally between 

marketing and ground handling over two years as shown in Exhibit 6. In the first year, $87,500 is proposed to be 

spent on marketing, and $87,500 is proposed to be spent on ground handling for a total of $175,000 on marketing 

plus ground handling. The same amounts would be spent in the second year. The airport incentives valued at

up to $308,330 would be credited similarly on a route-by-route basis based on the number of departures 

operated.

Exhibit 6: Proposed Allocations of Project Cash* Funding

Funding Source Grant Cash In-Kind Total

Department of Transportation $300,000 $300,000

Community $25,000 $25,000

Airport $25,000 $308,330 $333,330

Total $300,000 $50,000 $308,330 $658,330

Year 1 Year 2 Year 1 Year 2 Total

SCASD Funding Route 1 $37,500 $37,500 $37,500 $37,500 $150,000

Route 2 $37,500 $37,500 $37,500 $37,500 $150,000

Total $75,000 $75,000 $75,000 $75,000 $300,000

Community Funding Route 1 $6,250 $6,250 $6,250 $6,250 $25,000

Route 2 $6,250 $6,250 $6,250 $6,250 $25,000

Total $12,500 $12,500 $12,500 $12,500 $50,000

Total Project Funding Grand Totals $87,500 $87,500 $87,500 $87,500 $350,000

*Does not included airport in-kind incentives in the form of fee waivers

Marketing Ground Handling
 

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Project Timeline

Westover Metropolitan Airport intends to continue its discussion with Allegiant Air throughout the evaluation 

period of Small Community Air Service Grant proposals, and will be prepared to execute a grant agreement with 

the Department as soon as awards are announced. If Westover is awarded a grant, the Airport will advise 

Allegiant Air of the award and determine if Allegiant is prepared to begin service and determine when service 

could begin. We believe Allegiant could announce service 90 days prior to beginning service. If service were to 

begin in January 2013, the service could be announced as early as October 2012. Regardless of when the 

service is launched, the proposed program would continue for two years, and the Westover Metropolitan Airport 

would work with Allegiant (or any other airline) to market the service, and the Airport would file all required 

quarterly reports.

Exhibit 7: Proposed Project Timeline (Assumes SCASD Awards Are Announced in August 2012)

Continuation of Project Activities Beyond the Grant Timeline

The project sponsors are confident the proposed service will be successful, and the service would likely begin 

with one route, and a second route would be added once the first route proves to be successful. This optimism is 

based on the experience of Skybus service at Westover, and the amount of traffic carried from the region to 

leisure destinations and increasingly higher fare trends among the airlines providing service from other airports in 

the region, such as Hartford. A true low-cost alternative to the fare levels at Hartford in particular, will drive traffic 

to the proposed service at Westover.

Given the fragile state of the economy, the volatility of fuel costs and other factors beyond the control of the airline 

industry, the success of the proposed service cannot be assured. The Airport will work closely with the airline or 

airlines operating the proposed service throughout the grant period, and beyond the two-year grant period, to 

monitor both the amount of traffic and the average fares to ensure they are sufficient to sustain the service. In the 

Activity/Project Milestone Estimated Dates

SCASD Grant Award Announcement August 2012

Execute Grant Agreement with DOT September 2012

Negotiation with Airline August 2012-September 2012

Announce Service October 2012

Publish Schedule October 2012

Market Route (Pre-Launch) October-December 2012

Monitor Advance Bookings October-December 2012

Adjust Marketing Plan Based on Advance Bookings October-December 2012

Begin Service January 2013

Market Route (Post-Launch) January 2013 and Beyond

Operate Service January 2013 - December 2014

Monitor Route Performance January 2013 - December 2014 and Beyond

Submit Grant Status Reports to DOT Quarterly 1Q 2013 - 4Q 2014
 

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event the service is not meeting the carrier's expectations, both the Westover Metropolitan Airport and the

Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts are prepared to work with the carrier to address the 

carrier's concerns. Both project sponsors may be able to provide additional incentives and may be able to provide 

additional advertising and marketing, depending on the carrier's needs.

PROJECT MONITORING AND FINANCIAL CONTROL

Project Monitoring 

The primary goal of Westover's proposal is to secure low-cost airline service to at least one leisure destination by 

providing marketing and advertising for an airline or airlines that agree to operate the targeted leisure service. 

The success metric for the proposed grant funding is simple: securing and sustaining service to one or more 

destinations leisure destinations to include destinations in Florida or to Myrtle Beach.
 

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Legal Sponsor

The Westover Metropolitan Development Corporation is the legal sponsor responsible for administering the 

proposed program, and the Westover Metropolitan Development Corporation is a government entity.

Westover Metropolitan Development Corporation

Westover Metropolitan Airport

Michael W. Bolton

Director of Civil Aviation

255 Padgette St.

Chicopee, MA 01022

413-593-5544 (office)

Financial Controls

As the sponsor, the Westover Metropolitan Development Corporation and its governing body, the Westover 

Metropolitan Development Corporation Board, will be the responsible parties for all fiscal matters and the 

Department's reporting requirements. The Metropolitan Development Corporation is established as a non-profit 

501(c)(4) corporation and is 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 Westover Metropolitan Development Corporation Board understands that the 

Grant is a reimbursable grant, meaning the Board 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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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

• Westover Metropolitan Development Corporation

Private

• Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts

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)

Westover Metropolitan Airport is requesting SCASD funding to support marketing and ground handling to 

support low-cost commercial airline service to one or more leisure destinations.
 

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D. Existing Landing Aids at Local Airport

 Full ILS Outer/Middle Marker Published Instrument 

Approach

 Localizer Other (specify)

E. Project Cost

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) Westover Metropolitan Airport will waive landing, aircraft parking, apron, terminal use and office space 

fees for two years for up to two routes from the date the new service begins. These fees are estimated to be 

up to $154,165 per year based on an assumption of four weekly flights operated with a narrowbody aircraft 

such as an MD-80 166 seats. This incentive would be offered for two years, and bring the total value of the 

incentive to $308,330 for four flights per week.

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

Line Description Sub Total Total Amount

1 Federal amount requested $300,000

2 State cash financial contribution

Local cash financial contribution

3a Airport cash funds $25,000

3b Non-airport cash funds $25,000

3 Total local cash funds (3a + 3b): $50,000

4 TOTAL CASH FUNDING (1 + 2 + 3): $350,000

In-Kind contribution

5a Airport in-kind contribution** $308,330

5b Other in-kind contribution**

5 TOTAL IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION (5a + 5b): $308,330

6 TOTAL PROJECT COST (4 + 5): $658,330
 

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H. Is this applicant delinquent on any federal debt?

 No Yes (explain)