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<strong>City</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Denver</strong><br />

<strong>Municipal</strong> <strong>Airport</strong> <strong>System</strong><br />

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)<br />

December 31, 2010 <strong>and</strong> 2009<br />

In order to underst<strong>and</strong> some <strong>of</strong> the variances in the <strong>Airport</strong> <strong>System</strong> financial statement changes, the analysis below explains<br />

the increase in revenues.<br />

The <strong>Airport</strong> <strong>System</strong>’s activities increased in all areas as described below for the year ended December 31, 2010 as compared<br />

to 2009 (in thous<strong>and</strong>s):<br />

Percentage<br />

2010 2009 change<br />

Enplanements 26,134 25,128 4.0 %<br />

Passengers 52,209 50,167 4.1 %<br />

Aircraft operations (1) 635 612 3.8 %<br />

Cargo (in pounds) 555,186 494,763 12.2 %<br />

L<strong>and</strong>ed weight (in tons) 33,275 32,695 1.8 %<br />

(1) Aircraft operations are take<strong>of</strong>fs, l<strong>and</strong>ings, or other communications with the control tower.<br />

The <strong>Airport</strong> <strong>System</strong>’s activities decreased in all areas as described below for the year ended December 31, 2009 as compared<br />

to 2008 (in thous<strong>and</strong>s):<br />

Percentage<br />

2009 2008 change<br />

Enplanements 25,128 25,650 (2.0) %<br />

Passengers 50,167 51,245 (2.1) %<br />

Aircraft operations (1) 612 625 (2.1) %<br />

Cargo (in pounds) 494,763 553,459 (10.6) %<br />

L<strong>and</strong>ed weight (in tons) 32,695 33,251 (1.7) %<br />

(1) Aircraft operations are take<strong>of</strong>fs, l<strong>and</strong>ings, or other communications with the control tower.<br />

2010/2009<br />

Operating revenues increased by $36.9 million, or 6.5% from $564.5 million in 2009 to $601.4 million in 2010, primarily<br />

due to increases in facility rentals, l<strong>and</strong>ing, aviation fuel tax, other sales <strong>and</strong> charges, <strong>and</strong> non airline revenue concession,<br />

parking <strong>and</strong> car rental.<br />

L<strong>and</strong>ing fees increased by $10.0 million, or 9.0%, which is attributable to the increase in l<strong>and</strong>ing fee rates per 1,000 pounds<br />

l<strong>and</strong>ed weight from $3.40 for signatory <strong>and</strong> $4.08 for non-signatory airlines in 2009 to $3.62 for signatory <strong>and</strong> $4.30 for nonsignatory<br />

airlines in 2010.<br />

Facility rentals increased by $4.8 million, or 2.1%, which is attributable to an increase in non-preferential use fees <strong>and</strong><br />

baggage fees <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong>fset by the increase in year-end revenue credit.<br />

Concession revenues between 2010 <strong>and</strong> 2009 increased by $2.3 million, or 5.6%, primarily due to the increase in passenger<br />

traffic. Additionally, there was an increase in spend rate per enplaned passenger from $9.62 in 2009 to $9.87 in 2010.<br />

Parking revenue increased by $8.8 million, or 7.7%, is attributable to the increase in originating <strong>and</strong> destination (O & D)<br />

traffic <strong>and</strong> an increase in parking rates in July <strong>of</strong> 2009 <strong>of</strong> $1.00 for the economy <strong>and</strong> shuttle parking lots.<br />

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