Edmonton International Airport - EIA Corporate

2.5 Community Profile 20
2.6 Economic Outlook 20
2.6.1 Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.6.2 Employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.6.3 Personal Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2.7 Airport’s Role in the Regional Economy 22
2.7.1 The Airport and the Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.7.2 Economic Impacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3.0 Aviation Activity
and Forecasts 25
3.1 Aviation Activity Overview 27
3.1.1 Role of EIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.1.2 Scheduled and Charter Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3.1.3 Business Aviation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3.1.4 Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3.1.5 Seasonal Variations in Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
3.2 Factors Affecting Aviation Demand 32
3.3 Aviation Activity Forecasts 33
3.3.1 Passenger Demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
3.3.2 Aircraft Movements Demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
3.3.3 Air Cargo Demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
3.4 Application of Forecasts
in Facility Planning 38
4.0 Expansion 2012 Development 41
4.1 Overview of Development 43
4.2 Terminal Development Project 44
4.3 Apron Expansion 48
4.4 Combined Office Tower 48
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