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As a reminder, the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Small Community
Air Service Development Grant that your airport received was awarded in the following year: [The respondent saw the year here.] |
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The dollar amount awarded in that year was: [The respondent saw the dollar amount awarded in that year here.] |
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The airport awarded a grant in that year was: [The respondent saw the name of the airport here.] |
| 1. | Did your airport plan to use the amount awarded from the Small Community Air Service Development Grant to make the following improvements? (Select one answer in each row.) |
| Yes | No | Not sure | ||
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| a. Increasing overall service at this airport | ||||
| b. Adding new carriers to this airport | ||||
| c. Providing service to new destinations | ||||
| d. Increasing the frequencies of flights from this airport | ||||
| e. Increasing enplanements at this airport | ||||
| f. Providing lower fares at the airport | ||||
| g.Recapturing passenger traffic lost to other airports | ||||
| h. Using aircraft that are either larger or smaller than currently provided on one or more routes at this airport | ||||
| i.Completing a study geared towards providing recommendations to secure air service or increase airport use or services | ||||
| j.Other - Please specify below. | ||||
| If you answered "Other" above, please use the box below. |
| 2. | As of December 31, 2004, what percent of the Small Community Air Service Development Grant that your airport received has been expended? (Enter percent. If all grant funds have been expended, enter 100 percent. If unknown, enter "999".) |
| Percent |
| 3. | Did your airport’s project include the following elements authorized under the Small Community Air Service Development Grant that you received? (Select one answer in each row.) |
| Yes | No | Not sure | ||
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| a. Studies (e.g., to analyze air service needs) | ||||
| b. Marketing directed towards airlines to add new service or expand existing service | ||||
| c. Marketing directed to the general public to advertise new or expanded service | ||||
| d. Travel banks (e.g., pre-paid travel dollars committed by local businesses or government entities) | ||||
| e. Revenue guarantee (e.g., guarantee of a specific level of revenue to an airline for a service provided) | ||||
| f. Subsidy (e.g., predetermined compensation for air or ground service | ||||
| g. Reduced airport fees/start up costs (e.g., reduced or waived landing fees, airport providing ground service operations) | ||||
| h. Personnel (e.g., adding a new position such as a program director, marketing director, or adding staff to existing positions) | ||||
| i. Other - Please specify below. | ||||
| If you answered "Other" above, please use the box below. |
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