| Questions 14 and 15 are included to gather information about recent activity at your airport. They do not pertain to the Small Community Air Service Development Grant Program. |
| 14. | Within the past 5 years, to what extent, if at all, have each of the following factors had a positive effect on the use of air service at your airport? (Select one answer in each row.) |
| Very great extent | Great extent | Moderate extent | Some extent | Little or no extent | No basis to judge | Not applicable | ||
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| a. More frequent service than other airports within driving distance | ||||||||
| b. Lower fares than other airports within driving distance | ||||||||
| c. Availability of service at this airport by a low-fare carrier | ||||||||
| d. High Density Rule landing/takeoff slot limitations at airports within driving distance have resulted in customers using this airport instead | ||||||||
| e. Availability of regional jets at this airport | ||||||||
| Very great extent | Great extent | Moderate extent | Some extent | Little or no extent | No basis to judge | Not applicable | ||
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| f. Availability of service to multiple hubs at this airport | ||||||||
| g. Marketing and promotional efforts | ||||||||
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h. Public has become more willing to fly as
time has passed since September 11, 2001 |
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| i. Improved highway access to this airport | ||||||||
| j. No effective competing transportation modes (e.g., lack of good highway access to competing airports) | ||||||||
| k. Other reason(s)- Please specify below. | ||||||||
| If you answered "Other reason(s)" above, please use the box below. |
| 15. | Within the past 5 years, to what extent, if at all, have each of the following factors had a negative effect on the use of air service at your airport? (Select one answer in each row.) |
| Very great extent | Great extent | Moderate extent | Some extent | Little or no extent | No basis to judge | Not applicable | ||
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a. Airport within driving distance has more frequent air service |
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| b. Airport within driving distance has lower fares | ||||||||
| c. Airport within driving distance is served by a low-fare carrier | ||||||||
| d. High Density Rule landing/takeoff slot limitations at hub airports have resulted in a reduction in air service at this airport or inhibited ability to secure additional air service | ||||||||
| e. Legacy carrier financial difficulties have resulted in a reduction in air service at this airport or inhibited ability to secure additional air service | ||||||||
| f. The use of regional jets requires more passengers than can be generated at this airport | ||||||||
| Very great extent | Great extent | Moderate extent | Some extent | Little or no extent | No basis to judge | Not applicable | ||
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| g. Insufficient marketing and promotional funds | ||||||||
| h. Lack of service to multiple destinations at this airport | ||||||||
| i. The use of regional jets has resulted in point-to-point service that overflies this airport | ||||||||
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j. Public reluctance to fly since September 11, 2001 |
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k. Inconvenient airline schedules (e.g., flight schedules do not meet connecting banks at the hub) |
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l. Access to alternative modes of transportation
to a competing airport (e.g., good highway access to competing airports) |
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| m. Other reason(s)- Please specify below. | ||||||||
| If you answered "Other reason(s)" above, please use the box below. |
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