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_~ <br />Section 3 <br />Airport catchment area, activity, and use <br />__~ <br />Airport use by community <br />~~ Airport use can be further defined by community to better understand where travelers from the <br />;, communities in the Eugene Airport catchment area access commercial air service. All of the communities <br />in the catchment area are closer to Eugene Airport than Portland International Airport. As MIDT booking <br />'~' information is reported by travel agency location, this analysis assumes that the traveler resides in the <br />,.~ same community as the travel agency where the ticket was booked. Table 3.8 shows retention by <br />community. Retention rates from the 2004 Passenger Demand Analysis by community are provided for <br />E~ comparison. <br />Albany, Corvallis, and Newport have an unusually high diversion to Portland International Airport. These <br />communities, although located closer to Eugene Airport than Portland International Airport, are on the <br />northern edge of the catchment area. The drive time to Portland International Airport is relatively shorter <br />than from interior catchment area communities, so service and fare considerations may weigh more <br />heavily on the minds of travelers from outlying communities. Compared to the 2004 Passenger Demand <br />Ana/ysis, retention for Eugene Airport increased in every community ranging from 0.3 points in Albany to <br />7.8 points in Junction City. <br />Table 3.8 Airport use by community <br />Communit <br />Y <br />Current survey w _,. w <br />Prior year analysis ~.,~..~~._.~,~.wr..._ <br />Difference <br /> Eugene Portland <br />~ <br />_ Eugene Portland in retention <br /> Pax °;<, Pax % _ %_ o <br />/o wow;.... ~,,~,,,.,~,~~ <br />/o <br />a~~Y 237 7.2 3.071 " 92.8 ~ 6.9 93.1 ~~ A Q~ <br />Corvallis 2.463 15.7 13,23(1 84.3- ~ 14.7;. . 85.3 - ~_ ,~~~~ 1 <br />C <br />Cottage Grave 1,297 62.=1 7130 37.6 58.4 41.6 . <br />~,,,~.,~~.~ 4 <br />1 <br />EugeneiSpringfield ~ ~- ~ , <br />~7.J85 <br />71.7 <br />11,049" <br />28.3 ~~ <br />66.7 <br />33.3 . <br />~•-~~~°°--~ <br />5.0 <br />Florence 851 66.2 435 33.8 ~ 62.0 38.0 " ~~ 4 <br />2 <br />Junction City 2,315 77.8 659 22.2 ~ 70.0 30.0 . <br />"~~~ ~~ 7.8 <br />Newport 285 11.5 2,184 88.5 ~ 10.7 <br />~ ~ " _ 89.3 ! ~ ~~~ 0.8 <br />Roseburc <br />_J ~ ~ <br />2.04 ~ <br />X0.8 <br />1,983 <br />492: <br />46.9: <br />53.1 . ,~,w,w.,~.„_,,~.,„...,~~, <br />3 <br />9 <br />Total/Average 37,478 52.9 33,391 " 47.1 " 50.3 49.7" . <br />2 <br />6 <br />Source: MIDT survey data -calendar year 2004 ""` ""' ` . <br />""" °"'~°°"~°w~~~°°~ <br />`. '~ <br />EUGF.NF. <br />AIRPORT <br />Page 14 <br />