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_. -' y <br />'i'~~ <br />Southwest <br />East <br />a <br /> <br />Section 4 <br />Destinations <br />Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) geographic regions <br />It is important to identify and quantify air travel destinations, but it is also important to measure air travel <br />to specific geographic regions. Generally, airlines operate route systems that serve geographic areas. <br />Additionally, most airline hubs are directional and flow passenger traffic to and from geographic regions, <br />not just destinations within the region. Therefore, air service analysis exercises consider the regional flow <br />of passenger traffic as well as passenger traffic to a specific city. Accordingly, this section analyzes the <br />regional distribution of air travelers from the airport catchment area. For this exercise, the FAA <br />geographic breakdown of the United States has been used (Exhibit 4.2). <br />Exhibit 4.2 FAA geographic regions <br />Northwest <br />Alaska <br />I,JC:FNE <br />Afn(TC'C1RT <br />Great Lakes <br />^~ <br /> ~ <br />~' <br /> ~~ <br /> <br />"~ <br />Northeast <br />~" <br /> <br />Page 20 <br />