_ ~~ <br />Section 5 <br />Airlines <br /> <br />Section 5. Airlines <br />From the perspective of airport management, it is important to understand which airports are used to <br />originate air travel and the destinations desired by local air travelers. This section provides specific <br />information on destinations, airlines, and originating airports for air travel from the Eugene Airport <br />catchment area. Information in this section is especially helpful in identifying air carrier strength in <br />specific markets. The air carriers listed in the following tables are the marketing carriers, not necessarily <br />the operating carrier. For example, SkyWest Airlines is a code-share partner with Delta Air Lines and <br />operates the nonstop Eugene to Salt Lake City service inaugurated May 1, 2004. <br />Airlines used at Eugene Airport <br />United Airlines carried 58.9 percent of survey air travelers who originated travel at Eugene Airport. <br />Horizon Air trailed with 28.1 percent of survey passengers and America West Airlines rounded out the top <br />three with 12.0 percent. United Airlines had the highest market share for 18 of the top 25 survey <br />destinations. Horizon Air had its strongest market share to its direct service markets and California <br />destinations. America West Airlines market share was highest for Arizona markets and Albuquerque, NM. <br />Compared to the last survey, share for United Airlines and Delta Air Lines grew by 3.3 points and 4.9 <br />points, respectively. Horizon Air's and America West Airlines' share fell 4.8 points and 3.4 points, respectively. <br />Table 5.1 Airlines used at Eugene Airport <br />w.,,,~,~..w,~,~.,.,,..,~, <br />Rank Destinations United Horizon Air! America West Delta Total <br /> Alaska <br /> <br />Pax <br />% <br />Pax <br />% <br />Pax . w~d~~, <br />% Pax ~ % <br />P~ <br />1 Los Angeles. CA 654 24.4 2,011 7 <br />5.0 4 0.1 _ <br />14~0.~5 <br /> San Francisco, CA 2,392 98.1 ~ 43 . <br />1.8' ~~ 3 ~ 0.1, ~ Oaf 0.0 <br />3 Las Vegas, NV 1.22 62.7 265 12.9 446. 21.7" 57 2 8' ~~ <br />4 Phoenix. AZ 454 28.6 90 5.7. 1,007 63.5 36 ~2.3~ <br /> <br />5 <br />Ser3ttle'Tacoma, WA <br />53 <br />4.0 <br />1,266 <br />96.0. <br />0 <br />0.0' ~ <br />0~ ~, O.O <br /> <br />6 <br />San Diego, CA <br />945 <br />74.7 <br />219 <br />17.3 <br />71 ~ <br />5.6, q <br />30~ 2.4~ <br />7 Denver, CO 894 92.6 29 3.0 36 3.7~ 6 0 6~~ <br />b Chicago O'Hare, IL 651 78.8 22 2.7 ~ 90 10.9. 63 ~ 7.61 <br />9 Orange County, CA 660 81.5 1 <br />30 1 <br />6.0 13 1.6- ~ 7 ~ 09~~ <br />10 Orlando. FL 432 72.1 . <br />34 <br />~ . <br />5.7 98~ 16.4 ~ 35~ 5.8 <br />11 Washington Dulles, DC 398 79.8 ~ 43 ~8.6~ ~~~~44 ~~~ 8.8 ~ 14 ~~~2.8 ~~ <br />1~ Salt Lahr City. UT 150' 31.0 6 1.2 29 6.0' 299 $1.8 <br />13 PaIr7~ Springs, CA 171 35.9 241 50.6 47 9.9' 17 ' 3.61 <br />1~1 Sacr3mcnto, CA 290 62.8 172 37.2 0 0.0 ~u0 ~ 0.( <br /> <br />1.5 <br />Tucson, AZ <br />42 <br />9.3 <br />14 <br />3.1. <br />357 <br />78.8 <br />40 ~.w~~ <br />16 Atlanta. GA 322 73.0 7 1.6 82 18.6; 30 6.8~ <br />17 New Orloans, LA ~ 356 82.0" 10 2.3 54 12.4 14 ~~3.2 <br />~ <br />~ <br />13 IvlinneaF,olis, MN 218 51.4. 407 25.2 51 12.0 48 1 <br />19 Dallas. Ft Worth. TX 270 64.6 27 6.5 84~ 20.1 ~ 37 8.9-i <br />20 Boston., MA 268 69.8 69 18.0 24 6.3 23 6 0 ~ <br />21 Reno, NV 297 85.6 41 11.8, 7 2.0 2~ 0.6 1 <br />22 South Bend. IN 289 88.4 10 3.1 1 0.3 27 8 3 <br />23 Honolulu. HI 303 94.4 17 5.3; 0 0.0~ 1 i 0 3 <br />24 -0ntario, CA 49 15.5 .186 58.9 61 19.3 20~~~6 31 <br />25 <br />- :Albuquerque, NM 140 45.5 1 0.3 130 42 2 3712 0 <br /> <br />Total top 25 <br />11,990 <br />5$.1 <br />5,060 <br />24.5 <br />2,739 <br />13 3 <br />X857 4 2 <br />~ <br />~ _ <br />2a <br /> <br />Total #op 50 <br />15 666 <br />58.5 <br />6,391 <br />23.9 <br />3,645 <br />13 6 ~,. <br />~ <br />1,064 4 0 <br />. ' <br />""m~' <br />~ ~~ <br />26 <br />~ <br />`Total curve <br />y <br />22,081 <br />58.9 <br />9,066 <br />24.2 <br />4,491. <br />12µ0 ~ <br />~ <br />1a8401 <br />4 9~ ,~ <br />,~. <br />37 <br />Source: MfDT survey data -calenda r year 2004 mmN <br />titiGENF. <br />.AIRPORT <br />1,31 <br />1,265 <br />965 <br />M 826 <br />~, 810 <br />599 <br />499 <br />484_ <br />_4_76_ <br />462 <br />453 <br />_441 <br />434 <br />~, 424 <br />41_8 <br />38_4 <br />347 <br />327.: <br />321 <br />316; <br />308? <br />Page 23 <br />