The following table demonstrates the difference in visitor volumes between those that arrive at Friedman Memorial Airport, Hailey, ID and all other feeder airports. These passengers that arrive through other Airports are considered potential passengers for enhanced Air Service as they have chosen other portals due to service and/or price considerations. This represents 106,075 visitors for the year of 2000 (last year for which there are reliable statistics). 27.70% of the passengers originated within the Wood River Valley (residents). The potential of the local populace remains unquantifyable as many of them transit by automobile to Boise to complete their business trips due to service and price considerations. I know this well, as I traveled in excess of 200 times during the last calendar year, and only twice did I fly from Friedman Memorial Airport, Hailey, ID.

Table 4.

Friedman Memorial Airport Domestic Outbound and Inbound Passengers

Number of

Year

Passengers

1996

121,050

1997

127,680

1998

127,770

1999

127,800

2000

134,680

27.70%

Passengers Originating at SUN

72.30%

Passengers originating at another Airport