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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBozeman Yellowstone International Airport presentation Economic Development Council August 2, 2012 1 2 3 4 5 January 2000 6 June 2012 7 Morning Bank at Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport 8 Historical Passenger Enplanements 9 Source: The Boyd Group 10 Source: MT Dept. of Transportation 11 Bozeman/Billings Comparisons Source: The Boyd Group 12 Nearly 300 Based aircraft Fixed Base Operators Arlin’s Aircraft Signature Flight Support (Yellowstone Jetcenter) Flight Schools Summit Aviation Aero Flight School Paragon Rocky Mountain Rotors Central Copters Air Ambulance Summit Air Ambulance 13 U.S. Customs and Border Protection First Customs arrival on July 1, 2012 USER FEE AIRPORT Days: Thursday - Monday Scheduled Hours: 9 am – 5 pm The primary responsibility of the CBP Officer assigned to Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport is to provide service (CBP clearance for arriving aircraft) to the airport. Processing international cargo entries/importations.  The cargo may arrive in-bond by truck, rail or air, or directly by air. Overseeing a Customs and Border Protection Bonded Warehouse or Foreign Trade Zone.  The Bozeman/Belgrade area now has the opportunity to apply for a Bonded Warehouse or Foreign Trade Zone.  Bonded Warehouses are used to store foreign merchandise that has not cleared Customs and Border Protection (duty is not paid until the merchandise leaves the warehouse and enters the U.S.).  Foreign Trade Zones are used to store foreign merchandise or manufacture products using foreign components (duty is not paid until the merchandise leaves the Foreign Trade Zone and enters the U.S.).         Registering weapons for hunters traveling overseas.  Bozeman area hunters will no longer need to travel to Helena or Great Falls to register their weapons prior to flying out of Bozeman for foreign hunting trips. Additional Benefits of CBP in the Valley 14 East Belgrade I-90 Interchange $37,350,000 Project Fully Funded $3,400,000 plus Land from Gallatin Airport Authority $2,000,000 from Gallatin County Loan Proceeds $2,000,000 Urban Funds from Belgrade Anticipate land donation from the other two major land owners involved. Locals provided additional $17 million through various Grants, Earmarks and other programs $12 million from MDT Interstate Highways Funds Anticipate Construction beginning 2H 2013 Anticipate Completion 2H 2015 15 Airports are like Small Cities Reasons for success Have a vision Name Change, Where to you want to be, Who do you want to be to your customers Don’t kill the golden goose Airlines Understand where your revenue really comes from Passengers (more passengers > revenue, less passengers < revenue) Easy – in, Easy –out Lease Terms (accept some of the risk, 60 day out clause) Do the hard work yourself Provide the infrastructure so they don’t have to In-source your knowledge Have the staff that knows the business to reduce use of consultants Develop the relationships Know your Market and its Competition Billings, Jackson Hole, Salt Lake City 16 Strengths Population - Bozeman/Belgrade/Livingston Montana State University Winter Tourism – Big Sky, Moonlight, Yellowstone Club, Bridger, West Yellowstone Summer Tourism – Yellowstone Park, Western Experience (Length of Season May – Nov) Regionalism (Butte, Helena) Long term marketing to Midwest/East Coast Airport Costs Challenges Growth Airline Industry Billings? Southwest Airlines? 17 18 19 Thank you! www.bozemanairport.com Contact: Brian Sprenger brian.sprenger@bozemanairport.com Scott Humphrey scott.humphrey@bozemanairport.com Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport – BZN 850 Gallatin Field Rd., Suite 6 Belgrade, MT 59714 (406) 388-6632 20