NEXA Advisors was tasked by HNTB to perform an Economic Impact Analysis (EIA) for the State of Oklahoma pertaining to the introduction and operations of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), and covering the years 2024-2045.
According to our findings, the potential economic impact and benefits to the state of
Oklahoma by the AAM industry through 2045 could:
Generate nearly $5.6 billion in new business activity and related stimulus.
Generate an additional $2.2 billion in direct, indirect, and induced economic activity if an AAM aircraft manufacturer sets up shop in Oklahoma.
Produce $1.15 billion in local, state, and federal tax revenues.
Create over 4,600 new full-time aerospace industry and other jobs in the State.
Create an additional 4,066 new full-time aerospace industry and other jobs if an AAM aircraft manufacturer opens a factory in the State.
In terms of AAM passenger use:
By 2045, some 22 million passengers are expected to have traveled within Oklahoma using new AAM services over the 22-year forecast period.
By the 2041-2045 time period, nearly 3 million passengers per year, or almost 8,000 passengers per day, are forecasted, equivalent to 12% of future commercial air traffic in the state (assuming 3% annual growth).
By 2045, the forecasted cost per ticket could drop to under $90 on average, due to the introduction of flight automation and increased passenger volumes.
In terms of construction of vertiports—areas where electric Vertical Takeoff and
Landing (eVTOL) aircraft take off and land—by 2045 Oklahoma will need to:
Retrofit 18 existing heliports and small regional airports.
Construct 12 new vertiports strategically located throughout the State, including a new terminal at each of the two largest airports (Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City and Tulsa International Airport) that will focus solely on eVTOL operations.
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