A new study from the Illinois Department of Transportation shows that Illinois airports contribute $95.5 billion and more than 490,000 jobs to the state’s economy showing that they are extremely important to Illinois. The 2020 Illinois Aviation Economic Impact Analysis is the first report of its kind released by IDOT since 2012.
IDOT Spokesperson Paul Wappel says that this impact has been felt statewide.
Wappel says that the study analyzed 85 different airports including 4 private ones.
Data was used to measure the impact at each airport as well as each IDOT region and at the statewide
level. Early next year, IDOT is expected to release the first Illinois Aviation System Plan in more than two decades helping to identify short and long-term needs of individual airports and the aviation system as a whole.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced that $94 million had been awarded to public airports including Taylorville to improve them and to fix long-standing issues. It is the largest statewide investment program for airports in state history. For more information visit www.Ilaviation.com.
