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Airport Enhances Regional Economic Vitality
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$103.5 million in direct and indirect benefits to central - Ohio Airport Economic Impact Report 2005 (View .PDF)
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Home to, or used by, Fortune 500 companies and many local small businesses
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Quote from local businesses leaders and government officials:
  "The jewel of the Columbus airport system." Richard Smith, NetJets

Airport Serves as An Academic Resource
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Home to the University’s Flight Education Program
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Provides on-the-job training for future Aviation professionals (20% of Airport employees are students)
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Facilities used by students of other disciplines, including Architecture and Industrial Engineering
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Training for the University Police in receiving & protecting dignitaries, and responding to hijackings, drug smuggling, and bomb threats
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Provides shadowing opportunities for local high school students interested in entering a collegiate Aviation program
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Hosts tours of the facility by school groups, scouts, and other individuals

Airport is an active part of the Northwest Community
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Co-sponsor of an Aviation Explorer Post
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Host site of the semi-annual Youth Aviation Adventure
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Member of Northwest Civic Association
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Member of MORPC Technical Advisory Committee
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Host site of the bi-monthly Young Eagles rides

Airport Supports Interdisciplinary Research Initiatives
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Wright Center For Aviation Innovation proposal for Avionics Research
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Electrical Engineering testing of the latest Northrop Grumman radar system
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Society of Automotive Engineers car testing
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Industrial Engineering’s General Aviation Security Project Design
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Home to the Aerospace Engineering wind tunnel and the Gas Turbine Laboratory

Airport Growth Occuring in a Community Responsible Manner
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Last major runway enhancement prior to 1980; last hangar constructed in 1985
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Airport master plan/noise compatibility study, compiled with extensive community involvement, adopted in 1990
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As recommended by the FAA, a draft master plan update is being compiled with involvement of the community and will be reviewed by the University and its Board of Trustees

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