Wyoming Airport Manager Survey

Conducted on behalf of the Wyoming Department of Transportation

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) Aeronautics Division is conducting research to support the development of an Economic Impact Study for airports in Wyoming. This study will document the positive economic impacts associated with each airport and the activities they support.

Your timely participation in this survey is critical to the success of this study. Please reply to this survey no later than 7/28/2025. Should you have any questions on the survey, please reach out to A.J. Schutzman, Aviation Planning Manager for WYDOT (307-777-3972 / adam.schutzman@wyo.gov). A representative from Woolpert, the consultant for this project, may contact you to discuss your responses to this survey. Thank you for participating!

Contact Information

Who is filling out this survey?

Name

Phone

Does the airport sponsor/owner directly manage the airport?

YesNo

Does the airport contract with a third party to manage the airport?

YesNo

Please provide name and contact information for third party:

On-Airport Management Employment

How many people are employed to manage, operate, and/or maintain this airport? (include only those employees who are devoted to airport management; do not include FBO or other tenant employment in your response)

Number of full-time employees at the airport:

Number of part-time employees at the airport:

Number of seasonal employees at the airport:

Total annual payroll for all on-airport management-related employees (exclude benefits):

Off-Airport Employment

Airport management functions are sometimes located off-airport. Functions such as human resources, accounting, grants management, and legal services for an airport can be shared with other public agencies. If this is the case for your airport, please report your off-airport employment/payroll information by responding to the questions below.

Number of full-time airport employees not at the airport:

Number of part-time employees not at the airport:

Total annual payroll for all off-airport employees (exclude benefits):

Please provide an estimated percentage, based on a 40-hour work week, that these off-airport employees spend supporting airport operations.

Employment Supported by Commercial Airline Operations

For commercial airports only: For all employment reported in the previous two sections, approximately what percentage of all management-related jobs are needed to support functions dedicated to supporting your airport’s commercial airline activities?

Operating Expenses

Please provide your airport’s estimated annual operating expenses (excluding all payroll and capital improvement project investments):

If the operating expenses reported in the previous question include the purchase of fuel which is then resold, please indicate how much is spent annually to purchase fuel:

Only if you are a commercial airport: For all annual operating expenses reported within this section, approximately what percent of the expenditures are needed to support your airport’s commercial airline function?

Capital Improvements

Please provide total annual expenditures for airport capital improvement projects that have been or will be accomplished solely with airport/local funds (including PFCs). (Do not include your local share for state or FAA grants)

2021:

2022:

2023:

2024:

2025:

For commercial airports only: Over the past 5 years, what percent of all capital investment at your airport has been needed to support the airport’s commercial airline function?

If you are aware of any major private investment by third parties/tenants that took place at your airport over the past 5 years, please provide an estimated amount for this investment and short description of what type of project the investment was for. Click "Add another response" to provide information for multiple projects.

Amount:

Project Type:

For commercial airports only: Was the investment reported above needed to support the airport’s commercial airline function?

YesNo

General Aviation Activity

Are your airport's visiting general aviation aircraft handled by an FBO?

YesNo

In a typical week, what is the typical fleet mix for the visiting planes? For this estimate, please consider ONLY visiting planes, do not count arrivals by aircraft based at your airport. Estimated weekly arrivals by visiting aircraft:

Number of weekly visiting aircraft arrivals by single-engine planes:

Number of pilots/passengers typically arriving on each single-engine plane:

Number of weekly visiting aircraft arrivals by multi-engine planes:

Number of pilots/passengers typically arriving on each multi-engine plane:

Number of weekly visiting aircraft arrivals by business jets:

Number of pilots/passengers typically arriving on each business jet:

Of all annual general aviation visitors who arrive in Wyoming via your airport, what percent stay only for the day and what percent stay one or more nights on their trip?

Day Only:

Do you have transient aerial applicators that use your airport?

YesNo

Please provide the name(s) of these operators if known:

Airports, both small and large, are often not well understood in terms of the benefits they provide and the many users they support. Please use this space to provide any additional information you would like to provide, as it relates to important health, welfare, business, or economic activities the airport supports that benefit your community.

If you have any photographs featuring people working at your airport, or other activities related to aviation, please email them to A.J. Schutzman (adam.schutzman@wyo.gov). Sharing these photographs with WYDOT implies permission to use the photos in study-related publications.

Thank you for your participation!

Wyoming Airport Manager Survey

General Information

If you have any photographs featuring people working at your airport, or other activities related to aviation, please email them to A.J. Schutzman (adam.schutzman@wyo.gov). Sharing these photographs with WYDOT implies permission to use the photos in study-related publications.

Thank you for your participation!