Local airport contributes $48.2 million in economic activity
SHERIDAN — A study released Wednesday by the Wyoming Department of Transportation shows Sheridan County’s airport has a substantial impact on the local economy, adding data to the anecdotal accounts of how important local air service is to the community.
According to the study, which included all of the state’s 34 airports, the Sheridan County Airport generated $48.2 million in economic activity, with $15.6 million of that directly related to the airport’s commercial airline functions. In addition, the airport generates $1.8 million in local tax revenue, with $580,910 of that coming from commercial air service activity. Data for this study was collected in late 2019 and early 2020 (pre-COVID), a time-frame in which many Wyoming airports had growing demand, according to the study.
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