The following responses were part of a Commercial Air Survey of local companies conducted by MOTRAN in early 2019. The survey was part of an on-going effort to expand commercial flights to the area and were provided to Southwest Airlines during a meeting with Southwest officials in April hosted by Nadine Craddick, Lorraine Perryman, and MOTRAN. In addition, Dr. Ray Perryman presented his model for projected passengers for the return of a direct flight from Midland-Odessa to Austin.
COMMERCIAL AIR SERVICE SURVEY
- 48 Respondents
- 236,555 Commercial Flights Annually Represented
Top Destinations:
- Dallas Aggregated (66,936)
- Houston Aggregated (57,600)
- Austin (39,730)
- Albuquerque (12,780)
- Denver (10,201)
- Phoenix (857)
DRIVE OR FLY
- 8,089 vehicular trips detailed by respondents
- 6,925 would be converted to air travel if destinations were better served
Top Destinations:
- Austin (2,534)
- Dallas (999)
- Albuquerque (757)
- San Antonio (538)
- El Paso (440)
CORPORATE/PRIVATE AIR SERVICE
- 22 Respondents reported frequent or regular usage of private aircraft
- 2,284 Corporate/Private Flights
- 21,289 Passengers
Top Destinations:
- Austin (918)
- Houston (673)
- San Antonio (160)
- Colorado Springs (96)
- Denver (61)
