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I will say that Syracuse actually had the biggest Bureau of Economic Analysis catchment area in Upstate NY in terms of population, when that bureau last did catchments. So, that may have something to do with the difference. Just a guess.
I will say that Syracuse actually had the biggest Bureau of Economic Analysis catchment area in Upstate NY in terms of population, when that bureau last did catchments. So, that may have something to do with the difference. Just a guess.
The Syracuse airport draws from a much larger area. The Buffalo airport draws a lot of Canadians. because of that, they get more flights, and consequently half of Rochester uses Buffalo too, leading to lower passenger counts.
Another reason Rochester's count could be low is Rochester is/ was headquarters to many large companies, who all have multiple jets of their own.
I'm disappointed that the cities couldn't get together for ONE major airport somewhere on I 90. Depending on where you draw the lines, the 3-5 million upstate residents deserve better, and more direct flights.
The Syracuse airport draws from a much larger area. The Buffalo airport draws a lot of Canadians. because of that, they get more flights, and consequently half of Rochester uses Buffalo too, leading to lower passenger counts.
Another reason Rochester's count could be low is Rochester is/ was headquarters to many large companies, who all have multiple jets of their own.
I'm disappointed that the cities couldn't get together for ONE major airport somewhere on I 90. Depending on where you draw the lines, the 3-5 million upstate residents deserve better, and more direct flights.
Yes, the Syracuse area in spite of its metro population, really has a larger pull than that population indicates. If I could remember, that BEA catchment region for Syracuse covered the eastern half or so of the Finger Lakes down to the Southern Tier(Binghamton/Elmira areas) over to the Utica-Rome area and pretty much all/most of the North Country/western half of the Adirondacks for just under/around 2 million people(not including Canadians and some PA folks that come to Syracuse for some things). Much of this general area is at most a hour and a half or so. That thread from early 2010 explains some of what I am referring to.
I think it could work in terms of an airport or airports, but the key would be to work it out so it is convenient for the areas along the I-90 corridor and just outside of it. That may mean places like Batavia, Geneva, Rome, Amsterdam, etc. could serve a portion of the corridor.
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