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79 Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce 2020 Economic Trends 29 Air Transportation Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport A 15-minute drive from Historic Downtown Savannah, the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport is at the center of a transportation and logistics infrastructure that includes a global port alongside access to more than 100 motor carriers, three railroads, numerous ocean-shipping lines and Foreign Trade Zone 104, which serves a growing number of customers within this network. Businesses continue to choose Savannah to centralize their operations on the East Coast putting them in a superior position to handle future activity. Unparalleled service paired with exceptional operations helped land Savannah's international airport as the #2 best airport in the U.S. by Condé Nast Traveler. Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport Affected by Recession: Passenger and Cargo Activity Year-end Totals 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018- 2019 Change Passengers (enplanements/deplanements) 1,642,088 1,916,561 2,027,262 2,190,406 2,796,104 2,799,526 3,034,818 8.4% Cargo Freight/Express/Mail, tons 7,915 7,891 7,654 8,182 9,003 8,635 9,383 8.7% Aircraft Operations 84,958 85,090 88,691 92,680 94,827 96,823 108,868 12.4% Source: Savannah Airport Commission, www.savannahairport.com 12/1/2019. Data for 2019 through October, annual figure estimated. Passenger count data for the first ten months of 2019 are up over previous year data by 8.4%. After many years of continuous growth, Cargo Year-end Totals have again risen by 8.7%. Eight airlines provide over 360 direct nonstop flights every week to major U.S. cities, providing convenient travel options. As of October of 2019, Delta Air Lines held 35% of the market share at the airport. American Airlines is second with 28%, followed by United Airlines (14%), Allegiant (10%), and jetBlue (10%). In 2019, Allegiant began offering four new seasonal non-stop flights to Grand Rapids, Niagara Falls, and Allentown. Airline Flight Schedules Source: Savannah Airport Commission at www.savannahairport.com, retrieved 10/25/2019. Airline Number Daily Nonstop Flights Destination Air Canada* 1-888-247-2262 1 Toronto* Allegiant* 1-702-505-8888 Weekly Allentown* Indianapolis* Albany* Louisville* Baltimore Nashville* Cincinnati Newark Cleveland Niagara Falls* Columbus* Pittsburg* Grand Rapids* Providence* American Airlines 1-800-433-7300 9 1 2-3 2 3 2 Weekend 2 Charlotte Chicago* Dallas/Fort Worth Washington - DCA Philadelphia New York- LaGuardia Miami Delta Air Lines 1-800-221-1212 11 1 Saturday 3 2-3 1 Weekly 1 Atlanta Boston* New York- LaGuardia New York- JFK Minneapolis/ St. Paul* Detroit jetBlue 1-800-538-2583 2 1-3 New York - JFK Boston Sun Country Airlines* 1-800-359-6786 2 Weekly Minneapolis/St. Paul* United 1-800-864-8331 3-4 2 Weekend 3 3 2 Chicago – ORD Denver Washington IAD Newark Houston Frontier 1-800-401-9000 2-3 Weekly 2-3 Weekly Denver Philadelphia* *Seasonal Service