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56 Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce 2022 Economic Trends 28 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 #1 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 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2020- 2021 Change Passengers (enplanements/deplanements) 2,027,262 2,190,406 2,462,881 2,799,526 3,021,077 1,537,470 3,139,169 104.2% Cargo Freight/Express/Mail, tons 7,654 8,182 9,003 8,635 9,249 8,459 8,967 6% Aircraft Operations 88,691 92,680 94,827 96,823 107,764 92,294 114,840 24.4% Source: Savannah Airport Commission, www.savannahairport.com 12/12/2021. Data for 2021 through November, annual figure estimated. Passenger count data for the first 11 months of 2021 are up over 104% from 2020. Cargo Year-end Totals have increased by 6% and Aircraft Operations have increased 24% from 2020. These drastic increases can be attributed to the reopening of the economy and the accompanying increase in travel. Ten airlines provide direct nonstop flights every week to major U.S. cities, providing convenient travel options. As of December of 2021, Delta held 30% of the market share at the airport. American Airlines is second with 23%, followed by United Airlines (16%), Southwest (13%), Allegiant (9%), and JetBlue (6%). In 2021, Allegiant began offering three new seasonal non-stop flights to Appleton, Bellville, and Newburgh. New to the market in 2021 will be Silver Airways, with flights to Ft. Lauderdale and Tampa. Airline Flight Schedules Airline Number Destination Air Canada* 1-888-247-2262 Toronto* Allegiant* 1-702-505-8888 Allentown* Appleton* Columbus* Nashville* Bellville* Newburgh* Baltimore Grand Rapids* New York Cincinnati Houston* Newark Chicago* Indianapolis Pittsburgh Cleveland Louisville* St. Louis* American Airlines 1-800-433-7300 Charlotte Chicago* Dallas/Fort Worth Washington Philadelphia Miami Laguardia Delta Air Lines 1-800-221-1212 Atlanta New York - LaGuardia New York- JFK Detroit JetBlue 1-800-538-2583 New York – JFK Boston Sun Country Airlines* 1-800-359-6786 Minneapolis/St. Paul* United 1-800-864-8331 Chicago Washington Newark Houston Frontier 1-800-401-9000 Philadelphia* Silver Airways 1-801-401-9100 Ft. Lauderdale Tampa Southwest 1-800-435-9792 Baltimore Chicago Dallas Denver Houston Nashville St. Louis *Seasonal Service

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