A University of Michigan-Dearborn study quantifies the contribution to
the economy from Willow Run airport at $200 million and 2,000 jobs in
2006, lending credence to the planned aerotropolis linking Detroit
Metro and Willow Run.
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"While our report quantifies the measurable direct effect of Willow Run Airport, the airport’s most crucial value to the region lies in its ability to attract future businesses that produce high-value products that must be shipped by air," [study leader Lee] Redding said.
Willow Run is best known as a cargo airport, but the study also pointed out that more than 210,000 passengers arrived at the airport in 2006 on charter, corporate and private aircraft. The UM-Dearborn study calculated the aggregate economic impact of those passengers, in addition to the value of freight shipments.
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