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APPENDIX II: PRELIMINARY AIRPORT ASSESSMENT <br />AIRPORT OVERVIEW <br /> <br />Airport Strategic Business Plan, 07/26/2021 15 <br />II. AIRPORT OVERVIEW <br />A. AIRPORT PROFILE <br />Table 1: Bowers Field Airport Profile  <br />ITEM INFORMATION  <br />Airport Name Bowers Field  <br />FAA Airport Identifier ELN  <br />City and State Ellensburg, Washington  <br />Distance/Direction from CBD 2 miles Northwest of the central business district   <br />Airport Sponsor Kittitas County  <br />Type of Airport Sponsor County  <br />Airport Governing Body Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners  <br />Type of Airport Governing Body ☒Elected  ☐Appointed  <br />Airport Advisory Body Yes  <br />Airport Operator Kittitas County  <br />Type of Airport Operator County  <br />Airport Management ☒Full‐Time  ☐Part‐Time  ☐None    <br />Number of Employees 2 (full‐time) and 1 (part‐time)  <br />Part of an Airport System2 No  <br />Type of NPIAS Airport3 ☐Primary  <br />☐Large Hub  ☐Medium Hub  ☐Small Hub  ☐Non‐Hub   <br />☐Non‐Primary Commercial Service    <br />☐General Aviation Reliever  <br />☒General Aviation  <br />Airport Reference Code (ARC)4 AAC: ☐A  ☒B  ☐C  ☐D  ☐E  <br />ADG: ☐I  ☒II  ☐III  ☐IV  ☐V  <br />RVR: ☐VIS  ☐5000  ☐4000  ☐2400  ☐1800  ☐1200 ☒N/A  <br />Market Segments Served5 Industry  <br />☐Air Carrier ☐Military ☒General Aviation  <br />General Aviation  <br />☒Personal  ☒Business  ☐Commercial  ☐Government  <br />Air Traffic Control Tower ☐FAA  ☐Contract  ☒None    <br />Airport Economic Impact6 The estimated regional impact from airport businesses and visitors  <br />includes an additional 214 jobs. The labor income has an impact of  <br />$11,898,00 and the value added that airport business bring to the  <br />community is $20,277,000 resulting in a total airport economic  <br />impact of $39,554,000.   <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />2 An airport system includes multiple airports owned and/or operated by a single airport sponsor/operator. <br />3 Background on the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) can be found in Appendix A. <br />4 Additional information on Airport Reference Codes can be found in Appendix C <br />5 Additional information on Industry and General Aviation Market Segments can be found in Appendix D. <br />6 2020 WSDOT Economic Impact Study