A community is wise to try to attract low cost airlines to their region. I live in two small markets - Peoria, Illinois and Sarasota, Illinois. In both communities you can travel to larger airports for lower air fares - to Chicago or Tampa. It would be better for the economies of both communities if they could attract a low cost carrier or even start a new one.
"Why is my airport so expensive?" I hear this question all the time, and here's the answer. The airfare you purchase to fly from your airport is expensive because the facility is A) Small and a fairly long drive to the nearest larger airport, or B) There's little or no competition, especially low-cost airline competition, or C) both.
Let's take a look at the latest list of "most expensive" airports in the U.S., as defined by the government's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS); the numbers crunchers there base this list on a 10 percent sample ofairline tickets sold during July, August and September of 2009.
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