ABSTRACT
There are basically two types of economic impacts at airports. First, there is income, employment, capital investment and tax revenues which airport operations can bring by nature of the fact that they are significant generators of economic activity. Second, there are the wider catalytic or spin-off benefits, such as inward investment or the development of tourism, which can occur as the result of the presence of the airport. This can contribute to the economic development of the area surrounding the airport. Thus, within an economic context airports have role to play both by being a significant economic activity in their own right and by supporting business and tourism activity.
