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Volume 12 | Issue 2 | February 2023

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a message from your publisher Naples, FL 34109

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As a 34 year citizen of Naples I don’t understand the following: reg@regbuxton.com
• Why so many noise studies regarding the
airport over the years? Most seem to find similar www.LifeInNaples.net
conclusions.
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• Many of the studies are requested by residents No part of this publication may be reproduced in any
who moved to their property knowing where the
form by any electronic or mechanical means without
airport was located. permission from the publisher. Life in Naples regrets that
• When visiting the airport it appears that fewer
no responsibility can be accepted for unsolicited material.
and fewer small private planes are there.
• For many years the airport was seen as a place Opinions expressed by contributors or advertisers are not
where local citizens kept their small private planes for convenience. necessarily those of the publisher.
• It seems a considerable number of these small hangers have all but
disappeared to be replaced by hangers for larger, commercial aircraft.
• There has been an uptick in charter operations flying from our
airport, a quick internet search will show.
The 2022 Florida Aviation Economic Impact Study showed the
publisher reg buxton
following; an economic impact of $781M a 77% increase over the 2019
study of $440M.
account executive colette m. beringer
• I’m confident the volume of the aforementioned flights bolstered 312.315.9549
the considerable revenue increase.
• Now it would seem the increased revenue would be a boon for
contributing writers bill barnett
local merchants and services that supply the essential services for the
sandra lee buxton
aircraft: workers, rental cars, catering, hotel rooms and fuel. A side note
diana jarrett
of fuel, checking fuel costs around the Southwest Florida area I found
lois bolin
fuel costs to be in most cases significantly higher in Naples. jeff lytle
On a fairly regular basis one or another local group or claudia polzin
organization’s officials will state we do not need a local airport; paula allia
the land it is on is too valuable. I believe the airport does not pay taxes? tina osceola
It has been said by some to relocate the airport out by the county
waste disposal area. In my opinion garbage, birds and aircraft engines
might not work. graphic design YB Design Studio
I ask these questions as a private citizen/journalist.
What I know about planes is limited to the following: First Class
laydown seats are much better than economy and having jumped out of
them in interesting places - San Salvador, Nicaragua, Asia and Life in Naples Magazine
a few more intriguing places, they can be a thrilling experience! is now a Community
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