Report: Airport rankings place Logan 14th best, T.F. Green, 16th worst

RHODE ISLAND'S T.F. Green Airport ranked 74th on the American City Business Journals' first-ever Airport Power Rankings. A total of 89 airports were ranked, and Green landed on the low end. / COURTESY AMERICAN CITY BUSINESS JOURNALS
RHODE ISLAND'S T.F. Green Airport ranked 74th on the American City Business Journals' first-ever Airport Power Rankings. A total of 89 airports were ranked, and Green landed on the low end. / COURTESY AMERICAN CITY BUSINESS JOURNALS

WARWICK – American City Business Journals has conducted its first-ever Airport Power Rankings, placing Boston’s Logan International Airport among the top 20, and T.F. Green Airport among the bottom 20.

The ACBJ said its analysis draws from U.S. Department of Transportation statistics with supporting research from ACBJ’s 43 newsrooms. Analysis also was provided by faculty at Wake Forest University’s School of Business, ACBJ said.

A total of 89 airports were ranked to determine the best-run airports in America, ACBJ said.

It states that the best-run airport in the country “without question” is Norman Y. Mineta International Airport in San Jose, Calif., followed by Los Angeles International Airport, San Antonio International Airport in Texas, San Diego International Airport in California and Boise Air Terminal in Idaho.

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The city-run San Jose airport, with 187 employees, saw revenue grow 28 percent between 2010 and 2015, passenger counts increase 16 percent and its nonflight-related revenue jump 43 percent, all while “simultaneously tightening its belt,” the ACBJ reported.

Boston’s Logan Airport was 14th best on the list, with 739 employees, and revenue growth of 27 percent from 2010 to 2015. Enplanements climbed 22 percent over that period, and debt also grew 23 percent. Operating income jumped 46 percent.

T.F. Green, at No. 74, was included in the 25 bottom-performing airports, coming in 16th lowest. With 151 employees, T.F. Green saw revenue grow only 1 percent from 2010 to 2015; enplanements also fell 12 percent over that time period. Debt grew 1 percent, and operating income climbed 5 percent over the five-year span at Green.

Chicago Midway International Airport ranked last on the list at 89th. Operating income plunged 119 percent over the five-year period at Chicago Midway, while debt climbed 8 percent, revenue increased 18 percent and enplanements rose 26 percent.

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