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NAICS 48811
Airport operations

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual data
	Employers	Nonemployers	Compare to '97	States	Products, Size, etc.

Employers: 2002
Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown below. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

48-49	Transportation & warehousing	199,618	382,152,040	115,988,733	3,650,859
488	Support activities for transportation	33,942	57,414,131	16,202,043	465,616
4881	Support activities for air transportation	4,976	12,181,244	3,745,620	129,555
48811	Airport operations	1,634	3,838,345	1,327,476	58,467
488111	Air traffic control	150	70,653	51,825	1,158
488119	Other airport operations	1,484	3,767,692	1,275,651	57,309

Nonemployers: 2002
Data based on 2002 Nonemployer Statistics. Table includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	NAICS Title	All firms		Nonemployers				Employers
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Establishments		Receipts		Establish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Number	% of all	$1,000	% of all	Establish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)
N = Not available
48-49	Transportation & warehousing	1,008,617	422,849,549	808,999	80.2	40,697,509	9.6	199,618	382,152,040
488	Support activities for transportation	92,016	59,852,985	58,074	63.1	2,438,854	4.1	33,942	57,414,131
4881	Support activities for air transportation	N	N	N	N	N	N	4,976	12,181,244
48811	Airport operations	N	N	N	N	N	N	1,634	3,838,345

Definition: NAICS 48811 Airport operations

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) operating international, national, or civil airports or public flying fields or (2) supporting airport operations (except special food services contractors), such as rental of hangar space, air traffic control services, baggage handling services, and cargo handling services.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Providing factory conversion, overhaul, and rebuilding of aircraft--are classified in Industry 33641, Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing;
Wholesaling fuel at airports--are classified in Industry 424720, Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers (except Bulk Stations and Terminals);
Providing airport janitorial services--are classified in Industry 561720, Janitorial Services; and
Providing food services at airports on a contractual arrangement (i.e., food service contractors)--are classified in Industry 722310, Food Service Contractors.

Historical comparability

NAICS 48811, Airport operations, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 48811 corresponds to the sum of multiple SIC codes. See the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

Comparative Statistics: 2002 and 1997

Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. "% change" rows show percent change between 1997 and 2002.
1997 NAICS code	1997 NAICS Description	Year	Establishments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
(1) Data for NAICS 481111 do not include large certificated passenger carriers that report to the Office of Airline Information, U.S. Department of Transportation.
48811	Airport operations	2002	1,634	3,838,345	1,327,476	58,467
		1997	1,831	3,293,605	1,106,114	62,138
		% change	-10.8	16.5	20.0	-5.9

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Geographic Distribution -- Airport operations: 2002

Data for the Transportation & warehousing sector are published for the U.S., states and metropolitan areas

Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown above. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.

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Description

Estab-
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Revenue
($1,000)

Revenue
% of
U.S.

Revenue
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

1,634

3,838,345

100.00

1,327,476

58,467

California

174

494,543

12.88

205,677

7,185

Florida

168

478,232

12.46

172,050

9,668

New York

327,153

8.52

156,122

6,098

Texas

148

268,091

6.98

100,008

4,669

Pennsylvania

205,902

5.36

46,016

1,615

Illinois

174,541

4.55

64,537

2,878

Minnesota

136,389

3.55

21,142

800

Georgia

127,989

3.33

51,183

2,368

Missouri

101,812

2.65

28,971

1,100

Virginia

91,087

2.37

28,666

1,398

Ohio

88,084

2.29

19,692

867

North Carolina

85,355

2.22

27,757

1,241

Indiana

80,570

2.10

20,964

939

Maryland

61,891

1.61

22,221

918

Massachusetts

61,117

1.59

22,296

833

Utah

54,112

1.41

12,487

689

Connecticut

52,210

1.36

11,673

411

Hawaii

46,175

1.20

19,960

840

Nevada

44,936

1.17

17,032

1,015

Washington

40,199

1.05

13,779

590

Kentucky

40,000

1.04

12,862

653

Kansas

34,843

0.91

17,034

466

Colorado

32,490

0.85

8,053

376

Alaska

32,468

0.85

14,877

516

Tennessee

31,381

0.82

9,553

518

Alabama

30,585

0.80

9,661

459

Oklahoma

29,765

0.78

7,138

384

Wisconsin

29,133

0.76

6,417

368

Louisiana

28,905

0.75

14,933

797

Oregon

26,858

0.70

10,297

754

New Mexico

20,792

0.54

3,828

189

Iowa

17,976

0.47

4,749

242

Mississippi

16,014

0.42

4,259

257

North Dakota

14,096

0.37

3,126

113

Maine

13,689

0.36

3,714

127

Wyoming

12,687

0.33

2,271

105

Montana

11,926

0.31

3,654

190

Idaho

8,692

0.23

2,401

131

Nebraska

6,165

0.16

1,888

Arkansas

6,047

0.16

1,940

Vermont

5,546

0.14

1,006

South Dakota

4,396

0.11

1,172

All other states, including those below

165

363,503

9.47

120,410

5,436

Arizona

(1000-2499)

Michigan

(1000-2499)

New Jersey

(1000-2499)

Rhode Island

(500-999)

South Carolina

(250-499)

New Hampshire

(100-249)

District of Columbia

(20-99)

West Virginia

(20-99)

Products Lines for Airport operations
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
40000	Industry total	3,838,345	100.00
43100	Fuel and lubricant sales	961,169	25.04
45410	Airport/aircraft ramp service, parking tie down, and storage fees	878,306	22.88
45430	Aircraft maintenance and repair services	160,184	4.17
	-Other	1,838,686	47.90

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Airport operations
Series number	Title	Contents	Geography
EC02-00C-COMP	Comparative Statistics	2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis	US, states
EC02-48SL-LS	Product Lines	Product Lines by Kind of Business	US
EC02-48SS-SZ	Establishment and Firm Size	Revenue Size of Establishments	US
		Employment Size of Establishments	US
		Single Unit & Multiunit Firms	US
		Revenue Size of Firms	US
		Employment Size of Firms	US
		Concentration by Largest Firms	US
		Legal Form of Organization	US
EC02-48I-08	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
EC02-48A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 48811
Hypertext Tables	Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
	County Business Patterns	Annual	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment	US, states, metro areas, counties
	Statistics of U.S. Businesses	Annual	Number of firms, employees, payroll, (and revenue, for 2002 only) by employment-size of the enterprise	US, states, metro areas