WHY ST GEORGE
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    A VISION OF THE FUTURE
    St George/Washington County, UT


    This replacement airport will provide safer, more convenient air travel and will allow for
    economic growth and prosperity. Its estimated completion is 2011. Jerry Atkin, Chairman
    and CEO of SkyWest Airlines which has its headquarters in St. George, says that “A jet
    capable airport allows us to serve destinations further away than we are capable of
    today.” This new airport which will accommodate larger planes will bring a general
    upgrading to the community and to the types of jobs that are available. “A new airport is
    absolutely a key ingredient in being able to advance the area’s economy in a positive
    manner,” states Scott Hirschi, Director, Washington County Economic Development
    Council.

St. George's new airport will include a new 9,300-foot runway large enough to allow scheduled commercial jet airlines
and business jets to fly into St. George for the first time. The airport will be a state-of-the-art facility, which will handle
twice as many passengers as the existing airport. The new runway will have the latest in lighting systems and navigation
technology.















What's Coming ....

It is projected that Washington County's population will be over 400,000 in the year 2030 if the 100- year growth rate
continues. If you look at the past 30 year's growth rate, the population would be significantly greater. The county has
1,555,873 acres of land and is divided into three main categories: Private: 17.5% - Federal: 76.4% and State: 6.1%. The
majority of land is held by the government, but there is still plenty of private land available. It is estimated that only about
9% of the potentially developable private land (225,000 acres) in the county has already been developed. If there are
about 120,000 residents on 20,000 acres now (about six per acre) a rough calculation indicates that about 600,000
people would be on approximately 100,000 acres. That would only represent about 44% of the county's available land.
Even with the county reaching the projected population growth by 2040, with the large amount of private land still
undeveloped, the population increase should not cause overcrowding. The county will be able to accommodate many
future residents.
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