Misleading Claims Regarding Economic Benefits of Hanscom Field
A review of economic claims for Hanscom Field finds that the benefits are improperly calculated and grossly exaggerated by nearly two orders of magnitude.
As part of a campaign to justify continued subsidies for General Aviation airports like Hanscom Field, studies of economic benefit are often performed by aviation interests, often with funding by government agencies. Studies by aviation interests tend to exaggerate the economic impacts of airports for various political reasons.
This report finds three major defects in Massport’s computation of economic benefit of Hanscom Field.