Yakima picks Two Top Places To Fly To From The Local Airport

It was called the Airport Destination Poll conducted by the city of Yakima in April and May and it found you want expanded options to fly to a bunch of different places but your top picks are Vegas and Seattle.

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ANSWERED THE DESTINATION POLL

City officials say more than 3700 people responded to the poll that asked which destinations from Yakima Air Terminal-McAllister Field (YKM) they would prefer to be able to fly for a visit or business meeting. Five cities were highlighted in the first poll question. Which one of the following destinations from the Yakima, WA Airport would you prefer to be able to fly to?  3706 people answered the question. The top responses;
Las Vegas (LAS)        915 resp.         25%
Seattle (SEA)              912 resp.         25%
Los Angeles (LAX)      663 resp.         18%
Phoenix (PHX)            657 resp.         18%
Salt Lake City (SLT)   474 resp.         13%
No opinion                   85 resp.           2%

ARE THERE OTHER DESTINATIONS PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO FLY AND VISIT?

City officials say the poll also asked an open-ended, follow-up question: Are there any other new destinations that you would like to be able to fly to from the Yakima Airport that are not listed above? More than 75% of poll respondents (2,814) also replied to the question. The top three cities mentioned were:
Portland, OR               (392)
Denver, CO                 (363)
San Diego, CA            (212)

EVERYONE LOVES TO VISIT VEGAS OR AT LEAST THOSE IN THE POLL

“The City of Yakima and Yakima Air Terminal appreciate the input we’ve received from the community. With more than 3,700 people taking time to provide their input in the poll, this feedback tells us expanded air travel is very important to the Yakima Valley community,” says YKM Director Rob Hodgman. Though Las Vegas narrowly edged Seattle in the response to Question 1, Las Vegas received an additional 160 mentions in response to Question 2.

YOU WANT CHANGES? CONTACT THE AIRPORT TODAY

Hodgman encourages community members to contact YKM at ykminfo@yakimawa.gov if they are interested in supporting a Las Vegas flight from Yakima and/or if they would like to see a poll to gauge public interest in funding a minimum revenue guarantee for Las Vegas flights.