Your flight to Chicago leaves at 8 a.m. You wake up, make a coffee, and complete the presentation you’re giving later today in downtown Chicago all before you head out the door. It’s 7:15 a.m. and you’ve got time to spare.
Welcome to the reality of life in Greater Lafayette with daily round-trip flights to Chicago O’Hare International Airport.
From jobs offered by Southern Airways Express to the secondary impacts a regional airport brings, linking people and businesses to a broader market enhances the community.
A U.S. Department of Commerce study found that every $1 spent at local airports adds another $2.53 to the local economy. This phenomenon, known as the multiplier effect, leads to a cascading effect on investments in local quality of place and life.
Across U.S. Route 52 from the airport, you’ll see the Discovery Park District, a 400-acre launch pad and incubator for business and technology. Companies like Saab, Rolls-Royce, and Caterpillar have already planted their flags in the district; all are poised to reap the amplified benefits of growth and giant leaps in innovation that come with increased connectivity.
Chicago may get national attention when it comes to Midwest living, but locals know Purdue and Greater Lafayette offer plenty in the way of culture and activity.
Still, whether you work for a business headquartered in Chicago, own a startup looking to connect with a wider entrepreneurial community, or have a family looking for an easy way to get to O’Hare for international travel, these flights offer a much-needed connection to additional big city amenities.
Commercial flights to and from O’Hare will soon become part of our normal routine. But before they become the new normal, take a moment to appreciate the beauty of flight like Earhart: “I have often said that the lure of flying is the lure of beauty.”
Soon you’ll be touching down at O’Hare before you’d even hit the toll roads on your regular drive. And what’s more beautiful than that?
CONTENT WRITER/MEDIA RELATIONS
Polly Barks
