Paul Wiedemann

Paul Wiedemann's technical expertise is in economic impact analysis and the use of IMPLAN, data analysis, financial modeling, demand forecasting, and strategic planning. Paul is experienced in the technical areas of economic impact analyses, airport business planning, aviation system planning, benefit cost analysis, air service feasibility studies, airport demand forecasting, airport capacity determination, and software design.

Paul has developed economic impact studies for more than 200 airports in New York State, Maine, Vermont, and Delaware using the IMPLAN modeling process. He has also designed surveys and collected input data required to run the economic impact model. In addition, Paul has worked on more than 45 business plans to improve the financial performance, economic development and operation of each airport. Examples include Lee’s Summit (MO), Treasure Coast International (St. Lucie County FL), Lakeland (FL), La Porte (TX), Redlands (TX), Brownwood (TX), Bryan (TX), Georgetown (KY), Morehead (KY), Lock Haven (PA), Palo Alto (CA), Tri-Cities (NY), Oswego County (NY), Watertown (NY), Canandaigua (NY), Fort Smith (AR), Cape May (NJ), Millville (NJ), Delaware Airpark (DE), Civil Air Terminal (DE), Lake Cumberland Regional (KY), Hartness (VT), Knapp (VT), Middlebury (VT), Rutland (VT), Lee’s Summit (MO), New Braunfels (TX) and Denton (TX).

In other work, Paul has developed system planning software that can manipulate data for large numbers of airports, airport improvement projects, cost estimating, and financial analysis. He has been key to the development of the firm’s financial planning software app. Paul Wiedemann has also worked on the benefit/cost analysis for Monroe (NC) and Sussex (DE), and financial feasibility studies for Fairfield (TX), Jamestown (NY) and Dunkirk (NY). Paul has also worked on the demand forecasts for Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Mt. Sterling (KY), Venice (FL), and the demand and capacity forecasts for three multi-year system plans including the North Central Texas General Aviation and Heliport System Plan.

Paul is well versed in multiple technical programs including: IMPLAN, FAA PAVEAIR, PAVER 7, AEDT 3c: Aviation Environmental Design Tool, ArcGIS, and uses Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) programming to create complex financial and data models in Excel that are user friendly. Paul also holds a 14 CFR Part 107 remote pilot UAS license.