A new survey conducted for the Naples Airport Authority by independent research and polling firm American Pulse found that 82.9% of city of Naples residents viewed Naples Airport as being important to the community, and 15.7% total of both city and Collier County residents consider it not important. With a recent exploratory study identifying four potential sites for a possible relocation, the poll found that 63.1% of Naples residents and 60.8% of others in Collier County prefer Naples Airport to remain at its current location. With additional context — including the distance to alternative locations, and the projected cost and timeline of such an undertaking — support for keeping the airport where it is pushes past 70% among both cohorts. The 37-question survey included several open-ended questions where respondents could share their thoughts in their own words. It was provided to 1,421 Naples and Collier County voters selected by random sampling.