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Convenient Access

Highway Systems
  East/West North/South
Interstates I-70 I-75
State Routes SR 41; SR 55; SR 718 SR 202; CR 25A
By Truck
Numerous trucking firms with a total of 25 terminals serve the region.

Overnight service to cities like Atlanta, Detroit, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Nashville, Knoxville and St. Louis.

Second morning service to cities like Boston, New York, Philadelphis, Washington D.C., Baltimore, New Orleans, Little Rock, Omaha, Kansas City, Minneapolis, St. Paul and Milwaukee.
By Rail
The Region is served by CSX Transportation.

Trailer-on-flat-car service is available.

Switching yard size:
CSX 2,500 cars

By Water
There is close and easy access via truck and rail to shipping through the Great Lakes ports and on the Ohio River.
By Air
Dayton International Airport (10 minutes)
Number of Airlines ......................... 17

(ATA Connection, AirTran, Air Canada, American Airlines, American Eagle, Comair, Continental Express, Delta, Northwest, Northwest Airlink, SKYWAY/Midwest Express, Frontier, United Airlines, United Express, US Airways, US Airways Express)

Dayton International Airport is a 10 minute drive from Troy.

Dayton International Airport has three runways, a 10,900 ft.; a 7,000 ft. parallel and a 8,500 ft. crosswind.

U.S. Customs port of entry.

Dayton International Airport is designated a Foreign Trade Zone.

90-minute Air Travel Market
An important aspect of any economically vibrant region is its location, and the Troy area is one of the best. People and goods move easily and efficiently in and out of the region. Within its status as one of the nation's top 90-minute air and land markets and its location at the "Crossroads of America" (the intersection of Interstates 70 and 75). The region offers an excellent transportation infrastructure.

Why 90-minutes?
The time it takes to move goods and people, not mileage, is the true measure of market size. Ninety minutes represents a time frame in which a business can offer cost-efficient service. The Troy Area is the-place-to-be for reaching a substantial portion of the nation's population and buying power.

Within 600 miles of Troy:
- 55% of the U.S. population
- 55% of the U.S. households
- 70% of the U.S. income
- 60% of the U.S. consumer retail expenditures
- 65% of the U.S. manufacturing
By Land
The region is the nation's tenth largest "90-minute" land market. More than 5.6 million people live within a 90-minute radius of Troy, an area that includes five Metropolitan Statistical Areas, including over 300 towns, villages and cities.

Within 90-minutes, a firm can offer cost-efficient service since a vehicle can make a round trip to the farthest points in the market twice a day, including time for pickup and delivery or business meetings.

This region is the largest "second morning" land service market, reaching 137.7 million people and 52.8 million households within a 600-mile radius.

"Second-morning service" is defined as the market area that can be reached by truck within a day and a half. As the leading "second-morning" market, our area offers an excellent location for anyone who delivers goods.

Driving Time and Distance to Select Major Metro Areas Estimated.
City Miles KM Drive Time
Chicago 312 502 5 hours
Cincinnati 55 89 1 hour
Cleveland 202 325 3.5 hours
Columbus 72 116 1 hour
Detroit 215 346 2.5 hours
Indianapolis 117 188 1.8 hours
Lexington 132 213 2 hours
Louisville 150 242 2.5 hours
Nashville 325 523 5 hours
Pittsburgh 268 432 4 hours