Source - Vi.potsdam.ny.us - Potsdam
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<strong>Potsdam</strong> Municipal Airport - Master Plan – Phase 1 Report<br />
2.02-4 Airspace Activity<br />
Airspace activity in the <strong>Potsdam</strong> Terminal Area includes general aviation and military<br />
activity.<br />
GENERAL AVIATION ACTIVITY<br />
According to disc<strong>us</strong>sions with the <strong>Potsdam</strong> <strong>Vi</strong>llage Administrator, general aviation<br />
accounts for approximately 99 percent of the total annual operations at the Airport.<br />
General aviation activity comprises everything from charter flights to b<strong>us</strong>iness<br />
aviation to flight training. Although most general aviation aircraft are equipped with<br />
equipment to fly IFR, and ma<strong>ny</strong> general aviation pilots are trained to fly IFR, a high<br />
percentage of general aviation flight activity operates under VFR. VFR traffic is not<br />
generally controlled by an air traffic control facility, meaning the pilot is responsible<br />
for maintaining adequate separation from other traffic and terrain. VFR traffic<br />
generally <strong>us</strong>es prominent land features for navigation, especially in uncontrolled<br />
airspace. Ingress and egress routes with easily distinguishable land features around<br />
the Airport include New York State 11B running east and west, the <strong>Vi</strong>llage of<br />
<strong>Potsdam</strong> to the west, and New York State Route 11 running northeast from the<br />
<strong>Vi</strong>llage of <strong>Potsdam</strong>.<br />
MILITARY ACTIVITY<br />
The <strong>Potsdam</strong> <strong>Vi</strong>llage Administrator also noted that military activity at <strong>Potsdam</strong><br />
Municipal Airport accounts for approximately one percent of the total annual<br />
operations at the Airport. The military operations are vario<strong>us</strong> touch-and-go and<br />
training operations. The nearest military base is Fort Drum, which is approximately<br />
60 miles southwest of the Airport. Fort Drum Blackhawk helicopters average<br />
approximately two training operations per month at <strong>Potsdam</strong>.<br />
2.03 Historical Aviation Activity<br />
The following sections provide baseline information that will be <strong>us</strong>ed later in this<br />
study in the preparation of aviation activity forecasts and identification of facility<br />
requirements for the 20-year planning period (through 2029) for the Airport.<br />
2.03-1 Annual Operations<br />
Table 2-7 shows a detailed breakdown of annual operations for the years 2005<br />
through 2008 at <strong>Potsdam</strong> Municipal Airport, as reported by the FAA Terminal Area<br />
Forecast (TAF).<br />
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