<strong>Potsdam</strong> Municipal Airport - Master Plan – Phase 1 Report TABLE 2-7 ANNUAL AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS Year Itinerant Local Total 2005 2,500 3,500 6,000 2006 2,500 3,500 6,000 2007 2,500 3,500 6,000 2008 2,500 3,500 6,000 <strong>Source</strong>: FAA Terminal Area Forecast, 2008 2.03-2 Based and Itinerant Aircraft According to the <strong>Potsdam</strong> <strong>Vi</strong>llage Administrator, aircraft presently based (2009) at the Airport consist of 17 single engine aircraft and one ultra light, as shown in Table 2-8. Specific details of these aircraft are listed in Table 2-9. All of the aircraft are propeller driven (except for one ultra light) having gross weight of under 12,500 pounds and fall into the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airplane Design Group I and Aircraft Approach Category A or B. The aircraft include Cessna 150s, 172s, Piper Cherokees, Cessna 170, 206, and 210, Mooney M20, Diamond DA40, Aeronca 11AC, and an ultra light. The ultra light is not considered an aircraft by FAA standards, so it will not be considered for a<strong>ny</strong> forecast or facility requirement calculations. Typical general aviation aircraft are pictured on Figure 2-11. TABLE 2-8 BASED AIRCRAFT Aircraft Type Number Single engine 17 Ultra light 1 <strong>Source</strong>: <strong>Potsdam</strong> Municipal Airport TABLE 2-9 BASED AIRCRAFT CHARACTERISTICS Aircraft Max. T/Off Wt. (pounds) Approach Speed (knots) Wingspan (feet) Approach Category Design Group Aeronca Chief 1,250 43 36.08 A I Cessna 150 1,600 55 32.70 A I Cessna 170 2,200 55 36.00 A I Cessna 172 2,450 61 36.08 A I Cessna 206 3,600 92 36.00 B I Cessna 210 4,000 75 36.75 A I Diamond Star 2,645 64 39.17 A I Mooney M20 3,374 62 26.75 A I Piper Cherokee 2,150 61 30.00 A I <strong>Source</strong>: <strong>Potsdam</strong> Municipal Airport and C&S Engineers, Inc. 2-28
<strong>Potsdam</strong> Municipal Airport GA Aircraft at <strong>Potsdam</strong> Figure 2-11
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