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Potsdam Municipal Airport - Master Plan – Phase 1 Report
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ANNUAL GENERAL AVIATION OPERATIONS EXISTING AND FORECAST
Based
Year Aircraft OPBA Local Itinerant Total
2009 17 340 3,468 2,312 5,780
2014 21 340 4,284 2,856 7,140
2019 25 340 5,100 3,400 8,500
2029 34 340 6,936 4,624 11,560
Source: C&S Engineers, Inc.
Information obtained from the Airport indicates that the number of military
operations totaled approximately 24 in 2008. These military activities consist
primarily of touch-and-goes and other training exercises by Blackhawk helicopters
operating under the National Guard. It is projected that these activities will yield
approximately the same number of annual operations for the forecast period.
3.01-5 Peak Period Activity Forecasts
Since many of the Airport’s facility needs are related to the levels of activity during
peak periods, forecasts were developed for peak month and peak hour operations. The
peak period general aviation operations for 2008 at Potsdam Municipal Airport were
calculated using the following methodology:
• Peak Month Operations: This level of activity is defined as the calendar
month when peak aircraft operations occur. Peak month percentages at the
Airport are typically 35 percent busier than an average month of the year.
Peak Month Operations = (Annual Operations/12) x 1.35
• Design Day Operations: This level of operations is defined as the average day
within the peak month.
Design Day Operations = Peak Month Operations/30
• Design Hour Operations: This level of activity is defined as the peak hour
within the design day. Typically these operations will range between 10 and
15 percent of the design day operations. The lower the annual number of
operations, the higher the design hour percentage of the design day.
Considering our operational forecasts, a figure of 15 percent was used to
estimate design hour operations.
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