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Potsdam Municipal Airport - Master Plan – Phase 1 Report
The VFR and IFR hourly capacities for Potsdam Municipal Airport are estimated to
be 98 and 59 operations per hour, respectively. Design hour operations forecasts
range from four in 2014 to six in 2029. As shown on Table 4-2, the airfield will have
sufficient hourly capacity to meet design hour and peak period demands.
TABLE 4-2
HOURLY CAPACITY SUMMARY
Year
Design Hour
Operations
VFR
Hourly
Capacity
IFR
Hourly
Capacity
VFR/IFR
Capacity
Ratio
2014 4 98 59 4.1/6.8%
2019 5 98 59 5.1/8.5%
2029 6 98 59 6.1/10.2%
4.01-2 Annual Service Volume
Source: FAA Advisory Circular 150/5060-5 and C&S Engineers, Inc.
An airport's Annual Service Volume (ASV) has been defined by the FAA as "a
reasonable estimate of an airport's annual capacity. It accounts for differences in
runway use, aircraft mix, weather conditions, etc., that would be encountered over a
year's time." Therefore, ASV is a function of the hourly capacity of the airfield and
the annual, daily, and hourly demands placed upon it. ASV is estimated by
multiplying the daily and hourly operation ratios by a weighted hourly capacity.
At Potsdam Municipal Airport the ASV is estimated to be 230,000 aircraft operations
(landings and takeoffs) for present conditions. Compared to the projection of 11,560
operations by the year 2029, it is evident that airfield capacity is not a constraining
factor to growth of the Airport. Table 4-3 summarizes the ASV relationships
developed in this section.
Year
TABLE 4-3
ANNUAL SERVICE VOLUME SUMMARY
Annual
Operations
Annual Service
Volume 1
Annual
Capacity Ratio
2014 7,140 230,000 3.1%
2019 8,500 230,000 3.7%
2029 11,560 230,000 5.0%
Source: C&S Engineers, Inc.
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