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Potsdam Municipal Airport - Master Plan – Phase 1 Report
TABLE 4-10
GENERAL AVIATION BUILDING AREA REQUIREMENTS
Functional Area
Area Per Peak Hour
Pilot/Passenger
Waiting Lounge
15.0 SF
Public Conveniences
2.0 SF
Concession Area
5.0 SF
Circulation, Storage, HVAC 25.0 SF
TOTAL
47.0 SF
Source: FAA guidance
The FAA’s approach for calculating general aviation terminal requirements uses
operational peaking characteristics to determine size of terminal areas. The method
relates general aviation peak hour pilots and passengers to the functional areas within
the terminal to produce overall building size. Using the standards in Table 4-10, the
recommended general aviation terminal function size for each design year is
presented in Table 4-11. The number of peak hour passengers shown in the table was
derived by assuming 2.5 passengers and pilots per general aviation design hour
operations.
TABLE 4-11
GENERAL AVIATION TERMINAL BUILDING REQUIREMENTS
Year
Design Hour
Operations
Peak Hour Pilots
and Passengers
Terminal Function
Size (SF)
2009 2,960
2014 4 10 470
2019 5 13 611
2029 6 15 705
Source: C&S Companies., 2009
The existing 2,960 square foot SRE and aviation center meets the needs for the
anticipated demand. If additional needs are required, this facility will be reevaluated
for adequacy.
FUEL FACILITY
The size of the Avgas storage tank is a function of aircraft operations. The fuel
requirements were estimated using the following methodology:
• Calculate the average day peak month (ADPM) operations
• Calculate the amount of fuel used by those operations by assuming 2.5 gallons
per operation
• Calculate the amount of fuel used in a two week period
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