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TABLE 1A
Projects and Improvements Since 1998
Mesquite Metro Airport
• 1998 Airport Master Plan
• Self-serve fuel system for Avgas
• Wash rack meeting EPA standards
• Renovation of 60 City-owned hangar units
(concrete floors, door and track refabrication,
new siding, roof repairs, painting)
• Painting of the 100 ft. x 100 ft. aircraft
maintenance hangar
• AWOS Installation
• Ground Communications Outlet (GCO)
installation
• North ramp pavement improvements
including marking and tie-downs
• South ramp expansion
• PAPI-4 installation on both runway ends
• Lead in lights for both runway ends
• New segmented circle and lighted windsock
• New runway marking and striping
• New taxiway hold-lines and signage
• New terminal building
• Terminal parking area
Source: Airport records and TxDOT records
REGIONAL CLIMATE
Weather conditions must be considered
in the planning and development of an
airport, as daily operations are affected.
Temperature is a significant factor in
determining runway length needs,
while local wind patterns (both
direction and speed) can affect the
operation and capabilities of the
runway.
The Mesquite climate is characterized
as humid subtropical, with hot
summers and mild winters. The
average daily high temperature ranges
from 56 degrees Fahrenheit (F) in
January to 96 degrees F in both July
and August. TxDOT also lists the
average high temperature in the hottest
month as 96 degrees F.
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• Electrical vault for navigational aids
• Runway 17 safety area improvements
• New drainage plan throughout
• City purchase of private 25 hangar
units on north end
• New taxiways for future hangar
construction on south end
• Extension of Airport Blvd.
• Extension of water and sewer utilities
• Perimeter fencing and electric gate
access
• Engineering and design for corporate
and private hangars on south end
• New aircraft maintenance facility in
100 ft. x 80 ft. hangar
• Design underway for two new corporate
hangars (private)
• 2005 new Airport Master Plan Update
• Terminal ramp lighting
• Closed-circuit television system
Average annual precipitation in the
Mesquite area is 39 inches per year. A
large portion of the annual precipitation
results from thunderstorm activity,
with occasional heavy rainfall over brief
periods of time. Thunderstorms occur
throughout the year, but are most
frequent during the spring months. The
area receives little snowfall, but can
experience freezing rain and icy
conditions during winter months.
Winds for the area are generally from
the south, averaging between 9 and 13
miles per hour ( 10 - 15 knots). Winds
less than one knot occur approximately
five percent of the year. East/west
winds also occur less than five percent
of the year. Complete climatic data is
presented in Table 1B.