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CHAPTER FIVE
AIRPORT PLANS
The airport master planning process has evolved through
several analytical efforts in the previous chapters. These efforts,
intended to analyze future aviation demand, establish airside
and landside needs and evaluate options for the future
development of Mesquite Metro Airport and its facilities.
In the previous chapter, several development alternatives were
analyzed to explore different options for the future growth and
development of Mesquite Metro Airport. The development
alternatives have been refined into a single recommended
concept for the master plan after meeting with the Planning
Advisory Committee (PAC), which provided feedback to the
consultant. This chapter describes, in narrative and graphic
form, the recommended direction for the future use and
development of Mesquite Metro Airport.
RECOMMENDED CONCEPT
The recommended master plan concept incorporates airside
development elements suggested in Airfield Alternative 1,
presented in Chapter Four - Alternatives. Landside develop-
ment closely follows the improvements suggested in Landside
Alternative C. As a result, the recommended concept provides
the airport with the ability to meet the increasing demands on
the airport by corporate aircraft, while also providing adequate
space for small, general-aviation aircraft operators.
It is important to note that the finalized concept provides for
anticipated facility needs over the next twenty years, as well as
establishing a vision and direction for meeting facility needs beyond
the planning period. The airport has experienced significant
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