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The recommended concept includes the
development of a temporary east side
parallel taxiway measuring 5,000 feet
by 75 feet. This temporary taxiway is
considered for construction at a time
when the primary runway is closed for
a significant period of time for
reconstruction. The only purpose of the
taxiway is to serve as a temporary
runway to insure the airport remains
open and can support a large
percentage of the forecast operations.
Once the runway reconstruction project
is completed, this taxiway can either be
closed or further developed to support
eastside facility development. Any
future plans for the temporary parallel
taxiway should be considered at the
time of design.
LANDSIDE DEVELOPMENT
All existing landside facilities at
Mesquite Metro Airport are located on
the west side of the runway. Taxiway A
connects the main terminal apron,
adjacent the terminal building, to either
end of the runway. Hangar
development is located along the west
side of the runway with the terminal
building located approximately
midfield. Conventional, executive, and
T-hangar storage is provided at the
airport, although the airport maintains
a waiting list for additional space.
The primary goal of landside facility
planning is to provide adequate aircraft
storage space while also maximizing
operational efficiencies and land uses.
Achieving this goal yields a
development scheme which segregates
aircraft users (large vs. small aircraft)
while maximizing the airport’s revenue
potential.
5-8
Exhibit 5A depicts the recommended
landside development plan for the
airport. The plan closely resembles
Landside Alternative C, presented in
Chapter Four - Facility Requirements.
It represents the opportunity for
significant landside growth which will
require further land acquisition to
implement. In total, approximately 148
acres of land would need to be acquired
by the airport to implement this
alternative.
While the plan is somewhat aggressive,
it will ensure that the airport will have
ample room to expand as aviation
demand dictates. Moreover, as opposed
to the two other alternatives, the plan
should be capable of meeting the long
term aviation demand. Landside
Alternatives A and B could constrict
future growth, forcing the need to
acquire and develop the area east of the
airport at some point in the future. The
recommended concept will more than
adequately accommodate all projected
aviation demands on the west side of
the airport.
The proposed development in the
northern portion of the terminal area
mirrors that proposed and accepted in
the previous master plan. The only
significant difference is the proposed
conventional hangar development. As
proposed, the concept includes the
allowance of two large conventional
hangars directly behind and west of the
Department of Public Safety (DPS)
hangar.
In order to provide greater depth of
development in the terminal area, the
plan includes the acquisition of 88 acres
of land immediately west of the airport
and development of an improved on-