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Chapter Two<br />

AVIATION DEMAND FORECASTS<br />

SOCIOECONOMIC PROJECTIONS .............................. 2-2<br />

Population .............................................. 2-2<br />

Employment ............................................ 2-3<br />

Per Capita Personal Income (PCPI) ......................... 2-4<br />

FORECASTING APPROACH ................................... 2-4<br />

AIRPORT SERVICE AREA ..................................... 2-5<br />

Airport User Survey ...................................... 2-7<br />

AVIATION TRENDS .......................................... 2-9<br />

National Aviation Trends ................................. 2-9<br />

General Aviation ....................................... 2-10<br />

GENERAL AVIATION FORECASTS ............................ 2-12<br />

Based Aircraft .......................................... 2-12<br />

Based Aircraft Fleet Mix Projection ........................ 2-21<br />

General Aviation Annual Operations ....................... 2-23<br />

PEAKING CHARACTERISTICS ................................ 2-26<br />

ANNUAL INSTRUMENT APPROACHES (AIAs) .................. 2-27<br />

SUMMARY ................................................. 2-28<br />

Chapter Three<br />

AIRPORT FACILITY REQUIREMENTS<br />

AIRFIELD PLANNING CRITERIA ............................... 3-1<br />

Critical Aircraft ......................................... 3-2<br />

AIRFIELD REQUIREMENTS ................................... 3-9<br />

Safety Area Design Standards .............................. 3-9<br />

Airfield Capacity ........................................ 3-12<br />

Runways .............................................. 3-13<br />

Taxiways .............................................. 3-21<br />

Navigational Aids and Instrument Approaches ............... 3-22<br />

Airfield Lighting and Marking ............................ 3-25<br />

LANDSIDE REQUIREMENTS ................................. 3-27<br />

Hangars ............................................... 3-27<br />

Aircraft Parking Apron .................................. 3-30<br />

General Aviation Terminal Facilities ....................... 3-30<br />

SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS .................................. 3-32<br />

Automobile Parking ..................................... 3-32<br />

Fuel Storage ........................................... 3-33<br />

Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting ........................... 3-33

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