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landing, but this practice is common if
the airport comes within visual range.
Tracking of AIAs should become more
accurate with the recent installation of
the ground communications outlet,
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allowing pilots to communicate with the
Fort/Worth ATCT. The forecast
presented in Table 2P utilized an
industry standard of two percent of
itinerant operations to account for AIAs.
TABLE 2P
Annual Instrument Approach (AIAs) Projections
Mesquite Metro Airport
Year AIA's Itinerant Operations Ratio
1995 59 20,000 0.30%
1996 17 20,000 0.09%
1997 10 20,000 0.05%
1998 68 20,000 0.34%
1999 143 20,000 0.72%
2000 81 20,000 0.41%
2001 167 20,500 0.81%
2002 228 27,500 0.83%
2003 148 27,969 0.53%
2004 101 28,439 0.36%
FORECASTS
Short Term 1,028 51,400 2.00%
Intermediate Term 1,132 56,600 2.00%
Long Term 1,350 67,500 2.00%
Source: FAA Terminal Area Forecast - Approach Operations
SUMMARY
This chapter has provided demandbased
forecasts of aviation activity at
Mesquite Metro Airport over the next
20 years. An attempt has been made to
define the projections in terms of short,
intermediate and long term
expectations. Elements such as local
socioeconomic indicators, anticipated
regional development and historical
aviation data as well as national
aviation trends were all considered
when determining future conditions.
The next step in the master planning
process will be to assess the capacity of
existing facilities, their ability to meet
forecast demand, and to identify
changes to the airfield and/or landside
facilities which will create a more
functional aviation facility. A summary
of aviation forecasts is depicted on
Exhibit 2E.