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There was a total of 242 operations by
business jet aircraft in ARC B-II and
larger. Of those 242, 134 were
conducted by aircraft in ARC C-I or
larger. The greatest number of
operations in any single ARC family
was 136 in ARC B-I, while ARC C-I
aircraft registered 118 operations.
More than 35 percent of private
itinerant business jet operations at the
airport were conducted by aircraft in
ARC C-I or greater.
The table also presents the number of
operations by aircraft type. The Cessna
525 model, which includes the based jet,
performed the most business jet
operations (110) at the airport. There
were three different Cessna 525s that
accounted for this total. There was a
total of 15 different Cessna 550 and ten
different Cessna 560 jets that conducted
operations at the airport.
The limitations of the aircraft
operational data were detailed in the
air taxi operational forecasts presented
in Chapter Two. The reported
operations only include those that open
or close their instrument flight plans
while on the ground at the Mesquite
Metro Airport. Many operators,
however, elect to open their flight plans
after departure or before landing, as the
airport location does not allow for radio
contact with DFW approach/departure
control center from the ground (limited
radio signal). Thus, the 378 private jet
operations presented in Table 3B
represent the absolute minimum
number of operations, whereas, the
actual number was much higher.
The air taxi forecasts factor in an
estimated 50 percent increase of the
3-5
actual reported operations. This
multiplier should also be applied to the
number of private business jet
operations. Thus, adjusting the total
actual reported business jet operations
with the estimated multiplier yields 567
private business jet operations for the
period. If the assumption were made
that the operational fleet mix would
remain the same, there would have
been 363 operations by jet aircraft that
are ARC B-II or larger. Of this total,
192 operations would be ARC C-I
through D-III.
As presented in Table 3B, the airport
was utilized by a wide variety of
corporate users with varying
originations and destinations. The
originations/destinations listed are not
the only ones for each aircraft, however,
they represent the most demanding
operations (e.g., longest haul lengths).
Most of the private operators over the
last year originated from or were
destined to an intrastate location. A
large portion of the traffic, however,
originated from, or departed to points
beyond the State of Texas, including
trips to both the east and west coasts.
Another segment of corporate aircraft
users operate under F.A.R. Part 135 (air
taxi) rules for hire and through
fractional-ownership programs. Air taxi
operators are governed by FAA rules
which are more stringent than those
required for private aircraft owners.
For example, aircraft operating under
Part 135 rules must inflate their
calculated runway length requirements
by 20 percent for safety factors.