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unforeseen needs, the Development Concept considers the full and balanced development potential
for Arlington Municipal Airport.
DEVELOPMENT PLAN CONCEPT
The Development Concept, as shown on Exhibit 5A, presents the recommended configuration for Ar‐
lington Municipal Airport which preserves and enhances the role of the facility while meeting Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) and Texas Department of Transportation – Aviation Division (TxDOT) de‐
sign and safety standards to the extent practicable. It is important to note that the concept provides
for anticipated facility needs over the next 10 years, as well as establishing a vision and direction for
meeting facility needs beyond the planning period of this study. A phased program to achieve the rec‐
ommended Development Concept is presented in Chapter Six. When assessing development needs,
this study has separated the airport system into airside and landside functional areas. The following
sub‐sections describe the Development Concept in detail.
Arlington Municipal Airport is classified by the FAA and TxDOT as a general aviation reliever airport.
This designates the facility as an attractive alternative for general aviation aircraft to utilize so as to re‐
lieve congestion at busy commercial service airports, such as Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
and Dallas Love Field. Arlington Municipal Airport is also included in the FAA’s National Plan of Inte‐
grated Airport Systems (NPIAS). NPIAS airports are considered important to the national aviation sys‐
tem and are eligible for development grant funding from the FAA and TxDOT. The FAA has further cat‐
egorized the Airport as a “regional” airport, which describes the facility as one that supports regional
economies by connecting communities to statewide and interstate markets. These airports typically
have very high levels of activity and service a wide range of aircraft up to and including large and so‐
phisticated business jets. Arlington Municipal Airport is no exception, as it experiences a wide array of
aircraft activity including significant business jet operations.
AIRSIDE CONCEPT
The airside plan generally considers those improvements related to the runway and taxiway system
and often requires the greatest commitment of land area to meet the physical layout of an airport.
Operational activity at Arlington Municipal Airport is anticipated to grow modestly through the 10‐year
planning horizon of this Development Plan and the Airport is projected to continue serving the full
range of general aviation aircraft operations in addition to air carrier activity associated with air cargo
operators.
The major airside issues addressed in the Development Concept include the following:
Adhere to ultimate Runway Design Code (RDC) C‐III design standards on Runway 16‐34 and Taxiway
Design Group (TDG) 3 standards on those taxiways serving the runway system.
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