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AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE AND COST SUMMARIES
With the recommended Development Concept and specific needs and improvements for the Airport
having been established, the next step is to determine a realistic implementation timeline and associ‐
ated costs for the plan. The recommended improvements are grouped by planning horizon: short term
(1‐5 years) and long term (6‐10 years). Table 6A summarizes key activity milestones for short and long
term planning horizons.
TABLE 6A
Forecast Summary by Planning Horizon
Arlington Municipal Airport
Base Year
Short
Long
(2014)
Term
Term
BASED AIRCRAFT
Single Engine Piston
205
217
228
Multi‐Engine Piston
27
28
30
Turboprop
3
6
10
Jet
3
6
12
Helicopter
16
18
20
Total Based Aircraft
254
275
300
AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS*
General Aviation
Itinerant
40,151
43,050
46,200
Local
32,819
35,700
38,850
Air Taxi
Itinerant
1,262
1,680
2,310
Air Carrier
Itinerant
306
315
315
Military
Itinerant
64
210
210
Local
43
105
105
Total Itinerant Operations
41,783
45,255
49,035
Total Local Operations
32,862
35,805
38,955
Total Annual Operations
74,645
81,060
87,990
* Operations are adjusted by 5% to account for the hours (9:00 p.m. ‐ 7:00 a.m.) when the ATCT is closed.
Source: Coffman Associates analysis
A key aspect of this Airport Development Plan is the use of demand‐based planning milestones. Many
projects should be considered based on actual demand levels. As short term horizon activity levels are
reached, it will then be time to program for the intermediate term based upon the next activity mile‐
stones.
Many development items included in the recommended concept will need to follow these demand in‐
dicators. For example, the plan includes new hangar development. Based aircraft necessitating the
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