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TABLE 2N
Itinerant General Aviation Operations Forecasts
Arlington Municipal Airport
Arlington
Itinerant
U.S. ATCT Itinerant
Arlington
Arlington
Year
Itinerant GA
Operations per
GA Operations
Market Share
Based Aircraft
Operations
Based Aircraft
2007
79,018
18,575,200
0.43%
303
261
2008
72,107
17,492,700
0.41%
250
288
2009
47,128
15,571,100
0.30%
250
189
2010
42,447
14,863,900
0.29%
250
170
2011
42,541
14,527,900
0.29%
250
170
2012
42,849
14,521,700
0.30%
248
173
2013
37,265
14,119,000
0.26%
270
138
2014
38,239*
14,172,400**
0.27%
254
151
Constant Market Share Projection
2019
39,159
14,503,200
0.27%
275
142
2024
40,093
14,849,300
0.27%
300
134
Constant Operations per Based Aircraft Projection
2019
41,525
14,503,200
0.29%
275
151
2024
45,300
14,849,300
0.31%
300
151
FAA TAF Projection
2019
39,081
14,503,200
0.27%
275
142
2024
38,891
14,849,300
0.26%
300
130
Selected Planning Forecast
2019
41,000
14,503,200
0.28%
275
149
2024
44,000
14,849,300
0.30%
300
147
*ATCT records for 12‐month period from July 2013 through June 2014
**Estimated
Source: Airport records; FAA TAF; FAA Air Traffic Activity Data System; FAA Aerospace Forecasts ‐ FY 2014‐2034; Coffman
Associates analysis
For comparison, the FAA TAF projections are presented in the table. With this forecast, the market
share further declines and operations per based aircraft reach very low numbers when compared to
what the airport has experienced in the past. The TAF will likely serve as the low end of the planning
envelope for itinerant operations.
General aviation itinerant operations at
General aviation itinerant operations at Arlington
Arlington Municipal Airport have re‐
Municipal Airport have remained steady the last
mained steady the last few years, and
few years, and as the economy continues to im‐
as the economy continues to improve as
prove as forecast, the selected aircraft operation
forecast, the selected aircraft operation
projection presents a return to positive growth.
projection presents a return to positive
The region’s strong socioeconomic based and
growth.
continued development potential will attribute to
this projected growth. The selected forecast for
itinerant operations at Arlington Municipal Airport would account for an increased market share as a
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