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There are three based business jets at the Airport: a Cessna Citation 510 (Mustang), Learjet 25, and
Falcon 900. These aircraft are categorized in B-I, C-I, and B-II, respectively, as they relate to AAC and
ADG. The Airport is also home to three turboprop aircraft which fall within ACC B and ADGs I and II.
ITINERANT AIRCRAFT
Arlington Municipal Airport is served by an airport traffic control tower (ATCT); however, the ATCT only
logs aircraft operations by operational type (air carrier, air taxi, general aviation, and military), but not
by specific aircraft make and model. The FAA maintains the Traffic Flow Management System Counts
(TFMSC) database. The TFMSC database documents certain aircraft operations at certain airports. In-
formation is added to the TFMSC database when pilots file flight plans and/or when flights are detect-
ed in the National Airspace System, usually via radar. It includes documentation of commercial traffic
(air carrier and air taxi), general aviation, and military aircraft. Due to certain factors, such as incom-
plete flight plans and limited radar coverage, TFMSC data cannot account for all aircraft activity at an
airport. Therefore, there are more operations at an airport than are captured by the TFMSC. Nonethe-
less, this information provides a reasonable estimate allowing for a greater extrapolation of all airport
activity and serves as the primary source for jet activity at the Airport. A secondary source includes
airport operations personnel, who log most jet activity as time and staffing allow.
Since air carrier and business jet aircraft are larger and faster, they will typically have a greater impact
on airport design standards than smaller aircraft. The following analysis will focus on itinerant activity
by jets at Arlington Municipal Airport.
Exhibit 3D presents the TFMSC jet aircraft activity at Arlington Municipal Airport from 2004 through
2014. It should be noted that the 2014 totals include jet activity for 12 calendar months from May
2013 through April 2014. As can be seen, the Airport has experienced a wide variety of jet operations
from small business jets to large commercial/air cargo transport aircraft. In fact, most types and sizes
of business jets can and do operate at the Airport, while larger commercial/air cargo aircraft opera-
tions are relatively limited.
From 2004 through 2014, the Airport has experienced a high of 2,970 jet operations in 2013 to a low of
1,444 in 2007. Jet aircraft operations have been generally trending upward at the Airport over the last
11 years. During the past five years, the Airport has experienced on average well over 2,500 jet opera-
tions annually.
The exhibit also shows the breakout of these jets by AAC and ADG. Over the sample period, approxi-
mately 63 percent of the jet activity was by aircraft in AAC B, 31 percent in AAC C, and five percent in
AAC D. Aircraft operations by ADG also varied, with approximately 62 percent of the activity by aircraft
in ADG II, 34 percent in ADG I, and five percent in ADG III. There were operations by aircraft in ADGs IV
and V but the values were very low, amounting to zero percent over the period.
A review of military aircraft was also conducted; however, these operations do not count toward the
FAA critical aircraft design. The majority of military aircraft operations were conducted by fast and rel-
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