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Airfield Signs
Airfield identification signs assist pilots in identifying their location on the airfield and directing them to
their desired location. Lighted signs are installed on the runway and taxiway system on the airfield.
The signage system includes runway and taxiway designations, holding positions, routing/directional,
and runway exits. All of these signs should be maintained throughout the planning period.
A summary of the airfield facilities previously discussed at Arlington Municipal Airport is presented on
Exhibit 3G.
LANDSIDE FACILITIES
Landside facilities are those necessary for the handling of aircraft and passengers while on the ground.
These facilities provide the essential interface between the air and ground transportation modes. The
capacity of the various components of each area was examined in relation to projected demand to
identify future landside facility needs. The purpose of this section is to identify future landside facility
needs and includes components for general aviation, including:
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General Aviation Terminal Services
Aircraft Hangars
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Aircraft Parking Aprons
Airport Support Facilities
GENERAL AVIATION TERMINAL SERVICES
The terminal facilities at an airport are often the first impression of the community that corporate offi-
cials and other visitors will encounter. General aviation terminal facilities at an airport provide space
for passenger waiting, pilots’ lounge, pilot flight planning,
concessions, management, storage, and other various
The terminal facilities at an air-
needs. This space is not necessarily limited to a single,
port are often the first impression
separate terminal building, but can include space offered
of the community that corporate
by fixed base operators (FBOs) and other specialty opera-
officials and other visitors will en-
tors for these functions and services. This is the case at
counter.
Arlington Municipal Airport, as general aviation terminal
space is currently provided by several separate facilities
on the field, including an FBO and a dedicated airport terminal building.
The methodology used in estimating general aviation terminal facility needs was based upon the num-
ber of airport users expected to utilize general aviation facilities during the design hour. Space re-
quirements for terminal facilities were based on providing 125 square feet per design hour itinerant
passenger. A multiplier of 2.6 in the short term, increasing to 2.8 in the long term, was also applied to
terminal facility needs in order to better determine the number of passengers associated with each
itinerant aircraft operation. This increasing multiplier indicates an expected increase in business oper-
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