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Management System Counts (TFMSC). As presented in Table 4A, over the past several years Aircraft
Approach Category (AAC) C has served as the most demanding AAC to exceed 500 annual operations,
and Airplane Design Group (ADG) II constituted the most demanding ADG to experience over 500 an‐
nual operations. As a result, the current critical design aircraft for Arlington Municipal Airport is C‐II.
TABLE 4A
Total Jet Operations by Aircraft Approach Category and Airplane Design Group
Arlington Municipal Airport
Annual Operations
2010
2011
2012
2013
AAC
A
20
20
30
86
B
1,852
1,822
1,692
1,992
C
862
752
556
768
D
170
186
148
124
ADG
I
790
926
950
1,076
II
2,046
1,794
1,432
1,684
III
66
58
44
210
* Includes May 2013 – April 2014
AAC ‐ Aircraft Approach Category
ADG ‐ Airplane Design Group
Source: Traffic Flow Management System Counts from FAA Database
2014*
90
1,746
1,002
104
900
1,584
458
Chapter Three defined airport and runway classifications, as outlined in FAA AC 150/5300‐13A, Change
1, Airport Design, which are based upon the critical design aircraft operating at the Airport. A Runway
Design Code (RDC) is applied to the runway in order to identify the appropriate design standards for
the runway and associated taxiway system. The RDC is made up of the AAC, the ADG, and the ap‐
proach visibility minimums expressed in runway visual range (RVR) values. The highest RDC is also con‐
sidered the overall Airport Reference Code (ARC) for an airport.
Analysis has indicated that Arlington Municipal Airport should plan for large business jets up to design
category C‐III through the long term planning period of this study. Furthermore, the Airport has expe‐
rienced an increase in air cargo opera‐
Analysis has indicated that Arlington Municipal tions during the past two years, mainly
Airport should plan for large business jets up to associated with the DC‐9, which is also
categorized as a C‐III aircraft. The in‐
design category C‐III through the long term
crease in AAC C and ADG III operations
planning period of this study.
at the Airport in recent years is also
presented in Table 4A. As a result, the
RDC for Runway 16‐34 at Arlington Municipal Airport is planned at C‐III‐2400. The RVR value of 2400
indicates the runway is planned for an instrument approach with visibility minimums lower than ¾‐mile
but not lower than ½‐mile. This scenario currently exists on the lowest minimums associated with the
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