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percentage of total U.S. itinerant operations and a slight decrease in aircraft utilization per based air‐
craft. The selected forecast equates to an AAGR of 1.37 percent through the planning period. Exhibit
2F further presents the general aviation itinerant operations forecasts.
General Aviation Local Operations
Table 2P outlines local general aviation operations in relation to the total general aviation local opera‐
tions at towered airports in the United States. The Arlington Municipal Airport market share, as a per‐
centage of total general aviation local operations at towered airports, decreased from 0.54 percent in
2007 to 0.24 percent in 2013. Also depicted in the table are the local operations per based aircraft ra‐
tios. These numbers have fluctuated since 2007, experiencing a high of 257 in 2007 and a low of 105 in
2013.
TABLE 2P
Local General Aviation Operations Forecasts
Arlington Municipal Airport
Arlington Local GA U.S. ATCT Local
Arlington
Arlington
Local Operations
Year
Operations
GA Operations
Market Share
Based Aircraft per Based Aircraft
2007
78,007
14,556,800
0.54%
303
257
2008
44,220
14,081,200
0.31%
250
177
2009
31,004
12,448,000
0.25%
250
124
2010
28,746
11,716,300
0.25%
250
115
2011
31,980
11,437,000
0.28%
250
128
2012
30,528
11,608,300
0.26%
248
123
2013
28,417
11,690,000
0.24%
270
105
2014
31,256*
12,001,500**
0.27%
254
125
Constant Market Share Projection
2019
33,101
12,259,600
0.27%
275
120
2024
33,830
12,529,700
0.27%
300
113
Constant Operations per Based Aircraft Projection
2019
34,375
12,259,600
0.28%
275
125
2024
37,500
12,529,700
0.30%
300
125
FAA TAF Projection
2019
33,340
12,259,600
0.27%
275
121
2024
33,417
12,529,700
0.27%
300
111
Selected Planning Forecast
2019
34,000
12,259,600
0.28%
275
124
2024
37,000
12,529,700
0.30%
300
123
* 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
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