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As presented in the table, projections for local operations at Arlington Municipal Airport are depicted.
Similar to the itinerant operations, the projected local operations for 2014 are based upon actual ATCT
records for the 12‐month period from July 2013 through June 2014. The first forecast considers main‐
taining a constant 0.27 percent market share of national local operations, yielding a local annual opera‐
tions projection of approximately 33,830 by 2024. A second forecast for constant operations per based
aircraft was also performed, which results in 37,500 local operations annually by 2024.
The FAA TAF projections are also presented in the table. Similar to itinerant operations, the TAF shows
a decline in market share and operations per based aircraft through the planning period. As such, the
TAF will serve as the low end of the planning envelope.
The selected forecast for local general aviation operations at Arlington Municipal Airport is depicted on
Exhibit 2F and at the bottom of Table 2P. Local general aviation operations are projected to increase
through the planning period, at 1.60 percent annually, following gains in the economy and in total local
general aviation operations per the FAA Aerospace
Forecast – Fiscal Years 2014‐2034. The level of local
The level of local activity will contin‐
activity will continue to be dependent upon the op‐
ue to be dependent upon the opera‐
erations of flight training, as well as aircraft basing at
tions of flight training, as well as air‐
the Airport.
craft basing at the Airport.
AIR TAXI OPERATIONS
The air taxi category includes aircraft involved in on‐demand passenger, small parcel transport, and air
ambulance activity. The history of air taxi operations at Arlington Municipal Airport is presented in Ta‐
ble 2Q. Air taxi operations have fluctuated over the years, with a low of 472 operations experienced in
2008 to a high of 861 operations in 2007. The FAA TAF projects air taxi activity to remain level at 741
annual operations through the planning period.
TABLE 2Q
Air Taxi Operations Forecasts
Arlington Municipal Airport
Year
Air Taxi Operations
Itinerant GA Operations
2007
861
79,018
2008
472
72,107
2009
618
47,128
2010
598
42,447
2011
556
42,541
2012
589
42,849
2013
820
37,265
2014
1,202*
38,239*
Selected Forecast
2019
1,600
41,000
2024
2,200
44,000
*ATCT records for 12‐month period from July 2013 through June 2014
Source: FAA Air Traffic Activity Data System; Coffman Associates analysis
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Arlington Market Share
1.09%
0.65%
1.31%
1.41%
1.31%
1.37%
2.20%
3.14%
4.00%
5.00%