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AIR CARRIER OPERATIONS
A large majority of air carrier operations at Arlington Municipal Airport involve cargo operators associ‐
ated with the General Motors assembly plant located nearby. DC‐9 aircraft are commonly utilized and
are primarily involved with delivering parts “just‐in‐time” for the assembly plant. Prior to 2013, the
Airport experienced minimal air carrier operations; however, due to changes at the assembly plant in
2013 and 2014, an increased number of air carrier cargo aircraft have utilized the Airport. Approxi‐
mately 100 air carrier operations occurred in 2013 and through June 2014, 200 air carrier operations
were logged by the ATCT. It is not expected that air carrier operations will grow significantly at the
Airport through the planning period of this study. As such, the Development Plan forecasts a constant
of 300 total operations annually through 2024.
ATCT COUNT ADJUSTMENT
The Arlington Municipal Airport ATCT is not a 24‐hour tower, and as such, its air traffic counts are not
all‐inclusive of aircraft operations at the Airport. Some aspects of the Development Plan require that
all airport activity be considered. For these evaluations, it is necessary to estimate and adjust for oper‐
ations that occur when the tower is closed. The Arlington Municipal Airport ATCT operates from 7:00
a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily.
For planning purposes within this Development
For planning purposes within this De‐
Plan, operations after the tower has closed are es‐
velopment Plan, operations after the
timated at five percent of total operations. This es‐
tower has closed are estimated at five
timate is consistent with other facilities similar to
Arlington Municipal Airport where after‐hours op‐
percent of total operations.
erational counts have been conducted.
Table 2S presents a summary of the ATCT operations, as well as the adjusted operations, when consid‐
ering the five percent increase for after‐hours activity. When considering the five percent adjustment,
and based upon the 12‐month period from July 2013 through June 2014, total annual operations are
estimated at 74,645. Through the 10‐year planning period, annual operations including nighttime op‐
erations are forecast to be 87,990. The operational projections equate to a 1.60 percent AAGR.
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