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Rirre-• <br /> F.• ...... <br /> Not, <br /> 1.,7 <br /> •4 :4.gx;9 <br /> STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA <br /> DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION <br /> P.O. BOX 25201 <br /> RALEIGH 27611 <br /> JAMES B,HUNT,JR- - - MVISIOMOFAWATI <br /> GOVERNOR (9191 733-2491 <br /> June 30 , 1982 <br /> WILLIAM R ROBEFiSON,JR <br /> SECRETARY <br /> M . Jim Pollaty <br /> Orange County Planning Dept. <br /> 106 E. Margaret Lane <br /> Hillsborough, NC <br /> Dear Mr. Pollaty: <br /> Per the request of Rick Cannity on June 29, I am pleased to <br /> provide the following information with respect to aircraft <br /> operationsland ground traffic expected at the Midway Airport. <br /> AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS <br /> The projection of aircraft operations is a highly inexact art <br /> dependent 4pon a number of factors unique to each airport. <br /> FAA generally recommends consideration of 500 to 1000 annual <br /> operations (an operation is a takeoff or a landing) per aircraft <br /> permanently based at the airport, with an average of 750 used <br /> for preliminary review. This figure is inclusive of all <br /> operations including transient traffic. <br /> In North Carolina, we find that actual annual operations per <br /> based aircraft at the at public general aviation airports range <br /> from a low of 131 at Lexington to a high of 1737 at Wilson. <br /> The average is approximately 850. Lee Mehler has indicated <br /> that he would e the current figure for Horace Williams <br /> Airport, which is 500 annual operations per based aircraft <br /> (25,000 operations 50 based aircraft = 500) . Mr. Mehler <br /> believes the local airport use is indicative of future use <br /> of Midway Airport. I agree with him that a figure of 500 <br /> operations appears reasonable for planning use. <br /> Highway Trrffic Generated: <br /> We have discussed with our Division of Highways the figures <br /> they would use to estimate generated highway traffic. They <br />