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r• ::.; .. , <br /> „ . <br /> , .• . <br /> I , <br /> ..,..4.:= <br /> ,„,-403:::6, . . - - ....- <br /> - AZ:-, . , _ <br /> „ . <br /> . . :- <br /> PT ' - - <br /> -;-a <br /> .,..,, <br /> • <br /> / . STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA <br /> DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION <br /> P.O. BOX 2501 . , .•, <br /> RALEIGH 27611 <br /> • <br /> JAMES B.HUNT,JR. DIVISION OF AVIATION <br /> GOVERNOR - L919/ 7332491 <br /> June 30,. 1982 . . <br /> W1LLJAM R.ROBERSON,JR. <br /> SECRETARY . <br /> . . - <br /> . . . . . .- . . <br /> . . <br /> . , <br /> . . <br /> . , . <br /> Mr. Jim Pollaty <br /> . . „ . <br /> Orange County Planning Dept. <br /> 106 .E. 14argaret 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 /> operations and ground traffic expected at the Midway Airport. <br /> 1 <br /> . ., , ,. . <br /> ,...?..- <br /> 0P.N .. <br /> AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS . <br /> . _ <br /> .., . <br /> The projection of aircraft operations is a, highly inexact art <br /> dependent upon a number of factors unique to each airport. <br /> FAA generality recommends consideration of 500 to 1000 annual <br /> operations liars 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 use the current figure for Horace Williams <br /> Airport, which is 500 annual operations per based aircraft <br /> (25,000 operations 4. 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 /> wirrhwnv Traffic Generated: <br />