A Guidebook for the Preservation of Public-Use Airports (2011) / Chapter Skim
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This information was matched with facility information from other official historical sources so as to identify and document key airport characteristics for each of the 200 airports. Prevailing adjacent land uses and land use densities for each of the closed airport locations were assessed using Google Earth imaging to further assess and document those characteristics of closed public-use airports that could be classified as airport closure risk factors.
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4 It can be concluded that private ownership of a public-use airport tends to be an airport closure risk factor and public ownership of a public-use airport tends to be an airport closure protective factor. Total No.
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Effective planning for compatible land use around airports is critically important -- without such planning, severe and potentially permanent land use conflicts can result. Airport Closure Risk Factors Examination of the characteristics of the pool of closed public-use airports suggests that the following are airport closure risk factors: 12 A Guidebook for the Preservation of Public-Use Airports Technical and nontechnical material is readily available from many sources on the topic of land use planning around airports.
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8 • Public-use airports with few customer services and limited infrastructure are at some increased risk of potential closure. The data generally indicates that the risk of a public-use airport closing is generally inversely proportional to the level of available services and infrastructure.
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More airport business promotion/selling Better airport industry PR/lobbying More flexibility in property development Better rates/charges/fees management Better business planning Are the business models and business plans at most general aviation airports fully effective for the markets and customers they serve? 15G 10% Yes 53% No 37% Maybe/Don't Know Could you support a national airport preservation program that competes for funding with the current airport program?
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21 The case study airports were • Arlington Municipal Airport, Arlington, Washington State (open and operational) 22 • Atlantic City Municipal Bader Field, Atlantic City, New Jersey (permanently closed)
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29 The findings and conclusions derived from the case studies are generally consistent with the findings and conclusions derived from other portions of the research. Airport closure risk and airport protective factors that clearly manifested themselves in the various airport case studies were as follows: • Omission or Inclusion in the Local Economic Vision – Failure of an airport to be a part of the local economic vision increases the risk of airport closure as demonstrated at Bader Field, Blaine Municipal, Houston Gulf, Meigs Field, and Santa Monica airports.
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Utah Mid-West Santa Monica Open Public Mid Sized 4,973' runway Urban Good Light & Medium GA, Corp. California West Coast Case study airports were selected in consultation with the ACRP Project 03-11 Panel so as to ensure national geographical diversity and include a representative mix of both closed and open airports, public and private airport ownership, varying airport sizes, varying airport density settings, varying airport infrastructure conditions, and varying airport user types.
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