Recognizing the problems posed by congestion and delay within the National Airspace System, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), airport operators, and aviation industry groups have initiated joint Airport Capacity Design Teams at various major air carrier airports throughout the U.S. Each Capacity Team identifies and evaluates alternative means to enhance existing airport and airspace capacity to handle future demand, decrease delays, and improve airport efficiency and works to develop a coordinated action plan for reducing airport delay. Over 35 Airport Capacity Design Teams have either completed their studies or have work in progress. The need for this program continues. In 1992, 23 airports each exceeded 20,000 hours of airline flight delays. If no improvements in capacity are made, the number of airports that could exceed 20,000 hours of annual aircraft delay is projected to grow from 23 to 32 by 2003. Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS) is, according to FAA forecasts, one of the 32 airports that could exceed 20,000 hours of annual air carrier delay in 2003, if no improvements in capacity are made. Steady growth at LAS has made it one of the busiest airports in the country. Activity at the airport has increased from 4,830,000 passenger enplanements in 1983 to 10,110,634 in 1991, an increase of over 109 percent. In 1983, the airport handled 297,000 aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings), and, in 1991, 398,065 aircraft operations, an increase of 34 percent.


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    Title :

    Las Vegas McCarran International Airport Capacity Enhancement Plan


    Publication date :

    1994


    Size :

    44 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English