This study was undertaken because the Federal Aviation Administration wanted to assure that the long-term capacity of the aviation system matched forecasts of demand. It is important to look not only at individual airports in the longer term, but also at the infrastructure of the airport network to ensure sufficient capacity to meet that demand. To that end, two basic questions were asked by the FAA: Which of the 35 Operational Evolution Plan (OEP) airports will be able to meet future demand and which will not and why; Besides the 35 OEP airports, will there be other geographic areas of the country unable to accommodate demand for air transportation; and The OEP is a 10-year plan to increase the capacity and efficiency of the National Airspace System. It focuses on infrastructure--primarily new runways-- and technological and procedural initiatives.


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    Title :

    Capacity Needs in the National Airspace System: An Analysis of Airport and Metropolitan Area Demand and Operational Capacity in the Future


    Publication date :

    2004


    Size :

    58 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English