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<br />single engine aircraft, but with an <br />increasing percentage of turbine <br />aircraft. As Austin continues to grow to <br />the south and the Bergstrom <br />International Airport continues to <br />experience increases in operations by <br />large aircraft, it is very likely that <br /> <br />corporate aircraft will find San Marcos <br />Municipal an attractive alternative. <br />For this reason, both turboprop and <br />turbojet aircraft mix percentages have <br />been forecast to increase, while single <br />engine based aircraft percentages are <br />forecast to decrease. <br /> <br />TABLE2F <br />Fleet Mix Forecast <br /> EXISTING FORECAST <br /> Short Inter. Long <br />Type 2000 % Term % Term % Term % <br />Single Engine 189 83.26% 200 80.00% 217 77.50% 285 76.00% <br />Multi-Engine 10 4.41% 13 5.50% 17 6.00% 26 7.00% <br />Turboprop 22 9.69% 28 11.00% 34 12.00% 45 12.00% <br />~et 4 1.76% 6 2.50% 8 3.00% 11 3.00% <br />Helicopter 2 0.88% 3 1.00% 4 1.50% 8 2.00% <br />Totals 227 100.00% 250 100.00% 280 100.00% 375 100.00% <br /> <br />ANNUAL OPERATIONS <br /> <br />There are two types of operations at an <br />airport: local and itinerant. A local <br />operation is a takeoff or landing <br />performed by an aircraft that operates <br />within sight of the airport, or which <br />executes simulated approaches or <br />touch-and-go operations at the airport. <br />Itinerant operations are those <br />performed by aircraft with a specific <br />origin or destination away from the <br />airport. Generally, local operations are <br />characterized by training operations. <br />Typically, itinerant operations increase <br />with business and commercial use since <br />business aircraft are used primarily to <br />carry people from one location to <br />another. <br /> <br />Due to the absence of an airport traffic <br />control tower, actual operational counts <br />are not available for San Marcos <br />Airport. Instead, only general <br />estimates of aircraft operations based <br />on observations are made periodically. <br />Historical aircraft operations for the <br />airport are recorded by the FAA on the <br />5010-1, Airport Master Record Form. <br />Operational estimates have been <br />estimated by airport management for <br />the FAA in the past. <br /> <br />As shown in Table 2G, general aviation <br />operations are estimated to total <br />approximately 101,200. Of this total, <br />approximately 36,800 are estimated as <br />itinerant and approximately 64,400 as <br />local operations. <br /> <br />2-17 <br />