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<br />TABLE 2G <br />General Aviation Operations Forecast <br />Year Itinerant Local Total Based Aircraft Ops per Based <br />1980 11,400 18,600 30,000 51 588 <br />1985 26,562 43,338 69,900 100 699 <br />1992 17,480 28,520 46,000 86 535 <br />1998 21,717 35,433 57,150 124 461 <br />2000 36,800 64,400 101,200 227 446 <br /> GENERAL AVIATION OPERATIONS FORECAST <br />Short Term 50,000 75,000 125,000 250 500 <br />Inter. Term 56,000 84,000 140,000 280 500 <br />Long Term 75,000 112,500 187,500 375 500 <br /> <br />Projections of annual operations have <br />been developed by examining the <br />number of operations per based aircraft. <br />Typically, operations per based aircraft <br />can range between 300 and 1,000 at <br />airports similar to San Marcos <br />Municipal Airport. Airports with higher <br />training operations (local operations) <br />will have a higher operation per based <br />aircraft ratio, whereas airports with a <br />higher percentage of transient aircraft <br />operations will have a lower ratio. <br /> <br />In attempts to quantify more reliably <br />than simply estimating airport <br />operations, TxDOT established an on- <br />going operations monitoring system. <br />The goal of this program was to <br />ultimately establish a model which will <br />provide more accurate counts. TxDOT's <br />model indicates that for airports similar <br />to San Marcos, annual operations <br />typically equate to 492 operations per <br />based aircraft. Thus, for planning <br />purposes, annual operations per based <br />aircraft will be forecast at 500 <br />operations per based aircraft for each <br />associated planning horizon. <br /> <br />The FAA projects an increase in aircraft <br />utilization and the number of general <br />aviation hours flown. This projected <br />trend supports future growth in annual <br />operations at San Marcos Municipal <br />Airport. Table 2G presents operational <br />forecasts for each associated planning <br />horizon. As indicated in the table, <br />general aviation operations at San <br />Marcos Municipal Airport are forecast <br />to reach 187,500 by the long term. <br />Approximately 66 percent of these <br />operations, or 112,500 annual <br />operations are forecast to be local. <br /> <br />AIR TAXI <br /> <br />The San Marcos Municipal Airport is <br />base to Berry Aviation. This business <br />operates as a fixed base operator (FBO) <br />providing general aviation services, but <br />also operates a fleet of 16 Metroliners <br />for aircraft charter services. Berry <br />Aviation has contracts to carry military <br />personnel to and from mili tary <br />installations across the country, casino <br /> <br />2-18 <br />