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## CHAPTER 2: ANALYSIS OF EXISTING GENERAL AVIATION SYSTEM Regional setting The SCAG region hosts several ofthe most active airports inthe country. LosAngeles International was ranked asthethird busiest commercial service airport in2000. The Van Nuys Airport isthe nation's busiest general aviation airport. There are 57 public-use airports inthe region, from international hubs to remote emergency landing fields. Of these, eight are dedicated commercial airports, two arejoint-use commercial/military facilities. Two airports offercommuter service. Forty Fiveare general aviation airports, of which 12are privately owned public-use airports. The airports are presented inTable 2-1 below and displayed on the next page. 

### Table2-1: Regional Airports Imperial Los Angeles County County Orange County Riverside San Bernardino

County County Banning Apple Valley Bermuda Dunes Baker Blythe Barstow Chiriaco Summit Big Bear City Corona Cable Desert Center Chemehuevi Desert Resorts Chino FlaBob Hesperia French Valley Hi-Desert Hemet-Ryan Needles March Inland Port Ontario Inti Palm Springs Inti Redlands Perris Valley Rialto Riverside Muni SanBern Int'l SoCal Logistics Twenty Nine Palms Yucca Valley Ventura County Brawley Agua Dulce Fullerton Camarillo Calexico Hatfield Municipal HoiMlle' Imperial County Salton Sea" Brackett John Wayne OXnard Burbank Santa Paula Catalina Complon EI Monte FoxField Hawthorne Long Beach Los Angeles Inti Palmdale Regional Santa Monica Van Nuys Whiteman' Zamperini Field

Airports InboldIndicate commercial orcommuterservice 'Airport currently Not Certified by Galtrans "Airport Temporarily Closed The Federal Aviation Administration uses a method called theAirport Reference Code (ARC) for classifying airports based onthe type ofaircraft they are designed to accommodate. The ARC isa mixbetween the aircraft approach (landing) speed and the aircraft wingspan. Airport Categories Aand Bare grouped for smaller and slower aircraft. Categories C, 

### 0and Etend to be used fortransport airports with faster aircraft. The categories arefurther broken down depending upon theweight ofthe aircraft, types of precision approaches available atthe airport and other design factors.



### 6Table 2-2: FAA Airport Reference Code (ARC) Aircraft Approach Aircraft Approach Airplane Design Category Speed in knots Group Aircraft Wingspan in feet A <91 B 91-<121 2 C 121-<141 3 D 141-<166 4 E ~~ 5 6 <49

49-<79 79-<118 118-<171 171-<214 214-<262 SOURCE: Horonjeff, McKelvey 1994 Itis important to notethatthere are otherfactors besides the airport reference code that determine ifan aircraft can operate atan airport, including, but not limited to runway load bearing capacity, local operating restrictions, instrument landing systems, etc. Figure 2-1 provides an indication of howthe region's airports are designed to handle specific categories ofaircraft based onthe Airport Reference Code. Sixteen airports are listed as eitherA1 or B1, suitable for most personal aviation activity (single piston-engine aircraft mostly under 3,000 Ib). Figure 2-1: Regional Airports by Airport Reference Code

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5 o¥---~---~---~---~--~ B2 B3-C2 02-03 C4, 04-06 A1-B1 Typical Aircraft at Airport A1-B1
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Aircraft « 3,000 Ibs.) B2
- PersonaULlght Business Aircraft (Including some jets) B3-C2
- Corporate Jets 02·03
- Commuter Aircraft C4, D4-06
- Commercial Aircraft (Holtville notcertified andtherefore notlisted)
The majority ofairports inthe SCAG region are categorized as B2airports. Aircraft design improvements have allowed certain jet aircraft to utilize some B2 airports not originally designed to accommodate them (depending upon individual aircraft and airfield characteristics). These aircraft design improvements are being felt at B2 airports such as Santa Monica, Torrance and Riverside Municipal as theirjet aircraft activity increases. Five airports are inthe ARC categories B3-C2, which can comfortably support many business jet aircraft. Airports inthis category include Rialto, Hemet-Ryan, BarstowDaggett (83), Desert Resorts and Camarillo (C2) Categories C4airports include John Wayne airport and Fox Field. These airports can accommodate small to midsize commercial jets.



### 7The Dairport categories include all the commercial service airports inthe region

(Palmdale and March Inland Port haven't been categorized byCaltrans, but it is probable that theywould be inthe D4 category). Commuter airports such as Imperial County and Oxnard airport are inthe D2 and D3 categories respectively. Van Nuys Airport (D2) can support Boeing Business Jets (based on B-737 platform). Chino Airport is rated D4and can support some commercial aircraft. Historical Activity Historical Annual Aviation Operations by County Year Imperial Los Orange Riverside San Ventura

Angeles Bernardino 1984 128,927 2,473,510 617,124 659,285 751,296 403,197 1993 115,800 2,332,006 552,854 612,084 769,n2 362,093 1997 113,152 2,199,752 461,654 629,137 681,962 351,731 2001 101,418 2,346,127 464,152 539,120 748,195 365,932 SOURCE:airport tabulations and estimates Totals 5,053,339 4,744,609 4,437,388 4,561,294 Historically, general aviation activity has declined since the 19805. Much ofthat can be attributed tothe flying retirement ofWorld WarTwo and Korean War veterans. Various G.!. benefits that promoted flying were discontinued inthe late 1970s. Until recently, the costs ofbuying and insuring an aircraft were becoming prohibitive and most manufacturers were no longer making small recreational aircraft. Inthe 1990s, a lawwas enacted limiting manufacturers liabilityto 18years after aircraft manufacture. This revitalized general aviation aircraft manufacturing. Inaddition, coordinated industry sponsored programs designed to promote flying were instituted nation wide. On top of that, corporate aviation, particularly business jet construction, grew tremendously, fueled in part byfractional ownership. The result isthat general aviation activity, both regionally and nationwide, grew between 1997and 2001.



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