Are airport operations and based aircraft increasing or decreasing over time?
Over a 30-year period leading up to the year 2000, the landings and takeoffs at the airport (known as operations) averaged approximately 230,000 per calendar year. In 2000, there were nearly 245,000 operations. However, since 2001, total takeoffs and landings have been appreciably reduced. In calendar year 2005, there were 202,251 operations. Airport staff has not kept historical records of based aircraft counts. There has not been any additional based aircraft area developed, and the amount of space available for aircraft and hangars has remained the same. Therefore, it is believed the number of based aircraft has remained approximately the same for the past several years.
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