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• • • • • • Aviation Committee • January 13, 2005 • • Master Plan Progress Report Page 6 • Master Plan Cargo Forecasts Existing 2010 2025 • • • • Million Annual 0.73 0.9 1.5 • •Tons (12 months ending (MAT) Nov. 2004) Daily Flights/ 156 164 . . n/a • Operations (2003 annual average day) • (1) One ton is equal to 2,000 pounds (also called a short ton), which is equal to approx. 0.9 metric tons. (2) A flight or operation is one take -off or landing. n/a = not available . • Port staff and Stakeholder Advisory Committee representatives discussed possible areas on the Airport for potential air cargo development areas, as shown in a graphic titled "Potential Air • Cargo Development Areas." Appropriate planning considerations are listed for each- area. • •Areas 1 and 2' provide significant area for future air cargo development and are generally not needed to support the forecast level air cargo activity. However, if the Port chose to • aggressively market new air, cargo development, these areas might be needed and the • • • forecasts would likely need to be increased. Area 3 provides for a modest expansion of the • • existing FedEx complex. Area 4 (also known as Area 2 from the terminal graphics) could • • • accommodate new and/or relocated air cargo facilities, in conjunction with potential terminal development. • Port staff received an official comment letter from the Stakeholder Advisory Committee representatives from the City of Oakland. Based on comments in this letter and comments from • the members of the Stakeholder Advisory Committee during the meetings, there appears to be general consensus that Areas 3 and 4 provide the best location for potential air cargo . development at OAK. Port staff generally concurs that Areas 3 and 4 are the best areas for . potential air cargo development (as informed by the forecasts, assuming a non - aggressive marketing strategy to attract new air cargo development to OAK). • General Aviation Operations and Based Aircraft The final "Forecasts" graph (Annual General Aviation and Military Operations. Graph 1 P) shows • the historic' and forecast number of general aviation and military aircraft operations at OAK. Since 2000, the total number of general aviation aircraft operations has plummeted from over 250,000 annual operations (fake -offs and landings) to less than 150,000 today (over a 40% • • decease). General aviation operations are divided into four categories for the purposes of forecasting: (1) • helicopters, (2) Jets (including corporate jets), (3) turboprops (turbine engines that spin propellers), and pistons (including touch and go training flights). For helicopters, Port staff assumed a 1% annual growth rate in addition to a significant jump in • the middle of 2005 when a new helicopter flight training school starts operations at North Field • (Silver State helicopters). For jets, a 3% annual growth rate was assumed, based on industry trends and forecasts (e.g., forecasts prepared by others, including National Business Aviation . Association, Rolls- Royce, and Honeywell). For pistons, Port staff forecast a continued decrease • • •