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February 16, 2008 at 10:12 AM #154474February 16, 2008 at 10:12 AM #154485svelteParticipant
THIS AIRPORT IS ONE OF THE BUSIEST SMALL AIRPORTS IN THE COUNTRY
Kind of like saying someone is the tallest short person around, isn’t it?
It all depends upon your definition of small! An attempt to make a situation look extreme when it’s really not.
February 16, 2008 at 10:12 AM #154563svelteParticipantTHIS AIRPORT IS ONE OF THE BUSIEST SMALL AIRPORTS IN THE COUNTRY
Kind of like saying someone is the tallest short person around, isn’t it?
It all depends upon your definition of small! An attempt to make a situation look extreme when it’s really not.
February 16, 2008 at 10:42 AM #154195Bubblesitter
ParticipantNearly 300,000 flight operations a year is considered very high for a single runway General aviation airport.
Pulled from the Palomar Airport Association site.
FICTION-1: “…the airport isn’t that busy…”
FACT-1: Intensity: There IS a lot of aircraft ACTIVITY over this area today and it will increase. Palomar Airport is a VERY BUSY GA airport. In 1999 it had a peak of 292,000 operations–the busiest single runway airport in the nation. The airport is one of the busiest in the nation. Contributing factors in 1999 were 4 flight schools and increasing commercial aviation. The airport now has 5 flight schools, 2 flying clubs and 2 regularly scheduled airline services (FAA Part 121). In addition, Palomar is quickly becoming a major jet center for North County. Many of the factors that created peak airport demand are again in place and more……February 16, 2008 at 10:42 AM #154471ParticipantNearly 300,000 flight operations a year is considered very high for a single runway General aviation airport.
Pulled from the Palomar Airport Association site.
FICTION-1: “…the airport isn’t that busy…”
FACT-1: Intensity: There IS a lot of aircraft ACTIVITY over this area today and it will increase. Palomar Airport is a VERY BUSY GA airport. In 1999 it had a peak of 292,000 operations–the busiest single runway airport in the nation. The airport is one of the busiest in the nation. Contributing factors in 1999 were 4 flight schools and increasing commercial aviation. The airport now has 5 flight schools, 2 flying clubs and 2 regularly scheduled airline services (FAA Part 121). In addition, Palomar is quickly becoming a major jet center for North County. Many of the factors that created peak airport demand are again in place and more……February 16, 2008 at 10:42 AM #154484ParticipantNearly 300,000 flight operations a year is considered very high for a single runway General aviation airport.
Pulled from the Palomar Airport Association site.
FICTION-1: “…the airport isn’t that busy…”
FACT-1: Intensity: There IS a lot of aircraft ACTIVITY over this area today and it will increase. Palomar Airport is a VERY BUSY GA airport. In 1999 it had a peak of 292,000 operations–the busiest single runway airport in the nation. The airport is one of the busiest in the nation. Contributing factors in 1999 were 4 flight schools and increasing commercial aviation. The airport now has 5 flight schools, 2 flying clubs and 2 regularly scheduled airline services (FAA Part 121). In addition, Palomar is quickly becoming a major jet center for North County. Many of the factors that created peak airport demand are again in place and more……February 16, 2008 at 10:42 AM #154495ParticipantNearly 300,000 flight operations a year is considered very high for a single runway General aviation airport.
Pulled from the Palomar Airport Association site.
FICTION-1: “…the airport isn’t that busy…”
FACT-1: Intensity: There IS a lot of aircraft ACTIVITY over this area today and it will increase. Palomar Airport is a VERY BUSY GA airport. In 1999 it had a peak of 292,000 operations–the busiest single runway airport in the nation. The airport is one of the busiest in the nation. Contributing factors in 1999 were 4 flight schools and increasing commercial aviation. The airport now has 5 flight schools, 2 flying clubs and 2 regularly scheduled airline services (FAA Part 121). In addition, Palomar is quickly becoming a major jet center for North County. Many of the factors that created peak airport demand are again in place and more……February 16, 2008 at 10:42 AM #154573ParticipantNearly 300,000 flight operations a year is considered very high for a single runway General aviation airport.
Pulled from the Palomar Airport Association site.
FICTION-1: “…the airport isn’t that busy…”
FACT-1: Intensity: There IS a lot of aircraft ACTIVITY over this area today and it will increase. Palomar Airport is a VERY BUSY GA airport. In 1999 it had a peak of 292,000 operations–the busiest single runway airport in the nation. The airport is one of the busiest in the nation. Contributing factors in 1999 were 4 flight schools and increasing commercial aviation. The airport now has 5 flight schools, 2 flying clubs and 2 regularly scheduled airline services (FAA Part 121). In addition, Palomar is quickly becoming a major jet center for North County. Many of the factors that created peak airport demand are again in place and more……February 16, 2008 at 11:02 AM #154214ParticipantIn the interest of fairness, here’s the site for the local group complaining about all the noise.
http://loudairport.com/press.html
Again, the Carlbad planning commission screwed up royally on this one. This makes that sunroad tower issue (building was too high next to airport) look like a walk in the park.
February 16, 2008 at 11:02 AM #154491ParticipantIn the interest of fairness, here’s the site for the local group complaining about all the noise.
http://loudairport.com/press.html
Again, the Carlbad planning commission screwed up royally on this one. This makes that sunroad tower issue (building was too high next to airport) look like a walk in the park.
February 16, 2008 at 11:02 AM #154504ParticipantIn the interest of fairness, here’s the site for the local group complaining about all the noise.
http://loudairport.com/press.html
Again, the Carlbad planning commission screwed up royally on this one. This makes that sunroad tower issue (building was too high next to airport) look like a walk in the park.
February 16, 2008 at 11:02 AM #154515ParticipantIn the interest of fairness, here’s the site for the local group complaining about all the noise.
http://loudairport.com/press.html
Again, the Carlbad planning commission screwed up royally on this one. This makes that sunroad tower issue (building was too high next to airport) look like a walk in the park.
February 16, 2008 at 11:02 AM #154593ParticipantIn the interest of fairness, here’s the site for the local group complaining about all the noise.
http://loudairport.com/press.html
Again, the Carlbad planning commission screwed up royally on this one. This makes that sunroad tower issue (building was too high next to airport) look like a walk in the park.
February 16, 2008 at 1:05 PM #154244desmond
ParticipantHow do you think Roger Decoster feels?
February 16, 2008 at 1:05 PM #154522ParticipantHow do you think Roger Decoster feels?
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