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will guide the planning process and help ensure that the goals are
achieved and the vision is realized.
Inventory of existing conditions—provides an overview of the air-
port’s history, role in the region and nation, growth and devel-
opment over time, description of its physical assets (airfi eld and
airspace, terminal, ground access, and support facilities), and key
industry trends.
Forecast of aviation demand—future levels of aircraft operations,
number of passengers, and volume of cargo are forecasted for
short, intermediate, and long-range time periods. Typically fore-
casts are made for 5, 10, and 20 years on both annual as well daily
and busiest hours of the day.
Demand/capacity analysis and facility requirements—compares the
future demand with the existing capacity of each airport compo-

nent and identifies the facility requirements necessary to accom-
modate the demand.

Alternatives development—identifi es, refines, and evaluates a range
of alternatives for accommodating facility requirements. If the
existing site cannot accommodate the anticipated growth, a selec-
tion process to find a new site may be necessary.

Preferred development plan—identifies, describes, and defi nes the
alternative that best achieves the master plan goals and objectives.
Figure 4-3 illustrates the development plan for the Chicago O’Hare
International Airport.
Implementation plan—provides a comprehensive plan for the imple-
mentation of the preferred development plan, including the defi ni-
tion of projects, construction sequence and timeline, cost estimates,
and fi nancial plan.
Environmental overview—provides an overview of the anticipated
environmental impacts associated with the preferred develop-
ment plan in order to understand the severity and to help expe-
dite subsequent environmental processing at the project specifi c
stage.
Airport plans package—documents that show the existing as well

as planned modifications are prepared and the more notable
is the airport layout plan (ALP). It comprises drawings that

include the airfield’s physical facilities, obstruction clearance
and runway approach profiles, land-use plans, terminal area and

ground access plans, and a property map. Specifi c guidelines
for the airport layout plan in the United States are identifi ed
by FAA [1].
Stakeholder and public involvement—documents the coordina-
tion efforts that occur among the stakeholders throughout the
study.