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While intrasystem diversion has the potential to provide the most immediate relief from a time perspective, there is little guazantee that this particular recommendation will have an effect oa improving capacity constraints identified for the existing system. This recommendation, is fact, provides no additional capacity to the reliever system; instead, it utilizes the existing capacity at individual reliever system airports more efficiently. To encourage intrasystem diversion, differentials in fee structures will need to be implemented to encourage system users to move to underutilized facilities. Also, another effective method to divert general aviation activity from a primary airport to reliever airports is to provide compazable facilities. Such facilities include a runway extension at Lake Elmo, Flying Cloud, and Airlake, in addition to various NAVAID and landside improvements. Airport-specific implementation needs related to facilities and services that aze required to encourage intrasystem diversion are detailed in this chapter. The intrasystem diversion recommendation, on its own, is really a modified do-nothing approach to resolving deficiencies in the existing reliever system. It does little to resolve identified system shortfalls. While it appears that_ this recommendation would be the easiest to implement, in reality, it may prove the most difficult. Even with rate strucnue incentives and improved services and facilities, users may choose to stay at congested facilities. 1'n reality, there aze no mechanisms for ensuring intrasystem diversion. While it can be encottraged, it cannot be forced. To rely on this recommendation as the sole action for resolving the reliever system's defiaencies will most certainly result in an inefficient reliever system. The region will have missed an opportunity to extend the useful life of Minneapolis-St. Paul International. If feasibility studies for a new airport in Search Area "A" and a pazallel trmway at Anoka County-Blaine prove negative, the long-term viability of Minneapolis-St. V-il