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<br />(']) Svsrem Phn ContinQenCv <br />It is recommended that Lake Elmo pursue at least a 1,000-foot runway <br />extension for Runway 3/21 to help attract excess demand from St. Paul Downtown. <br />The airport should also improve services where possible. If the airport is not able <br />to attract aircraft from an overcrowded St. Paul Downtown, the level of required <br />development will be substantially less than that depicted. It is important that Lake <br />Ehno's operational level be closely monitored to determine the actual ,amount of <br />landside facilities required as St Paul Downtown experiences more delay and aircraft <br />begin to divert. <br />r~ <br />LJ <br />15. gmr.arcF iRPORT <br />Airlake Airport is located approximately 14 nautical miles south of Minneapolis-St. <br />Paul International in the central portion of Dakota County. This minor airport was acquired <br />by MAC in 1979 and is classified as a General Utility airport in the NPIAS. ExWbit V-9 <br />illustrates the existing airport layout and recommended system improvements for the airport. <br />(1) Operational Capacity <br />The airport's capacity is estimated at 230,000 annual operations. In 1988, the <br />airport was operating at approximately 28 percent of its capacity with 64,000 <br />operations. By the end of the planning period, demand at the .airport is only <br />projected to reach 40 percent of capacity. Therefore, it is unlikely that major <br />capacity enhancements will need to be implemented. <br />(2) i amide Facilities <br />~J <br />Landside facilities at Airlake Airport consist of 155,000 square feet of <br />conventional hangar space and approximately 41 tie-down spaces. The airport does <br />not currently have a~ T-hangar storage. E~asting aircraft storage is deficient <br />V-90 <br />