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Anoka County-Blaine Airport will experience the <br />most significant operational shortfall of the reliever <br />system airports during the planning period unless <br />developed. Assuming annual operational capacity can be <br />increased by providing a parallel runway and some <br />diversion to neighboring facilities, the airport's demand <br />capacity ratio can be maintained at 80 percent. Without <br />capacity enhancement, delay at the airport could average <br />more than 15 minutes per operation by 2008. To avoid <br />serious operational delays, a parallel runway, as <br />suggested in the airport's 1983 comprehensive plan, is <br />recommended. Before the proposed runway could be <br />operated, however, an air traffic control tower should be <br />provided. The constmcdon of a tower in conjunction <br />with the operation of pazallel runways would greatly <br />enhance the airport's safety and is considered desirable by the FAA. When Runway 17R/35L is <br />operational, the existing airport layout plan recommends shortening Runway 17L/35R to 3,500 feet and <br />thi <br />usmg s runway for trauung. <br />Additional aircraft storage and itinerant ramp will <br />also be required to meet future demand. MAC, the <br />owner of the airport, has recommended lengthening <br />Runway 8/26 to 4,000 feet as suggested in the airport's <br />comprehensive plan. A precision instrument approach is <br />recommended, as indicated for Runway 26 on the <br />existing airport layout plan. Existing residential <br />development limits options for expanding Anoka <br />County-Blaine beyond its existing land envelope; <br />however, there is potential for on-airport expansion to <br />meet additional aircraft storage needs. <br />-15- <br />METROPOLITAN COONCIL <br />aer n <br />ro ee <br />R:,ro.<a <br />8 <br />x x <br />e ~ 8 <br />"~ <br />m _ .i~ <br />)J' X 3262' '~ ~ E <br />00- <br />- ~ ~° <br />0~ <br />3JL R£IL F <br />35 (L <br />~3°f~ <br />P° <br />~00 <br />® Area jw Po.meiN <br />CO. Rd. J. IM~f~d[ DN[IOplll[N <br />0 300 1000 <br />ANOKA COUNTY - BLAINE AIRPORT r~ N <br />$ctle in Fad <br />