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With a parallel runway, Crystal Airport has one of <br />the highest operating capacities of the existing reliever <br />airports. Therefore, the airport's airside capacity will be <br />adequate throughout the planning period. Landside <br />facilities could be supplemented with some additional <br />on-site development. Expansion beyond existing airport <br />boundaries would be difficult due to existing residential <br />encroachment around the site. Expansion of the itinerant <br />tamp and the termina]/administration facilities should be <br />considered to meet long-term demand. <br />Crystal Airport's role as a reliever could be <br />enhanced with the addition of a precision instrument <br />approach; however, suitable runway lengths cannot be <br />achieved. The FAA has scheduled Crystal Airport for <br />a D-Brite radar monitor. Crystal serves one of the high growth areas in the region, and failure to fully <br />implement study recommendations at other reliever <br />airports could result in unforeseen demand increases for <br />the airport. <br />-18- <br />METROPOLITAN COUNCIL <br />