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• Chapter 1. 8. General. The initial step in the preparation of a master plan for an individual airport is the collection of all types of data pertaining to the area which the airport is to serve. This includes inventory of existing airport facilities, area planning efforts which may affect the master plan, and historical information related to their development, This review will provide essential background information for the master plan report. It will also provide basic information for the development of forecasts and facility requirements. 9. Historical Review. This review should briefly trace the development of the community's airfield facilities and the air traffic which they have served. Information on the community's airports should in- clude a description of each airport and the dates of their construction or major expansions. Airport ownership should also be mentioned. The decision to make a master plan study of a particular airport and the appropriation of funds for the study will probably have resulted from certain legislative actions and pre- liminary studies. These activities should also be cited in the historical review. The results of recommenda- tions by steering committees and legislative study groups should be summarized. The dates and amounts of money included in enabling legislation by local and Federal authorities should be cited. Finally, the spe- cific legislation for the particular airport master plan effort should be reported in detail. 10. Data Collection. The scope of the data col- lection should be limited to the area which the master plan airport will serve and to national trends which will affect that area. The planner should carefully research and study data which are available from current sources such as State, regional, and metro- politan airport system plans and other existing aero- nautical studies. Armed with the essential data the planner can then proceed to the next steps in the technical planning process, namely, the forecasting of aviation demand and the determination of facility requirements. Existing airports and their configurations should be shown on a base map. Additional maps or overlays showing the airspace structure, the existing and INVENTORY planned ground transportation systems, and existing and projected land uses will also be useful. 11. Airports and Facilities. A key source document for airport information is the FAA Form 5010-1. This form provides essential landing area data. Appropriate aeronautical charts, the Airman's Information Manual (AIM), obstruction charts, and individual layout plans, if available, will also give pertinent information. If a system plan for area airports has not been developed, visits to the individual airports should be made to obtain data not available from the above sources and to verify the accuracy and currency of information. From this information the planner will be able to determine the capacity of the existing system of airports. 12. Airspace Structure and Navaids. The planner should identify how the airspace is used in the vicinity of the master plan airport. Air navigation aids and aviation communication facilities which serve the area should also be identified as should proposed or existing man-made obstructions or structures and natural objects which affect the use of the airspace. Airway and jet route structure should be ascertained because it will have a significant effect on the develop- ment of the master plan airport. The dimensions and configurations of the control zones and transition areas should be noted. These segments of controlled airspace are designed to accommodate only specific instrument flight rule (IFR) requirements such as instrument approach, departure, holding, and transition flight maneuvers. Thus, the inventory will show the current use of the area's IFR airspace and the balance of the airspace available for future use. Charts which are useful in identifying the airspace structure are the Federal and State aeronautical charts, instrument ap- proach and departure charts, and Jeppeson Company and other recognized aeronautical publications. 13. Airport Related Land Use. An inventory of land uses in the vicinity of the master plan airport is necessary so that later in the planning process the feasibility of expansion or relocation can be determined. Current and planned land use should be displayed 9