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r <br />4',4re <br />levcl4 utowth potential, and available sites., A system of designated relievers <br />moo iiiilliale sufficient capacity to accommodate existing and overflow traffic, <br />and IN Also expected to generate additional aviation demand. When a <br />deal{t11111'iit reliever system is at or near capacity, it is in most cases <br />recolllttlimited that additional capacity or secondary relievers be included in the <br />systc{II 11 accommodate the overflow of general aviation traffic from the <br />exIpIIIIA Felrevers. The seven reliever airports serving MSP are described in <br />the Itl��t�vingsections. <br />1, Airlake Airport <br />Airlake Airport is located in Lakeville, Minnesota, south of <br />^II11neapolis-St. Paul (see Exhibit I-5). The airport is classified as a <br />Illlille-use, (Basic Utility - Stage II facility.) The airport type is minor <br />IIIIp-reliever airport. The airfield is located on 565 acres and is <br />hlifinunded by low -intensity mixed land uses. There is significant <br />I; ntlt»ercial warehouse development north of the airport.Currently, the <br />it port <br />Road has <br />linuted 0andAxpan ionapotential) Access to the airport is via <br />d. <br />?I,Anoka County -Blaine Airport <br />Anoka County-Bl ' e Airport, a public -use facility owned by the <br />l AC, is classified as a(General Utility - Stage II facility. )The airport is <br />lgll accessible by major highways such as Route 65 and State Route <br />'j\\(see Exhibit I-6). Located near a number of residential areas, the <br />Ills port also has substantial industrial development to the south, west, and <br />Ilt�tlt�vest. The northern area above the airport is more sparsely <br />IIa` pped, with some is located north of the Minneapolis-Scultural t. Paul aree a. <br />covers 1,900 acres <br />twitP <br />1, Crystal Airport <br />Crystal Airport is a public -use facility owed by the MAC. It is <br />;I,I�a{tied as a (Basic Utility - Stage II facility. The airport is located <br />ion Ihwest of Minneapolis -St. Paul in a heavily developed area (see Exhibit <br />Land use is mixed, with the predominant use being single-family <br />, imidential. Other uses include multifamily dwellings to the west and <br />l:pH slta' Airport costand vers 430 acresercial evelopment to the south and and is accessible via State Route 169.�west. <br />fY { <br />Flying Cloud Airport <br />Flying Cloud Ai port is a public -use airport located southwest of <br />�Minneapolis (see Exhibit I-8). The airport has been classified as a <br />innera Utilityt-- Stage I e airport, <br />orta 'Functionally, however, it operates like <br />{y nprehens veiDevelo- pm II <br />P an b cause of traffic volumdin to the es ds na-Term <br />ircraft <br />I-7 <br />