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I <br />I <br />I <br />! <br />! <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />! <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />B. AIRPORTS <br /> <br />This section provides information about airport facilities which affect your community <br />and is based on the Airports chapter of the Metropolitan Development Guide adopted <br />by the Metropolitan Council in 1973 and on information provided by the Minnesota <br />Department of Aeronautics. The existing Airports chapter contains a plan for a <br />system of airports in the metropolitan area, but due to recent changes in air travel <br />demand and airport needs, the chapter will be revised during 1977. When a new <br />Airports chapter is adopted by the Metropolitan Council3information about the planned <br />airport system that affects Ramsey will be sent to you. If the irformation <br />is forwarded to you before January 1, 1978, it must be reflected in your comprehensive <br />plan, as stipulated in Section 6 of the Land Planning Act. ~ <br /> <br />Facilities <br /> <br />North Search Area for Future 1V[ajor Airport (Planned) <br /> <br />Character <br /> <br />This airport would be an air carrier airport to be located <br />in a property of approximately 23,000 acres, of which <br />11,000 acres would be ultimately developed and used for <br />operational purposes. The ultimate layout would include <br />four runways in the mainwind direction and two crosswind <br />runways. Precision instrument approaches would be pro- <br />vided. A general aviation runway would be available during <br />the initial phase of development. This runway would be <br />designed to allow construction of STOL (short takeoff and <br />landing) runways at a later day. <br /> <br />Location <br />Function <br />Capacity <br /> <br />The major airport search area is bounded generally by <br />Highway 65 on the east, a line below Lake George on the <br />north, Highway 47 and the Rum River on the west, and <br />a line approximately level with Round Lake on the south. <br />This search area encompasses portions of Andover, Ham <br />Lake, Oak Grove, Bums, Ramsey, and East Bethel (1Vlap B 2). <br /> <br />This facility is intended to replace Wold-Chamberlain Field <br />as the air carrier airport at that time when Wold will have <br />reached capacity in terms of air operations, ground and <br />terminal facilities, or environmental compatibility. The <br />service area for the new airport would include all of the <br />seven-county metropolitan area. <br /> <br />The planned configuration of this airport would provide a <br />practical annual capacity of about one million operations. <br /> <br />MAY $ 977 <br /> <br />14 <br /> <br /> <br />