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I <br />I <br />I <br />i <br /> <br />i <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />! <br />! <br />! <br />I <br />i <br /> <br />Timing of <br />Proposed Development <br /> <br />The existing Airports Chapter of the Metropolitan <br />Development Guide recommends that the Metropolitan Airports <br />Commission (MAC) periodically assess the capabilities of <br />Wold-Chamberlain and thus estimate when the new airport <br />will be needed. Forecasts made in 1972 had indicated that <br />the capacity of Wold would be reached in the middle or <br />late I980's. It must be noted, however, that aviation <br />trends have changed in recent years. The scheduled evaluation <br />of the present metropolitan airport system coupled~ with the <br />analysis of the Wold-Chamberlain master plan currently <br />underway may result in changes to earlier estimates <br />regarding the timing of a new major airport. <br /> <br />Conditions on Use <br /> <br />The conditions on development and operation of this proposed <br />airport would affect primarily the MAC and are, therefore, <br />omitted here. Those conditions that would have an effect <br />on land use planning in Ramsey seem to be met by the <br />location of this search area in the rural use region. <br />Planning that is compatible with the preservation of rural <br />land use will also tend to preserve the site for timely <br />acquisition and airport development. <br /> <br />Airport Search Area A (Planned Facility) <br /> <br />Character <br /> <br />The present Airports chapter designates Search Area A as <br />the location for a general aviation airport~of approximately <br />600 acres, 250 acres of which would be for facility develop- <br />ment. At ultimate development this airport ~vould have <br />three run~vays with a configuration similar to that sho~vn in <br />Map B3, (used for system planning purposes). <br /> <br />Location <br /> <br />Search Area A is located at the intersection point of Anoka, <br />Hennepin, Wright, and Sherburne Counties and encompasses <br />portions of the Cities of Ramsey and Dayton in the metro- <br />politan area (Map B4). <br /> <br />Function <br /> <br />This airport would provide public service to operators of <br />small single-engine and light twin-engine propeller aircraft <br />primarily for training, pleasure flying and business <br />operations. The service area would include western Anoka <br />and northern Hennepin Counties and northeastern Wright <br />and southern Sherburne Counties . This facility would be <br />classified as a "basic utility" airport and would operate <br />under visual flying rules (VFR). <br /> <br />MAY 2 6 19'/7 <br /> <br />'! <br /> <br />15 <br /> <br /> <br />