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Airport master plan and preservation study for Hampton Airfield.

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  • Corporate Creators:
    Hoyle, Tanner & Associates
  • Corporate Contributors:
    United States. Federal Highway Administration
  • Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Publication/ Report Number:
    FHWA-NH-RD-14282L
  • Resource Type:
    Tech Report
  • Geographical Coverage:
    New Hampshire
  • Edition:
    Final report.
  • Corporate Publisher:
    New Hampshire Department of Transportation
  • Abstract:
    The number of airports in the nation is on a decline. This reality has been documented by multiple sources, and is perhaps best illustrated ; by the number of public-use facilities nationwide that have closed over the past several years. In 2001, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots ; Association (AOPA) documented that the annual closure rate for public-use airports is one every two weeks. At its worst, the public-use ; airport annual closure rate averaged one a week. While most closures have been to privately-owned, public-use facilities, municipallyowned, ; public-use facilities are not immune to this trend. Regardless of ownership, nearly every one of these closures has been a general ; aviation facility. This has diminished the overall capacity of the nation’s system of airports during a time of increased ai r traffic activity and in ; time, will affect those facilities supporting commercial passenger service by leaving fewer airports to accommodate growing demand. Whi le ; negative effects to commerce and both local and national economies are certain, airport closures also threaten to undermine the community ; access provided by general aviation. ; Understanding this threat to public-use airports, the NHDOT Bureau of Aeronautics decided to analyze Hampton Airfield as a case study. ; This small but active airport has endured many of the same challenges as airports much larger. One of the most impressive differences is ; the fact that the private owners have done so with very limited outside financial support. For this reason, the various aspects of the Hampton ; Airfield’s operation have been evaluated and documented in this report. This information has been used to develop tools that are intended ; to help promote, preserve, and protect not only Hampton Airfield, but other public-use airports facing similar challenges in New Hampshire ; and throughout the country. An Airport Preservation Tool Box was developed concurrently with this study and is intended primarily as a ; resource for airport stakeholders and proponents. The toolbox was published in 2008 and can be accessed through the NHDOT, Bureau of ; Aeronautics’ website.
  • Format:
    PDF
  • Funding:
    14282L, X-A000(580)
  • Download URL:
    https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/25197/dot_25197_DS1.pdf
  • File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 33.65 MB]
  • Collection(s):
    US Transportation Collection
  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha256:f79e13c17e90d56ad3800718f82aec7be68020554fe379d71524a728d8647735
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