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FAA Presentation to Prospective BiddersChicago Midway International AirportJuly 30, 2008

Airports DivisionGreat Lakes Region

Overview of Airfield Capacity

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Presentation to: Prospective Privatization BiddersChicago Midway International Airport

Name: Jeri AllesManager, Airports DivisionGreat Lakes Region

Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2008

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FAA Presentation to Prospective BiddersChicago Midway International AirportJuly 30, 2008

Notable Planning Issue: Capacity at Chicago Midway

• Future Airport Capacity Task (FACT).• System-wide analysis of the future capacity of the nation’s

airports and metropolitan areas.

Original published in 2004 (FACT)Planning Period: 2003, 2013, 2020

Update published in 2007 (FACT II)Planning Period: 2007, 2015, 2025

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FAA Presentation to Prospective BiddersChicago Midway International AirportJuly 30, 2008

Notable Planning Issue: Capacity at Chicago Midway

• What did the 2007 FACT report say about MDW?

FACT 2 2015 RESULTSAfter Planned Improvements After Planned Improvements

FACT 2 2025 RESULTS

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FAA Presentation to Prospective BiddersChicago Midway International AirportJuly 30, 2008

Terminal Area Forecast (TAF)

• Official forecast at FAA facilities.

• Prepared for FAA budget and planning needs.

• Unconstrained air carrier demand.

• Constrained general aviation demand at MDW.

• Reflects local economic variables and price of flying from the airport for OEP airports.

• MDW annual operations growth rate forecast to be 1.96% in the planning period (2007-2025).

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FAA Presentation to Prospective BiddersChicago Midway International AirportJuly 30, 2008

Typical Airfield Capacity Enhancements

• New runways

• New commercial service airports

• Regional solutions (regional traffic and development alternatives)

• Congestion management

• High-density corridors and multi-modal planning

• NextGen

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FAA Presentation to Prospective BiddersChicago Midway International AirportJuly 30, 2008

Airfield Capacity Resources

• FACT I and FACT II Studieshttp://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/airports/resources/publications/reports/#capacity

• Airport Capacity Benchmark Report 2004http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ato/publications/bench/

• FAA NextGen Implementation Planhttp://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ato/publications/nextgenplan/

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FAA Presentation to Prospective BiddersChicago Midway International AirportJuly 30, 2008

Thank you!

Questions?

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