Hanscom Facts & Stats

Information compiled by ShhAir – January 2001

How does Hanscom compare to other New England Airports?

It is the second busiest airport in New England.

Number of Operations

(An operation is a landing or a take off.)

Ø Logan 479,000 (2000)

Ø Hanscom 212,371 (2000)

Ø Bradley (Hartford) 170,000 (2000)

Ø T. F. Green (RI) 159,000 (2000)

Ø Burlington (VT) 115, 000 (1999)

Ø Manchester (NH) 109,000 (2000)

Ø Worcester (MA) 55,000(1999)

How do operations this year compare to the previous year?

· Total operations (takeoffs and landings) in 2000 were up 7.6% (from 197,302 in 1999 to 212,371 in 2000).

· Jet operations, which have continued to increase since 1992, were up 26% for 2000 (20,242 over 16, 108 in 1999). Jets have increased 150% since 1992 (8,105 jet operations in 1992).

· Twin/turboprops are up 61% (17,944 over 11,123 in 1999). (Shuttle America flies turboprops.)

· Night operations (from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.) have increased 17% for 2000 (1918 versus 1622). They are up 38 % from 1998.

· Noise complaints are up 272% over last year (13,649 versus 3672). Massport reports that there are more noise complaints at Hanscom than at Logan.

Total operations breakdown

· Touch-and-go operations (flight schools) 36%

· Single-engine pistons 42%

· Civilian jets 10%

· Twin engine pistons and turboprops 8%

· Helicopters 3%

· Military <1%

Additional Development Pressures

· Shuttle America began flying to LaGuardia on November 1, 2000 and increased flights in January.

· Shuttle America has more than doubled its current operations since September 1999.

· Massport has announced plans to replace two old hangars with new ones and to add a 13,000 square foot hangar, plus 2600 square foot office space, infrastructure to serve corporate jet aviation.

· The Raytheon hangar has been vacated and will now be disposed of by the Navy. Massport has expressed an interest in acquiring it.

· Massport has announced an $800,000 project to expand and upgrade passenger facilities in the civilian terminal and to upgrade the parking lot for passenger convenience.

· The Air Force will be relocating 1,000 Mitre employees to the base, adding to ground traffic problems.

· Virginia Buckingham, Executive Director and CEO of Massport, continues to state that she sees Hanscom as appropriate for several commuter airlines.

· Massport officials continue to place Hanscom’s overall capacity at 320,000 operations with the current infrastructure.