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)
· 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.
· Touch-and-go
operations (flight schools) 36%
· Single-engine
pistons 42%
· Civilian
jets 10%
· Twin
engine pistons and turboprops 8%
· Helicopters
3%
· Military
<1%
· 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.