Airport Master Plan - City of Riverside

TABLE 2F
Previous Airport Forecasts
Riverside Airport
Previous Airport Master Plan (1998)
Demand Category Base Year (1998) 2005 2010 2015 2020
Based Aircraft 184 190 199 208 216
Itinerant Operations 39,397 46,500 52,300 58,600 65,500
Local Operations 30,357 35,800 40,200 45,000 50,300
Annual Operations 69,754 82,300 92,500 103,600 115,800
Updated Forecasts (2002)
Demand Category Base Year (2002) 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025
Based Aircraft 240 277 319 363 413 468
Itinerant Operations 44,975 49,390 53,090 57,130 61,510 66,070
Local Operations 59149 66,130 69,330 73,030 76,630 80,730
Annual Operations 104,124 115,520 122,420 130,160 138,140 146,800
Source: 1999 Airport Master Plan; 2002 Aviation Forecasts.
SERVICE AREA
Defining a service area for an airport
can be useful in the forecasting
process. Once a general service area
is identified, various statistical comparisons
can be made for projecting
aviation demand. For example, in rural
areas, where there may be one
general aviation airport in each county,
the service area could reasonably
be defined as the entire county. This
would facilitate comparisons to county
population and employment for forecasting
purposes.
In urban areas, where there are many
general aviation airports, the definition
of the service area is not as simple.
Aircraft owners in urban areas
have many more choices when it
comes to basing their aircraft. The
number one reason aircraft owners select
an airport at which to base their
aircraft is convenience to home or
work. Other reasons may include the
capability of the runway system, services
available, availability of hangar
space, etc. Therefore, the primary limiting
factor to defining an airport
service area is the proximity of other
airports that provide a similar or
greater level of service.
The defined service area is developed
for the purposes of identifying a geographic
area from which to further develop
aviation demand projections.
The service area will generally
represent where most, but not all,
based aircraft will come from. It is not
unusual for some based aircraft to be
registered outside the county or even
outside the state. Particularly in urban
areas, service areas will likely
overlap to some extent as well.
The service area for Riverside Airport
is primarily limited by the proximity
of other airports. To the west, Chino
Airport is a full service general aviation
facility. The airport supports
three runways, the longest of which is
7,000 feet. There are approximately
947 based aircraft, of which 40 are jet
aircraft. Three FBOs provide a full
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