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B-1 This appendix provides a listing of data that is useful for the preparation of peak period and operational profile estimates. Included are potential sources for the data, a description of the type of data and the level of detail that is provided, and any costs or restrictions that are associated. B.1. Aircraft Operations Data Each aircraft takeoff and landing is counted as an aircraft operation. The primary source of aircraft operations data is ATCT counts, which can be provided at varying levels of detail. Additional sources such as the Official Airline Guide and U.S. Department of Transportation Form 41 data are also available. Small airports without air traffic control towers typically do not record operations data. In those instances, operations data can be supplemented with acoustical counters, either year round or for representative periods, to assemble estimates of annual, busy, and peak period activity. Following are descriptions of potential secondary sources of aircraft operations data. Official Airline Guide (OAG) Sources Official Airline Guide http://www.oagaviation.com/ Data Base Products, Inc. http://www.airlinedata.com/ Types of Data Published commercial airline schedule information including the pub- lished carrier, operating carrier (which may differ from the published carrier under code-sharing agreements), flight number, aircraft type, ori- gin and destination, flight itinerary, scheduled time of flight (departing and arriving at gate), and frequency during the week. Level of Detail Disaggregated to the individual flight level. Costs/Restrictions Includes no data for aircraft operators that do not publish a schedule. Vendors charge a fee to provide data. FAA Operations Network (OPSNET) Sources FAA Operations and Performance website http://aspm.faa.gov/ Types of Data Provides data on operations for all FAA and FAA-contracted towered airports in the United States. Operations are organized according to six categories: air carrier, air taxi, itinerant general aviation, local general aviation, itinerant military, and local military. IFR and VFR operations are included. Detailed delay data is also included. Level of Detail Available on a daily, monthly, or annual basis, but is not on an hourly basis. Costs/Restrictions Password restricted. Password must be obtained from FAA. A p p e n d i x B Sources of Data
B-2 preparing peak period and Operational profilesâGuidebook FAA Air Traffic Activity System (ATADS) Sources FAA Operations and Performance website http://aspm.faa.gov/ Types of Data Provides data on operations for all FAA and FAA-contracted towered airports in the United States. Operations are organized according to six categories: air carrier, air taxi, itinerant general aviation, local general aviation, itinerant military, and local military. IFR and VFR operations are included. Level of Detail Available on a daily, monthly, or annual basis, but is not on an hourly basis. Costs/Restrictions None. Enhanced Traffic Management System (ETMS) Sources FAA Air Traffic Airspace Lab Types of Data ETMS contains individual flight information such as the date, time, aircraft identity (flight number or N-number). Level of Detail Disaggregated to the individual flight level. Costs/Restrictions Not generally available to the public. Requires special request from the FAA. Enhanced Traffic Management System Counts (ETMSC)âAirport Sources FAA Operations and Performance website http://aspm.faa.gov/ Types of Data Airport summary that includes counts by day, month, or year including aircraft type, and user group at towered airports. Level of Detail Available on a daily, monthly, or annual basis, but is not on an hourly basis. Costs/Restrictions Password restricted. Password must be obtained from FAA. Enhanced Traffic Management System Counts (ETMSC)âDistributed OPSNET Sources FAA Operations and Performance website http://aspm.faa.gov/ Types of Data OPSNET operations by arrival, departure, and hour at towered airports. Includes commercial (combined air carrier and air taxi) general aviation, and military. Level of Detail Available on an hourly, daily, monthly or annual basis. Costs/Restrictions Password restricted. Password must be obtained from FAA. Performance Data Analysis and Decision System (PDARS) Sources FAA Office of System Capacity and NASA Aviation Safety Program Types of Data ETMS contains individual flight information such as the date, time, aircraft identity (flight number or N-number) and origin/destination Level of Detail Disaggregated to the individual flight level. Costs/Restrictions Not generally available to the public. Requires special request that the FAA must approve. Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System (ANOMS) Sources Individual airports that have had the system installed. Types of Data Individual flight information such as the date, time, aircraft identity (flight number or N-number). Level of Detail Disaggregated to the individual flight level. Costs/Restrictions Varies by airport. B.2. Passenger Data Passenger data can be broken out in many ways, by arrival (deplaning) or departure (enplaning), by local (origin/destination) or connecting, and by domestic or international origin and destination. Below is a listing of potential sources of passenger data.
Sources of data B-3 Airline Origin and Destination Survey (DB1B, O&D Survey) Sources Data Base Products, Inc. http://www.airlinedata.com/ Official Airline Guide, http://www.oagaviation.com/%20/Solutions/ Analysis-Forecasting/OAG-Traffic-Performance-Analysis Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Research and Innovative Technol- ogy Administration (RITA) http://transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?DB_ID= 125&DB_Name=Airline%20Origin%20and%20Destination%20 Survey%20%28DB1B%29&DB_Short_Name=Origin%20and%20 Destination%20Survey Types of Data 10 percent survey that contains the full routing for each passenger, including the origin, destination, and any connecting airports. Level of Detail Airport, airline, and destination market by quarter and year. Costs/Restrictions Available at no cost from RITA, vendors charge a fee. Only available for U.S.-flag carriers. To access international data requires special permission from USDOT. Form 41 Traffic Statistics (T-100 Reports) Sources Data Base Products, Inc. http://www.airlinedata.com/ Official Airline Guide, http://www.oagaviation.com/%20/Solutions/ Analysis-Forecasting/OAG-Traffic-Performance-Analysis Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Research and Innovative Technol- ogy Administration (RITA) http://transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?DB_ID= 130&DB_Name=Air%20Carrier%20Summary%20Data%20 %28Form%2041%20and%20298C%20Summary%20Data%29&DB_ Short_Name=Air%20Carrier%20Summary Types of Data Data on all passengers and cargo on U.S. and foreign flag carriers who are traveling on flight segments within the United States, and flight segments between the United States and foreign points provided by airport, airline, and equipment type. Level of Detail Monthly and annual basis. Costs/Restrictions Available at no cost from RITA, vendors charge a fee. Marketing Information Data Transfer (MIDT) (Travel Agency booking data) Sources The data is available for purchase through several different vendors. Types of Data Booking data collected by flight coupon (flight segment, or boarding of an aircraft) so that the full routing is provided for each passenger, including the origin, destination, and any connecting airports. Level of Detail Monthly and annual basis. Costs/Restrictions Prices vary depending on the data requested. IATA Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP) Data (Foreign Point-of-Sale Travel Agency ticketing data) Sources Available for purchase through an IATA-designated vendor. Types of Data Ticketing data is collected by flight coupon (flight segment, or boarding of an aircraft) so that the full routing is provided for each passenger, including the origin, destination, and any connecting airports used. Level of Detail Monthly and annual basis. Costs/Restrictions Prices vary depending on the data requested. Airline Reporting Corporation (ARC) Data (U.S. Point-of-Sale Travel Agency ticketing data) Sources Airline Reporting Corporation http://arctravelcard.com/solutions/industry-analysis.jsp Types of Data Ticketing data organized by flight coupon (flight segment, or boarding of an aircraft) so that the full routing is provided for each passenger, includ- ing the origin, destination, and any connecting airports used.
B-4 preparing peak period and Operational profilesâGuidebook Level of Detail Available for specific travel dates and specific flight numbers. Costs/Restrictions Prices vary depending on the data requested. B.3. Annual Forecasts In addition to the following TAF detailed, annual forecasts can be obtained from airport master plans or other planning studies, regional or state system plans, and private vendors. Additional discussion of annual forecasts is provided in Chapter 2 of this Guidebook. FAA Terminal Area Forecast (TAF) Sources FAA Operations and Performance website http://aspm.faa.gov/ Types of Data Enplanements for air carriers and regional carriers. Operations by Air Carrier, Commuter/Air Taxi, Itinerant and Local General Aviation, and Itinerant and Local Military. Level of Detail Annual. Costs/Restrictions None. B.4. Summary of Applicable Data Sources The following exhibits provide a summary of the data sources that are likely to be useful in the preparation of alternative peak period and operational profile estimates. Exhibit B.1. Annual and monthly aircraft operations. Activity Category OAG T-100 ATADS ETMSC Airport Scheduled Passenger Carrier F F T* F* I Non-Scheduled Passenger Carrier F T* F* I All-Cargo Carrier F T* F* I Air Taxi T* F* I General Aviation T* F* I Military T* F* I F = Fleet mix detail F*= Fleet mix detail for instrument operations at towered airports. T* = Total operations at towered airports. I = Intermittent â available at airports that compile radar data as part of their noise monitoring operations Exhibit B.2. Daily aircraft operations. Activity Category OAG T-100 ATADS ETMSC Airport Scheduled Passenger Carrier F T* T* I Non-Scheduled Passenger Carrier T* T* I All-Cargo Carrier T* T* I Air Taxi T* T* I General Aviation T* T* I Military T* T* I F = Fleet mix detail F*= Fleet mix detail for instrument operations at towered airports. T* = Total operations at towered airports. I = Intermittent â available at airports that compile radar data as part of their noise monitoring operations
Sources of data B-5 Activity Category OAG T-100 ATADS ETMSC Airport Scheduled Passenger Carrier F T* I Non-Scheduled Passenger Carrier T* I All-Cargo Carrier T* I Air Taxi T* I General Aviation T* I Military T* I F = Fleet mix detail F*= Fleet mix detail for instrument operations at towered airports. T* = Total operations at towered airports. I = Intermittent â available at airports that compile radar data as part of their noise monitoring operations Exhibit B.3. Hourly aircraft operations. Activity Category OAG T- 100 ATADS ETMSC Airport Scheduled Passenger Carrier F F F* I Non-Scheduled Passenger Carrier F F* I All-Cargo Carrier F F* I Air Taxi F* I General Aviation F* I Military F* I F = Fleet mix detail F*= Fleet mix detail for instrument operations at towered airports. Seats and payload capacity for each aircraft would need to be obtained from alternate sources. T* = Total operations at towered airports. I = Intermittent â available at airports that compile radar data as part of their noise monitoring operations. Seats and payload capacity for each aircraft would need to be obtained from alternate sources Exhibit B.4. Annual and monthly capacity (Seats for Passenger/ Payload Capacity for Cargo). Activity Category OAG T-100 ATADS ETMSC Airport Scheduled Passenger Carrier F I Non-Scheduled Passenger Carrier I All-Cargo Carrier I Air Taxi I General Aviation I Military I F = Fleet mix detail F*= Fleet mix detail for instrument operations at towered airports. T* = Total operations at towered airports. I = Intermittent â available at airports that compile radar data as part of their noise monitoring operations Exhibit B.5. Daily aircr ft ca acity (Seats for P ssenger/Payload Capacity for Carg ).
B-6 preparing peak period and Operational profilesâGuidebook Exhibit B.6. Hourly aircraft capacity (Seats for Passenger/Payload Capacity for Cargo). Activity Category OAG T-100 ATADS ETMSC Airport Scheduled Passenger Carrier F I Non-Scheduled Passenger Carrier I All-Cargo Carrier I Air Taxi I General Aviation I Military I F = Fleet mix detail F*= Fleet mix detail for instrument operations at towered airports. T* = Total operations at towered airports. I = Intermittent â available at airports that compile radar data as part of their noise monitoring operations Exhibit B.7. Annual and monthly passengers/cargo. Activity Category OAG T-100 ATADS ETMSC Airport Scheduled Passenger Carrier F I Non-Scheduled Passenger Carrier F I All-Cargo Carrier F I Air Taxi I General Aviation I Military I F = Fleet mix detail F*= Fleet mix detail for instrument operations at towered airports. T* = Total operations at towered airports. I = Intermittent â available at airports that compile passenger and cargo statistics.
