increase over 1998 levels. This translates to slightly over 1,000 passengers on an average day , which is not significant com pared with forecast daily traffic volum es on I-5 of over 50,000 vehicles at both the north and south ends of the Medford UGB study area. Table 9-1 illustrates the projected growth in air passenger dem and at the Medford Airport. Table 9-1 Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport Projected Air Operations and Passengers 1998 2005 2010 2020 Passenger Enplanements 218,593 268,950 303,630 379,300 Aircraft Operations - Itinerant 16,235 18,120 19,100 21,900 2,119 4,000 4,500 5,500 26,133 28,000 30,000 34,500 340 375 375 375 • Civil Total Itinerant Operations 44,827 50,495 53,975 62,275 Aircraft Operations - Local 25,166 28,000 30,000 34,500 224 200 200 200 Total Local Operations 25,390 28,200 30,200 34,700 Total Operations 70,217 78,695 84,175 96,975 Total Aircraft Based at Airport 150 160 168 184 124 128 129 132 15 17 20 25 9 11 15 4 6 8 12 • Air Carrier • Air Taxi • General Aviation • Military • Military • Single-Engine • Multi-Engine • Jet 7 • Helicopter Source: Unpublished data from Jackson County Airport Author ity (for 1998) and Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport Master Plan , February 2001 (for future y ear estimates). Table 9-1 also outlines projected growth in aircraft operations including the air carriers responsible for accom modating m ost of the projected passenger growth. Along with air passenger growth, air carrier operations are expected to grow by 35 percent by 2020. Other aircraft operations include air taxi (expected to m ore than double by 2020), general avia tion (expected to grow by about 35 percent by 2020), and military operations (expected to grow very slightly ). Total aircraft operations are expected to grow by a little less than 40 percent between 1998 and 2020. In addition to serving air passenger and general avia tion demand, the Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport provides for the air freight needs of the R ogue Valley area, connecting the region to national and international m arkets. Both all-cargo carriers and th e scheduled airlines handle air freight, while air mail is handled only by the latter. Five com panies currently operate under contract with cargo-carry ing companies such as FedEx, United Parcel Service (UPS) and Airborne Express, to carry air freight to and from the Medford area using a com bination of sm all turboprop planes and jets. Medford Transportatio n System Plan 9-3 Air Transportation Plan

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