The Airport Master Plan

The Airport Master Plan

The Airport Master Plan is a 5, 10, 20 year document developed by each airport- It is very detailed, and larger airports can spend several thousand dollars to
have a master plan created or updated- Much of this FAA controlled document is based on forecasting, a procedure your author believes does not work-

For this discussion, read Chapter 4, section 4-3, The Forecast is “always wrong-” After completing this, contribute your original and critique comments to the
Discussion:

Do you agree with the author? Justify your response-

If forecasting is so flawed, why does it continue to be used by major airports?

Which Figure or Table in Chapter 4 reinforces your author‘s claim? Explain the figure or table-

Should airport planners continue to base their master plans on forecasting? Defend your response-