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Venice adopts airport master‑plan process as operations surge; FAA approves forecast
Summary
Consultants presented an FAA‑approved forecast showing recent operations rising to 96,000 (FY2024) and baseline growth to about 131,000 operations by 2044; council heard a schedule for a year‑long master‑plan update, public outreach and steps to translate forecasts into facility needs such as hangars, storm resilience, and noise analysis.
Venice city council received a briefing on the Venice Municipal Airport master‑plan update that consultants and airport management say will guide development, funding requests and public engagement for the next two decades. The consultant team reported the Federal Aviation Administration has approved the plan's aviation activity forecast, which uses recent, local operation counts from the airport's Vertiower tracking system.
The forecast shows total operations at about 96,000 in fiscal 2024, up from roughly 83,000 in 2023. The baseline projection in the master plan assumes about 1.6% annual growth (to roughly 131,000 operations…
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