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B. Airline Terminal i The existing airline terminal can comfortably accommodate 500,000 enplaned passengers per year and for short periods of time can accommodate up to 1 million enplaned passengers per year. The automobile parking lots are small and would not accommodate even 500,000 enplaned passengers per year but there is capability of expanding parking lots adjacent to the existing parking lot or using remote parking facilities for short-term operations. It is forecast that passenger traffic will quickly exceed 1 million after a low- fare airline begins operation and when analysis indicates that the 1 million enplaned passenger mark will be exceeded, a new or expanded terminal should be constructed. The existing terminal can be expanded by adding a concourse and apron to accommodate the required gates and by expanding the terminal building itself, but automobile parking is limited and the location of the existing terminal is not convenient to major transportation routes. It is,therefore, recommended that provision be made for an entirely new terminal complex to be located on the north side of the airport with good access to Highway 99 and Arch-Airport Road. Arch-Airport Road, when expanded, will have good access to Interstate 5. The new terminal should be designed with the capability of expansion to 20 gates with the necessary automobile parking facilities and other airline- related operations such as rental car, etc. Land should be reserved for expansion beyond 20 gates. C. Air Cargo Currently cargo o facilities include a small air cargo ram to serve the Farmington Fresh g p facility. The cargo ramp in this area needs to be increased to adequately serve future Farmington Fresh development and other cargo operations in this area. The potential for cargo development at the airport indicates the necessity to reserve a significant area for cargo building and apron construction. This area should be reserved until experience indicates that all of it is not necessary, at which time, if not required for air cargo, it can be converted to commercial/industrial use. The western end of the north airport development area adjacent to the runway should be reserved for air cargo operations. D. General Aviation General Aviation forecasts are based on population and income increases. Forecasts indicate general aviation aircraft storage requirements of approximately 280 aircraft. At least 60 percent of these would be stored in hangars if hangars were available. Currently there are 129 tee hangars, 15 shade hangars, and 8 commercial hangars on site, for a total of 152. There is adequate.tie down space to accommodate all of the additional forecast based aircraft and transient aircraft. With the proposed new alignment of the parallel taxiway, the existing apron can be expanded somewhat to provide even more hangar and tie down space. There is, therefore, no requirement to reserve any additional areas for general aviation use. 5-2