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General Aviation - Itinerant 27,693 29,300 32,600 40,200 General Aviation - Local 1,662 1,500 1,400 1,200 Military 551 550 550 550 Total Operations 213,60~ 205,780 220,600 260,820 Estimate Forecast 1980 1985 1990 2000 Peak Hour Operations! Aircraft Operations: VFR Air Carrier/Air Taxi 47 47 48 51 General Aviation - Itinerant 7 7 7 8 General Aviation - Local 0 0 0 0 Military 0 0 0 0 Total Operations 54 54 55 59 - - - Aircraft Operations: IFR Air Carrier/Air Taxi 47 47 48 51 General Aviation - Itinerant 5 5 5 6 General Aviation - Local 0 0 0 0 Military 0 0 0 0 Total Operations 52 52 53 57 - - - - lpeak hour of the average day of the peak month Source: The Port of Seattle -2- D/060/25B -- 02/24/82 Comparison of Forecasts of Annual Operations Exhibit 2 presents the Airspace Study forecast along with the three most recently prepared forecasts of annual operations at King County International Airport (Boeing Field). The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) forecast was prepared for the Washington State Airport System Plan (October 1980) and used as a basis for the Airspace Study forecast. The Federal Aviation Admin- istration (FAA) forecast was prepared for the FAA Aviation Forecast--Seattle- Tacoma (December 1979). Both the WSDOT and FAA forecasts were prepared during a period of high and increasing levels of aircraft operations. Projections of high levels of aircraft operations resulted. The Puget Sound Council of Governments (PSCOG) forecast was prepared…