Craig Sanders
34:50 - 35:11
“it's second behind Ted Stevens in terms of aircraft operations, and, you know, is effectively the second most, and combined, you know, has even more operations than some of these airports combined”
- Speaker
- Craig Sanders
- Timestamp
- 34:50 – 35:11
- Transcript
- Anchorage Assembly: Energy, Enterprise, & Utilities Oversight Committee-of-the-Whole Committee
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- October 15, 2026
From the transcript
So in the FAA space, you know, forecasting helps with demand, and, you know, analyzing that demand at the airport helps us identify the need in the future. And so to provide some context here, we have historic annual operations for some of the area airports. You know, as throughout this planning process, we're always looking at the regional context and how Merrill Field fits in with not only the local community but also the local aviation community. And as you can see here, it's second behind Ted Stevens in terms of aircraft operations, and, you know, is effectively the second most, and combined, you know, has even more operations than some of these airports combined. And so it's a critical piece of the regional transportation community.
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