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A Resolution
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DALLAS/FORT WORTH METROPLEX AIR TRAFFIC SYSTEM PLAN
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WHEREAS, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in
recognizing that the Dallas/Fort Worth International
Airport is currently the second busiest airport in
the world, has requested-that Congress appropriate
$53.5 million in Fiscal Year 1992 for continuation of
the D/FW Metroplex Air Traffic System Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Metroplex Plan, as designed by the FAA in 1987
to cope with projected growth of air traffic in the 40
square-mile Fort Worth/Dallas area, would be completed
in 1996 at a total cost $138 million. By that time,
D/FW International airport will be the busiest in the
world; and
WHEREAS, last year, Congress granted only $5 million of the $40
million the FAA had requested for this crucial project,
and this plan is in danger without adequate funding in
FY .1992, which could result in construction delays
jeopardizing the 1996 targeted completion date; and
WHEREAS, the Metroplex Plan will:
1) Enlarge the terminal control area and add state-of-
the-art navigational aids;
2) Provide a new Terminal Radar Approach
Control (TRACON) facility. The current TRACON was
built 16 years ago to accommodate 10 radar
control positions. Today 18 controllers are
squeezed into this facility. In addition,
technology has advanced making current equipment
outdated. The new TRACON would hold 35 control
positions with up-to-date radar and electronic
gear;
3) Provide for construction of two new control towers
at DFW Airport needed for present capacity and to
accommodate continue growth; and
4) Form an integral part of the $3.5 billion D/FW
expansion project. This ground facilities
• expansion will be financed by airport bonds,
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Airport Improvement Program funds, and a substantial
investment by private industry. American Airlines
will invest approximately $1.5 billion in this
project. This combined airport/airspace effort
will not only be of significant importance to the
Dallas-Ft. Worth region, but will have positive
nationwide impacts. The FAA estimates that the
combined airport expansion and System Plan will add
I4~ to the national airspace capacity.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE Fort Worth City Council that
the City of Fort Worth supports the request of the FAA for $53.5
million in Federal FY 1992 funds, and notes that not only would
the economy of the Metroplex benefit, but also the total airspace
capacity in the United States would be increased by 14 percent,
because of the vital role D/FW currently plays in national air
traffic; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, the City directs that this Federal
Policy Statement be communicated to the Texas Congressional
Delegation and other relevant members of the Congress and Federal
Executive Branch.
Approved this ~ day of `1~~~~~-- 1991.
Kay Granger
Mayor
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