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directed to the specific reliever airport staff. As has been the case with callers to the individual airports, staff has attempted to listen to the concerns and, when possible, research the issue and respond directly to the individual. • 4. What is the wingspan of a Boeing 727 aircraft? The Wingspan for both the Boeing 727-100 and 727-200 is 108 feet. 5. What type of aircraft operate at Anoka County-Blaine Airport? The predominant type of aircraft using the Airport are the single engine and twin-engine propeller aircraft. About 95% of the based aircraft are of the single and twin engine propeller category with operating weights less than 12,500 pounds. The remaining 5% of the based aircraft are twin engine propeller and jet aircraft weighing less than 30,000 pounds. 6. Why are historic and unique aircraft allowed to operate at the Airport? Historic and unique aircraft are a part of the civil aviation aircraft fleet and can, by federal regulation, operate at any airport that has received financing from the user fees, i.e., Federal Aviation Trust fund. These aircraft operate under special certification. All the aircraft are civilian and are certified by the FAA. MAC Response Long Term Comprehensive Plan (LTCP) Comments Responses to questions raised by the City of Mounds View as part of the Public Hearing record for the Long Term Comprehensive Plan for the Anoka County-Blaine Airport (both verbally and in writing) will become part of the Hearing Officer's report to be presented to the Commission next month.. MAC's objective is to prepare a long term Plan for the development of the Anoka County-Blaine Airport as a Minor airport within the Metropolitan Aviation System. The most significant differences between various •airport types is the maximum permitted runway length. Minor airports have runway lengths less than 5000 feet. Other Minor airports with similarly planned improvements are Flying Cloud, Airlake and Lake Elmo. All plans for the Anoka County-Blaine Airport are developed consistent with the role defined for it by the Metropolitan Council, i.e, as a Minor Airport. On May 8, 1986 the Council adopted a revised "Aviation Chapter of the Metropolitan Development Guide." The 1986 edition defined a "minor" airport as one having up to a 5000 foot long runway. In July 1986, the MAC and the City entered into a stipulation agreement that certain improvements should be incorporated into future plans for the Airport. The Agreement was signed by the City on July 22, 1986 and by MAC on July 23, 1986.These improvements included,among other things,shifting the existing north south runway further north,extending the existing east west runway, adding precision instrumentation to the east end of the east-west runway and development a noise abatement plan for the airport.All items within MAC's ability to accomplish at the time, were implemented. In addition, the City and MAC agreed that MAC would continue to develop the airport as a "Minor Airport" as that term was defined in the 1986 Aviation Chapter of the Metropolitan Development Guide. According to the 1986 Metropolitan Development Guide a "Typical Functional Characteristic" is a runway length from 2,500 to 5,000 feet in length. The following Responses relate to similarly numbered comments present to MAC by the City in the attached .