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A relief airport is an airport that is built or designated to provide relief or additional capacity to an area when the primary commercial airport(s) reach capacity. In some cases a relief airport is an existing one that is designated to handle a specific class of aircraft such as general aviation.

The advantages of an additional airport are clear. Less obvious are the capacity gains from moving general aviation from a commercial airport to a different facility. By removing aircraft with lower capacities and slower speeds, an airport is able to operate more flights with larger aircraft and handle more passengers increasing efficiency with minimal additional cost in facilities at the older and generally larger facility.

This also spreads out the aircraft over a wider area generally improving air traffic in the entire community.

Examples

Charlotte Metropolitan Area

Concord Regional Airport

Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex

McKinney National Airport (General aviation, relief airport for Dallas Love Field)

Hong Kong

Shek Kong Airfield (General aviation only, shared with PLA Air Force)

Indianapolis Metropolitan Area

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

New York Metropolitan Area

Philadelphia

Northeast Philadelphia Airport

Ottawa-Hull / National Capital Region

Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport

Tulsa Metropolitan Area

Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport

Sources

The Impact of a General Aviation Airport on Surrounding Land Use Patterns: Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport Brockway, David Arthur. ProQuest. 2007.

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