The Master Plan Study provided detailed market analysis
for improved commercial services. DBQ maintains more than 40,000 annual
enplanements while competing with other regional commercial airports at
Quad Cities and Cedar Rapids. The study concluded that the commercial
airlines could attract additional passengers with improved services. As a
result, the recommended plan included the replacement of the existing
terminal building to better suite the needs of commercial operations in the
future. The recommended plan proposes the development of a commercial
passenger complex between the two runway system. Other improvements aimed
at meeting corporate aircraft operators included extending the
airport’s primary runway to 7,500 feet to fully meet the needs of
increased business jet activity. The plan also proposed improvements to
meet FAA design standards for runway safety areas and improved instrument
approach procedures.
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