RoyWharton 1 #1 October 7, 2006 I'm looking for information on any DZ's that jump onto airports that have a 2 or 3 runway configuration, and approximately 180,000 or more aircraft movements a year? Thanks Roy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #2 October 7, 2006 Not sure, but Deland and Zephyrhills in Florida might fit the description..."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eule 0 #3 October 7, 2006 QuoteI'm looking for information on any DZ's that jump onto airports that have a 2 or 3 runway configuration, and approximately 180,000 or more aircraft movements a year? 180,000/yr seems like a lot. AirNav has a statistic near the bottom of the page for each airport; DeLand is about 77,000 and Zephyrhills is about 37,000. To quantify "a lot", the main commerical airports in Tulsa and Kansas City have about 159,000 and 172,000 operations per year respectively. (Neither has a DZ.) EulePLF does not stand for Please Land on Face. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #4 October 7, 2006 Fill out your profile and explain why you need this information. . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoyWharton 1 #5 October 7, 2006 I'm currently a DZ owner in Canada operating off an airport with a remote landing area. I'm trying to establish a landing area on the airport and any comparable airports that allow skydiving would be helpful in my quest with the airport authorities. Roy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elisha 1 #6 October 7, 2006 QuoteQuoteI'm looking for information on any DZ's that jump onto airports that have a 2 or 3 runway configuration, and approximately 180,000 or more aircraft movements a year? 180,000/yr seems like a lot. AirNav has a statistic near the bottom of the page for each airport; DeLand is about 77,000 and Zephyrhills is about 37,000. To quantify "a lot", the main commerical airports in Tulsa and Kansas City have about 159,000 and 172,000 operations per year respectively. (Neither has a DZ.) Eule Eule, How are you getting your numbers? Are you just multiplying the daily operational rate by 365? If so, this one, where a DZ operated for a few years up until last summer might have been the busiest. It was a tandem mill in northern California and had a marketing line of the "Only tower controlled DZ in the country" or whatever, FWIW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,623 #7 October 8, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuoteI'm looking for information on any DZ's that jump onto airports that have a 2 or 3 runway configuration, and approximately 180,000 or more aircraft movements a year? 180,000/yr seems like a lot. AirNav has a statistic near the bottom of the page for each airport; DeLand is about 77,000 and Zephyrhills is about 37,000. To quantify "a lot", the main commerical airports in Tulsa and Kansas City have about 159,000 and 172,000 operations per year respectively. (Neither has a DZ.) Eule Eule, How are you getting your numbers? Are you just multiplying the daily operational rate by 365? If so, this one, where a DZ operated for a few years up until last summer might have been the busiest. It was a tandem mill in northern California and had a marketing line of the "Only tower controlled DZ in the country" or whatever, FWIW. 180,000/yr is a lot. In the USA an airport that busy would be fairly certain to have a tower.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 558 #8 October 8, 2006 Roy, Are you referring to an operation like Pitt Meadows or Kamloops? Try talking with ATC Jesse South or DZO Ian Flanagan. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #9 October 8, 2006 Only airports that busy in Canada are YYZ and YVR, eh? Which airport are you talking about, YYJ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eule 0 #10 October 8, 2006 QuoteHow are you getting your numbers? Are you just multiplying the daily operational rate by 365? Yep. I will say that I think some of the numbers are a little goofy; I live near KRVS and it claims 926 operations a day (337,000 a year) or about one every 1.5 minutes. I might believe this as a peak when the student pilot operations are in full swing, but I don't think this is sustained 24 hours a day. QuoteIf so, this one, where a DZ operated for a few years up until last summer might have been the busiest. It's currently showing 313/day or about 114,000/yr, which is the highest one I've seen so far. Why did they shut down? Did the little beagle with goggles and a scarf that was flying his doghouse shoot at too many tandems? EulePLF does not stand for Please Land on Face. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewwhyte 1 #11 October 8, 2006 He is talking about YYJ (Victoria International). It not only has a tower but a remote Terminal Control Unit located in Vancouver. Getting permission to land there will be a tall order, but given the layout of the airport, maybe not insurmountable. Good luck Roy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elisha 1 #12 October 9, 2006 I'm guessing that: 1) volatile weather, since airport not far from the coast and frequent fog and can get windy 2) DZOs daughter moved away - wanted to be near her. 3) tower/increased traffic a hassle to deal with. (United actually flew out of here in those 30 seater Brazillian turbo props pre-9/11. I think Horizon flies out of there now.) I'm just speculating though. They had a nice view. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
