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AVIATION DEMAND FORECASTS <br />general aviation aircraft. Additionally, because the number of commercial operations are directly <br />influenced by passenger enplanement volumes, historical enplanement levels were examined to further <br />understand trends in commercial operations at EUG. <br /> <br />Commercial aircraft movements have declined since 2005, with a loss of approximately 34 percent. <br />Figure 2-3 shows a breakdown of these operations between 2005 and 2015. <br /> <br />FIGURE 2-3 <br />AIR CARRIER AND AIR TAXI OPERATIONS (2005-2015) <br /> <br />Sources: FAA 2015 TAF Report, OPSNET, 2016 <br />It was noted that while total commercial operations have declined, air carrier operations have been rising <br />since 2010. Similarly, passenger enplanement levels have increased by 24 percent between 2005 and 2016 <br />as shown in Figure 2-4. This is a direct result of the increased usage of larger aircraft that provide higher <br />seat capacity with fewer operations. The table illustrates this phenomena, especially since 2014 where an <br />increase in air carrier operations and decrease in air taxi operations is easily observed. This is a trend <br />being seen across the U.S. as airlines are up-gauging aircraft from regional jets to mainline aircraft. <br /> <br />EUGENE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN 2-5 <br /> <br />