Alabama’s older population – persons 60 years and older – numbers 769,880 according to
Census 2000, which is the most recent year for which U.S. Census Bureau data is available.
They represent 17.3 percent of Alabama’s total population...
The activity projections presented in this chapter are used to determine the role of airports within
the Alabama system, evaluate the ability of the existing system to accommodate projected
aviation demand, and plan future airside and landside...