Airport Planning

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Airport Planning
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errata

• Traditional forecasting techniques are still in
  play, but are considered archaic.
• US airlines are focused on international travel
  more than domestic population growth.
• Impacts by low cost carriers are game changers
  and are volatile.
• Fleet mixes are changing drastically with
  regional jet leases coming to their end.
• Small airports like LEX look at the airline
  industry very differently than DFW, ATL or LAX.
• Non-aeronautical development considered?

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Types of airport plans

• Airport systems plans
• Airport master plans (similar to LRP)
• Airport project plans (similar to TIP)

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FAA Regulations and Rules

• Advisory Circulars
• Federal Aviation Regulations

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Airport Master Plans

• AC 150/5070-6B
• An airport master plan is a comprehensive study
  of the airport and typically describes short-,
  medium-, and long-term plans for airport
  development. Master planning studies, that
  address major revisions are commonly referred to
  as Master Plans, while those that change only
  parts of the existing document and require a
  relatively low level of effort tend to be known
  as Master Plan Updates. In common usage,
  however, the distinction refers to the relative
  levels of effort and detail of master planning
  studies. In most cases, the master plan will
  include the following elements
• 1) Pre-planning
• 2) Public Involvement
• 3) Environmental Considerations
• 4) Existing Conditions
• 5) Aviation Forecasts
• 6) Facility Requirements
• 7) Alternatives Development and Evaluation
• 8) Airport Layout Plans
• 9) Facilities Implementation Plan
• 10) Financial Feasibility Analysis

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• 1) Pre-planning The pre-planning process
  includes
• Initial Needs Determination
• Development of Study Design
• Application for Study Funding
• Request for Proposal and Consultant Selection
• Negotiation of Consultant Contract

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• 2) Public Involvement Once the consultant team
  is under contract and has been issued a
  notice-to-proceed, establish a public involvement
  program and identify and document the key issues
  of various stakeholders.

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• 3) Environmental Considerations A clear
  understanding of the environmental requirements
  needed to move forward with each project in the
  recommended development program.

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• 4) Existing Conditions An inventory of
  pertinent data for use in subsequent plan
  elements.

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FAA Airport Master Record Form

• Runway Data
• Length, width, composition, grade, wind cover,
  direction
• Navaids Data
• Lighting, slope indicators, obstructions, wind
  indicators, etc.
• Terminal Services
• Fire rescue, weather station, type and number
  of hangars, type and amount of fuel storage, type
  of services, hours of operation
• Operational Data
• Based GA and Military Aircraft, estimated
  location and itinerant operations

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• 5) Aviation Forecasts Forecasts of aeronautical
  demand for short-, medium-, and long-term time
  frames.

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• 6) Facility Requirements
• Assess the ability of the existing airport, both
  airside and landside, to support the forecast
  demand.
• Identify the demand levels that will trigger the
  need for facility additions or improvements and
  estimate the extent of new facilities that may be
  required to meet that demand.

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• 7) Alternatives Development and Evaluation
• Identify options to meet projected facility
  requirements and alternative configurations for
  each major component.
• Assess the expected performance of each
  alternative against a wide range of evaluation
  criteria, including its operational,
  environmental, and financial impacts.
• A recommended development alternative will emerge
  from this process and will be further refined in
  subsequent tasks.
• This element should aid in developing the purpose
  and need for subsequent environmental documents.

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Airport Site Selection Factors

• Convenience to users
• Availability of land and costs
• Design and layout of airport
• Airspace obstructions
• Engineering factors
• Social and environmental factors
• Availability of utilities
• Atmospheric conditions
• Hazards due to birds
• Coordination with other airports

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• 8) Airport Layout Plans
• set of drawings that provides a graphic
  representation of the long-term development plan
  for an airport
• the primary drawing in this set is the Airport
  Layout Plan.
• Other drawings may also be included

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• 9) Facilities Implementation Plan
• summary description of recommended improvements
  and associated costs
• schedule of improvements depends on levels of
  demand that trigger the need for expansion

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• 10) Financial Feasibility Analysis
• Identify the financial plan for the airport
• describe how the sponsor will finance the
  projects recommended in the master plan
• demonstrate the financial feasibility of the
  program

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Environmental planning

• Next lectures

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Continuous planning

• Update data affecting master plan
• Reappraisal of master plan in view of changes
• Modify plan to retain viability
• Track system plan and rectify master plan with it
• Public input
• Refine goals and policies
• Integrate system plan with other modes
• Analyze special issues
• Publish interim reports and plan updates

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