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Angoon Airport Master Plan Background Report Is Divided Into Two Parts Angoon Airport Master Plan Public Review Draft Background Report: Planning & Facility Requirements, Access & Apron Alternatives Analysis Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Public Review Draft May 2006 PUBLIC REVIEW DRAFT Angoon Airport Master Plan Report on Planning Requirements and Access/Apron Alternatives Analysis Table of Contents ELEMENT ONE – PLANNING REQUIREMENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................1 2.0 PURPOSE AND NEED .....................................................................................................1 3.0 ANGOON AIR TRAFFIC FORECAST..........................................................................4 3.1 Purpose and Methodology .......................................................................................4 3.1.1 Definitions..........................................................................................................5 3.2 Socioeconomic Trends.............................................................................................6 3.2.1 Population Trends..............................................................................................6 3.2.2 Economic Trends ...............................................................................................7 3.3 Air Traffic Forecast..................................................................................................8 3.3.3 Angoon Service Area..........................................................................................8 3.3.4 Scheduled Air Service ......................................................................................10 3.3.5 Charter Traffic.................................................................................................10 3.3.6 Mail and Freight..............................................................................................11 3.3.7 Aircraft Fleet Mix ............................................................................................11 3.3.8 Base Year Estimates.........................................................................................11 3.3.9 Existing Forecasts............................................................................................12 Angoon Airport Forecast – ADOT&PF .......................................................................................................... 12 FAA Terminal Area Forecasts ........................................................................................................................ 13 3.3.10 Local Significant Conditions............................................................................14 Factors Increasing Demand for Air Travel...................................................................................................... 14 Factors Dampening Demand for Air Travel.................................................................................................... 15 3.3.11 Trend Line Development..................................................................................15 Assumptions for Low Growth Forecast........................................................................................................... 15 Assumptions for Moderate Growth Forecast................................................................................................... 16 3.3.12 Air Traffic Forecast Summary .........................................................................17 3.3.13 Critical Aircraft ...............................................................................................17 4.0 PLANNING REQUIREMENTS ....................................................................................19 4.1 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)................................................................19 4.2 Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) ..............19 4.3 Alaska National Interest Lands and Conservation Act (ANILCA) .......................20 4.4 Kootznoowoo Incorporated-Forest Service...........................................................20 i 5.0 FACILITY REQUIREMENTS ......................................................................................21 5.1 Introduction............................................................................................................21 5.2 Airfield Requirements............................................................................................24 5.2.1 Runway Requirements......................................................................................24 5.2.2 Runway Design Standards ...............................................................................25 5.2.3 Taxiways ..........................................................................................................26 5.2.4 Aprons and Tie-Downs ....................................................................................26 5.2.5 Runway Protection Zones (RPZ’s)...................................................................27 5.2.6 Airport Lighting ...............................................................................................29 5.2.7 Navigational Aids.............................................................................................29 5.2.8 Power ...............................................................................................................30 5.2.9 Helicopter Landing Areas................................................................................31 5.2.10 Seaplane Facilities...........................................................................................31 5.2.11 Perimeter Fencing ...........................................................................................31 5.3 Landside Facilities.................................................................................................31 5.3.1 Terminal Building ............................................................................................31 5.3.2 Apron Lease Lots .............................................................................................32 5.3.3 Automobile Parking .........................................................................................32 5.3.4 Ground Access .................................................................................................32 5.3.5 Cargo Support Areas .......................................................................................32 5.3.6 Maintenance Buildings ....................................................................................32 5.3.7 Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) .....................................................32 5.4 Total Area..............................................................................................................33 6.0 PROPOSED AIRPORT SITE ........................................................................................35 6.1 Proposed Airport Site.............................................................................................35 6.2 Alternative Sites.....................................................................................................35 6.3 Airport Phases........................................................................................................36 7.0 ALTERNATIVE AIRPORT ACCESS AND APRON OPTIONS ..............................38 7.1 Access Alternative 1 ..............................................................................................38 7.2 Access Alternative 2 ..............................................................................................38 7.3 Access Alternative 3 ..............................................................................................38 7.4 Access Alternative 4 ..............................................................................................39 7.5 Access Alternative 5 ..............................................................................................39 7.6 Apron Alternative 1 ...............................................................................................39 7.7 Apron Alternative 2 ...............................................................................................39 7.8 Apron Alternative 3 ...............................................................................................39 7.9 Apron Alternative 4 ...............................................................................................39 8.0 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS..................................................................................41 8.1 Air Quality.............................................................................................................41 8.2 Coastal Resources..................................................................................................41 8.2.1 Coastal Zone Management Act........................................................................41 ii 8.2.2 Land Status.......................................................................................................42 Overview......................................................................................................................................................... 42 Kootznoowoo Incorporated............................................................................................................................. 44 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service .................................................................. 45 8.2.3 Community Land Use.......................................................................................46
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