LAKE HOOD SEAPLANE BASE MASTER PLAN UPDATE Report Appendices September 2017 DOWL in conjunction with : RS&H, Southeast Strategies, and Solstice Advertising APPENDIX A Historical Photos of LHD THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK APPENDIX B Initial Survey Report THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK LAKE HOOD SEAPLANE BASE MASTER PLAN UPDATE User Survey Results April 2015 DOWL in conjunction with : RS&H, Southeast Strategies, and Solstice Advertising LAKE HOOD MASTER PLAN USER SURVEY RESULTS ANCHORAGE, ALASKA Prepared for: State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport P.O. Box 196960 Anchorage, Alaska 99519 Prepared by: DOWL 4041 B Street Anchorage, Alaska 99503 (907) 562-2000 AKSAS Number: 57737 April 2015 Lake Hood Master Plan Anchorage, Alaska User Survey Report April 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE ...............................................................................................1 WHO RESPONDED TO THE SURVEY .......................................................................................3 WHY DO YOU OPERATE FROM LHD .......................................................................................6 AIRCRAFT TYPES OPERATING OR POTENTIALLY OPERATING AT LHD .......................8 CAN/SHOULD LHD GROW .........................................................................................................9 INTEREST IN LEASING AND DEVELOPING AT LHD ..........................................................10 TYPE OF AIRCRAFT PARKING NEEDED ...............................................................................11 OPTIONS TO INCREASE FLOATPLANE PARKING ..............................................................13 AIRPORT FACILITIES NEEDS ..................................................................................................15 AIRPORT SERVICES NEEDS .....................................................................................................17 AIRCRAFT/PEDESTRIAN/VEHICLE CONFLICTS .................................................................19 TOP 5 CURRENT OR FUTURE LHD NEEDS ...........................................................................22 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, CONCERNS, OR SUGGESTIONS ............................................23 Page i Lake Hood Master Plan Anchorage, Alaska User Survey Report April 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED) FIGURES Page Figure 1: Do you Operate an Aircraft or Business at LHD? ........................................................3 Figure 2: Respondent LHD Use ....................................................................................................4 Figure 3: LHD Slip Waitlist ..........................................................................................................5 Figure 4: LHD Tie Down Waitlist.................................................................................................5 Figure 5: If Operating at LHD, Why was LHD Chosen? ..............................................................6 Figure 6: How Are Aircraft Configured? ......................................................................................8 Figure 7: LHD Capacity ................................................................................................................9 Figure 8: Interest in LHD Land Lease .........................................................................................10 Figure 9: LHD Land Development Purpose ................................................................................10 Figure 10: Aircraft Parking and Hangars ......................................................................................12 Figure 11: LHD Floatplane Parking Method Options ...................................................................13 Figure 12: Aircraft Facility Improvements Needed ......................................................................15 Figure 13: Airport Service Needs ..................................................................................................17 Figure 14: Pedestrian/Vehicle and Aircraft Conflict Experienced ................................................19 Figure 15: Level of Concern with Conflicts Between Pedestrians/Vehicles and Aircraft ...........19 TABLES Table 1: Base Operation Location, if Not LHD ...........................................................................3 Table 2: Other Reasons for Choosing LHD .................................................................................7 Table 3: LHD Aircraft Types .......................................................................................................8 Table 4: What Would be Built? .................................................................................................10 Table 5: Where or How to Increase Floatplane Parking ............................................................14 Table 6: Other LHD Facility Improvements Needed .................................................................16 Table 7: Respondents’ Most and Least Important Facility Needs .............................................16 Table 8: Other LHD Service Improvements Needed .................................................................18 Table 9: Respondents’ Most and Least Important Service Needs .............................................18 Table 10: Aircraft/Pedestrian/Vehicle Conflicts ..........................................................................20 Table 11: Level of Concern by Type of User ..............................................................................20 Table 12: Specific Areas Where Pedestrian/Vehicle/Aircraft Conflicts Are a Problem .............21 Table 13: LHD Priorities ..............................................................................................................22 Table 14: Additional Comments, Concerns, or Suggestions .......................................................23 Page ii Lake Hood Master Plan Anchorage, Alaska User Survey Report April 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED) APPENDICES Appendix A Lake Hood Seaplane Base Master Plan Update Pilot Survey Appendix B Responses to Question 11: If you operate at LHD, why did you choose LHD over other airports? Appendix C Responses to Question 9: What is (are) the make(s) and model(s) of your aircraft operating or potentially operating at LHD? Appendix D Responses to Question 12: LHD Capacity: What do you think about the amount of current and future airplane activity at LHD? Appendix E Responses to Question 8: What would you build? (i.e., aircraft parking, hangar, offices, etc.) Additional comments included. Appendix F Responses to Question 13: Aircraft Parking/Hangars: The LHD Master Plan will consider if additional aircraft parking is needed. Please rank where aircraft parking is needed most. Additional comments included. Appendix G Responses to Question 14: Floatplane Parking: The LHD Master Plan may consider options to increase floatplane parking. Please rank the following methods of increasing floatplane parking by importance. Additional comments included. Appendix H Responses to Question 15: Airport Facilities: Please rank the need for the following LHD improvements. Additional comments included. Appendix I Responses to Question 16: Airport Services: Please rate the need to improve services at LHD. Additional comments included. Appendix J Responses to Question 17: Have you experienced conflicts between pedestrians/vehicles and aircraft at LHD? Additional comments included. Appendix K Responses to Question 18: Do you have any specific solutions to reduce conflicts between pedestrians/vehicles and aircraft at LHD? Appendix L Responses to Question 20: What do you consider the top 5 current or future needs for LHD? Appendix M Responses to Question 21: Do you have any additional comments, concerns, or suggestions? Page iii Lake Hood Master Plan Anchorage, Alaska User Survey Report April 2015 Introduction and Purpose From November 11, 2014, to February 9, 2015, the Lake Hood Seaplane Base Master Plan Update project offered a Lake Hood User Survey. The primary purpose of the Survey was to identify the most important issues of concern to Lake Hood (LHD) users, though some non-aviation users of the airport also responded. The Survey was produced electronically and made available on a website using Survey Monkey, so that LHD users could conveniently answer questions on-line. Paper copies of the Survey were also offered. A copy of the Survey can be found in Appendix A. Notice of the Survey was emailed to the project email list and notices were also sent by the Alaska Airmen’s Association, Lake Hood Pilots Association, and Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association to their memberships. Two hundred ninety-two people completed the Survey. One hundred two people provided email addresses and were added to the project email list. This report summarizes the Survey responses, primarily with graphs and charts for responses that could easily be tabulated and quantified. Some questions allowed for detailed written responses – these responses are also summarized in this report, with the actual verbatim responses included in the appendices to this report. This report is organized into the following sections. A very brief summary of the responses is shown below. Who Responded to the Survey – Eighty-five percent of respondents operate aircraft/businesses from LHD. Why Do You Operate from LHD – Residence proximity, ease of access, variety of operating surfaces were most frequent