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Emmonak Airport: the Airport Needs a Recognize Tribal Sovereignty So Tribes Are Paved 200- by 6,000-Foot Runway to Heard Yukon Kuskokwim Delta YKTPTRANSPORTATION PLAN March 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 1 2.0 TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATION AND GUIDANCE ............................................................................. 2 i 3.0 PLANNING PROCESS ................................................................................................................................ 4 3.1 Planning Process .................................................................................................................................. 4 3.2 Public Involvement ............................................................................................................................... 7 3.2.1 Yukon-Kuskokwim Transportation Plan TAC Meetings .................................................... 7 3.2.2 Public Meetings ..................................................................................................................... 7 3.2.3 Air Carrier Surveys .............................................................................................................10 3.2.4 Newsletters ...........................................................................................................................10 3.2.5 Conferences .........................................................................................................................10 3.2.6 Public Open House .............................................................................................................11 4.0 EXISTING CONDITIONS, ISSUES, AND NEEDS ....................................................................................12 4.1 Economy ..............................................................................................................................................13 4.1.1 Employment and Income ....................................................................................................13 4.1.2 Population .............................................................................................................................14 4.2 Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation (YKHC) ...........................................................................15 4.3 Donlin Gold LLC ................................................................................................................................16 4.4 Aviation .............................................................................................................................................17 4.4.1 Top 20 Airports: Flights, Enplaned Passengers, and Deplaned Cargo .....................26 4.4.2 Carriers/Fleet .....................................................................................................................28 Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Transportation Plan 4.4.3 Essential Air Service ...........................................................................................................28 4.4.4 Bypass Mail Program ......................................................................................................28 4.4.5 Medical Transportation ......................................................................................................34 4.4.6 Y-K Delta Aviation Forecast .............................................................................................34 4.4.7 Improving Existing Airport Facilities ................................................................................36 4.4.8 Passenger Shelters .............................................................................................................41 4.4.9 Seaplane Bases ...................................................................................................................42 4.4.10 AASP Performance Measures ...........................................................................................43 4.5 Marine Transportation .....................................................................................................................44 4.5.1 Ports ......................................................................................................................................45 4.5.2 Barge Moorings and Landings ........................................................................................48 4.5.3 Federal Freight Policy and Funding ................................................................................49 4.6 Land Transportation .........................................................................................................................50 4.6.1 Roads .....................................................................................................................................50 4.6.2 Boardwalks ...........................................................................................................................51 4.6.3 Winter Trails and Ice Roads ............................................................................................51 4.6.4 Crash Statistics .....................................................................................................................54 4.6.5 Transit ....................................................................................................................................55 4.6.6 Airborne Dust .......................................................................................................................55 5.0 IDENTIFIED NEEDS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ...................................................................................58 5.1 Identified Needs ...............................................................................................................................58 March 2018 5.2 Transportation Recommendations ..................................................................................................58 6.0 AVAILABLE FUNDING SOURCES .............................................................................................................69 6.1 Funding ...............................................................................................................................................69 ii 6.1.1 State Sources of Capital Funding ....................................................................................73 6.1.2 Operating and Maintenance Funding .............................................................................74 6.2 Measuring Success ............................................................................................................................75 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Federal and State Policy Goals Considered for LRTP Development. ....................................... 3 Figure 2. The Yukon-Kuskokwim Transportation Planning Process. .............................................................. 5 Figure 3. Goals and Evaluation Criteria. ......................................................................................................... 6 Figure 4. Yukon-Kuskokwim Transportation Plan Stakeholders. ................................................................... 7 Figure 5. YKTP Study Area Map .....................................................................................................................12 Figure 6. Donlin Mine Location. ........................................................................................................................16 Figure 7. 2018 Existing Aviation Conditions Map. .......................................................................................19 Figure 8. Y-K Delta Airport Inventory. ............................................................................................................21 Figure 8. Y-K Delta Airport Inventory (Cont’d). .............................................................................................23 Figure 8. Y-K Delta Airport Inventory (Cont’d). .............................................................................................25 Figure 9. U.S. Department of Transportation Essential Air Service Map. ................................................31 Figure 10. Bypass Mail Program Hub and Spoke Map. .............................................................................33 Figure 11. Projected Annual Growth Rate of Enplanements. .....................................................................35 Figure 12. Projected Annual Growth Rate of Inbound and Outbound Cargo. .......................................35 Figure 13. Projected Annual Growth Rate of Aircraft Operations. ..........................................................35 Figure 14. Projected Annual Growth Rate of Based Aircraft. ...................................................................36 Figure 15. Airport Classifications. ....................................................................................................................39 Figure 16. Y-K Delta Community Airports Runway Lengths. .......................................................................40 Figure 17. Design Standards Index at Y-K Delta Airports. ........................................................................43 Figure 18. Service Standards Index at Y-K Delta Airports. .......................................................................43 Figure 19. YK Freight Corridor Project Map. ................................................................................................44 Figure 20. Marine Existing Conditions Map. .................................................................................................47
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