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Clovis Municipal Airport BAirportigBear MasterCityAi Planrport Master Plan Planning Services BigBearCityAirport Master Plan Planning Services Prepared by: In association with AIRPORT MASTER PLAN for Clovis Municipal Airport Clovis, New Mexico Prepared for City of Clovis, New Mexico by KSA, Inc. in association with CDM Smith, Inc. DRAFT FINAL September 2015 The preparation of this document was financially support, in part, through a grant provided by the New Mexico Department of Transportation. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the NMDOT or Federal Aviation Administration. Acceptance of this report by the NMDOT or FAA does not in any way constitute a commitment on the part of the State of New Mexico or United States to participate in any development depicted therein nor does it indicate that the proposed development is environmentally acceptable or would have justification in accordance with appropriate public laws. PLAN Table of Contents Chapter One: Inventory of Existing Conditions 1.1 Introduction ........................................................................................ 1-1 1.2 Overview of the Airport .......................................................................... 1-2 1.2.1 CVN Location .................................................................................1-2 1.2.2 CVN Sponsor Management ..............................................................1-4 1.2.3 CVN History ....................................................................................1-5 1.2.4 CVN System Roles ...........................................................................1-7 1.2.5 CVN Economic Impact .....................................................................1-7 1.2.6 Primary Airport Data ........................................................................1-8 1.2.7 Airport Services ...............................................................................1-8 1.3 Inventory of Airside Facilities ................................................................... 1-9 1.3.1 CVN Runways ...............................................................................1-10 1.3.2 CVN Helipad ................................................................................1-12 1.3.3 CVN Taxiways ...............................................................................1-12 1.3.4 CVN Aprons .................................................................................1-13 1.3.5 CVN Visual Landing Aids................................................................1-14 1.3.6 CVN Weather Reporting Capabilities ...............................................1-14 1.3.7 CVN Airfield Signage and Markings ................................................1-14 1.4 Inventory of Landside Facilities .............................................................. 1-16 1.4.1 CVN Buildings ..............................................................................1-17 1.4.2 Other CVN Facilities and Assets ......................................................1-20 1.5 Navigation and Airspace ...................................................................... 1-23 1.6 Airports with the Region ....................................................................... 1-36 1.7 Airport Environs .................................................................................. 1-38 1.7.1 Community Overview ....................................................................1-38 1.7.2 Clovis and Curry County Demographics ..........................................1-38 1.7.3 Clovis and Curry County Economy ..................................................1-38 1.7.4 Existing Land Use in the Airport Environs ..........................................1-40 1.7.5 Zoning in the Airport Environs .........................................................1-41 1.7.6 Local Comprehensive Planning .......................................................1-42 1.7.7 Environmental Setting and Considerations .......................................1-45 1.7.8 Cannon Air Force Base ..................................................................1-46 1.8 Inventory Sources/Existing Planning Data ................................................ 1-47 Chapter Two: Forecasts of Aviation Activity 2.1 Introduction ......................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Overview of the Airport Market Area ........................................................ 2-2 2.2.1 Definition of the CVN Airport Market Area .........................................2-2 2.2.2 National Aviation Trends ..................................................................2-3 2.2.3 Regional Trends ..............................................................................2-9 2.3 Historical and Existing Aviation Activity .................................................... 2-10 2.3.1 Aircraft Operations ........................................................................2-10 2.3.2 Based Aircraft and Enplanements ....................................................2-11 2.4 Projections of Aviation Activity ............................................................... 2-12 2.4.1 Existing Forecasts ..........................................................................2-12 2.4.2 CVN Forecast Scenarios .................................................................2-14 2.4.3 CVN Forecast Scenarios Summary ..................................................2-36 2.5 Recommended Forecasts...................................................................... 2-40 Chapter Three: Facility Requirements 3.1 Introduction ......................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 Airfield Demand-Capacity ...................................................................... 3-2 3.2.1 Capacity and Delay .........................................................................3-2 3.2.2 Airfield Operational Capacity Parameters & Assumptions ....................3-2 3.2.3 Airfield Capacity Calculations ...........................................................3-4 3.3 Airfield Requirements ............................................................................. 3-5 3.3.1 Airport Design Standards ..................................................................3-5 3.3.2 Runway Orientation .........................................................................3-6 3.3.3 Runway Length ................................................................................3-8 3.3.4 Runway Width ...............................................................................3-13 3.3.5 Pavement Strength .........................................................................3-13 3.3.6 Taxiways .......................................................................................3-14 3.3.7 Navigational Aids (NAVAIDS)..........................................................3-15 3.3.8 Dimensional Standards ..................................................................3-17 3.4 Landside Requirements ........................................................................ 3-21 3.4.1 Terminal Building ..........................................................................3-21 3.4.2 Hangars .......................................................................................3-24 3.4.3 Apron and Tiedown Areas ..............................................................3-26 3.4.4 Automobile Parking .......................................................................3-26 3.5 Airport Support Facilities ...................................................................... 3-27 3.5.1 Fuel Storage Facilities ....................................................................3-27 3.5.2 Airport Security ..............................................................................3-28 3.5.3 Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) ...........................................3-29 3.5.4 Airport Maintenance Facilities .........................................................3-29 3.5.5 Utilities .........................................................................................3-29 3.6 Facility Requirements Summary .............................................................. 3-30 Chapter Four: Airport Development Alternatives 4.1 Introduction ......................................................................................... 4-1 4.2 Facility Requirements Summary ................................................................ 4-1 4.2.1 Airside Requirements........................................................................4-2 4.2.2 Landside Requirements.....................................................................4-4 4.2.3 Terminal Requirements .....................................................................4-6 4.3 Evaluation Criteria ................................................................................ 4-6 4.4 Airside Development Alternatives ............................................................. 4-7 4.4.1 Description of Airside Alternatives ......................................................4-7 4.4.2 Airside Alternatives Summary ..........................................................4-10 4.5 Landside Development Alternatives ........................................................ 4-11 4.5.1 Description of Landside Alternatives.................................................4-12 4.5.2 Landside Alternatives Summary .......................................................4-16 PLAN 4.6 Terminal Development