Waterbury- Master Plan & ALP Update Public Information Meeting #1 December 11, 2019 Master Plan Team

• Connecticut Airport Authority (CAA): • Molly Parsons • Matt Kelly, OXC Airport Manager • Bob Bruno • CDM Smith: • Zach Duvall • Joe Laliberte • Martinez Couch & Associates • Connico • Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)

Airport Master Plan and ALP Update - Public Information Meeting #1 - December 11, 2019 Meeting Agenda

• Airport Master Planning: Definition and Process • Project Schedule and Website • Airport Inventory: Role, Location, History, Facilities, Development, Land Use, and Environment • Focus Areas of the Master Plan • Next Steps • Open Discussion

Airport Master Plan and ALP Update - Public Information Meeting #1 - December 11, 2019 What is an Airport Master Plan?

• An Airport Master Plan provides a long-term blueprint for airport development. • Products of a Master Plan: • Master Plan Technical Report • Airport Layout Plan (ALP) Drawings • Typically updated every 10 years. Waterbury-Oxford Airport’s previous plan was completed in 2007. • Master Plans are required by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). To receive Federal funding, a project must be shown on an approved ALP.

Airport Master Plan and ALP Update - Public Information Meeting #1 - December 11, 2019 The Master Planning Process

1. Inventory of Existing Conditions 2. Aviation Activity Forecasts 3. Facility Requirements 20-Year 4. Alternatives Development 5. Environmental Overview Plan 6. Airport Layout Plan Drawings 2018-2038 7. Capital Improvement Program 8. Financial Feasibility & Economic Impact

Airport Master Plan and ALP Update - Public Information Meeting #1 - December 11, 2019 Project Schedule

18-Month Schedule

2019 2020 2021 Plan Phase Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Airport Inventory Airport Survey Aviation Activity Forecasts Facility Requirements Environmental Overview Alternative Development Concepts ALP Drawings Capital Improvement Program Financial Feasibility and Economic Impact Final Plan and ALP Drawings

Airport Master Plan and ALP Update - Public Information Meeting #1 - December 11, 2019 Project Website

www.waterbury-oxford-planning.com • Documents: • Completed report chapters • Public meeting minutes • Contact information • Master Plan FAQs

Airport Master Plan and ALP Update - Public Information Meeting #1 - December 11, 2019 Inventory: Airport Role and Location

• General Aviation Airport • FAA Asset: National Role • Airport Location: • Within two municipalities: the Town of Oxford and the Town of Middlebury • 7 miles southwest of Waterbury • 6-County primary service area

Airport Master Plan and ALP Update - Public Information Meeting #1 - December 11, 2019 Airport History

• Constant growth and change over 50+ years • Originally built by Uniroyal, whose headquarters was in Middlebury • Opened as a public airport in 1969 • Crosswind 13/31 removed in the 1990s • Control tower opened in 2002 • Runway 18/36 reconstructed in 2018

Airport Master Plan and ALP Update - Public Information Meeting #1 - December 11, 2019 Inventory: Airside Facilities

Airport Master Plan and ALP Update - Public Information Meeting #1 - December 11, 2019 Inventory: Landside Facilities

Airport Master Plan and ALP Update - Public Information Meeting #1 - December 11, 2019 Inventory: Developable Land

Airport Master Plan and ALP Update - Public Information Meeting #1 - December 11, 2019 Inventory: Approaches, Airspace, and Tower

• 4 Instrument Approaches: • 3 approaches with vertical guidance • Constant improvements to minimums with goal of a precision approach • Local Class D airspace • Midfield Tower (ATCT) • Tower recently added Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS)

Airport Master Plan and ALP Update - Public Information Meeting #1 - December 11, 2019 Inventory: Airport Activity

• Nearly 35,000 annual operations • Over 150 based aircraft Piper Archer II Pilatus PC-12

Gulfstream IV Bombardier Challenger 300

Airport Master Plan and ALP Update - Public Information Meeting #1 - December 11, 2019 Design Aircraft and Airport Reference Code

• Critical or “Design” Aircraft: most demanding aircraft with at least 500 annual operations at the airport. • Airport Reference Code (ARC): based on the approach speed and wingspan of the Design Aircraft. • Design Aircraft and ARC drive all airport design standards, including airfield geometries, separation standards, and safety areas. • Currently updating Design Aircraft and ARC.

Airport Master Plan and ALP Update - Public Information Meeting #1 - December 11, 2019 Inventory: Land Use and Environment

• Areas of Strength • Compatible land use and zoning • Low noise impacts • Air quality • Water quality • Environmental Constraints: • Wetlands on airport property • Terrain

Airport Master Plan and ALP Update - Public Information Meeting #1 - December 11, 2019 Inventory: Land Use and Environmental

Airport Master Plan and ALP Update - Public Information Meeting #1 - December 11, 2019 Master Plan Focus Areas

• ARFF relocation and best use of existing location • Additional ramp and hangar space • Dedicated helipad • Interior perimeter road • Review modifications to standards • system improvements and expansion • Instrument approach improvements • Signage and wayfinding

Airport Master Plan and ALP Update - Public Information Meeting #1 - December 11, 2019 Next Steps

• In progress: • Aviation Activity Forecasts • A-2 Boundary Survey • Up next: • Facility Requirements and Alternatives

Airport Master Plan and ALP Update - Public Information Meeting #1 - December 11, 2019 Questions & Comments

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Airport Master Plan and ALP Update - Public Information Meeting #1 - December 11, 2019