Vance Brand Municipal Airport Master Plan August 16, 2011
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DRAFT Vance Brand Municipal Airport Master Plan August 16, 2011 As required by Paragraph 425.B(4) of FAA Order 5100.38C, Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Handbook: The preparation of this document may have been supported, in part, through the Airport Improvement Program financial assistance from the Federal Aviation Administration as provided under Title 49 U.S.C., Section 47104. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policy of the FAA. Acceptance of this report by the FAA does not in any way constitute a commitment on the part of the 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. ● ● ● ● ● TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 STUDY GOALS ..................................................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 LOCAL INFORMATION .................................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.3 AIRPORT MANAGEMENT AND OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE ............................................................ 1-4 1.4 AIRPORT ACTIVITY ........................................................................................................................................... 1-4 2.0 INVENTORY ............................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 AIRPORT REFERENCE CODE ....................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 EXISTING AIRFIELD DESIGN STANDARDS .......................................................................................... 2-3 2.3 CDOT AERONAUTICS 2005 AVIATION SYSTEM PLAN ...................................................................... 2-5 2.4 AIRFIELD/AIRSPACE ........................................................................................................................................ 2-7 2.4.1 Runway .................................................................................................................................................................. 2-7 2.4.2 Taxiways................................................................................................................................................................ 2-7 2.4.3 Apron .................................................................................................................................................................... 2-8 2.4.4 Pavement Condition ........................................................................................................................................... 2-8 2.4.5 Lighting, Markings, and Signage of Runways and Taxiways ........................................................................ 2-9 2.4.6 Visual and Navigational Airport Aids ............................................................................................................ 2-10 2.4.7 Instrument Approach Procedures .................................................................................................................. 2-10 2.4.8 Airspace............................................................................................................................................................... 2-11 2.4.9 Voluntary Noise Abatement Procedures ....................................................................................................... 2-14 2.4.10 Obstructions to Air Navigation.................................................................................................................. 2-16 2.5 GENERAL AVIATION FACILITIES ............................................................................................................ 2-16 2.5.1 Fixed Based Operator (FBO) .......................................................................................................................... 2-16 2.5.2 Airport Hangars ................................................................................................................................................. 2-16 2.5.3 Based and Transient Aircraft Parking Tiedowns ......................................................................................... 2-17 2.6 AIRPORT MAINTENANCE AND EQUIPMENT .................................................................................... 2-17 2.7 SUPPORT FACILITIES ..................................................................................................................................... 2-18 2.7.1 Maintenance Storage Facilities ........................................................................................................................ 2-18 2.7.2 Aircraft Fuel Storage ......................................................................................................................................... 2-18 2.8 VEHICLE ACCESS AND PARKING ............................................................................................................ 2-18 2.8.1 Airport Access Road Network ........................................................................................................................ 2-18 2.8.2 Parking ................................................................................................................................................................ 2-19 2.9 UTILITIES ............................................................................................................................................................. 2-19 2.10 METEOROLOGICAL DATA .......................................................................................................................... 2-19 2.10.1 Wind Coverage .............................................................................................................................................. 2-19 2.10.2 Temperature .................................................................................................................................................. 2-20 2.10.3 Precipitation ................................................................................................................................................... 2-20 2.10.4 Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) ......................................................................................... 2-20 2.11 AIRPORT PROPERTY & LAND USE ........................................................................................................... 2-21 2.12 COMMUNITY SOCIOECONOMIC ANALYSIS ........................................................................................ 2-23 2.12.1 Population ...................................................................................................................................................... 2-23 2.12.2 Employment .................................................................................................................................................. 2-24 2.12.3 Income ............................................................................................................................................................ 2-26 2.12.4 Sales & Use Tax ............................................................................................................................................ 2-26 2.13 ENVIRONMENTAL OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................. 2-26 2.13.1 Air Quality ..................................................................................................................................................... 2-27 DRAFT 8/16/2011 i 2.13.2 Department of Transportation Act: Section 4(f) ..................................................................................... 2-27 2.13.3 Farmlands ....................................................................................................................................................... 2-27 2.13.4 Fish, Wildlife, and Plants ............................................................................................................................. 2-28 2.13.5 Floodplains .................................................................................................................................................... 2-29 2.13.6 Hazardous Materials, Pollution Prevention, and Solid Waste ............................................................... 2-30 2.13.7 Historical, Architectural, Archaeological, and Cultural Resources ....................................................... 2-31 2.13.8 Light Emissions and Visual Impacts ......................................................................................................... 2-32 2.13.9 Noise ............................................................................................................................................................... 2-32 2.13.10 Water Quality ................................................................................................................................................ 2-33 2.13.11 Wetlands ......................................................................................................................................................... 2-34 2.13.12 Wild and Scenic Rivers ...............................................................................................................................