Ralph M. Hall Municipal Airport Airport Development Plan
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Ralph M. Hall Municipal Airport City of Rockwall Airport Development Plan Final Report 3010 Gaylord Parkway Suite 190 Frisco, TX 75034 972-377-7480 972-377-8380 FAX RALPH M. HALL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS INVENTORY OF EXISTING CONDITIONS – CHAPTER ONE PAGE INTRODUCTION 1.1 FACILITY INVENTORY PROCESS 1.4 AIRPORT CHARACTERISTICS 1.4 AIRFIELD FACILITIES INVENTORY 1.10 ENVIRONMENTAL OVERVIEW 1.18 AIRSPACE SYSTEM AND AIDS TO NAVIGATION (NAVAIDS) 1.21 AIRPORT SERVICE AREA 1.25 CLIMATIC CHARACTERISTICS 1.31 AIRPORT ENVIRONS 1.33 SOCIOECONOMIC DATA 1.38 FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW 1.40 SUMMARY 1.41 AVIATION ACTIVITY FORECASTS – CHAPTER TWO PAGE INTRODUCTION 2.1 NATIONAL GENERAL AVIATION TRENDS 2.1 GENERAL AVIATION INDUSTRY 2.4 FAA AEROSPACE FORECASTS 2.8 TERMINAL AREA FORECASTS 2.12 GENERAL AVIATION DEMAND FORECASTS 2.13 CRITICAL AIRCRAFT 2.23 FORECAST SUMMARY 2.25 AIRPORT FACILITY REQUIREMENTS – CHAPTER THREE PAGE INTRODUCTION 3.1 AIRPORT REFERENCE CODE (ARC) CLASSIFICATION 3.1 RUNWAY REQUIREMENTS 3.4 AIRFIELD DESIGN STANDARDS 3.5 AIRFIELD LIGHTING AND MARKING REQUIREMENTS 3.13 NAVIGATION SYSTEMS AND WEATHER AIDS 3.15 TERMINAL AREA AND LANDSIDE FACILITIES 3.18 SUMMARY OF AIRPORT TERMINAL AREA FACILITY REQUIREMENTS 3.23 Table of Contents FINAL REPORT i RALPH M. HALL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS ALTERNATIVES – CHAPTER FOUR PAGE INTRODUCTION 4.1 AIRSIDE ALTERNATIVES AND RECOMMENDATIONS 4.2 LANDSIDE ALTERNATIVES AND RECOMMENDATIONS 4.25 RECOMMENDED DEVELOPMENT PLAN 4.37 PHASED DEVELOPMENT AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN – CHAPTER FIVE PAGE FUNDING SOURCES AND OPTIONS 5.1 PHASED DEVELOPMENT AND PROJECT COST ESTIMATES 5.5 AIRPORT PLANS – CHAPTER SIX PAGE INTRODUCTION 6.1 AIRPORT LAYOUT DRAWING 6.1 INNER PORTION OF THE RUNWAY APPROACH SURFACE DRAWING 6.1 TERMINAL AREA PLAN 6.2 LAND USE DRAWING 6.2 AIRPORT PROPERTY DRAWING 6.2 Table of Contents ii FINAL REPORT RALPH M. HALL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLES PAGE 1-1 Historical Airport Project Funding 1.6 1-2 Airport Reference Code 1.9 1-3 Airport Fuel Sales, 2007 – 2012 1.16 1-4 Rockwall County Threatened and Endangered Species 1.20 1-5 NAVAIDs 1.23 1-6 Instrument Approach Procedures 1.25 Area Public-Use Airport Facilities 1.27 1-8 Pilot/Aircraft Owners Survey Results 1.31 1-9 Wind Coverage Summaries 1.32 1-10 Historic and Projected Population 1.38 1-11 Household Income Distribution 1.39 1-12 Comparison of Operating Revenue and Expenses 1.40 2-1 Historical and Projected U.S. Active Pilots by Certificate 2.9 2-2 Historical and Projected U.S. Active Aircraft 2.10 2-3 Summary of Aircraft Operations Forecasts, 2012 – 2032 2.16 2-4 Summary of Operations by Aircraft Type, 2012 – 2032 2.17 2-5 Fleet Mix Operations by Design Group, 2012 – 2032 2.18 2-6 Summary of Local and Itinerant Operations, 2012 – 2032 2.19 2-7 Annual Instrument Approach Forecasts, 2012 – 2032 2.20 2-8 Summary of Based Aircraft Forecasts, 2012 – 2032 2.21 2-9 General Aviation Based Aircraft Fleet Mix, 2012 – 2032 2.22 2.10 Critical Aircraft Comparisons 2.23 2-11 Aviation Forecast Summary, 2012-2032 2.25 3-1 Airport Reference Code 3.2 3-2 Runway Length Requirements 3.4 3-3 Runway Protection Zone Dimensions 3.11 3-4 Airport Design Standards 3.12 3-5 Summary – Aviation Terminal Facility Needs 3.24 4-1 Alternative Declared Distances 4.5 4-2 Recommended Development Declared Distances 4.38 5-1 Phase I (0-5 Years) Development Costs 5.8 5-2 Phase II (6-10 Years) Development Costs 5.9 5-3 Phase III (11-20 Years) Development Costs 5.9 5-4 Long-term Projects 5.10 Table of Contents FINAL REPORT iii RALPH M. HALL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS FIGURES PAGE 1-1 SWOT Analysis Matrix 1.3 1-2 Airport Vicinity and Location Map 1.7 1-3 Existing Airport Layout 1.11 1-4 Airspace/NAVAIDS Summary 1.24 1-5 Airport NPIAS Service Area 1.28 1-6 Composite Service Area 1.29 1-7 Existing Zoning 1.35 1-8 Existing Airport Airspace 1.36 1-9 Proposed Airport Overlay District 1.37 2-1 U.S. Aircraft Shipments, 2000 – 2011 2.5 2-2 U.S. Aircraft Shipment Billings, 2000 – 2011 2.6 2-3 U.S. Fractional Ownership, 2003 – 2011 2.7 2-4 Active General Aviation and Air Taxi Hours Flown 2.11 2-5 Summary of Aircraft Operations Forecasts, 2012 – 2032 2.16 2-6 Summary of Operations by Aircraft Type, 2012 – 2032 2.17 2-7 Summary of Local and Itinerant Operations, 2012 – 2032 2.19 2-8 General Aviation Based Aircraft Fleet Mix, 2012 – 2032 2.22 3-1 Comparison of Airport Reference Code (ARC) Aircraft 3.3 3-2 Parallel Taxiway Existing TSA/TOFA 3.7 3-3 Parallel Taxiway Existing TSA/TOFA Standards 3.7 3-4 Future Parallel Taxiway and Standard TSA/TOFA 3.7 3-5 Runway 35 OFZ/OFA – Existing and Standard 3.9 3-6 Runway 17 OFZ/OFA – Existing and Standard 3.9 4-1 Declared Distances – Alternative 1 4.7 4-2 Declared Distances – Alternative 2 4.9 4-3 Runway 17 Deficiencies 4.13 4-4 Runway 35 Deficiencies 4.15 4-5 Existing Taxiway Deficiencies 4.19 4-6 FAA B-I Taxiway Design Standards 4.21 4-7 Proposed Parallel Taxiway Layout 4.23 4-8 Landside Alternative 1 4.29 4-9 Landside Alternative 2 4.31 4-10 Landside Alternative 3 4.33 4-11 Landside Alternative 4 4.35 Table of Contents iv FINAL REPORT RALPH M. HALL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS FIGURES – CONTINUED PAGE 4-12 Preferred Airside/Airfield Development 4.39 4-13 Preferred Landside/Terminal Development 4.41 4-14 Preferred Development – Declared Distances 4.43 5-1 Phased Development Plan 5.11 6-1 Airport Layout Drawing 6.3 6-2 Runway 17 Inner Portion of the Approach Surface Drawing 6.4 6-3 Runway 35 Inner Portion of the Approach Surface Drawing 6.5 6-4 Terminal Area Plan 6.6 6-5 Land Use Drawing 6.7 6-6 Airport Property Map 6.8 Table of Contents FINAL REPORT v RALPH M. HALL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT PLAN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The goal of the Ralph M. Hall Municipal Airport Development Plan is to provide a realistic and proactive framework for the City of Rockwall and The Rockwall Economic Development Corporation to identify, evaluate, and prioritize opportunities to redevelop the Airport to be an attractive alternative to other airports in the region. The Development process throughout this project included meetings with City personnel, REDC personnel, and various community leaders to solicit recommendations and receive input to create a document that exhibits a systematic approach to airport development. DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPROACH This Development Plan covers the period of 2012 through 2032 and includes the following components: Inventory and background data; Forecast of aviation demand; Facility requirements and needs; Alternatives development; and Phased development plan. East of the growing DFW Metro-plex, the Airport is well situated to play a vital role in the economic growth and vitality of Rockwall and the region. While support for the Airport has been on the periphery for many years, its importance as an economic generator has been realized and support for integrating this asset into future transportation improvements will be a building block to achieve and provide a welcoming “front door" to the community. Located on a small 50 acre footprint with a single runway exhibiting a length of 3,373 feet and a width of 45 feet, aeronautical operations at the Airport are forecast to increase from a current level of 15,000 aircraft movements to 25,200 by 2032 with based aircraft numbers expected to increase from 71 to 92 by the end of the planning period. While a majority of the operations will be conducted locally, the itinerant percentage of total operations increases from 21 percent in 2012 to 33 percent in 2032. These itinerant operations are indicative of greater use of the airfield from locations outside the region and larger, more complex business type aircraft. ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS A thorough analysis of future airport facility requirements ensures support facilities are able to meet forecast demand and meet FAA design criteria standards. After several iterations of proposed layouts that included examining runway extensions both north and south to 5,000 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Page 1 RALPH M. HALL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT PLAN feet in length, a recommended development plan was developed based on input from the City and REDC. This plan included both airside and landside concepts. Key improvement needs during the next 5-years include: Correcting Runway width and line-of-sight deficiencies; Constructing a new parallel taxiway with proper runway/taxiway centerline distance to correct several airside deficiencies; Need to implement declared distances to correct RSA/ROFA deficiencies off the southern runway end; and Need to construct and relocate the existing terminal area on the east side of the airport to include terminal building, apron, hangars, fuel facilities, and taxilanes. Within the next five years, it is forecasted that T-hangar space will need to expand from its current square footage of 68,000 to 78,300 and executive/box hangar type facilities will need to add an additional 7,700 square footage of space. The T-hangars (both open shade and bi-fold door) would accommodate a total of 40 individual units while the executive/box hangars equate to a total of 16 individual structures varying in size from 2,400 square feet to over 10,000 square feet.