Marana Regional Airport Airport Master Plan Final Draft
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Marana Regional Airport Airport Master Plan Final Draft Prepared for Town of Marana, Arizona By Armstrong Consultants, Inc. 2345 S. Alma School Road, Suite 208 Mesa, AZ 85210 In association with The Genesis Consulting Group, LLC Woolpert, Inc. August 2016 ADOT No. E5S3N The preparation of this document was financed in part through a planning grant from the Arizona Department of Transportation. The contents of this report reflect the analysis and finding of Armstrong Consultants, Inc. who are responsible for the facts and accuracy of the data presented herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policy of the ADOT. Acceptance of this report by the Federal Aviation Administration (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 with applicable Public Laws. TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 – Marana Regional Airport Master Plan Overview ................................................................................. 1-1 1.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Purpose ................................................................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.3 Objectives ............................................................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.4 Airport Master Plan Process and Schedule ....................................................................................................... 1-2 1.5 Advisory Committees ........................................................................................................................................... 1-3 Chapter 2 – Inventory of Airport Assets ..................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 Airport History and Ownership ......................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Airport Service Levels and ASSET Category ................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2.1 Federal Service Level .................................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2.2 Federal ASSET Category ............................................................................................................................. 2-2 2.2.3 State Service Level ........................................................................................................................................ 2-2 2.2.4 Regional Service Level .................................................................................................................................. 2-3 2.3 Aeronautical Activities ......................................................................................................................................... 2-3 2.4 Airport Setting ....................................................................................................................................................... 2-4 2.5 Compatible Land Use ........................................................................................................................................... 2-5 2.6 Socioeconomic Characteristics ........................................................................................................................... 2-7 2.6.1 Local Profile ................................................................................................................................................... 2-7 2.6.2 Population ...................................................................................................................................................... 2-8 2.6.3 Employment .................................................................................................................................................. 2-9 2.6.4 Income ............................................................................................................................................................. 10 2.7 Climate and Meteorological Conditions ......................................................................................................... 2-10 2.7.1 Local Climatic Data ................................................................................................................................... 2-11 2.8 Neighboring Airports/Service Area ............................................................................................................... 2-11 2.9 Airport Ownership and Management ............................................................................................................. 2-13 2.10 Grant History ................................................................................................................................................... 2-13 2.11 Airport Financial Data .................................................................................................................................... 2-15 2.12 Based Aircraft and Operations ...................................................................................................................... 2-16 2.13 Certified Pilots and Registered Aircraft ....................................................................................................... 2-17 2.14 Design Standards ............................................................................................................................................. 2-17 2.14.1 Design Aircraft ......................................................................................................................................... 2-17 2.14.2 Runway Design Code (RDC) ................................................................................................................. 2-18 2.14.3 Taxiway Design Group (TDG) ............................................................................................................. 2-19 2.14.4 Airport Reference Code (ARC) ............................................................................................................. 2-19 2.14.5 Safety Areas ............................................................................................................................................... 2-21 2.14.6 Obstacle Free Zone (OFZ) and Object Free Area (OFA) ............................................................... 2-21 2.14.7 Runway Protection Zone (RPZ) ........................................................................................................... 2-22 2.14.8 Summary of Existing Design Standards ............................................................................................... 2-22 2.15 Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) Part 77 Imaginary Surfaces ........................................ 2-24 2.15.1 Primary Surface ........................................................................................................................................ 2-24 2.15.2 Approach Surface .................................................................................................................................... 2-24 2.15.3 Transitional Surface ................................................................................................................................. 2-24 2.15.4 Horizontal Surface ................................................................................................................................... 2-25 2.15.5 Conical Surface ......................................................................................................................................... 2-25 Table of Contents 2.15.6 Penetrations to Imaginary Surfaces ....................................................................................................... 2-25 2.15.7 Summary of Dimensional Criteria ......................................................................................................... 2-27 2.16 Airspace Characteristics .................................................................................................................................. 2-27 2.16.1 Airspace Jurisdiction ................................................................................................................................ 2-29 2.16.2 Airspace Restrictions ............................................................................................................................... 2-29 2.16.3 Instrument Approach Procedures ......................................................................................................... 2-30 2.17 Runway Wind Coverage ................................................................................................................................. 2-31 2.18 Existing Airside Facility Inventory ............................................................................................................... 2-33 2.18.1 Runways ..................................................................................................................................................... 2-33 2.18.2 Taxiway System .......................................................................................................................................