EASTERN OREGON REGIONAL AIRPORT AIRPORT MASTER PLAN REPORT FINAL REPORT, OCTOBER 2018 PREPARED FOR PREPARED BY CENTURY WEST ENGINEERING 1020 SW Emkay Drive #100 | Bend, OR 97239 | 541.322.8962 EASTERN OREGON REGIONAL AIRPORT | AIRPORT MASTER PLAN Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction and Project Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1 Study Purpose ............................................................................................................................................................ 1-1 Project Need .............................................................................................................................................................. 1-1 Project Funding .......................................................................................................................................................... 1-3 Airport Ownership ..................................................................................................................................................... 1-3 History of Airport and Development ......................................................................................................................... 1-3 Study Organization .................................................................................................................................................... 1-4 Local Citizen Participation ......................................................................................................................................... 1-5 Summary.................................................................................................................................................................... 1-6 Chapter 2 Inventory of Existing Conditions ......................................................................................................... 2-1 Airport Setting .......................................................................................................................................................... 2-1 Physical Geography ................................................................................................................................................... 2-4 Climate....................................................................................................................................................................... 2-4 Historical Aviation Activity ......................................................................................................................................... 2-4 Airfield Facilities ........................................................................................................................................................ 2-6 Runways .................................................................................................................................................................... 2-9 Runway Wind Coverage .......................................................................................................................................... 2-12 Taxiways .................................................................................................................................................................. 2-13 Aircraft Apron .......................................................................................................................................................... 2-16 Airport Lighting & Signage ....................................................................................................................................... 2-18 Airfield Pavement Condition ................................................................................................................................... 2-21 Landside Facilities .................................................................................................................................................... 2-23 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) ............................................................................................................................. 2-25 Vehicle Access and Parking ...................................................................................................................................... 2-26 Airspace and Navigational Aids ............................................................................................................................... 2-26 Instrument Procedures ............................................................................................................................................ 2-32 Airport Support Facilities/Services .......................................................................................................................... 2-35 Public Protection ..................................................................................................................................................... 2-37 Utilities .................................................................................................................................................................... 2-38 Land Use Planning and Zoning ................................................................................................................................. 2-39 Airport Industrial Park (AIP) ..................................................................................................................................... 2-40 Chapter 3 Aviation Activity Forecasts ................................................................................................................. 3-1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................... 3-1 Forecast Process ........................................................................................................................................................ 3-2 National General Aviation Activity Trends ................................................................................................................ 3-3 Airport Service Area .................................................................................................................................................. 3-6 Socioeconomic Trends & Forecasts ........................................................................................................................... 3-9 Overview of Recent Local Events ............................................................................................................................. 3-15 Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT Operations Counts)............................................................................................... 3-17 TABLE OF CONTENTS OCTOBER 2018 EASTERN OREGON REGIONAL AIRPORT | AIRPORT MASTER PLAN Terminal Area Forecast (TAF) Data .......................................................................................................................... 3-19 Commercial Air Service ............................................................................................................................................ 3-20 Other Air Taxi Operations ........................................................................................................................................ 3-22 Air Cargo .................................................................................................................................................................. 3-22 General Aviation Activity ......................................................................................................................................... 3-23 Aircraft Operations .................................................................................................................................................. 3-24 Aviation Activity Forecasts (Existig Forecasts) ......................................................................................................... 3-25 Updated General Aviation Forecasts ....................................................................................................................... 3-27 Based Aircraft Fleet Mix .......................................................................................................................................... 3-32 Instrument Flight Activity ........................................................................................................................................ 3-37 Local and Itinerant Operations ................................................................................................................................ 3-38 Military Operations ................................................................................................................................................. 3-39 UAS Operations ....................................................................................................................................................... 3-40 Peaking Characteristics ............................................................................................................................................ 3-42 Design Aircraft ......................................................................................................................................................... 3-43 Forecast Summary ..................................................................................................................................................