TO: Bill Thompson, Nevada Department of Transportation cc: Matt Furedy, Nevada Department of Transportation FROM: R. John Sanders, Aries Consultants Ltd. DATE: January 29, 2009 RE: NDOT Task 3 - Analysis of Airport Needs Attached is a draft update of the 2004 Nevada Airport System Plan Update Chapter 5, Airport Facility Requirements, prepared as part of Task 3, Analysis of Airport Needs, for your review and comments. We have indicated in Table 5-3 where individual airports are deficient in meeting the minimum airport development standards for each airport category as listed in Table 5-2. We have indicated actions that are necessary at the individual airports to meet the minimum airport standards in Table 5-4. This analysis is based on a review of Federal Aviation Administration, Nevada Department of Transportation and other available data on the individual airports. We would appreciate your review / edits of the information presented in Tables 5-3 and 5-4. We have updated the airport information presented on Figures 5-2 through 5-50 for the individual airports based on more recent NDOT and FAA data. We have also included an updated Capital Improvement Program for each airport on Figures 5-2 through 5-50 when the data was available from NDOT or the individual airports. We would appreciate your review / edits of the information presented on Figures 5-2 through 5-50 for the Airport Capital Improvement Program. RJS:cme Attachments ANALYSIS OF AIRPORT NEEDS PREPARED FOR NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARIES CONSULTANTS LTD. January 2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter Page 5 AIRPORT FACILITY REQUIREMENTS..................................................... 5-1 5.1 Introduction............................................................................................... 5-1 5.2 Airport Categories .................................................................................... 5-1 5.3 Comparing Airport Requirements with Existing Facilities ...................... 5-4 5.4 Airspace and Air Traffic Control.............................................................. 5-10 5.4.1 Airspace and Air Traffic Control................................................ 5-10 5.4.2 Navigational Aids ....................................................................... 5-13 5.5 Description of Recommended Airport System......................................... 5-16 5.5.1 New Airports............................................................................... 5-17 5.5.2 Privately-Owned, Public-Use Airports....................................... 5-17 5.5.3 Military Airports ......................................................................... 5-18 5.5.4 Recommended Facility Improvements ....................................... 5-18 i LIST OF TABLES Number Page 5-1 Airport Reference Code Designations......................................................... 5-6 5-2 Airport Classification Minimum Development Standards.......................... 5-8 5-3 Airport Deficiencies ........................................................................................ 5-11 5-4 Actions Necessary to Meet Minimum Airport Standards ............................... 5-19 ii LIST OF FIGURES Number Page 5-1 Recommended System Airports.................................................................. 5-5 Numbers 5-2 through 5-50 .............................................................................End of Report 5-2 Alamo Landing Field...................................................................................... ___ 5-3 Austin ................................................................................................................___ 5-4 Battle Mountain.................................................................................................___ 5-5 Beatty ................................................................................................................___ 5-6 Boulder City Municipal.....................................................................................___ 5-7 Carson ...............................................................................................................___ 5-8 Crescent Valley.................................................................................................___ 5-9 Currant Ranch....................................................................................................___ 5-10 Dayton Valley Airpark......................................................................................___ 5-11 Denio Junction...................................................................................................___ 5-12 Derby Field .......................................................................................................___ 5-13 Dyer ..................................................................................................................___ 5-14 Echo Bay ...........................................................................................................___ 5-15 Elko Regional (J. C. Harris Field).....................................................................___ 5-16 Ely Airport/Yelland Field..................................................................................___ 5-17 Empire ...............................................................................................................___ 5-18 Eureka ................................................................................................................___ 5-19 Fallon Municipal...............................................................................................___ 5-20 Gabbs.................................................................................................................___ 5-21 Goldfield............................................................................................................___ 5-22 Hadley................................................................................................................___ 5-23 Harriet Field/Wells Municipal...........................................................................___ 5-24 Hawthorne Municipal........................................................................................___ 5-25 Henderson Executive.........................................................................................___ 5-26 Jackpot Airport/Hayden Field...........................................................................___ 5-27 Jean ....................................................................................................................___ 5-28 Kidwell ..............................................................................................................___ 5-29 Kingston ............................................................................................................___ 5-30 Lida Junction.....................................................................................................___ 5-31 Lincoln County..................................................................................................___ 5-32 McCarran International.....................................................................................___ 5-33 Mesquite Municipal...........................................................................................___ 5-34 Mina...................................................................................................................___ 5-35 Minden-Tahoe ...................................................................................................___ 5-36 North Las Vegas................................................................................................___ iii List of Figures -- continued Number Page 5-37 Owyhee..............................................................................................................___ 5-38 Perkins Field......................................................................................................___ 5-39 Reno Stead.........................................................................................................___ 5-40 Reno/Tahoe International..................................................................................___ 5-41 Rosaschi Air Park..............................................................................................___ 5-42 Searchlight.........................................................................................................___ 5-43 Silver Springs....................................................................................................___ 5-44 Sky Ranch Estates.............................................................................................___ 5-45 Spanish Springs.................................................................................................___ 5-46 Stevens/Crosby Field.........................................................................................___ 5-47 Tiger Field.........................................................................................................___ 5-48 Tonopah.............................................................................................................___ 5-49 Winnemucca Municipal.....................................................................................___ 5-50 Yerington Municipal.........................................................................................___ iv Chapter 5 AIRPORT FACILITY REQUIREMENTS 5.1 INTRODUCTION This chapter presents the requirements for airport system facilities, and when compared to the demand/capacity