Sustainable Airport Master Plan Update Hartford-Brainard Airport Connecticut Department of Transportation Final Report November 2014 AIRPORT MASTER PLAN UPDATE for HARTFORD-BRAINARD AIRPORT Final Report November 2014 Prepared For: Connecticut Department of Transportation Connecticut Airport Authority Prepared By: CHA Consulting, Inc. Rocky Hill, CT. Hartford-Brainard Airport Airport Master Plan Update TABLE OF CONTENTS HARTFORD-BRAINARD AIRPORT MASTER PLAN Page 1.0 Regional and Airport Overview ........................................................................1-1 1.1 Study Area ............................................................................................1-1 1.1.1 Airport Location........................................................................1-1 1.1.2 Airport History ..........................................................................1-2 1.1.3 Airport Service Area and Role ..................................................1-4 1.1.4 Socioeconomic Characteristics .................................................1-6 1.2 Regional Economic Development ........................................................1-7 1.3 Existing Airport Facilities .....................................................................1-7 1.3.1 Airside Facilities .......................................................................1-7 1.3.2 Landside Facilities ....................................................................1-10 1.3.3 Utilities ......................................................................................1-12 1.3.4 Airport Access and Parking ......................................................1-13 1.3.5 Fuel ...........................................................................................1-13 1.3.6 Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting .............................................1-14 1.3.7 Snow Plowing ...........................................................................1-14 1.3.8 Foreign Object Debris (FOD) ...................................................1-14 1.4 Proposed and On-going Development ..................................................1-15 1.5 Airport Services ....................................................................................1-15 1.6 Airspace and Air Traffic Control ..........................................................1-17 1.7 Existing Airport Activity Data ..............................................................1-25 1.8 Greenhouse Gases Emissions ...............................................................1-27 1.9 Energy Audit .........................................................................................1-27 2.0 FORECASTS OF AVIATION DEMAND .......................................................2-1 2.1 Airport Role ..........................................................................................2-1 2.2 Existing Design Aircraft and Operations ..............................................2-1 2.3 Forecasting Methods .............................................................................2-2 2.3.1 Population Forecasting Method ................................................2-2 2.3.2 CSASP Forecasting Method .....................................................2-4 2.3.3 FAA Aerospace Forecasting Method ........................................2-5 2.3.4 Terminal Area Forecasting ........................................................2-6 2.3.5 Summary and Evaluation of Forecasting Methods ...................2-6 2.4 Recommended Forecasts ......................................................................2-7 2.5 Derivative Forecasts ..............................................................................2-8 2.5.1 Fleet Mix ...................................................................................2-8 2.5.2 Local and Itinerant Operations ..................................................2-9 2.4.3 Peak Period Operations .............................................................2-10 2.5.4 General Aviation Enplanement Passengers ..............................2-11 Hartford-Brainard Airport Airport Master Plan Update 2.6 Scenario Forecasting .............................................................................2-12 2.6.1 Scenario 1: Extension of Runway to 5,000’ .............................2-12 2.6.2 Scenario 2: Private Airport Closures ........................................2-13 2.6.3 Growth Potential at HFD ..........................................................2-14 2.7 Forecast Summary ................................................................................2-15 2.8 Future Design Aircraft ..........................................................................2-16 3.0 FACILITY REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................3-1 3.1 Airfield Capacity ...................................................................................3-1 3.1.1 Annual Service Volume ............................................................3-2 3.1.2 Hourly Capacity ........................................................................3-3 3.2 Airport Design Standards ......................................................................3-3 3.2.1 Runway Safety Area/Runway Object Free Area ......................3-8 3.2.2 Runway Protection Zone ...........................................................3-8 3.2.3 Clearance Areas ........................................................................3-9 3.2.4 Taxilane Object Free Area ........................................................3-9 3.2.5 Helipad and Hold Lines ............................................................3-10 3.3 Wind Coverage and Runway Use .........................................................3-11 3.4 Runway Analysis ..................................................................................3-15 3.4.1 Runway Pavement Strength ......................................................3-15 3.4.2 Runway Length .........................................................................3-16 3.4.3 Runway Width ..........................................................................3-17 3.4.4 Runway Lighting, Marking and Navigational Aids ..................3-17 3.4.5 Turf Runway .............................................................................3-18 3.4.6 Summary of Runway Requirements .........................................3-18 3.5 Taxiway System ....................................................................................3-19 3.6 Pavement Maintenance .........................................................................3-19 3.7 Instrument Approach Procedures ..........................................................3-21 3.8 Landside Facilities ................................................................................3-22 3.8.1 Aircraft Hangar .........................................................................3-23 3.8.2 Aircraft Aprons (Tiedowns) ......................................................3-27 3.8.3 Administration and GA Terminal Building ..............................3-28 3.8.4 Fueling Facilities .......................................................................3-28 3.8.5 Automobile Parking ..................................................................3-28 3.8.6 Roadway Access .......................................................................3-28 3.8.7 Perimeter Fencing .....................................................................3-29 3.8.8 Obstruction Marking and Lighting ...........................................3-29 3.8.9 Security Features .......................................................................3-29 3.9 Control Tower Line of Sight .................................................................3-30 3.10 Potential Air Traffic Control Tower Closure ........................................3-32 3.11 Facility Requirements Summary ...........................................................3-34 4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL OVERVIEW..................................................................4-1 4.1 General Setting......................................................................................4-1 Hartford-Brainard Airport Airport Master Plan Update 4.2 Air Quality ...........................................................................................4-2 4.3 Biotic Resources ...................................................................................4-4 4.4 Coastal Resources .................................................................................4-4 4.5 Compatible Land Use and Zoning ........................................................4-4 4.5.1 Hartford .....................................................................................4-5 4.5.2 Wethersfield ..............................................................................4-5 4.6 Construction ..........................................................................................4-9 4.7 Cumulative Impacts ..............................................................................4-9 4.8 DOT section 4(f) ...................................................................................4-9 4.9 Federal and State listed Endangered and Threatened Species ..............4-11 4.10 Energy Supplies, Natural Resources, and Sustainable Design .............4-14 4.11 Environmental Justice ...........................................................................4-14 4.12 Farmlands ..............................................................................................4-15 4.13 Floodplains ............................................................................................4-15