Narrative Report for AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN for the MARION MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 2017 SPECIAL NOTE AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE John Bender Nathan Caraway Phil High Leah Rodenberg Brian Rosteck Bonnie Roth Tim Shaffer Frank Sherman Jeff Stone Mike Tope MAYOR Nicolas Abouassaly CITY COUNCIL Kim Etzel Joe Spinks Will Brandt Randy Strnad Mary Lou Pazour Paul Draper PREPARED BY 4001 River Ridge Dr. NE Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 Phone: 319-377-4629 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION ONE - EXISTING CONDITIONS ............................................................................................................... 1 IOWA AVIATION SYSTEM PLAN ................................................................................................................ 2 Airport System Stratification ............................................................................................................... 2 NATIONAL PLAN OF INTEGRATED AIRPORT SYSTEMS .............................................................................. 5 AIRPORT SIGNIFICANCE .......................................................................................................................... 6 AIRPORT SETTING ...................................................................................................................................... 6 Location ................................................................................................................................................ 6 Airport History ....................................................................................................................................... 6 Climate ................................................................................................................................................. 7 Soils ........................................................................................................................................................ 7 Local Ordinances ................................................................................................................................ 8 Neighboring Airports ........................................................................................................................... 8 SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS ................................................................................................. 10 Population .......................................................................................................................................... 10 Employment ....................................................................................................................................... 11 SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................... 13 SECTION TWO - CURRENT AND PROJECTED AVIATION ACTIVITY ................................................................. 15 FORECASTING APPROACH .................................................................................................................... 15 DESIGNATING A FORECAST MODEL ...................................................................................................... 15 AIR TRAFFIC ACTIVITY ............................................................................................................................. 16 Based Aircraft..................................................................................................................................... 16 Aircraft Operations and Operational Fleet Mix ............................................................................. 18 SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................... 20 SECTION THREE – FACILITY REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................................................ 21 CRITICAL AIRCRAFT AND REFERENCE CODE ........................................................................................ 21 AIRSIDE REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................................................................... 23 Airfield Capacity ............................................................................................................................... 23 Runway Orientation .......................................................................................................................... 23 Runway Length and Width ............................................................................................................... 24 Pavement Strength ........................................................................................................................... 25 Landing and Safety Devices ............................................................................................................ 26 Navigational Aids ......................................................................................................................................................... 26 Global Positioning Systems ........................................................................................................................................ 26 Visual Glide Path Indicator ........................................................................................................................................ 27 Runway Identification Lighting ................................................................................................................................. 27 Wind Direction and Weather Reporting ................................................................................................................ 27 LANDSIDE REQUIREMENTS ...................................................................................................................... 28 Aircraft Apron and Parking .............................................................................................................. 28 Hangars ............................................................................................................................................... 29 General Aviation Terminal ................................................................................................................ 29 SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................... 30 SECTION FOUR – ALTERNATIVES ........................................................................................................................... 31 STAKEHOLDER/PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT .................................................................................................. 31 DO NOTHING ALTERNATIVE ................................................................................................................... 31 ALTERNATIVE SITES .................................................................................................................................. 32 SERVICE FROM ANOTHER AIRPORT........................................................................................................ 32 DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVES AT THE EXISTING SITE ............................................................................ 32 i EXISTING RUNWAY EXTENSION .............................................................................................................. 32 Runway Extension to the North ........................................................................................................................ 33 Runway Extension to the South ....................................................................................................................... 33 Alternate North-South Alignment ................................................................................................................... 34 CROSS WIND RUNWAY DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................. 34 East-West Cross Wind Runway #1 ................................................................................................................... 34 East-West Cross Wind Runway #2 ................................................................................................................... 35 TERMINAL AREA DEVELOPMENT............................................................................................................. 35 SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................... 38 SECTION FIVE – AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN ............................................................................................................. 39 CURRENT RUNWAY/ULTIMATE PRIMARY RUNWAY ................................................................................ 39 CROSS WIND RUNWAY ........................................................................................................................... 39 TERMINAL AREA ...................................................................................................................................... 39 AIRPORT REFERENCE CODE .................................................................................................................... 40 SECTION SIX – IMPLEMENTATION PLAN .............................................................................................................. 41 DEVELOPMENT PHASES ..........................................................................................................................