Sioux Falls Regional Airport Joe Foss Field Airport Master Plan Sioux Falls Regional Airport Authority SIOUX FALLS REGIONAL AIRPORT Joe Foss Field Sioux Falls, South Dakota DRAFT AIRPORT MASTER PLAN Prepared By Coffman Associates Airport Consultants December 2006 AThe contents of these documents reflect the views of Coffman Associates, Inc., which is responsible for the parts and accuracy of the data contained herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policy of the FAA. Acceptance of these documents by the FAA does not in any way constitute a commitment on the part of the United States to participate in any development depicted herein nor does it indicate that the proposed development is environmentally acceptable in accordance with Public Laws 90-495, 91-190, 91-258, 94-343, and/or 100-223.@ Sioux Falls Regional Airport Authority TABLE OF CONTENTS SIOUX FALLS REGIONAL AIRPORT Sioux Falls, South Dakota Airport Master Plan Update PREFACE Chapter One INVENTORY REGIONAL SETTING..................................................................................... 1-1 Infrastructure........................................................................................ 1-2 Climate .................................................................................................. 1-2 Utilities.................................................................................................. 1-3 AIRPORT SYSTEM PLANNING ROLE......................................................... 1-4 AIRPORT HISTORY AND ADMINISTRATION............................................ 1-4 COMMERCIAL AIR SERVICE....................................................................... 1-5 CARGO SERVICE ........................................................................................... 1-5 AIRPORT FACILITIES ................................................................................... 1-5 Airside Facilities ................................................................................... 1-5 Landside Facilities .............................................................................. 1-11 Air Cargo Facilities ............................................................................. 1-12 ENROUTE NAVIGATION AND AIRSPACE............................................... 1-15 Instrument Approach Procedures ...................................................... 1-16 Vicinity Airspace ................................................................................. 1-16 Air Traffic Control............................................................................... 1-18 Area Airports....................................................................................... 1-18 Chapter One (Continued) GENERALIZED LAND USE......................................................................... 1-20 SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS................................................... 1-20 Population............................................................................................ 1-20 Employment ........................................................................................ 1-21 Per Capita Personal Income ............................................................... 1-22 SUMMARY..................................................................................................... 1-23 DOCUMENT SOURCES ............................................................................... 1-23 Chapter Two FORECASTS NATIONAL AVIATION TRENDS .................................................................. 2-2 Commercial Aviation............................................................................. 2-2 Air Cargo ............................................................................................... 2-6 General Aviation ................................................................................... 2-8 FORECASTING APPROACH ....................................................................... 2-10 AVIATION ACTIVITY FORECASTS ........................................................... 2-11 Commercial Service............................................................................. 2-11 Air Cargo Forecasts............................................................................. 2-17 General Aviation Forecasts ................................................................ 2-19 Peaking Characteristics...................................................................... 2-29 Air Taxi Operations............................................................................. 2-30 Military Operations............................................................................. 2-31 Annual Instrument Approaches ......................................................... 2-32 SUMMARY..................................................................................................... 2-32 Chapter Three FACILITY REQUIREMENTS AIRFIELD REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................ 3-2 Airfield Design Standards .................................................................... 3-4 AIRFIELD CAPACITY .................................................................................... 3-6 Factors Affecting Annual Service Volume ........................................... 3-6 Calculation of Annual Service Volume................................................. 3-9 AIRSIDE FACILITIES .................................................................................. 3-10 Runway Orientation............................................................................ 3-10 Taxiways......................................................................................................... 3-14 Airfield Marking, Lighting, and Signage ........................................... 3-14 Navigational and Approach Aids........................................................ 3-15 Chapter Three (Continued) LANDSIDE REQUIREMENTS..................................................................... 3-17 Gross Terminal Building Area............................................................ 3-18 Terminal Area Automobile Parking ................................................... 3-18 Airport Traffic Control Tower Siting Considerations........................ 3-19 GENERAL AVIATION REQUIREMENTS .................................................. 3-20 Hangars ............................................................................................... 3-20 Aircraft Parking Apron ....................................................................... 3-21 CARGO REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................... 3-22 SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS....................................................................... 3-23 Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting........................................................ 3-23 Airport Maintenance/Storage Facilities............................................. 3-23 Fuel Storage ........................................................................................ 3-23 SUMMARY..................................................................................................... 3-24 Chapter Four AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVES BACKGROUND ............................................................................................... 4-2 INITIAL DEVELOPMENT CONSIDERATIONS .......................................... 4-3 CONSIDERATION OF NON-DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVES ........................................................................................... 4-4 No Action Alternative ........................................................................... 4-4 Transfer of Services to Another Airport............................................... 4-4 Development of a New Airport ............................................................. 4-5 AIRFIELD CONSIDERATIONS..................................................................... 4-5 Runways ................................................................................................ 4-5 Taxiways................................................................................................ 4-6 Airport Traffic Control Tower............................................................... 4-6 Navigational Aids.................................................................................. 4-7 TERMINAL BUILDING ALTERNATIVES.................................................... 4-7 Ticketing and Bag Make-Up................................................................. 4-9 Bag Claim and F.I.S............................................................................ 4-10 Boarding Concourse ............................................................................ 4-10 GENERAL AVIATION ALTERNATIVES.................................................... 4-11 AIR CARGO ALTERNATIVES ..................................................................... 4-13 SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT (SRE) BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE FACILITIES.......................................................... 4-14 SUMMARY..................................................................................................... 4-15 Chapter Five MASTER PLAN CONCEPT, NOISE ANALYSIS, AND LAYOUT DRAWINGS RECOMMENDED MASTER PLAN CONCEPT ............................................ 5-1 Airfield Design Standards .................................................................... 5-2 Airfield Recommendations.................................................................... 5-3 Terminal Area Recommendations .......................................................