Port Lions Airport Master Plan Project No. 54746 Prepared for: Federal Aviation Administration 222 W. 7th Ave #14 Anchorage, AK 99513 Prepared on behalf of the Sponsor: Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Central Region P.O. Box 196650 Anchorage, AK 99519-6650 Prepared by: HDR Alaska, Inc. 2525 C Street, Suite 305 Anchorage, AK 99503-2569 March 2007 Port Lions Airport Master Plan Table of Contents Executive Summary...................................................................................................................................... 1 1.0 General ................................................................................................................................................ 2 1.1 Background..................................................................................................................................2 1.2 Existing Conditions Summary.....................................................................................................2 1.3 Inventory of City Infrastructure...................................................................................................3 1.4 Local Government Structure .......................................................................................................4 1.5 Socio Economic Data ..................................................................................................................5 1.5.1 Population..................................................................................................................................5 1.5.2 Employment and Per Capita Income.........................................................................................6 1.5.3 Industry......................................................................................................................................6 1.6 Environmental Overview.............................................................................................................8 1.6.1 Climate ......................................................................................................................................8 1.6.2 Wetlands....................................................................................................................................8 1.6.3 Soils and Geology .....................................................................................................................8 1.6.4 Hydraulics and Hydrology ........................................................................................................9 1.6.5 Wind..........................................................................................................................................9 1.6.6 Fish and Wildlife.......................................................................................................................9 1.6.7 Vegetation ...............................................................................................................................10 1.7 Historical Aviation Activity, Certification, and Ownership......................................................10 1.8 Financial Data............................................................................................................................10 2.0 Forecasts............................................................................................................................................ 10 2.1 Introduction ...............................................................................................................................10 2.2 Step 1. Identify Aviation Activity Parameters and Measures to Forecast .................................11 2.3 Step 2. Collect and Review Previous Airport Forecasts............................................................11 2.3.1 Federal Aviation Administration, Terminal Area Forecast.....................................................11 2.4 Step 3. Gather Data....................................................................................................................12 2.4.1 Data Requirements ..................................................................................................................12 2.4.2 Historical Aviation Data..........................................................................................................13 2.4.2.1 Aircraft Operations...........................................................................................................13 2.4.2.2 Passenger Enplanements...................................................................................................13 2.4.2.3 Cargo Activity...................................................................................................................14 2.4.2.4 Based Aircraft and Fleet Mix............................................................................................16 2.4.2.5 Airport Master Record, Form 5010 ..................................................................................16 2.4.2.6 Air Traffic Data collected by HDR Alaska, Inc................................................................17 2.4.3 Air Traffic Base-Year Summary .............................................................................................17 2.5 Socioeconomic Analysis............................................................................................................17 2.5.1 Population................................................................................................................................17 2.5.2 Employment ............................................................................................................................19 2.5.3 Per Capita Income ...................................................................................................................20 2.5.4 Industry....................................................................................................................................20 2.6 Base Year (2006) Air Traffic Activity Estimate........................................................................21 2.7 Step 4. Select Forecasting Methods...........................................................................................22 2.8 Step 5. Apply Forecast Methods and Evaluate Results .............................................................22 2.9 Step 6. Compare Airport Planning Forecast Results with TAF.................................................26 2.10 Step 7. Obtain approval of the forecast .....................................................................................28 2.11 FAA Approval...........................................................................................................................28 HDR Alaska, Inc. i March 2007 Port Lions Airport Master Plan 3.0 Facility Requirements ....................................................................................................................... 28 3.1 Summary....................................................................................................................................28 3.2 General ......................................................................................................................................29 3.3 Emerging Trends.......................................................................................................................29 3.4 Design Hour demand.................................................................................................................30 3.5 Security......................................................................................................................................30 3.6 Airspace and Airfield.................................................................................................................31 3.7 Passenger Terminal ...................................................................................................................32 3.8 General Aviation.......................................................................................................................33 3.9 Cargo .........................................................................................................................................33 3.10 Support ......................................................................................................................................33 3.11 Ground Access, parking ............................................................................................................33 3.12 Utilities ......................................................................................................................................34 3.13 Other..........................................................................................................................................34 4.0 Alternatives Development and Evaluation........................................................................................ 34 4.1 Summary....................................................................................................................................34 4.2 General ......................................................................................................................................34 4.3 Alternatives Analysis Process ...................................................................................................34 4.4 Identification of Alternatives.....................................................................................................34 4.5 Selection of Recommended Alternative ....................................................................................35