MASTER PLAN REPORT REPORT PREPARED BY: www.meadhunt.com The preparation of this document was financed in part through an Airport Improvement Program grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (Project Number 3-19-0000-15-2009) as provided under Section 505 of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, as amended. The contents do not necessarily reflect official views or the policy of the DOT or the FAA. Acceptance of this report by the FAA does not in any way constitute a commitment on the part of the United States to participate in any development depicted therein not does it indicate the proposed development is environmentally acceptable in accordance with appropriate public laws. REPORT PREPARED BY: 2605 Port Lansing Road Lansing, MI 48906 Phone: (517) 321-8334 www.meadhunt.com Table of Contents Page Chapter 1 – Inventory of Existing Facilities ...................................................................... 1-1 1.1 General Airport Description and Location ........................................................... 1-2 1.2 Airport History ......................................................................................................... 1-2 1.3 Existing Airport Environment ................................................................................ 1-5 1.3.1 Topography ..................................................................................................... 1-5 1.3.2 Soil ................................................................................................................... 1-5 1.3.3 Meteorological/Climate Conditions .................................................................. 1-5 1.3.4 Wind Coverage ................................................................................................ 1-7 1.4 Land Use .................................................................................................................. 1-9 1.4.1 Part 77 Surfaces .............................................................................................. 1-11 1.5 Socioeconomic Data ............................................................................................... 1-13 1.5.1 Population Trends ........................................................................................... 1-13 1.5.2 Income ............................................................................................................. 1-14 1.6 Facilities Management ............................................................................................ 1-15 1.7 Existing Airport Facilities ....................................................................................... 1-15 1.7.1 Airside Facilities ............................................................................................... 1-16 1.7.2 Existing Aviation Related Landside and Support Facilities ............................. 1-28 1.8 Airport Tenants ....................................................................................................... 1-29 1.9 Air Space and Air Traffic Control .......................................................................... 1-31 1.10 Design Standards.................................................................................................. 1-34 1.10.1 Runway Protection Zones ............................................................................. 1-35 1.10.2 Runway Object Free Areas and Runway Safety Areas ................................ 1-37 1.11 Summary ................................................................................................................ 1-37 Chapter 2 – Projections of Aviation Demand ................................................................... 2-1 2.1 Role of the Airport................................................................................................... 2-2 2.1.1 Geographic Service Area ................................................................................ 2-2 2.1.2 Change to Service ........................................................................................... 2-4 2.1.3 State Aviation System Goals ........................................................................... 2-8 2.2 Industry Trends ....................................................................................................... 2-8 2.2.1 Commercial Aviation ........................................................................................ 2-9 2.2.2 General Aviation .............................................................................................. 2-11 2.2.3 Business Jet and Corporate Use ..................................................................... 2-12 2.2.4 General Aviation Fleet Mix .............................................................................. 2-12 2.3 Forecasting Approach ............................................................................................ 2-12 2.4 Projections of Demand ........................................................................................... 2-13 2.4.1 Passenger Enplanement Projections .............................................................. 2-14 2.4.2 Commercial Air Carrier Aircraft Operations ..................................................... 2-15 2.4.3 Projections of Military Operations .................................................................... 2-19 2.4.4 Projections of General Aviation Activity ........................................................... 2-19 2.4.4.1 Projections of Based Aircraft .................................................................. 2-20 2.4.4.2 Based Aircraft Fleet Mix ......................................................................... 2-22 2.4.4.3 General Aviation Operations Projections ............................................... 2-23 2.5 Critical Aircraft ........................................................................................................ 2-26 2.5.1 Commercial Service ........................................................................................ 2-26 2.5.2 Military Operations ........................................................................................... 2-26 2.5.3 General Aviation .............................................................................................. 2-27 i Table of Contents 2.6 Projections Summary ............................................................................................. 2-27 Chapter 3 – Demand Capacity and Facility Requirements .............................................. 3-1 3.1 Basic Airport Design Factors ................................................................................ 3-2 3.1.1 Airport Classification ........................................................................................ 3-2 3.1.2 Design Aircraft ................................................................................................. 3-4 3.2 Wind Coverage ........................................................................................................ 3-5 3.3 Instrument Approach Procedures ......................................................................... 3-7 3.4 Airfield Capacity ...................................................................................................... 3-8 3.5 Navigable Airspace ................................................................................................. 3-9 3.6 Runway Facilities .................................................................................................... 3-9 3.6.1 Runway 1/19 .................................................................................................... 3-11 3.6.2 Future Crosswind Runway .............................................................................. 3-12 3.7 Taxiway System ...................................................................................................... 3-14 3.8 Aircraft Parking Areas (Aprons) ............................................................................ 3-16 3.9 Air Traffic Control Tower ........................................................................................ 3-16 3.10 Airfield Lighting, Signage, and Electrical ........................................................... 3-16 3.11 Navigational Aids .................................................................................................. 3-18 3.12 Terminal Facility .................................................................................................... 3-19 3.13 Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) .......................................................... 3-22 3.14 Air Cargo Facility Requirements ......................................................................... 3-22 3.15 Commercial Aircraft Maintenance ....................................................................... 3-27 3.16 General Aviation Facility Requirements ............................................................. 3-27 3.16.1 General Aviation Aircraft Storage and Maintenance Hangars ...................... 3-27 3.16.2 Aircraft Parking Areas .................................................................................... 3-29 3.17 Other Airfield Design Issues ................................................................................ 3-30 3.18 Summary ................................................................................................................ 3-34 Chapter 4 – Alternative Plan Concepts ............................................................................. 4-1 4.1 Methodology and Evaluation Criteria ..................................................................