FINAL REPORT MAY 2004 HAINES AIRPORT MASTER PLAN FINAL REPORT Prepared for: The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Southeast Region Planning 6860 Glacier Highway Juneau, Alaska 99801 and Federal Aviation Administration Airports Division 222 West 7th Avenue, No. 14 Anchorage, Alaska 99513-7587 Prepared by: DOWL Engineers 4040 B Street Anchorage, Alaska 99503 W.O. D58044 May 2004 Haines Airport Master Plan May 2004 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1.0 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................1 2.0 AVIATION FACILITIES INVENTORY........................................................................1 2.1 Airport Overview...........................................................................................................1 2.2 Airfield...........................................................................................................................7 2.3 Landside Facilities .......................................................................................................16 2.4 Maintenance and Operations .......................................................................................21 2.5 Surface Access and Parking.........................................................................................22 2.6 Seaplane Facilities .......................................................................................................23 3.0 AIRSPACE AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL..............................................................25 3.1 Air Traffic Patterns ......................................................................................................25 3.2 Air Traffic Control.......................................................................................................25 3.3 Capstone Program........................................................................................................25 3.4 Airports and Navaids within 50 Miles.........................................................................26 3.5 FAR Part 77 Surfaces and Obstructions ......................................................................26 4.0 INITIAL AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT ISSUES...........................................................27 5.0 FORECASTS..................................................................................................................30 5.1 Methodology................................................................................................................30 5.2 Socioeconomic Profile.................................................................................................30 5.3 Economic Activity.......................................................................................................31 5.4 Historic Air Traffic ......................................................................................................35 5.5 Air Traffic Forecast .....................................................................................................41 5.6 Existing Forecasts (ADOT&PF, TAF, AK Aviation System Plan) ............................41 5.7 Local Significant Conditions .......................................................................................42 5.8 Trendline Development ...............................................................................................44 6.0 FACILITY REQUIREMENTS ......................................................................................49 6.1 Airfield.........................................................................................................................49 6.2 Airspace .......................................................................................................................53 6.3 Landside.......................................................................................................................54 6.4 Heliport Requirements.................................................................................................59 6.5 Floatplane Facility Requirements ................................................................................60 6.6 Facility Requirement Summary...................................................................................60 7.0 AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVES..........................................................62 7.1 Alternative A – Maintenance and Repair of Existing Facilities ..................................67 7.2 Alternative B – Apron and Lease Lot Development ...................................................69 7.3 Haines Seaplane Facility Alternatives .........................................................................76 8.0 ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION...........................................................................78 8.1 Noise ............................................................................................................................78 8.2 Compatible Land Use ..................................................................................................79 8.3 Social Impacts..............................................................................................................79 8.4 Induced Socioeconomic Impacts .................................................................................79 8.5 Air Quality...................................................................................................................79 8.6 Water Quality...............................................................................................................80 8.8 Historic, Architectural, Archaeological, and Cultural Resources................................81 Page i Haines Airport Master Plan May 2004 8.9 Essential Fish Habitat ..................................................................................................81 8.10 Biotic Communities (including both flora and fauna).................................................81 8.11 Endangered and Threatened Species of Flora and Fauna ............................................84 8.12 Wetlands ......................................................................................................................84 8.13 Floodplains ..................................................................................................................85 8.14 Coastal Zone Management Program ...........................................................................85 8.15 Coastal Barriers ...........................................................................................................85 8.16 Wild and Scenic Rivers ...............................................................................................86 8.17 Farmland ......................................................................................................................86 8.18 Energy Supply and Natural Resources........................................................................86 8.19 Light Emissions ...........................................................................................................86 8.20 Solid Waste Impacts ....................................................................................................87 8.21 Construction Impacts ...................................................................................................87 8.22 Environmental Consequences – Other Considerations................................................87 8.23 Environmental Site Assessment ..................................................................................88 9.0 RECOMMENDATIONS AND COST ESTIMATES ....................................................88 9.1 Short-Term Projects.....................................................................................................89 9.2 Medium-Term Projects................................................................................................90 9.3 Long-Term Projects .....................................................................................................90 10.0 PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT............................................................................................92 11.0 AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN ..........................................................................................92 APPENDICES Appendix A.................................................................................................................Resolution Appendix B..................................................................................................Airport Layout Plan Page ii Haines Airport Master Plan May 2004 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Haines Scheduled Carriers.......................................................................................4 Table 2: Historical Airport Projects.......................................................................................5 Table 3: Planned Airport Projects..........................................................................................6 Table 4: Haines Airport Revenues and Expenses, FY 99-02.................................................6 Table 5: Airport Data Table...................................................................................................9 Table 6: Population of the Haines Borough.........................................................................31 Table 7: Haines Borough Annual Average Employment by Industry 1980 to 2000...........34 Table 8: Employment and Wages in the Haines Borough 1980 to 2000.............................35 Table 9: State Ferry Traffic to and from Haines, 1990 to 2000...........................................36