LAKE WENATCHEE STATE AIRPORT AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN REPORT FINAL REPORT WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AVIATION DIVISION WSDOT AVIATION | LAKE WENATCHEE ALP Lake Wenatchee State Airport Airport Layout Plan Report Prepared for Washington State Department of Transportation Aviation Division Roger Millar, AICP K. Metcalf Marshall Elizer Secretary Deputy Secretary Assistant Secretary for Multi-Modal Development and Delivery (M2D2) Community Development & Economic Development David Fleckenstein Director of Aviation G. 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APRIL 2018 ii WSDOT AVIATION | LAKE WENATCHEE ALP Table of Contents Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................... v Chapter 1 Introduction and Study Purpose ............................................................................................................... 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 1 State-Managed Airports ................................................................................................................................ 2 Functional Role of State-Managed Airports ................................................................................................. 4 WSDOT Aviation Requirement for Planning ............................................................................................... 5 What is an Airport Layout Plan Report? ....................................................................................................... 6 Study Purpose and Need ............................................................................................................................... 6 Chapter 2 Airport Setting ............................................................................................................................................ 7 Airport History .............................................................................................................................................. 7 Site Description ............................................................................................................................................. 8 Airport Operation .......................................................................................................................................... 9 Airport Users ................................................................................................................................................. 9 Airport Activity ........................................................................................................................................... 10 Existing Facilities........................................................................................................................................ 11 Aircraft Traffic Pattern and Communications............................................................................................. 16 Airspace and Navigational Aids ................................................................................................................. 16 Vehicle Access and Parking ........................................................................................................................ 17 Utilities ........................................................................................................................................................ 17 Multi-Modal Access .................................................................................................................................... 18 Land Use Planning and Zoning ................................................................................................................... 19 Wildlife Hazard Management Plan ............................................................................................................. 25 Airport Maintenance ................................................................................................................................... 26 Chapter 3 Airport Design Standards and Facilities Requirements ........................................................................ 27 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 27 Evaluation Process ...................................................................................................................................... 28 State-Managed Airport Handbook Performance Objectives ....................................................................... 38 Airport Design Standards ............................................................................................................................ 39 FAR Part 77 Surfaces .................................................................................................................................. 47 WSDOT Aviation VFR Airport Airspace Standards .................................................................................. 49 Other Facility Requirements ....................................................................................................................... 51 APRIL 2018 iii WSDOT AVIATION | LAKE WENATCHEE ALP Chapter 4 Proposed Improvements ........................................................................................................................... 55 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 55 Chapter 5 Financial Planning and Airport Management ....................................................................................... 66 Capital Improvement Program .................................................................................................................... 66 Chapter 6 Airport Layout Plan ................................................................................................................................. 67 List of Tables Table 1.1: Washington State-Managed Airports ........................................................................................... 3 Table 2.1: Airport Data ............................................................................................................................... 12 Table 2.2: Advisory Signs Used at Lake Wenatchee State Airport ............................................................ 15 Table 2.3: Multi-Modal Access – Lake Wenatchee State Airport .............................................................. 18 Table 3.1: Comparison of FAA and WSDOT Aviation Design Airspace Standards ................................. 29 Table 3.2: Summary of WSDOT Aviation Performance Measures ............................................................ 38 Table 3.3: Threshold Siting Surface Criteria for Lake Wenatchee State Airport ....................................... 50 Table 3.4: Airspace Surfaces ...................................................................................................................... 50 Table 5.1: Proposed Improvement Projects – Lake Weatchee State Airport .............................................. 66 List of Figures Figure 1.1: Washington State-Managed Airports ......................................................................................... 2 Figure 2.1: Existing Conditions .................................................................................................................. 13 Figure 3.1: Airfield Conformance FAA Standards ..................................................................................... 32 Figure 3.2: Airfield Conformance WSDOT Standards ............................................................................... 33 Figure 3.3: Airspace Conformance FAA Standards ................................................................................... 34 Figure 3.4: Airspace Conformance