Banning Municipal Airport—Airport Master Plan Update (2007) Banning Municipal Airport Airport Master Plan Update FINAL REPORT Prepared for City of Banning Riverside County, California By C&S Engineers, Inc. 2020 Camino del Rio N. Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92108 2007 i Banning Municipal Airport—Airport Master Plan Update (2007) TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION................................................................................1-1 1.01 GENERAL ..........................................................................................................1-1 1.02 PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF STUDY................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. 1.03 THE MASTER PLANNING PROCESS ....................................................................1-2 1.04 GOALS AND KEY ISSUES ...................................................................................1-3 CHAPTER 2 - EXISTING CONDITIONS .................................................................2-1 2.01 BACKGROUND...................................................................................................1-4 2.02 AIRPORT SYSTEM PLANNING ROLE.............. ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. 2.03 AIRPORT SETTING.............................................................................................2-1 2.03-1 Location .......................................................Error! Bookmark not defined. 2.03-2 Climate.....................................................................................................2-1 2.03-3 Topography and Drainage.......................................................................2-2 2.03-4 Soils..........................................................................................................2-2 2.03-5 Land Use ..................................................................................................2-4 2.03-6 Socioeconomic Conditions.......................................................................2-5 2.04 SURROUNDING AIRPORTS ...............................................................................2-11 2.05 AIRPORT REFERENCE CODE ............................................................................2-18 2.06 CRITICAL DESIGN AIRCRAFT ..........................................................................2-19 2.07 EXISTING AIRSIDE FACILITIES ........................................................................2-21 2.07-1 Runways .................................................................................................2-23 2.07-2 Taxiways ................................................................................................2-25 2.07-3 Helicopter Facilities ..............................................................................2-27 2.07-4 Navigational Aids...................................................................................2-27 2.07-5 Airside Drainage....................................................................................2-29 2.08 EXISTING LANDSIDE FACILITIES .....................................................................2-32 2.08-1 Terminal Building ..................................................................................2-32 2.08-2 Apron Areas ...........................................................................................2-32 2.08-3 Aircraft Storage .....................................................................................2-34 2.08-4 Landside Drainage.................................................................................2-36 2.08-5 Other Buildings......................................................................................2-36 2.08-6 Fuel Facilities, Services.........................................................................2-36 2.08-7 Automobile Parking ...............................................................................2-39 2.08-8 Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) ...........................................2-39 2.08-9 Airport Fencing and Security.................................................................2-39 2.08-10 Infrastructure/Utilities .......................................................................2-40 2.09 AIRSPACE ENVIRONMENT ...............................................................................2-40 CHAPTER 3 - FORECASTS OF AVIATION DEMAND.........................................3-1 3.01 OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................3-1 ii Banning Municipal Airport—Airport Master Plan Update (2007) 3.02 GENERAL AVIATION TRENDS............................................................................3-2 3.03 GENERAL AVIATION FORECASTS ......................................................................3-4 3.03-1 Based Aircraft Analysis Methods.............................................................3-5 3.03-2 Preferred Based Aircraft Forecast ..........................................................3-8 3.03-3 Based Aircraft Fleet Mix Forecast ..........................................................3-9 3.03-4 General Aviation Operations Forecasts ................................................3-10 3.03-5 Peak Period Activity Forecasts..............................................................3-13 3.03-6 Annual Instrument Approaches (AIA)....................................................3-14 3.03-7 Military Operations ...............................................................................3-14 3.04 AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY TRENDS .........................................................................3-14 3.05 FORECAST SUMMARY .....................................................................................3-14 CHAPTER 4 - FACILITY REQUIREMENTS ..........................................................4-1 4.01 EMERGING TRENDS...........................................................................................4-2 4.02 AIRFIELD CAPACITY .........................................................................................4-2 4.02-1 Methodology ............................................................................................4-3 4.02-2 Hourly Capacity.......................................................................................4-3 4.02-3 Annual Service Volume............................................................................4-4 4.03 AIRSIDE FACILITIES ..........................................................................................4-4 4.03-1 Runway Requirements..............................................................................4-4 4.03-2 Runway Orientation.................................................................................4-5 4.03-3 Runway Length and Width Analysis ........................................................4-5 4.03-4 Runway Pavement Strength .....................................................................4-8 4.03-5 Taxiways ..................................................................................................4-8 4.03-6 Helicopter Facilities ................................................................................4-8 4.03-7 Navigational Aids.....................................................................................4-8 4.03-8 Airside Drainage......................................................................................4-9 4.04 LANDSIDE FACILITIES .......................................................................................4-9 4.04-1 Terminal Building ..................................................................................4-10 4.04-2 Apron Area.............................................................................................4-10 4.04-3 Aircraft Storage .....................................................................................4-12 4.04-4 Landside Drainage.................................................................................4-13 4.04-5 Other Buildings......................................................................................4-13 4.04-6 Fuel Facilities, Services.........................................................................4-14 4.04-7 Automobile Parking ...............................................................................4-14 4.04-8 Aircraft Rescue & Firefighting Facilities (ARFF).................................4-15 4.04-9 Airport Fencing and Security.................................................................4-15 4.04-10 Infrastructure/ Utilities ......................................................................4-15 4.05 AIRSIDE AND LANDSIDE FACILITY REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY.......................4-15 CHAPTER 5 - ENVIRONMENTAL OVERVIEW ...................................................5-1 5.01 LAND IMPACT CATEGORIES ..............................................................................5-1 5.01-1 Farmland..................................................................................................5-1 5.01-2 Compatible Land Use ..............................................................................5-1 5.01-3 Fish, Wildlife, and Plants.........................................................................5-6 iii Banning Municipal Airport—Airport Master Plan Update (2007) 5.01-4 Energy Supply and Natural Resources ..................................................5-13 5.01-5 Geology and Seismicity..........................................................................5-14 5.02 WATER IMPACT CATEGORIES .........................................................................5-15 5.02-1 Water Quality.........................................................................................5-15