San Antonio Airport System Strategic Development Plan AIRPORT MASTER PLAN VOLUME I – MASTER PLAN UPDATE CHAPTER 5 – DEMAND/CAPACITY AND FACILITY REQUIREMENTS DECEMBER 2019 - DRAFT San Antonio International Airport Master Plan Demand/Capacity and Facility Requirements 5 DEMAND/CAPACITY ANALYSIS AND FACILITY REQUIREMENTS ........................ 5-1 5.1 Airfield Facilities ........................................................ 5-1 5.1.1 Runways Orientation and Number .................................................... 5-1 5.1.2 Airfield Geometry ............................................................................... 5-3 TABLE OF 5.1.3 Airfield Demand/Capacity Analysis ................................................. 5-17 5.1.4 Navigational Aids and Approach Procedures ................................. 5-26 CONTENTS 5.1.5 Airspace Interactions ....................................................................... 5-26 5.1.6 Summary of Airfield Requirements ................................................. 5-27 5.2 Passenger Terminal Facilities ................................ 5-28 5.2.1 Design Level Activity ....................................................................... 5-28 5.2.2 Aircraft Gates ................................................................................... 5-32 5.2.3 Passenger Terminal ........................................................................ 5-37 5.2.4 Terminal Curbs ................................................................................ 5-63 5.2.5 Technological Innovations in Passenger Terminals ....................... 5-70 5.2.6 Summary of Terminal Requirements .............................................. 5-70 5.3 Air Cargo Facilities .................................................. 5-71 5.3.1 Integrated Express Facilities ........................................................... 5-71 5.3.2 Belly Cargo (Passenger Airlines) .................................................... 5-72 5.3.3 Summary of Air Cargo Requirements ............................................. 5-73 5.4 General Aviation Facilities ..................................... 5-73 5.4.1 Fixed-Base Operator Facilities ........................................................ 5-73 5.4.2 Aircraft Storage Facilities ................................................................ 5-74 5.4.3 Technological Innovations in General Aviation ............................... 5-74 5.4.4 Summary of General Aviation Requirements .................................. 5-75 5.5 Aviation Support Facilities ..................................... 5-75 5.5.1 Airport Administration Facilities ....................................................... 5-75 5.5.2 Airport Operations Facilities ............................................................ 5-76 5.5.3 Aircraft Rescue And Firefighting Facilities ...................................... 5-76 5.5.4 Airport Maintenance Facilities ......................................................... 5-77 5.5.5 Fuel Storage Facilities ..................................................................... 5-78 5.5.6 Aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Facilities ..................... 5-79 5.5.7 Federal Aviation Administration Facilities ....................................... 5-80 5.5.8 Airline Catering Facilities ................................................................. 5-80 5.5.9 Ground Support Equipment Staging, Storage and Maintenance Facilities ........................................................................................... 5-80 5.5.10 Engine Maintenance Run-up Facility .............................................. 5-81 5.5.11 Compass Rose ................................................................................ 5-81 5.5.12 Airport Perimeter Fence and Security Gates .................................. 5-81 Page | i December 2019 - DRAFT 5.5.13 Summary of Airport and Airline Support Requirements .................. 5-82 5.6 Landside Facilities .................................................. 5-83 5.6.1 Airport Roadway Access ................................................................. 5-83 5.6.2 Automobile Parking ....................................................................... 5-100 5.6.3 Rental Car ..................................................................................... 5-106 5.6.4 Technological Innovations in Airport Landside Facilities .............. 5-110 5.6.5 Summary of Landside Requirements ............................................ 5-111 5.7 Summary of Facility Requirements ..................... 5-112 Page | ii December 2019 - DRAFT Tables Table 5-1 | Annualized Runway Wind Coverage by Runway (All Weather) .............................................. 5-2 Table 5-2 | Runways 13-31 Seasonal Wind Coverage (All Weather) .................................................... 5-2 Table 5-3 | Proposed Airport Reference Code ...................... 5-4 Table 5-4 | Airfield Design Standards.................................... 5-1 Table 5-5 | Runway Length Requirements ............................ 5-4 Table 5-6 | Forecasted Temperature for San Antonio ........... 5-7 Table 5-7 | 787 Runway Length Requirement Considering Long-Term Climate Change ...................... 5-8 Table 5-8 | Annual Number of Days with the Maximum Temperature above 100°F ......................... 5-8 Table 5-9 | Existing Runway Protection Zones Off Airport Property ................................................... 5-11 Table 5-10 | Existing and Standard Taxiway Widths ........... 5-12 Table 5-11 | Taxiway Shoulder and Fillets Standards ......... 5-13 Table 5-12 | Characteristics of Existing Angled Taxiways .. 5-15 Table 5-13 | Aircraft Classification ....................................... 5-18 Table 5-14 | Fleet Mix .......................................................... 5-20 Table 5-15 | Forecast Mix Index .......................................... 5-20 Table 5-16 | Peak Hour Operations and Calculated Hourly Capacity ................................................... 5-26 Table 5-17 | Forecast Design Hour Passengers ................. 5-31 Table 5-18 | Projected Aircraft Gate Demand – Annual Passengers per Gate Approach .............. 5-35 Table 5-19 | Projected Aircraft Gate Demand – Departures per Gate Approach ......................................... 5-36 Table 5-20 | Projected Aircraft Gate Demand ..................... 5-36 Table 5-21 | Terminal Facilities Requirements .................... 5-40 Table 5-22 | Narrow-Body Equivalent Gate Index ............... 5-43 Table 5-23 | Equivalent Aircraft Index ................................. 5-43 Table 5-24 | Average Seating Capacity and Holdroom Size ... 5- 45 Table 5-25 | Curb Modal Splits ............................................ 5-65 Table 5-26 | Peak Curb Demand Times .............................. 5-65 Table 5-27 | Peak Curb Demand Ratios ............................. 5-66 Table 5-28 | Existing Terminal Curb Conditions .................. 5-67 Table 5-29 | Curb Level of Service Criteria ......................... 5-69 Table 5-30 | Terminal Curb Facility Requirements .............. 5-69 Table 5-31 | Integrated Express Facility Requirements ...... 5-72 Table 5-32 | Belly Cargo Facility Requirements .................. 5-73 Table 5-33 | Consolidated Fixed Base Operator Facility Requirements .......................................... 5-74 Table 5-34 | Corporate Aviation and General Aviation Storage Facilities Requirements ........................... 5-74 Table 5-35 | Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Index Determination .......................................... 5-76 Table 5-36 | Vehicle Class Requirements ........................... 5-77 Table 5-37 | Airport Maintenance Facility Requirements (in acres) ....................................................... 5-78 Table 5-38 | Fuel Storage Requirements ............................ 5-78 Table 5-39 | Consolidated Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Facility Requirements (in acres) .............. 5-80 Page | iii December 2019 - DRAFT Table 5-40 | Signalized Intersection Delay and Level of Service ..................................................... 5-88 Table 5-41 | Summary of Unsignalized Intersection Delay and Level of Service ....................................... 5-89 Table 5-42 | Total 2018 Parking Supply and Peak Occupancy ............................................. 5-101 Table 5-43 | Parking Generation per Passenger by Facility Type ....................................................... 5-102 Table 5-44 | Forecast Peak Hour Passengers for San Antonio International Airport ............................... 5-102 Table 5-45 | Peak Parking Demand Forecasts by Parking Facility .................................................... 5-103 Table 5-46 | Peak Parking Utilization Forecast by Parking Facility .................................................... 5-104 Table 5-47 | Approximate Forecasted Acreage Needed for Parking Supply by Facility...................... 5-105 Table 5-48 | Rental Car Facility Requirements ................. 5-109 Page | iv December 2019 - DRAFT Figures Figure 5-1 | Range Rings from San Antonio ...................... 5-3 Figure 5-2 | Runway Length Requirements vs Existing Runway Length ....................................... 5-5 Figure 5-3 | Average Summer Daytime Maximum Temperature in San Antonio ................... 5-7 Figure 5-4 | Annual Number of Days with the Maximum Temperature above 100°F ...................... 5-8 Figure 5-5 | Taxiways with Non-Compliant Widths .......... 5-13 Figure 5-6 | Taxiway Design Group-5