MASTER PLAN UPDATE Working Paper #1 - Inventory JUNE 2019 4080 Lafayette Center Drive Suite 210A DRAFT Chantilly, Virginia 20151 (703)‐230‐0300 chacompanies.com NORTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ECP) MASTER PLAN UPDATE CONTENTS 1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 1-1 Project Description ....................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1.1 Purpose and Objectives ........................................................................................................ 1-2 1.1.2 Public and Stakeholder Involvement Program ..................................................................... 1-3 Airport Background ....................................................................................................................... 1-4 1.2.1 History .................................................................................................................................. 1-4 1.2.2 Location and Service Area .................................................................................................... 1-5 1.2.3 Airport Role .......................................................................................................................... 1-6 Airport Governance ...................................................................................................................... 1-9 Major Airport Tenants .................................................................................................................. 1-9 1.4.1 Passenger Airlines ................................................................................................................ 1-9 1.4.2 Fixed-Base Operator (FBO) ................................................................................................. 1-11 1.4.3 Additional Service Providers .............................................................................................. 1-11 1.4.4 Rental Car Companies ........................................................................................................ 1-11 1.4.5 Concessions ........................................................................................................................ 1-12 1.4.6 Department of Homeland Security .................................................................................... 1-12 2 Inventory of Facilities and Existing Conditions ..................................................................... 2-1 Airfield ........................................................................................................................................... 2-2 2.1.1 Airport Design Criteria.......................................................................................................... 2-6 2.1.2 Runway System .................................................................................................................... 2-7 2.1.3 Taxiway System .................................................................................................................... 2-8 2.1.4 Aircraft Parking Areas ........................................................................................................... 2-9 2.1.5 Airfield Markings ................................................................................................................ 2-10 2.1.6 Pavement Markings ........................................................................................................... 2-12 2.1.7 Airfield Signage ................................................................................................................... 2-13 2.1.8 Airfield Lighting .................................................................................................................. 2-14 2.1.9 Airfield Pavement Condition .............................................................................................. 2-17 Navigational aids (NAVAIDS) and Instrument Procedures.......................................................... 2-19 2.2.1 Enroute NAVAIDS ............................................................................................................... 2-19 2.2.2 Standard Terminal Arrival Routes (STARs) ......................................................................... 2-19 2.2.3 Types of Instrument Approach Procedures (IAPs) and Instrument Approach NAVAIDs ... 2-20 2.2.4 Standard Instrument Departures (SIDs) ............................................................................. 2-22 Passenger Terminal Facility ......................................................................................................... 2-23 2.3.1 Terminal Facility Background ............................................................................................. 2-26 2.3.2 Ticketing Hall ...................................................................................................................... 2-26 2.3.3 Security Screening Checkpoint (SSCP)/TSA Offices ............................................................ 2-27 2.3.4 Customs and Border Protection ......................................................................................... 2-28 2.3.5 Gate Holdrooms ................................................................................................................. 2-28 June 2019 DRAFT Table of Contents i NORTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ECP) MASTER PLAN UPDATE 2.3.6 Baggage Handling Systems ................................................................................................. 2-29 2.3.7 Concessions ........................................................................................................................ 2-30 2.3.8 Car Rental ........................................................................................................................... 2-32 2.3.9 Other Facilities ................................................................................................................... 2-32 2.3.10 Building Systems ................................................................................................................ 2-33 2.3.11 Terminal Facility Summary ................................................................................................. 2-34 Automobile Access and Parking .................................................................................................. 2-35 2.4.1 Roadway Access to Terminal and Vehicle Circulation ....................................................... 2-35 2.4.2 Terminal Curbsides ............................................................................................................. 2-36 2.4.3 Airport Parking Lots ............................................................................................................ 2-36 2.4.4 Off-Airport Parking ............................................................................................................. 2-39 2.4.5 Landside Pavement Conditions .......................................................................................... 2-39 Support Facilities ......................................................................................................................... 2-40 2.5.1 Airport Perimeter Fence ..................................................................................................... 2-40 2.5.2 Airport Equipment Storage and Maintenance ................................................................... 2-40 2.5.3 Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) ........................................................................................ 2-41 2.5.4 Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF)/Public Safety Facility ........................................... 2-42 2.5.5 Aircraft Fueling ................................................................................................................... 2-43 2.5.6 General Aviation (GA) Facilities and Activities ................................................................... 2-45 2.5.7 Air Cargo Facilities .............................................................................................................. 2-45 2.5.8 Rental Car Facilities ............................................................................................................ 2-46 Utility Assessment ....................................................................................................................... 2-47 Airspace Environment ................................................................................................................. 2-50 2.7.1 Airspace Classifications ...................................................................................................... 2-50 2.7.2 ECP’s Airspace .................................................................................................................... 2-51 Meteorological Conditions .......................................................................................................... 2-53 2.8.1 Local Climate ...................................................................................................................... 2-53 2.8.2 Snow and Ice Control Plan ................................................................................................. 2-53 FIGURES Figure 1-2 – Location Map ......................................................................................................................... 1-7 Figure 1-3 – Vicinity Map ..........................................................................................................................