APALACHICOLA REGIONAL AIRPORT AIRPORT MASTER PLAN UPDATE WORKING PAPER NUMBER ONE Containing: Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Inventory of Existing Conditions Chapter 3: Aviation Activity Forecasts Prepared By: 4506 Highway 20 East, Suite 250 Niceville, FL 32578 July 2019 APALACHICOLA REGIONAL AIRPORT Apalachicola, Florida Master Plan Update Table of Contents 1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 1-1 2. Inventory of Existing Conditions ....................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Airport Setting ........................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2.1 Location ............................................................................................................. 2-1 2.2.2 Administration .................................................................................................... 2-3 2.2.3 Airport History .................................................................................................... 2-4 2.2.4 National Air Transportation System Role ........................................................... 2-4 2.2.5 Florida Aviation System Plan ............................................................................. 2-5 2.3 Meteorological Conditions ......................................................................................... 2-5 2.3.1 Climate .............................................................................................................. 2-6 2.3.2 Wind Coverage .................................................................................................. 2-6 2.4 Historical Data ........................................................................................................ 2-11 2.4.1 Based Aircraft .................................................................................................. 2-11 2.4.2 Aircraft Operations ........................................................................................... 2-14 2.5 Airside Facilities ...................................................................................................... 2-15 2.5.1 Aircraft Movement Areas ................................................................................. 2-15 2.5.2 Airfield Lighting ................................................................................................ 2-22 2.5.3 Pavement Markings ......................................................................................... 2-24 2.5.4 Take-off and Landing Aids ............................................................................... 2-24 2.6 Airspace and Air Traffic Control .............................................................................. 2-25 2.6.1 Approach Procedures ...................................................................................... 2-26 2.6.2 Vicinity Airports ................................................................................................ 2-29 2.7 Airport Facilities ...................................................................................................... 2-32 2.7.1 Airport Terminal and FBO ................................................................................ 2-32 2.7.2 Hangars and Other Buildings ........................................................................... 2-33 2.7.3 Aircraft Parking Aprons .................................................................................... 2-37 2.7.4 Aviation Fuel Storage ....................................................................................... 2-38 2.7.5 Automated Surface Observing System ............................................................ 2-39 2.7.6 Airfield Electrical Vault ..................................................................................... 2-40 i Table of Contents APALACHICOLA REGIONAL AIRPORT Apalachicola, Florida Master Plan Update 2.7.7 Airfield Security Fencing .................................................................................. 2-40 2.8 Area Demographics ................................................................................................ 2-40 2.8.1 Population ........................................................................................................ 2-41 2.8.2 Employment ..................................................................................................... 2-42 2.8.3 Personal Income Per Capita ............................................................................ 2-43 2.9 Land Uses/Community Characteristics ................................................................... 2-44 2.9.1 Florida Statutes Chapter 333 ........................................................................... 2-44 2.9.2 Local Government Comprehensive Plans ........................................................ 2-49 2.10 Inventory of Existing Conditions Summary .............................................................. 2-49 3. Aviation Activity Forecasts ............................................................................................... 3-1 3.1 Overview ................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 Historical Activity ....................................................................................................... 3-1 3.3 Forecast of Based Aircraft ......................................................................................... 3-5 3.3.1 Previous Based Aircraft Forecasts ..................................................................... 3-5 3.3.2 Based Aircraft Forecasts .................................................................................. 3-11 3.3.3 Preferred Based Aircraft Forecast .................................................................... 3-19 3.3.4 Based Aircraft Fleet Mix Forecast .................................................................... 3-21 3.4 Annual Operations Forecast ................................................................................... 3-23 3.4.1 Forecast of Annual Operations ........................................................................ 3-23 3.4.2 Local Versus Itinerant Operations Distribution Forecast ................................... 3-38 3.4.3 Commercial Operations ................................................................................... 3-39 3.4.4 Military Operations ........................................................................................... 3-39 3.4.5 Airport Operational Fleet Mix ........................................................................... 3-40 3.5 Peaking Activity ...................................................................................................... 3-41 3.6 Critical Aircraft ........................................................................................................ 3-42 3.7 Comparison of Preferred Forecasts to FAA Terminal Area Forecasts ..................... 3-47 3.8 Summary of Aviation Activity Forecasts .................................................................. 3-48 Appendices Appendix A: Wind Analysis for Apalachicola Regional Airport 2009-2018 Appendix B: Approach Plates ii Table of Contents APALACHICOLA REGIONAL AIRPORT Apalachicola, Florida Master Plan Update Appendix C: Florida Statutes Chapter 333 Appendix D: Traffic Flow Management System Counts Table of Figures Figure 1-1 Apalachicola Regional Airport Master Planning Process ........................................ 1-2 Figure 2-1 Vicinity Map ........................................................................................................... 2-2 Figure 2-2 Airport Location Map .............................................................................................. 2-3 Figure 2-3 Northwest Florida Region CFASPP........................................................................ 2-5 Figure 2-4 Historical Based Aircraft ....................................................................................... 2-12 Figure 2-5 Historical Annual Aircraft Operations .................................................................... 2-14 Figure 2-6 Apalachicola Airport Aerial Photo ......................................................................... 2-16 Figure 2-7 Airport Rotating Beacon ....................................................................................... 2-23 Figure 2-8 Airspace Classifications ....................................................................................... 2-26 Figure 2-9 Apalachicola Regional Airport Airspace ............................................................... 2-28 Figure 2-10 Apalachicola Regional Airport Terminal and FBO .............................................. 2-32 Figure 2-11 FBO Storage Hangar ......................................................................................... 2-33 Figure 2-12 T-Hangars .......................................................................................................... 2-34 Figure 2-13 Conventional Hangar ......................................................................................... 2-34 Figure 2-14 Conventional Hangar ......................................................................................... 2-35 Figure 2-15 Conventional Hangar ........................................................................................