Angoon Airport Master Plan Public Review Draft Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Public Review Draft May 2006 Draft Angoon, Alaska ANGOON AIRPORT MASTER PLAN May 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS page 1.0 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................1 2.0 PURPOSE AND NEED.................................................................................5 3.0 AIR TRAFFIC FORECAST ........................................................................8 3.1 Angoon Service Area...................................................................................................... 8 3.1.1 Scheduled Air Service...........................................................................................10 3.2 Charter Traffic .............................................................................................................. 10 3.3 Mail and Freight............................................................................................................ 11 3.4 Aircraft Fleet Mix ......................................................................................................... 11 3.5 Base Year Estimates ..................................................................................................... 12 3.6 Existing Forecasts ......................................................................................................... 13 3.7 Angoon Airport Forecast – ADOT&PF........................................................................ 13 3.8 FAA Terminal Area Forecasts...................................................................................... 14 3.9 Local Significant Conditions ........................................................................................ 15 3.10 Factors Increasing Demand for Air Travel ................................................................... 15 3.11 Factors Dampening Demand for Air Travel ................................................................. 16 3.12 Trend Line Development .............................................................................................. 16 3.13 Assumptions for Low Growth Forecast........................................................................ 17 3.14 Assumptions for Moderate Growth Forecast................................................................ 17 3.15 Assumptions for High Growth Forecast ....................................................................... 18 3.16 Air Traffic Forecast Summary...................................................................................... 18 4.0 PAST STUDIES...........................................................................................20 4.1 Airport Sites Considered and Rejected......................................................................... 23 4.2 Proposed Airport Site.................................................................................................... 32 5.0 AIRPORT ACCESS AND APRON ALTERNATIVES ..........................44 5.1 Access Alternatives Considered and Rejected.............................................................. 44 5.1.1 Access Alternative 1 ............................................................................................. 44 5.1.2 Access Alternative 2 ............................................................................................. 44 5.1.3 Access Alternative 3 ............................................................................................. 46 5.1.4 Access Alternative 4 ............................................................................................. 46 5.1.5 Access Alternative 5 ............................................................................................. 46 5.2 Proposed Access Alternative ........................................................................................ 47 5.2.1 Land Ownership and Land Use............................................................................. 47 5.2.2 Fish and Wildlife................................................................................................... 47 5.2.3 Archeology and Cultural Resources ..................................................................... 48 5.2.4 Subsistence Activity..............................................................................................48 5.2.5 Wetlands ............................................................................................................... 48 i Draft Angoon, Alaska ANGOON AIRPORT MASTER PLAN May 2006 5.2.6 Cost ....................................................................................................................... 49 5.3 Apron Alternatives Considered and Rejected............................................................... 49 5.4 Proposed Access and Apron Alternative ...................................................................... 50 5.4.1 Land Ownership and Land Use............................................................................. 50 5.4.2 Fish and Wildlife................................................................................................... 50 5.4.3 Archeology and Cultural Resources ..................................................................... 50 5.4.4 Subsistence Activity..............................................................................................50 5.4.5 Wetlands ............................................................................................................... 50 5.4.6 Cost ....................................................................................................................... 51 5.4.7 Other: Operations.................................................................................................. 51 6.0 FACILITY REQUIREMENTS..................................................................52 6.1 Introduction................................................................................................................... 52 6.2 Airfield Requirements................................................................................................... 55 6.3 Runway Requirements.................................................................................................. 55 6.3.1 Runway Design Standards .................................................................................... 56 6.3.2 Taxiways............................................................................................................... 57 6.3.3 Aprons and Tie-Downs......................................................................................... 58 6.3.4 Runway Protection Zones (RPZ’s) ....................................................................... 59 6.3.5 Airport Lighting.................................................................................................... 60 6.3.6 Navigational Aids................................................................................................. 60 6.3.7 Power .................................................................................................................... 61 6.3.8 Helicopter Landing Areas..................................................................................... 63 6.3.9 Seaplane Facilities................................................................................................ 63 6.3.10 Perimeter Fencing................................................................................................. 63 6.4 Landside Facilities........................................................................................................ 63 6.4.1 Terminal Building................................................................................................. 64 6.4.2 Apron Lease Lots.................................................................................................. 64 6.4.3 Automobile Parking.............................................................................................. 64 6.4.4 Ground Access...................................................................................................... 65 6.4.5 Cargo Support Areas............................................................................................. 65 6.4.6 Maintenance Buildings......................................................................................... 65 6.4.7 Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF)........................................................... 65 6.5 Total Area..................................................................................................................... 65 7.0 AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN.......................................................................66 Sheet 1 of 11 Title Sheet.........................................................................................................67 Sheet 2 of 11 Airport Layout Plan ..........................................................................................68 Sheet 3 of 11 FAR Part 77 Airspace Plan: Runway 3-21 – Opening Day..............................69 Sheet 4 of 11 FAR Part 77 Airspace Plan: Runway 3 – Future..............................................70 Sheet 5 of 11 FAR Part 77 Airspace Plan: Outer Approach, Runway 3-Future.....................71 Sheet 6 of 11 Inner Runway Approach Surfaces: Runway 3-21 ............................................72 Sheet 7 of 11 Terminal Area Plan...........................................................................................73 Sheet 8 of 11 Land Use/Property & Occupancy Plan.............................................................74