MASTER PLAN k ARIES CONSULTANTS LTD. AUGUST 1999 TABLE OF CONTFENTS 1 INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY Introduction ......................................... Findings and Recommendations ........................... Summary........................................... 2 AVIATION ACTIVITY FORECASTS Definition Of The Air Trade Area ......................... Population and Economy ................................ Population......................................... Economic Characteristics .............................. General Aviation Trends ............................... Overall Trends in General Aviation ...................... Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Forecasts -- Fiscal Years 1994-2005 .............................. Historical Air Traffic Activity ........................... BasedAircraft ...................................... Aircraft Operations ................................... Aviation Activity Forecasts .............................. General Assumptions ................................. Based Aircraft ...................................... Aircraft Operations .................................. Recent Aviation Forecasts for Gustine Municipal Axport ......... National Plan of Integrated Au-port Systems ................. The California Aviation System Plan Update ................ 3 EXISTING AIRPORT FACILITIES AND CONDITIONS Airfield ............................................ Runway .......................................... Taxiways ......................................... Pavement Strength ................................... Drainage .......................................... Avigation .......................................... Airspace and Air Traffic Control ......................... TABLE OF CONTENTS .. continued cha~ter Approach Areas and Obstructions ........................ Runway Protection Zones .............................. Navigational and Landing Aids .......................... Meteorological Conditions ............................. General Aviation ..................................... Auport Access and Parking ................................ Alrportsupport ...................................... OtherAreas ......................................... 4 AIRPORT FACILITY REQUIREMENTS Airfield ............................................ Airport Reference Code ............................... RunwayLength ..................................... Airfield Pavement .................................... Airfield Capacity .................................... Taxiways ......................................... Crosswind Runway .................................. Other Airfield Dimensions ............................. Avigation .......................................... Airspace and Air Traffic Control ......................... Approach Areas and Obstructions ........................ Navigational and Landing Aids .......................... General Aviation ..................................... Airport Access and Parking .............................. Axportsupport ...................................... RECOMMENDED AIRPORT MASTER PLAN AirportProperty ...................................... meld ............................................ Runway18-36 ....................................... Taxiways ......................................... Airfield Pavement ................................... Avigation .......................................... Airspace and Air Traffic Control' ......................... TABLE OF CONTENTS -- continued Chapter Page Approach Areas and Obstructions ........................ 5-7 Navigational and Landing Aids .......................... 5-9 General Aviation ..................................... 5-9 Airport Access and Parking .............................. 5-10 Airportsupport ...................................... 5-10 OtherAreas ......................................... 5-11 Auport Layout Plan and Airspace Plan ...................... 5-11 6 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN Phased Development and Capital Improvement Program .......... 6-1 Financial Plan ........................................ 6-9 Historical Operating Revenues and Expenses ................. 6-9 Forecast Revenues and Expenses ......................... 6-11 Smmary and Recommendations of the Financial Analyses ...... 6-13 Alternative Methods of Financing wortCapital Improvements ... 6-14 Financial Considerations of the Phase IT and Phase Ill Capital Improvement Program .......................... 6-16 APPENDICES A ALTERNATIVE AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS B EVALUATION OF AIRPORT AGREEMENTS AND RECOMMENDED LEASE POLICY GUIDELINES - C ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION TABLE OF CONTENTS .. continued TABLES Table 2-1 Historical and Forecast Population Trends ..................... 2-3 2-2 Employment Estimates and Projections ....................... 2-5 2-3 Estimated Active General Aviation Aircraft by Type of Aircraft ..... 2-7 2-4 Distribution of Based Aircraft Owners ....................... 2-10 2-5 Aviation Activity Forecasts ............................... 2-13 4-1 Existing Facilities and Future Requirements ................... 4-2 6- 1 Capital Improvement Program ............................. 6-2 6-2 Summary of Capital Improvement Program .................... 6-8 6-3 Historical Operating Revenues and Expenses ................... 6-10 6-4 Forecast Operating Revenues and Expenses .................... 6-12 TABLE OF CONTENTS -- continued FIGURES Figure Location Map ......................................... Based Aircraft Forecasts ................................. Existing Airport Facilities ................................ Airspace Configuration .................................. Airport Master Plan .................................... Texminal Area and Access Plan .... r ....................... -Air3"I-t - Layout Plan .................................... AirspacePlan ........................................ Phased Development Plan ................................ Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY In 1993, the City of Gustine initiated an Airport Master Plan for the Gustine Municipal Airport under a grant from the Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program (AIP).The purpose of the study was to determine the future role and type of aviation activity that can be accommodated at the Airport and to prepare a long-range master plan to guide development in order to maintain the Auport as a valued transportation facility for both the City of Gustine and those parts of the surrounding area for which the Auport is the most convenient aviation facility. An initial working paper describing the Aviation Activity Forecasts and the Existing Airport Facilities was prepared in April 1994. A second working paper describing the Airport A Facility Requirements and Alternative Auport Development Concepts was prepared in January 1995. A third working paper describing the Recommended mart Master Plan, Implementation Plan and Evaluation of wortAgreements and Recommended Lease Policy Guidelines was prepared in June 1995. Several coordination meetings were held with the Airport Commission. The Axport Master Plan was approved by the Gustine Airport Commission at a June 12, 1995 Public Hearing and recommended to be forwarded to the City Council for adoption. Subsequent to that meeting, a Draft Environmental Assessmentllnitial Study for the City of Gustine Wastewater Treatment Master Facilities Plan was published by the Environmental Protection Agency and the City of Gustine in September 1995 which presented potential conflicts with the recommended Airport Master Plan. At the request of the City, further processing of the Airport Master Plan was delayed while the environmental documentation for the Wastewater Treatment Master Facility Plan and the An-port Master Plan were coordinated to achieve future compatibility. An Initial Study for the Auport Master Plan was prepared in February 1996 (See Appendix C). The study was performed by Aries Consultants Ltd. of Morgan Hill, California. The study was coordinated with the City of Gustine, the Federal Aviation Administration, State of California, (Caltrans) Aeronautics Program and other Federal, State and local organizations. INTRODUCTION The Gustine Municipal Airport is geographically located in the west central portion of the County of Merced, California. The Airport is 1-1/2 miles east of downtown Gustine adjacent to State Highway 140. The Airport is located on about 45 acres of land at an elevation of 75 feet above mean sea level (MSL). The location of the Airport with respect to nearby communities and other airports in the area is illustrated on Figure 1. MUNICIPAL AIRPOR MENDOTA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ~ALVRCN : b. LEGEND LOCATION MAP ,b 'E ... E NORTH^ INTERSTATE HIGHWAY GUSTINE MUNICIPAL AIRPORl & @ CALIFORNIA STATE HIGHWAY MASTER PLAN 5 - 10 Bgb AIR CARRIER AIRPORT -GRAFXIC SCALE IN UllES .;:: .;:: . TAWESCONSULTANTS LTD :r. ,: .. YI1bYnhC 15 iCR PLUlHltlC PURPQSIS ONLY ~10 . SN~EHOCDFW consrilucrto" (~1IIAVIGAIIOLIAI & GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT ' iir.:scs MERCED COUNTY, CALIFORNIA MILITARY AIRPORT The Airport is owned and operated by the City of Gustine under the administration of the City Manager. A five-member Auport Commission serves as an advisory board to the City Council for airport and aviation-related issues. The Gustine Municipal Au-port is included in the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Axport Systems (NPIAS) and the California Aviation System Plan (CASP) Update prepared in 1989 by the State of California, Division of Aeronautics (Caltrans). The Airport is included