AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN NARRATIVE REPORT for TILLAMOOK AIRPORT Tillamook, Oregon FINAL REPORT Prepared for The Port of Tillamook Bay by Precision Approach Engineering, Inc. and Coffman Associates, Inc. Final Printing August 2012 "The preparation of this document was financially supported, in part, through the Airport Improvement Program as administered by the Federal Aviation Administration as provided under Title 49 United States Code, Section 47104. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policy of the FAA. Acceptance of this report by the FAA does not in any way constitute a commitment on the part of the United States to participate in any development depicted therein nor does it indicate that the proposed development is environmentally acceptable or would have justification in accordance with appropriate public laws." TABLE OF CONTENTS TILLAMOOK AIRPORT Tillamook, Oregon AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN NARRATIVE REPORT INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 1 Background ................................................................................................................................. 2 Objectives .................................................................................................................................... 2 Process .......................................................................................................................................... 3 AIRPORT SYSTEM PLANNING ROLE ............................................................................................... 4 National Airport Planning ..................................................................................................... 4 State Airport Planning ............................................................................................................ 4 Local Airport Planning ............................................................................................................ 5 Economic Impact ...................................................................................................................... 6 AIRPORT HISTORY AND ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................... 6 Port of Tillamook Bay ............................................................................................................. 6 AIRPORT SETTING AND ACCESS ...................................................................................................... 7 Climate .......................................................................................................................................... 7 AIRPORT SERVICE AREA ..................................................................................................................... 8 Location of Registered Aircraft ........................................................................................ 10 AREA LAND USE ................................................................................................................................... 10 Height and Hazard Zoning ................................................................................................. 11 SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS ......................................................................................... 11 Population ................................................................................................................................ 11 Employment ............................................................................................................................ 12 (Continued) AIRPORT FACILITIES ......................................................................................................................... 13 Airside Facilities ..................................................................................................................... 13 Landside Facilities ................................................................................................................. 16 AIRSPACE CHARACTERISTICS ....................................................................................................... 17 Special Use Airspace ............................................................................................................. 18 Air Traffic Control ................................................................................................................. 18 Local Operating Procedures .............................................................................................. 18 FAA FORECASTS AND TRENDS ...................................................................................................... 18 National Trends ...................................................................................................................... 19 General Aviation Trends ..................................................................................................... 19 FORECASTS OF AVIATION DEMAND ........................................................................................... 21 Forecasting Approach .......................................................................................................... 22 Based Aircraft.......................................................................................................................... 22 General Aviation Operations ............................................................................................. 27 Air Cargo Operations ............................................................................................................ 29 Air Taxi Operations ............................................................................................................... 29 Military Operations ............................................................................................................... 30 AIRFIELD REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................................................. 30 Airfield Design Standards ................................................................................................... 30 Critical Aircraft ....................................................................................................................... 31 Airport Imaginary Surfaces ............................................................................................... 32 AIRFIELD REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................................................. 32 Runways .................................................................................................................................... 33 Taxiways ................................................................................................................................... 35 Airfield Marking, Lighting, and Signage ........................................................................ 36 Navigational Approach Aids .............................................................................................. 36 Weather Reporting Facilities ............................................................................................ 37 LANDSIDE REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................ 37 Administration Building ..................................................................................................... 37 Automobile Parking .............................................................................................................. 38 Aircraft Storage Hangars .................................................................................................... 38 Aircraft Parking Apron ........................................................................................................ 40 FACILITY REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY ....................................................................................... 41 AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVES .............................................................................. 41 BACKGROUND ....................................................................................................................................... 42 INITIAL DEVELOPMENT CONSIDERATIONS ............................................................................ 42 CONSIDERATION OF NON DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVES ............................................. 42 No Action Alternative ........................................................................................................... 42 Transfer Services To Another Airport ........................................................................... 43 Development Of A New Airport ....................................................................................... 43 AIRSIDE CONSIDERATIONS ............................................................................................................. 43 LANDSIDE CONSIDERATIONS ........................................................................................................ 44 LAND RELEASE CONSIDERATIONS .............................................................................................. 45 Inventory Existing Lands .................................................................................................... 46 (Continued) Identify Land Needed For Aviation Purposes ............................................................. 46 Identify Land Available For Release ..............................................................................