ROWAN COUNTY AIRPORT MASTER PLAN October 2008 ROWAN COUNTY AIRPORT MASTER PLAN Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Goals and Objectives of a Master Plan ............................................................................................. 1 1.2 Study Purpose ....................................................................................................................................... 2 1.2.1 Key Issues ......................................................................................................................................... 2 1.2.2 Airport Layout Plans ....................................................................................................................... 3 Inventory ................................................................................................................................... 4 2.1 Surveys ................................................................................................................................................... 4 2.2 Regional Overview ............................................................................................................................... 4 2.2.1 Area Airports .................................................................................................................................... 4 2.2.2 Vicinity Obstructions ...................................................................................................................... 4 2.3 Socioeconomic Review ..................................................................................................................... 10 2.3.1 Population/Income/Housing ...................................................................................................... 10 2.3.2 Industry/Employment .................................................................................................................. 10 2.4 Rowan County Airport ..................................................................................................................... 12 2.4.1 Airport Location ............................................................................................................................ 12 2.4.2 Historical Funding ......................................................................................................................... 12 2.4.3 Airport Facility Directory ............................................................................................................. 15 2.4.3.1 Airport Name and Associated City ..................................................................................... 15 2.4.3.2 Airport Identifier .................................................................................................................... 15 2.4.3.3 Airport Coordinates (Airport Reference Point) ................................................................ 15 2.4.34 Navigational Charts ............................................................................................................... 15 2.4.4 Airport Inventory ........................................................................................................................... 16 2.4.4.1 Runway/Taxiway ................................................................................................................... 16 2.4.4.2 Facility Locations and Surroundings ................................................................................... 16 2.4.4.3 Aviation Facilities ................................................................................................................... 16 2.4.4.4 General Aviation Terminal ................................................................................................... 20 2.4.4.5 Aviation FBO Services .......................................................................................................... 22 2.4.4.6 Other Services ........................................................................................................................ 23 2.4.4.7 Hangars .................................................................................................................................... 23 2.4.4.8 Based Aircraft ......................................................................................................................... 25 2.4.4.9 National Guard Facilities ...................................................................................................... 25 2.4.5 Aviation Activity ............................................................................................................................ 25 Forecasts .................................................................................................................................. 29 3.1 Forecast Components ....................................................................................................................... 29 3.2 Based Aircraft Methodologies ......................................................................................................... 29 3.2.1 Population Based Forecast ........................................................................................................... 29 3.2.2 Historical TAF Regression ........................................................................................................... 30 3.2.3 Adjusted Historical TAF Regression .......................................................................................... 31 Table of Contents TALBERT & BRIGHT i ROWAN COUNTY AIRPORT MASTER PLAN 3.2.4 North Carolina 1992 Airport System Plan ................................................................................. 31 3.2.5 Adjusted Regional Market Share .................................................................................................. 32 3.2.6 Based Aircraft Summary ............................................................................................................... 33 3.3 Forecast of Aircraft by Type ............................................................................................................ 35 3.4 Forecasts Of Aircraft Operations ................................................................................................... 36 3.5 Peak Period Forecasts ....................................................................................................................... 38 Demand Capacity Analysis/Facility Requirements ................................................................ 41 4.1 Purpose ............................................................................................................................................... 41 4.2 Approach ............................................................................................................................................ 41 4.3 Design Criteria ................................................................................................................................... 42 4.3.1 Airport Reference Code (ARC) ................................................................................................... 42 4.3.1.1 Aircraft Approach Category ................................................................................................. 42 4.3.1.2 Airplane Design Group ......................................................................................................... 42 4.3.2 Critical Aircraft ............................................................................................................................... 43 4.3.2.1 Critical Aircraft Support ........................................................................................................ 43 4.4 Airport Capacity ................................................................................................................................ 48 4.4.1 Annual Service Volume Assumptions (ASV) ............................................................................ 49 4.5 Runway Requirements ...................................................................................................................... 49 4.5.1 Procedure for Runway Length Determination .......................................................................... 50 4.5.2 Runway Length Measurement ...................................................................................................... 52 4.6 Hangar/Tie-Down Requirements ................................................................................................... 54 4.6.1 Based Aircraft ................................................................................................................................. 54 4.6.2 Corporate Hangar Provision ........................................................................................................ 56 4.6.3 Itinerant/Transient Tie-Downs ................................................................................................... 56 4.7 Apron Requirements ......................................................................................................................... 57 4.8 Terminal Requirements .................................................................................................................... 60 4.8.1 Existing Terminal ........................................................................................................................... 60 4.8.2 Future Terminal 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