AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN UPDATE AND NARRATIVE REPORT For HOLLISTER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT Hollister, California Prepared for the CITY OF HOLLISTER By Coffman Associates In Association with Kimley‐Horn July 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN UPDATE AND NARRATIVE REPORT HOLLISTER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT Hollister, California AIRPORT BACKGROUND .............................................................................................................................. 1 AIRPORT ROLE ............................................................................................................................................. 3 EXISTING FACILITIES .................................................................................................................................... 5 Airside Facilities ................................................................................................................................ 6 Landside Facilities ........................................................................................................................... 10 VICINITY AIRPORTS .................................................................................................................................... 12 VICINITY AIRSPACE .................................................................................................................................... 12 Special Use Airspace ....................................................................................................................... 16 Instrument Approach Procedures .................................................................................................. 18 SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS ....................................................................................................... 19 Population ...................................................................................................................................... 19 Employment and Personal Income ................................................................................................ 21 FORECASTS OF AVIATION DEMAND ......................................................................................................... 23 Forecasting Approach ..................................................................................................................... 23 National General Aviation Trends .................................................................................................. 24 Airport Service Area ....................................................................................................................... 27 Registered Aircraft Forecast ........................................................................................................... 30 Based Aircraft Forecast .................................................................................................................. 32 Based Aircraft Fleet Mix ................................................................................................................. 33 Annual Operations .......................................................................................................................... 34 Annual Instrument Approaches ..................................................................................................... 37 Peak Period Forecasts .................................................................................................................... 38 Forecast Comparison to the TAF .................................................................................................... 39 Forecast Summary .......................................................................................................................... 39 AIRPORT/AIRCRAFT/RUNWAY CLASSIFICATION ....................................................................................... 41 Aircraft Classification ...................................................................................................................... 41 Airport and Runway Classification ................................................................................................. 43 CRITICAL DESIGN AIRCRAFT ...................................................................................................................... 45 Airport Design Aircraft .................................................................................................................... 46 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Existing Runway Design .................................................................................................................. 47 Future Runway Design .................................................................................................................... 48 FACILITY REQUIREMENTS ......................................................................................................................... 49 Airside Facility Requirements ......................................................................................................... 49 Landside Facility Requirements ...................................................................................................... 67 Support Requirements ................................................................................................................... 71 Summary ......................................................................................................................................... 73 RECOMMENDED DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT ............................................................................................. 73 Airside Facilities .............................................................................................................................. 73 Landside Facilities ........................................................................................................................... 81 Non‐Standard Conditions ............................................................................................................... 81 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ........................................................................................................ 82 Capital Improvement Summary ..................................................................................................... 83 Funding Sources ............................................................................................................................. 83 PLAN IMPLEMENTATION .......................................................................................................................... 87 EXHIBITS A VICINITY/LOCATION MAP ................................................................................................................. 2 B EXISTING FACILITIES ......................................................................................................................... 7 C VICINITY AIRPORTS ......................................................................................................................... 13 D AIRSPACE CLASSIFICATION ............................................................................................................. 15 E VICINITY AIRSPACE ......................................................................................................................... 17 F INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURES ........................................................................................ 20 G FAA NATIONAL GENERAL AVIATION FORECASTS ........................................................................... 25 H AIRPORT SERVICE AREA .................................................................................................................. 29 J FORECAST SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................... 40 K AIRCRAFT CLASSIFICATION PARAMETERS ...................................................................................... 42 L AIRCRAFT REFERENCE CODES ......................................................................................................... 44 M WINDROSES ............................................................................................................................... 50‐51 N RUNWAY SAFETY AREAS ............................................................................................................ 59‐60 P AIRSIDE/LANDSIDE FACILITY REQUIREMENT SUMMARY .......................................................... 74‐75 Q DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT ............................................................................................................... 77 R CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM .............................................................................................. 84 S DEVELOPMENT STAGING ............................................................................................................... 85 APPENDIX A – Glossary of Terms APPENDIX B – ALP Drawing Set This report is intended to provide the City of Hollister, the California Department of Transportation – Division of Aeronautics (CALTRANS), and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with a document that depicts the most current plans for airport improvements at Hollister Municipal Airport (CVH or Airport). This document focuses primarily on the development direction and facility changes that have taken place since the completion and approval of the last Airport Layout Plan (ALP) Update in 2009, and provides a concept for future development potential over the next several years. The report provides a narrative