MASTER PLAN UPDATE for BOISE AIRPORT april 2010 MASTER PLAN UPDATE for BOISE AIRPORT in association with: WHPacific, Inc. Power Engineers Veritas Advisors, LLP Advomediate Boise Airport Table of Contents I. Introduction ............................................................................................................................ I-1 1.1 History of Boise Airport ............................................................................................ I-1 1.2 Master Plan Summary ................................................................................................ I-3 II. Existing Conditions ............................................................................................................... II-1 2.1 Airport Facilities ....................................................................................................... II-1 2.1.1 Airfield Facilities .......................................................................................... II-1 2.1.2 Terminal Facilities ........................................................................................ II-9 2.1.3 Aviation Tenant Facilities .......................................................................... II-14 2.1.4 Non-Aviation Tenant Facilities .................................................................. II-19 2.1.5 Support Facilities ........................................................................................ II-19 2.2 Airport Ground Access ........................................................................................... II-24 2.2.1 Airport Roadway and Curbside Facilities .................................................. II-24 2.2.2 Parking Facilities ........................................................................................ II-28 2.2.3 Existing Traffic Conditions and Planned Roadway Improvements ........... II-31 2.2.4 Public Transportation ................................................................................. II-34 2.2.5 Existing Railroads ...................................................................................... II-35 2.3 Airspace and Air Traffic Control ............................................................................ II-35 2.3.1 Airspace Structure ...................................................................................... II-35 2.3.2 Navigational Aids ....................................................................................... II-37 2.3.3 Air Traffic Control ..................................................................................... II-38 2.3.4 Ground Operations and Runway Use ......................................................... II-41 2.4 Utilities and Stormwater ......................................................................................... II-41 2.5 Socioeconomic Data and Analysis .......................................................................... II-42 2.5.1 Population ................................................................................................... II-43 2.5.2 Employment and Industry .......................................................................... II-45 2.5.3 Per Capita Personal Income ........................................................................ II-47 2.5.4 Per Capita Effective Buying Income .......................................................... II-49 2.5.5 Economic Development ............................................................................. II-50 2.5.6 Tourism Tax ............................................................................................... II-52 2.6 Regional Planning and Development ...................................................................... II-53 2.6.1 Political Jurisdictions .................................................................................. II-53 2.6.2 Land Use and Zoning ................................................................................. II-54 III. Aviation Activity Forecasts .................................................................................................. III-1 3.1 Historical Aviation Activity and Trends .................................................................. III-1 3.1.1 Airlines Serving the Airport ........................................................................ III-1 3.1.2 Enplaned Passengers ................................................................................... III-2 3.1.3 Monthly Enplaned Passengers ..................................................................... III-4 3.1.4 Aircraft Operations ...................................................................................... III-6 3.2 Enplaned Passenger Forecasts ................................................................................. III-8 3.2.1 Market Share Analysis ................................................................................ III-8 3.2.2 Regression Analyses .................................................................................. III-13 3.2.3 Preferred Enplaned Passenger Forecasts ................................................... III-15 3.3 Air Cargo Forecasts ............................................................................................... III-17 3.4 Aircraft Operations Forecasts and Fleet Mix Projections ...................................... III-19 3.4.1 Air Carrier Aircraft Operations and Fleet Mix .......................................... III-19 Master Plan Update i April 2010 Table of Contents Boise Airport Table of Contents (continued) 3.4.2 Commuter/Air Taxi Aircraft Operations and Fleet Mix ............................ III-22 3.4.3 General Aviation Operations ..................................................................... III-22 3.4.4 Military and Other Air Taxi Operations .................................................... III-29 3.4.5 All-Cargo Operations ................................................................................ III-29 3.4.6 Aircraft Operations Summary ................................................................... III-29 3.5 Planning Activity Levels and Design-Hour Activity ............................................. III-31 3.5.1 Enplaned Passengers ................................................................................. III-31 3.5.2 Aircraft Operations .................................................................................... III-33 IV. Facility Requirements .......................................................................................................... IV-1 4.1 Airfield Facility Requirements ............................................................................... IV-2 4.1.1 Airfield Demand/Capacity Analysis ........................................................... IV-4 4.1.2 Runway System Requirements ................................................................. IV-10 4.1.3 Taxiway System Requirements ................................................................ IV-14 4.1.4 Airfield Safety Areas ................................................................................ IV-15 4.1.5 FAR Part 77 Primary Approach and Transitional Surfaces ..................... IV-17 4.1.6 Navigational Aids ..................................................................................... IV-18 4.1.7 Lighting and Marking ............................................................................... IV-19 4.2 Passenger Terminal Facility Requirements........................................................... IV-20 4.3 Aviation Tenant Facility Requirements ................................................................ IV-23 4.3.1 Air Cargo Facility Requirements .............................................................. IV-23 4.3.2 General Aviation Facility Requirements .................................................. IV-24 4.3.3 Military Facility Requirements ................................................................. IV-28 4.3.4 Other Government Aviation Facility Requirements ................................. IV-28 4.4 Non-Aviation Tenant Facility Requirements ........................................................ IV-29 4.5 Support Facility Requirements ............................................................................. IV-29 4.5.1 Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting Facility Requirements ......................... IV-29 4.5.2 Air Traffic Control Facility Requirements ............................................... IV-30 4.5.3 Airport Equipment and Snow Removal Facility Requirements ............... IV-31 4.5.4 Fueling Facility Requirements ................................................................. IV-31 4.6 Ground Access Facility Requirements .................................................................. IV-31 4.6.1 Regional and Local Access Roadways ..................................................... IV-31 4.6.2 Terminal Circulation Roadway Requirements ......................................... IV-32 4.6.3 Terminal Curbside Requirements ............................................................. IV-32 4.6.4 Parking Requirements .............................................................................. IV-32 4.7 Summary of Facility Requirements ...................................................................... IV-33 V. Concepts Analysis ................................................................................................................. V-1 5.1 Airfield Development Concepts ............................................................................... V-1