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Airport Runway Rehabilitation Project Update. Danville City Council Work Session August 3, 2010. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Airport Runway Rehabilitation Project
Update
DANVILLE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSIONAUGUST 3, 2010
THE CHALLENGE: ACCOMPLISH NEEDED FEDERALLY-FUNDED IMPROVE- MENTS TO THE AIRPORT’S PRIMARY RUNWAY WHILE MINIMIZING OPERATIONAL IMPACTS AND PRESERVING IMPORTANT EXISTING AIRPORT FEATURES.
• CURRENT FEDERAL AVIATION AUTHORITY (FAA) DESIGN STANDARDS FOR AIRPORTS WITH JET OPERATIONS SIMILAR TO DANVILLE’S AIRPORT CALL FOR SHORTER, MORE NARROW RUNWAYS AND TAXIWAYS THAN ARE NOW IN PLACE. TO DOWNSIZE DANVILLE’S AIRPORT WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE ITS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL.
• THE FAA ‘S CAPITAL PROJECT FOCUS IS ON STANDARDIZING AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE RATHER THAN MINIMIZING OPERATIONAL IMPACTS DURING CONSTRUCTION. THE FAA SHOULD IMPLEMENT THE DANVILLE PROJECT IN A FASHION THAT SUSTAINS BASIC OPERATIONS.
PROPOSED STRATEGY: WITH ASSISTANCE OF THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION AND COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, SECURE MODIFICATIONS TO STANDARD TO ALLOW FOR NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS, MINIMIZE COSTS AND OPERATIONAL IMPACTS, AND PRESERVE CURRENT AIRPORT FEATURES.
TOTAL CUSTOMER PROFILEDanville Regional Airport
July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010
AVERETT UNIVERSITY FLIGHT INSTRUCTION
CIVIL AIR PATROL MISSIONS
GENERAL AVIATION FLIGHT ACTIVITY (PRIVATE, MEDICAL, ECT.)
FRACTIONAL OWNERSHIP JET TRAFFIC
CHARTER OPERATIONS
JET AIRCRAFT CUSTOMER PROFILEDanville Regional Airport
July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010
TOTAL OF 294 JET AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS COMPLETED
TOTAL OF 588 JET AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS COMPLETED
MIX OF AIRCRAFT REFERENCE CODES: BII, CII, DII
PRIMARY JET CUSTOMERS – NETJETS, GOODYEAR AND GIBBS INT.
TOTAL OF 22 ARRIVALS COMPLETED BY GULFSTREAM IV AIRCRAFT
GULFSTREAM IV DII AIRCRAFT REFERENCE CODE (77’.8 WINGSPAN)
RUNWAY 2/20 REHABILITATIONFAA RECOMMENDED PROJECT SCOPE
REDUCE THE LENGTH OF RUNWAY BY 607’
NARROW THE PRIMARY RUNWAY TO 100’
NARROW TAXIWAYS TO 35’ IN WIDTH
CORRECT LINE OF SIGHT OBSTRUCTION – 2600’
MODIFY DRAINAGE ALONG 5000’ OF RUNWAY
GRADE AREAS OUTSIDE RUNWAY - 5500’
REDUCE PAVEMENT STRENGTH TO 66,000 LBS
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIESShort Term Impact
AVAILABLE RUNWAY PAVEMENT WILL BE LESS THAN 3000 FEET
JET AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS WILL BE RESTRICTED
NO INSTRUMENT APPROACHES WILL BE AVAILABLE
FUEL SALES WILL BE REDUCED BY MORE THAN FIFTY PERCENT
FLIGHT INSTRUCTION AND CAP ACTIVITIES WILL BE CONSTRAINED
ANTICIPATED LOSS OF MULTI-ENGINE AIRCRAFT BASED AT AIRPORT
CONSTRUCTION OPTIONSRUNWAY REHABILITATION PROJECT
Option WorkAreas
SequenceFocus
Use of Both
Runways
AvailableRunwayLength
LPA Group Five By Sectionsto ImproveFlexibility
and Access
Yes 3000 Feet
FAA Four By Activityto Reduce
Cost
No < 3000 Feet
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIESLong Term Impact
PAVED AIRCRAFT OVERRUN AREA WILL BE REDUCED IN LENGTH
JET AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS WILL BE RESTRICTED BASED ON LOAD
FUEL SALES WILL BE REDUCED
THIRTY-FIVE FT WIDE TAXIWAYS WILL RESTRICT LARGE JET AIRCRAFT ACCESS
AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE CONSTRAINED
OUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND ACCESS
A – Maintain runway length, width and paved aircraft overrun area
B - Correct line of sight obstruction
C - Correct drainage adjacent along 5000’ pavement section
D - Maintain existing drainage system for new pavement section that presently meets FAA design standards
E - Maintain width of all taxiways
F - Program funds to accelerate project
* Sequence construction work to maintain 3000 feet of available pavement
30% DESIGN ENGINEER’S ESTIMATECOST COMPARISONS
DescriptionExamples/Total
Alternate A5893 Foot Option
Alternate B6500 Foot Option
Airfield Electrical $307,000 $360,000
Excavation $693,500 $730,000
Pavement $3,092,050 $3,623,625
Total Cost Estimate $9,124,045 $9,832,681
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SUPPORTING DATA
FAA AIRCRAFT CLASSIFICATIONSBY CATEGORY
AIRCRAFT CATEGORY APPROACH SPEED (knots) A <91B 91-121C 121-141D 141-161E >166
AIRCRAFT CATEGORY WINGSPAN (feet)I <49II 49-78III 79-117IV 118-170V 171-213VI 214-262
AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS DEFINE FACILITY DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES
Examples of FAA Airplane Design Group Requirements
AirplaneGroup
RunwayWidth
TaxiwayWidth
AircraftModel
MaximumTake Off
Weight (lb) CII 100’ 35’ Challenger 600 41,250
CIII 100’ 50’ Boeing 737-500 133,500
CIV 150’ 75’ Boeing 707 333,600 DII 100’ 35’ Gulfstream IV 71,780
DIII 100’ 50’ MDC-MD-83/88 160,000
LONG TERM IMPACT ON NETJETS' FLEETMAXIMUM TAKEOFF WEIGHT
AircraftType
MaxTake/
OffWeight
6500Ft
59° FDry
6500Ft
90° FDry
5900Ft
59° FDry
5900Ft
90° FDry
%Loss59° FDry
%Loss90° FDry
Citation X 35700 35700 35358 35700 33855 0.0 (4.2)
Hawker 800 XP
28000 28000 28000 28000 27161 0.0 (3.0)
Falcon 2000
36500 36500 35786 35488 34164 (2.8) (4.4)
G-200 35450 35450 32907 34454 31606 (3.4) (3.7)G-IV SP 74600 74600 74110 73770 70550 (1.1) (4.8)
G-V 90500 88822 86743 88822 83882 (3.2) (3.2)
LONG TERM IMPACT ON NETJETS’ CHARTER OPERATIONSLANDING DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS
Aircraft Type
Distance(Max.
LandingWeight)
CharterOperator59° F Dry
CharterOperator59° F Wet
CharterOperator77° F Dry
CharterOperator77° F Wet
Citation Excel
3388 5648 6495 5801 6671
Citation VI 3059 5098 5863 5246 6033Citation X 3502 5837 6713 6043 6949
Hawker 400 XP
3590 5984 6882 6132 7052
Falcon 2000 3161 5268 6058 5268 6058
G – 200 3261 5435 6250 5585 6422GIV – SP 3209 5348 6151 5348 6151
LONG TERM IMPACT ON NETJETS’ AIRCRAFTDECREASE IN RANGE
AircraftType
Decrease of Usable Fuel
(lbs)5900 Ft Runway
59° F - Dry
Decrease of Usable Fuel
(lbs)5900 Ft Runway
90° F - Dry
DecreaseIn Range(Hours)
59° F - Dry
Decrease In Range(Hours)
90° F - Dry
Citation X 0 (1503) .8
Hawker 800 XP 0 (839) .6Falcon 2000 (1012) (1622) .6 1.0
G – 200 (1196) (1301) .6 0.6
G IV – SP (830) (3560) .2 1.1
G - V (2938) (2861) .9 0.9
GULFSTREAM IV
TURNING ANALYSISGULFSTREAM IV