HomeMy Public PortalAboutAB 09-141 Insturment Approach Runway 16 July 23McCALL CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA BILL
Number
Meeting Date
216 East Park Street
McCall, ID 83638
AB 09-141
July 23, 2009
AGENDA ITEM INFORMATION
SUBJECT:
Instrument Approach to Runway 16 McCall
Approvals: Department/
Committee/Individual
Initials
Remarks
(Originator/
Support)
Mayor /Council
City Manager
—1�
Airport
-
originator
City Clerk, Deputy Clerk
Community Development
Grant Coordinator
Golf Operations
Library
Parks
COST IMPACT: None
Police Department
Public Works
FUNDING SOURCE: NA
Recreation
Treasurer
TIMELINE: Ongoing, Publish approach in early 2010
City Attorney
Other
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
As part of the ongoing instrument
is developing a straight in approach
Runway 16 at the McCall Airport.
final approach and high minimums
approach procedure planning
that is a part of AIP 12, started
there is no published instrument
north of McCall Airport, only a
16. This new procedure to Runway
to the aircraft operators
To fly the existing circling
The circling approach allows
north and east of the airport, turning
the airport. This procedure is
fly straight down the lake from
or about 2,596 feet above the
approach glide path indicators
is an easier and safer
in summer
2007, FAA
procedure to
with an offset
represents an
utilizing the
aircraft fly to
fly as low as
to the airport
the winds are
North
visual contact
degrees to a
fly, and will
to runway 16. Currently,
Because of terrain to the
is achievable to Runway
approach
procedure
16
currently
approach,
aircraft to
back
done when
approximately
field until
at about 3.5
approach to
important safety enhancement
and environmentally friendly alternative
existing circling approach procedures.
then "circle" over town and the lake.
keeping the airport in site, flying
straight in from the lake to
in approach" to runway 16 would
of approximately 7,620 ft. feet,
time they would fly the visual
alternative to the circling approach,
of the City.
McCall Airport compared to
minimums to runway 34, and
640 feet above field elevation,
near the golf course and continuing
out of the south.
The proposed new "straight
Beach to the airport at an altitude
is made with the runway, at which
point 1,000 feet down the runway.
This approach will be a preferred
eliminate some overflies of much
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
The Airport Manager communicate to FAA that City Council has received information about this approach and
that it appears to be better than the "circling only" option for instrument approaches to runway 34 at McCall.
Council supports the continued development of this approach procedure and agrees there is little environmental
impact to the City and citizens of McCall as a result of this procedure. To that end, the City respectfully requests
the FAA Categorically Exclude the proposed approach from further environmental study.
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