HomeMy Public PortalAbout2003.03.10 McCall Airport Environmental Assessment Committee MeetingMcCall Airport Environmental Assessment Committee (AEAC)
Attendees:
Meeting #2
March 10, 2009
Meeting: 5:30 — 7:00 p.m.
McCall City Hall — Legion Hall
AEAC Members: Bert Kulesza, Mark Thorien, Cult Mack, Jiro Egnew, Mike
Anderson, Rik Poston, Bill Robertson, Joyce Sission, Nike
Medberry, Brian O'Morrow, John Humpheries, and Mary Sue
Roach
City of McCall: John Anderson, McCall Airport Manager
WHPacific, Inc: Rainse Anderson, Project Manager; Jason Ritchie, Project Engineer;
and Sarah Lucas, Proj,- ct Planner
Corvid Consulting: Laura Jackson, Environmental Specialist
5:30 — 5:35
5:35 — 5:40 5:50 — 6:05 J
6:05 — 6:15Preliminary Design
Welcome and Introductions John Anderson and Rainse
Anderson
Review AEAC Roles and Rainse Anderson
Responsibilities
Project Purpose & Need r Sarah Lucas
Project Alternatives Y Sarah Lucas
Jason Ritchie
6:15 — 6:30Results of Field Investigations
( Laura Jackson
6:30 — 6:50Open Discussion
AEAC Members
6:50 — 7:00Open Discussion
Public Attendees
7:00 Future meeting dates and times
All
Introduction
The McCall Municipal Airport is owned and operated by the City of McCall. The Airport
encompasses approximately 200 acres and consists of a single runway (6,107' x 75'), one
full parallel taxiway, and one partial parallel taxiway that serves the United States Forest
Service (USFS). The airport has been designated as a general aviation facility by the
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and accommodates private flying, business
aviation, charter service, remote access, and the USFS. The typical fleet using the Airport
range from Aircraft Design Group I through IV, which is a range of aircraft from small
single engine airplanes to medium-sized jets. There are no commercial service operations at
the Airport.
An update to the Airport's Master Plan in 2007 identified deficiencies in regards to FAA
design standards. Primary amongst the deficiencies was the runway/taxiway centerline
separation: currently the separation is 200 feet. Another deficiency identified was runway
length; however, additional studies will be required to justify the need for a runway
extension.
Purpose and Need
The City of McCall and the McCall Airport need to comply with FAA design standards
because they are a recipient of Federal funding. The purpose of the proposed project is to
bring the runway/taxiway separation at McCall Airport into compliance with FAA design
standards. The existing runway/taxiway separation is 200 feet. The present separation of
200 feet is based upon an older standard prescribed in Advisory Circular (AC)
150/5300-4B, Utility Airports (1983-1989), which applied when the runway and taxiway
was built. The current separation standard for the airport is 240 feet, per (AC)
150-5300-13, Airport Design, the current FAA design standards document.
FAA design standards guide the widths, minimum clearances and other dimensional criteria
for runways, taxiways, safety areas, aprons, and other physical features. The Airport
Reference Code (ARC) is a coding system used to relate and compare airport design criteria
to the operational and physical characteristics of the aircraft intended to operate at the
airport. The ARC is comprised of two components.
The first component, depicted by letter (e.g., A, B, C, D or E) is the aircraft approach
category and relates to aircraft approach speed based upon operational characteristics. An
aircraft fits into a category based on 1.3 times the stall speed of that aircraft at maximum
gross weight in the landing configuration. Speeds and examples of the aircraft approach
category are A: less than 91 knots (Beech Bonanza); B: between 91 knots and less than 121
knots (Dassault Falcon 900); C: between 121 knots and less than 141 knots (Gulfstream
III); D: between 141 knots and less than 161 knots; and E: 166 knots and above.
The second component of the ARC is the aircraft design group. The aircraft design group
is based on an aircraft's physical characteristics (wingspan or tail height, which ever is
most demanding) and is depicted by a roman numeral (e.g. I, II, III, IV, V or VI). The
below table defines each group:
Aircraft Design Group
1
Tail Height (ft)
<20 __ P
20-<30
30-<45
45 - <60
Wingspan (ft) ( Example ___M___
_ <49 _ __ + Beech Baron __ i
II ! 49 - <79 ' Cessna CitationII
III j 79 - <118 L Gulfstream V
i 118 - <171 i Airbus A-310
60 - <66 __1_71 - <214 Boeing 777-_�
! 66 - <80 Y 214- <262 i Lockheed C-5 ___ _
Generally speaking, aircraft approach speed applies to runways and runway -related
facilities, while aircraft wingspan/tail height is primarily related to separation criteria
associated with taxiways and taxilanes.
In 2007, the City of McCall, with assistance from the FAA, prepared an Airport Master
Plan. The Plan included an inventory of airport facilities, forecasts for future airport
demand, _and a comparison of facilities to FAA design standards Based upon this Mas r
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Plan, the appropriate ARC for McCall is B -II. As previously indicated, the runway/
taxiway separation requirement for the airport (ARC B -II) is 240 feet.
Proposed Action
While the current aircraft operations at the McCall Airport comprise an ARC B -II,
operations by larger aircraft such as the Gulfstream II, III and IV, and Learjet 35 and 45
series frequently occur at the airport. The 2017 forecast in the Master Plan projects the
airport ARC to change from B -II to C -If The standard runway/taxiway separation for C -1I
is 300 feet; while C -III is 400 feet. Accordingly, the City of McCall proposes to increase
the runway/taxiway separation to meet FAA standards and the future needs of the airport.
The FAA will evaluate at a minimum a runway/taxiway separation of 240 feet for the
environmental impact.
Federal Action Requested
The Federal Action requested is funding for construction of the proposed taxiway
relocation.
Timing of the Federal Action
Construction is anticipated to occur during summer of 2010.
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