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AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN UPDATE AND NARRATIVE REPORT
AUGUST 2014
WADELL ENGINEERING CORPORATION
Airport Planning - Engineering - Management Consultants
WADELL ENGINEERING CORPORATION
Airport Planning - Engineering - Management
County of Inyo
Public Works Clint Quilter cquilter@inyocounty.us
Purpose Funding & Schedule Scope of Services Previous Study Study Considerations Economic Development Open
House
Update the Inventory of Facilities Establish New Forecasts of Demand Determine New Facility Needs Plan & Depict Facilities To Meet FAA Standards Prepare 20-Year Capital Improvement Program Provide an Updated Narrative Report
90% Federal Aviation Administration Grant 4.5% State Aeronautics Matching Grant 5.5% County Funds and Labor Complete Studies By Summer 2015
Inventory of Facilities New Aerial Photography & Mapping Forecasts of Aviation Demand Facility Requirements Airport Plans
– Airport Layout Plan – Airport Airspace Plan – Terminal Area Plan – Airport Property Map
Capital Improvement Program & Costs Narrative Report
LOCALIZER DIRECTIONAL AIDE VOR/DME
VISUAL APPROACH SLOPE INDICATORS
1970’S Runways 12/30 & 16/34 Operational Narrowing from 150’ to 100’
3 Runways (MIRL) All Taxiways
(MITL/Reflectors)
Four REIL Four PAPI-4 Two PAPI-2 Primary Windcone Six Supplemental
Windcones
Previous Study (2002) Recommendations
SHORT TERM
– TAXIWAY RECONSTRUCTION – AIRCRAFT HANGARS – RUNWAY END IDENTIFICATION LIGHTS – ACCESS ROADS TO DEVELOPMENT SITES
INTERMEDIATE TERM
– NEW APRONS AND TAXIWAYS – NEW ACCESS FROM WYE ROAD
LONG TERM
– EXTEND RUNWAY 12-30 TO 8900’ (500’ SE, 900’ NE) – RUNWAY SAFETY AREA IMPROVEMENTS – RUNWAY APPROACH LIGHTING – FIRE TRUCK AND BUILDING – NAVIGATIONAL AID EQUIPMENT
Extend 12-30 to 8900 Feet Long Runway 12-30 C-II Aircraft (Lockheed C-
130) and ILS/GPS Precision Approach
Runways 7-25 & 16-34 B-II Aircraft
(Convair 580) and GPS Non-Precision Approach, 16-34 Has Best Wind Coverage
All Runways Retain 100’ Operational Width
(Physical Widths are 150’)
Previously Served Until 1993 No Airline Service within 200 miles (2002) AA Service to Start in Mammoth (2002) Bishop Weather, Crosswinds Better Airlines Want Subsidies to Serve Frequency & Airfares = Sustainability
Existing Facilities Condition Runway / Taxiway Development Hangar Development Aviation Industrial / Commercial Fire Fighting Facilities Military & Large Transient Aircraft Weather Alternate / Commercial Use FAA & State Funding
Restore 150’ Width 16-34 & 12-30
– Failed Pavements & Non-standard Slopes – Failed Direct Burial Power Cables & Fixtures – Cracked Shoulders = FOD & Water Intrusion – Runway 16-34 has Best Wind Coverage & FAA Navaid (LDA) – Runway 12-30 has Length and Published 300’ Minimum Height Approach – No 150’ Wide Runway Between Reno-Mojave – No Other Runways with FAA Navaids in Area
Remove Exit “F” (Runway Incursions) Rehabilitate Parallel Taxiway “H” Construct Parallel Taxiway to R/W 25 Retain / Maintain Taxiways “D” & “E” Install Edge Reflectors Along “D” & “E” Correct Hold Lines & Install Hold Signs Install Lighted Signs for All Taxiways
Construct New T-Hangars to Reduce
Waiting List
Survey Corporate Hangar Market &
Collect Deposits for Waiting List
Construct Small & Large Hangars Construct Hangar Area Security Fencing
with Card Gates
Access & Development Considerations ?
Determine Implementation
Methods & Funding
Construct New Wye Road Access &
Security Fencing
Construct Phase 1 New Area
Determine Public Interest Determine Airline Interest Renew Part 139 Certification
– Rehabilitate Pavements & Shoulders – Rehabilitate Airfield Paint Markings – Rehabilitate Lighting & Signs – Improve Safety Areas – Install Security Fencing
Survey Corporate Hangar Market &
Evaluate Weather Alternate Success Determine Public / Airline Interest Enhance Part 139 Certification
– Purchase Fire Equipment and Building – Hire & Train Fire & Management Staff – Develop Terminal Facilities – Implement Snow Removal (As Needed)
Mammoth Lakes – United Express &
Alaska (35 miles by car)
Bishop – No Service - Ended 1993 Inyokern – United Express Ended in 2013
(130 miles by car)
Site Characteristics Operational Characteristics
FAA for General Aviation Airports -
$150,000/yr Entitlement
FAA for Commercial Service Airports -
$1Million/yr Entitlement
State Aeronautics for GA - $10,000/yr
Grant & 4.5% of FAA match (for GA Facilities Only)
Findings from the City of Bishop Economic Development Open House With respect to how the airport can contribute to Bishop’s economic growth, nearly all Open House attendees were very supportive of investing in expanding the airport for commercial flights. In addition to providing reliable air transport, they suggested that expansion of the airport would make Bishop a more attractive location for light industry or high tech companies because the ease of reaching
“Expand airport to become Eastern Sierra
commercial hub.”
“Open it up to bring in tourists. Bring it up to
FAA and TSA standards. Think long term.”
“Reliable regional air service is essential to
maintaining our tourism market and diversifying our economy. Businesses need reliable air services to consider moving here.”
“Combined with the advent of Digital 395, air
services for Bishop would have great economic potential for the future.”
Which sectors should Bishop grow/strengthen?