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Public Workshop Federal Aviation Administration Extend Runway 13/31 Gnoss Field Airport Update Status of Environmental Impact Statement And Provide Information on Data Collection Methodology to Identify Aviation Activity for Update to

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Federal Aviation Administration

Public Workshop

Extend Runway 13/31 Gnoss Field Airport Update Status of Environmental Impact Statement And Provide Information on Data Collection Methodology to Identify Aviation Activity for Update to Purpose and Need Working Paper

May 18, 2017

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Gnoss Field Airport Public Workshop 2 Federal Aviation Administration May 18, 2017 Extend Runway 13/31

Agenda

  • Welcome and Introductions
  • Purpose of Workshop
  • Status of Project Environmental Evaluations
  • Project Information
  • Data Collection
  • Questions and Answers
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Gnoss Field Airport Public Workshop 3 Federal Aviation Administration May 18, 2017 Extend Runway 13/31

Introduction

  • County of Marin (airport sponsor)
  • Federal Aviation Administration (lead federal agency)
  • Landrum & Brown (environmental consultant for):
  • FAA Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
  • Marin County Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
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Gnoss Field Airport Public Workshop 4 Federal Aviation Administration May 18, 2017 Extend Runway 13/31

Purpose of Public Workshop

  • Update airport community and general public

regarding the status of the environmental evaluations

  • Provide information about the upcoming FAA data

collection effort regarding aviation activity and the “critical aircraft” at the airport

  • Provide opportunity for public to ask questions

regarding the presentation and data collection effort

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Gnoss Field Airport Public Workshop 5 Federal Aviation Administration May 18, 2017 Extend Runway 13/31

  • Extend Runway 13/31 to allow existing aircraft, as

represented by the family grouping of critical aircraft at the airport, to operate without operational weight restrictions under hot weather conditions.

  • For FAA runway length calculation purposes, hot

weather is defined as the mean daily maximum temperature of the hottest month

  • Mean daily maximum of hottest month =

82 degrees F in July, August, and September per National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration data

Purpose of Runway Extension Project

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Gnoss Field Airport Public Workshop 6 Federal Aviation Administration May 18, 2017 Extend Runway 13/31

EIS – EIR Processing Status Update Completed Steps

FAA concludes Supplemental to Final EIS needed January 2015 Final EIS Issued June 2014 Prepare Final EIS CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING Respond to Agency/Public Comments Agency/Public Circulation Notice of Availability

  • f Draft EIS/EIR &

Public Hearing Prepare Draft EIS/EIR Detailed Environmental Analysis CONDUCT SCOPING Develop Preliminary Range of Alternatives Baseline Data Collection ISSUE NOTICE OF INTENT & NOTICE OF PREPARATION Identify Purpose & Need Project Identification Final EIR Certified February 2014 Prepare Final EIR

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Gnoss Field Airport Public Workshop 7 Federal Aviation Administration May 18, 2017 Extend Runway 13/31

Distribute Final Supplement to Final EIS Prepare Final Supplement to Final EIS & Response to Comments Public/Agency Circulation & Public Comment Meeting Notice of Availability of Draft Supplement to Final EIS Prepare Draft Supplement to Final EIS Based on Runway Length Established through Purpose & Need Working Paper & Public Comments Evaluate Public Comments Public Comment Meeting

  • n Purpose & Need

Working Paper Determine Additional Data Collection/Evaluation Needed

We Are Here

Prepare Purpose and Need Working Paper Update Runway Length Analysis Update Aviation Activity Information to Identify Critical Aircraft Agency/Public Circulation and Public Meeting Notice of Availability of Updated Purpose & Need Working Paper Additional Data Collection on Aviation Activity & Current Critical Aircraft Public Workshop Regarding EIS Status & Data Collection For Updated Purpose & Need Working Paper FAA Record of Decision

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Final Supplement to Final EIS

EIS Processing Status Update Remaining Steps – Approx. 30 months to end

30 Day No Action Period Marin County Evaluates if EIR Changes are Needed Marin County Modifies EIR if Needed & Updates Any Necessary Certifications Marin County Decides Whether to Proceed with Project

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Gnoss Field Airport Public Workshop 8 Federal Aviation Administration May 18, 2017 Extend Runway 13/31

Gnoss Field

  • One Runway (13/31) - 3,300

Feet

  • 95,000 Takeoff/Landing a

Year

  • Most Aircraft Takeoff to the

North and Land from the North

  • Single and Twin Engine

Propeller Aircraft, Small Business Jets

  • System of Levees Protect

Runway from Flooding

Existing Airport

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Gnoss Field Airport Public Workshop 9 Federal Aviation Administration May 18, 2017 Extend Runway 13/31

  • Existing runway length (3,300 feet) can result in
  • perational weight restrictions for some more

demanding aircraft in hot weather

  • Aircraft must either reduce fuel or reduce the

passengers and/or cargo.

Current conditions

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Gnoss Field Airport Public Workshop 10 Federal Aviation Administration May 18, 2017 Extend Runway 13/31

Critical Aircraft Determination and Purpose and Need for Runway Extension

  • After publication of the June 2014 FAA Final EIS the FAA

has been conducting additional evaluations to confirm what is the critical aircraft at Gnoss Field Airport?

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Gnoss Field Airport Public Workshop 11 Federal Aviation Administration May 18, 2017 Extend Runway 13/31

Critical Aircraft and Runway Length Determination for Gnoss Field Airport

  • The “critical aircraft” is the most demanding aircraft in

terms of the physical dimensions of the airport such as the length and width of runways and taxiways, that regularly uses an airport*

  • Regular use of an airport is defined as 500 or more

itinerant operations (takeoffs and landings) of the critical aircraft*

  • Runway length determination is based on the

requirements of the critical aircraft

*Definitions based on FAA Order 5090.3C Field Formulation of the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS)

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Gnoss Field Airport Public Workshop 12 Federal Aviation Administration May 18, 2017 Extend Runway 13/31

  • June 2014 – Final EIS: critical aircraft Cessna 525 (B-1)
  • Justified FAA runway length determination 4,400 feet
  • May 2016 – Purpose and Need Working Paper:

critical aircraft family of B-II Turboprop Aircraft

  • Justified FAA runway length determination 3,600 feet

Critical aircraft and justified FAA runway length determinations for Gnoss Field Airport

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Gnoss Field Airport Public Workshop 13 Federal Aviation Administration May 18, 2017 Extend Runway 13/31

Aircraft reference codes for aircraft typically

  • perating at Gnoss Field Airport

1 Source: FAA Advisory Circular 150/5300-13A “Airport Design”

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Gnoss Field Airport Public Workshop 14 Federal Aviation Administration May 18, 2017 Extend Runway 13/31

  • June 2014 – Final EIS: critical aircraft Cessna 525 (B-1)
  • Justified FAA runway length determination 4,400 feet

Critical aircraft and justified FAA runway length determinations for Gnoss Field Airport

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Gnoss Field Airport Public Workshop 15 Federal Aviation Administration May 18, 2017 Extend Runway 13/31

County Proposed Runway Improvements identified in Final EIR and Final EIS

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Gnoss Field Airport Public Workshop 16 Federal Aviation Administration May 18, 2017 Extend Runway 13/31

  • May 2016 – Purpose and Need Working Paper:

critical aircraft family of B-II Turboprop Aircraft

  • Justified FAA runway length determination 3,600 feet

Critical aircraft and justified FAA runway length determinations for Gnoss Field Airport

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Gnoss Field Airport Public Workshop 17 Federal Aviation Administration May 18, 2017 Extend Runway 13/31

Revised Proposed Runway Improvements identified in FAA May 2016 Purpose and Need Working Paper

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Gnoss Field Airport Public Workshop 18 Federal Aviation Administration May 18, 2017 Extend Runway 13/31

  • Comments from pilots and aircraft owners on May 2016

Working Paper stated total operations of more demanding aircraft were undercounted citing:

  • Undercounted Visual Flight Rules flights
  • Evidence from fuel sales
  • Personal observations
  • FAA and Marin County concluded these comments should

be considered in detail

Critical aircraft and justified FAA runway length determinations for Gnoss Field Airport

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Gnoss Field Airport Public Workshop 19 Federal Aviation Administration May 18, 2017 Extend Runway 13/31

  • Contact those commenters who provided information on

aviation operations of most demanding aircraft at Gnoss Field

  • Request voluntary interviews and verification of aircraft
  • perations through logs or other data
  • Request voluntary interviews and verification of fuel sales

from fuel vendor or aircraft owners

  • Review 2016 FAA radar track and flight plan data
  • Additional data collection focused on most demanding

aircraft

  • Runway length for smaller, less demanding aircraft is

sufficient under all conditions considered in FAA Advisory Circular 150/5325-4B Runway Length Requirements

Voluntary critical aircraft data collection efforts

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Gnoss Field Airport Public Workshop 20 Federal Aviation Administration May 18, 2017 Extend Runway 13/31

  • May-June 2017: Additional data collection for Updated

Purpose and Need Working Paper

Critical aircraft and justified FAA runway length determinations for Gnoss Field Airport

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Gnoss Field Airport Public Workshop 21 Federal Aviation Administration May 18, 2017 Extend Runway 13/31

  • July – Oct 2017 Analyze data
  • Nov – Dec 2017:
  • Circulate Updated Purpose and Need Working Paper

for public review

  • Hold public meeting to receive any public comments
  • n the working paper
  • Review public comments and adjust determinations in

working paper if warranted

  • Proceed with next steps in EIS

Update FAA Purpose and Need Working Paper and distribute for public comment

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Gnoss Field Airport Public Workshop 22 Federal Aviation Administration May 18, 2017 Extend Runway 13/31

Distribute Final Supplement to Final EIS Prepare Final Supplement to Final EIS & Response to Comments Public/Agency Circulation & Public Comment Meeting Notice of Availability of Draft Supplement to Final EIS Prepare Draft Supplement to Final EIS Based on Runway Length Established through Purpose & Need Working Paper & Public Comments Evaluate Public Comments Public Comment Meeting

  • n Purpose & Need

Working Paper Determine Additional Data Collection/Evaluation Needed

We Are Here

Prepare Purpose and Need Working Paper Update Runway Length Analysis Update Aviation Activity Information to Identify Critical Aircraft Agency/Public Circulation and Public Meeting Notice of Availability of Updated Purpose & Need Working Paper Additional Data Collection on Aviation Activity & Current Critical Aircraft Public Workshop Regarding EIS Status & Data Collection For Updated Purpose & Need Working Paper FAA Record of Decision

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Final Supplement to Final EIS

EIS Processing Status Update Remaining Steps – Approx. 30 months to end

30 Day No Action Period Marin County Evaluates if EIR Changes are Needed Marin County Modifies EIR if Needed & Updates Any Necessary Certifications Marin County Decides Whether to Proceed with Project

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Gnoss Field Airport Public Workshop 23 Federal Aviation Administration May 18, 2017 Extend Runway 13/31

Question and Answer period regarding presentation

1. If you have a question please raise your hand and moderator will acknowledge you to ask your question 2. We request you state your name. Optionally state the community you live and/or whether you are an airport user such as a pilot or aircraft owner 3. We will rotate among audience members who have questions 4. If you have a statement rather than a question, please limit it to 2 minutes 5. If you want to make additional comments you can submit them to:

Doug Pomeroy, Environmental Protection Specialist FAA San Francisco Airports District Office 1000 Marina Boulevard – Suite 220, Brisbane, CA 94005. E-mail Douglas.Pomeroy@faa.gov, telephone 650-827-7612