DRAFT FINAL REPORT AIRPORT MASTER PLAN. Rifle Garfield County Airport Revised May 15, 2014

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1 DRAFT FINAL REPORT AIRPORT MASTER PLAN Rifle Garfield County Airport Revised May 15, 2014 As required by Paragraph 425.B(4) of FAA Order C, Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Handbook: The preparation of this document may have been supported, in part, through the Airport Improvement Program financial assistance from the Federal Aviation Administration as provided under Title 49 U.S.C., Section The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policy of the FAA. Acceptance of this report by the FAA does not in any way constitute a commitment on the part of the United States to participate in any development depicted therein nor does it indicate that the proposed development is environmentally acceptable or would have justification in accordance with appropriate public laws. 900 S. BROADWAY SUITE 350 DENVER, COLORADO PHONE: FAX:

2 Contents 1.0 Introduction Study Goals Local Information Airport Management and Ownership Structure Airport History and Activity Inventory Airport Reference Code & Aircraft Groupings Airport Reference Point (ARP) Runway Bearing and Magnetic Declination Meteorological Data Weather Observation Equipment Wind Coverage Temperature Precipitation Historical Aviation Activity Operations and Based Aircraft Fuel Sales Financial Information FAA AIP Grant History & Capital Improvement plan (CIP) Capital Improvement Plan Regional Setting and Land Use Community Planning Initiatives Airport Airspace Usage & NextGen Mountain Airspace Airspace Classification Airspace Congestion Programs and Procedures to Relieve Airspace Congestion Further Improvement & NextGen Technology Instrument Approach Equipment and Procedures Precision Instrument Landing System Non-precision Approach Systems Noise Abatement Procedures Obstructions to Air Navigation Airfield Runways Taxiways Aprons Pavement Condition Lighting, Marking, and Signage of Runway and Taxiways Visual and Navigational Airport Aids General Aviation Facilities Fixed Base Operator i

3 Airport Hangars Development Areas Surface Transportation Airport Access Road Network Access Roads Parking Areas Support Facilities Airport Administration ARFF/SRE/Maintenance Building Aircraft Fuel Storage Airport Equipment Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Equipment (ARFF) Snow Removal Equipment (SRE) Utilities Aviation Activity Forecasts Data Sources FAA Terminal Area Forecast (TAF) FAA Advisory Circular 150/ FAA Form Airport Cooperative Research Program Report: Counting Aircraft Operations at Non- Towered Airports ACRP Report: Airport Aviation Activity Forecasting Forecasting Aviation Activity by Airport FAA Aerospace Forecasts, Fiscal Years FAA Advisory Circular 150/5070-7B, Airport Master Plans Woods & Poole Economics Forecasting General Aviation Activity Measures and Metrics Aircraft Operations Based Aircraft Demographic and Economic Factors National Aviation OutLook FAA Aerospace Forecast General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) Historical Aviation Activity FAA Terminal Area Forecasts (TAFs) Atlantic Aviation Records Review of Existing Forecasts Previous Master Plan Forecast CDOT System Plan Forecast FAA TAF Forecasting Methodologies Times Series Analysis Regression Analysis Market Share Analysis Aircraft Operations Forecast Air Taxi/Commuter Operations General Aviation Operations Local/Itinerant Operations ii

4 3.7.4 Military Operations Preferred Aircraft Operations Forecast Summary Design Hour Operations Annual Instrument Operations Based Aicraft Forecast Selected Based Aircraft Forecast Critical Aircraft Comparison to Existing FAA TAF Aircraft Operations Forecast Based Aircraft Forecast Factors that May Create Changes in the Forecast Summary of Preferred Forecasts Facility Requirements and Demand/Capacity Analysis Regional Airport System Role Airside Requirements FAA Design Standards Runways Airfield Capacity Analysis Runway Orientation Runway Length Runway Width Runway Line of Sight Runway Strength Runway Surface Runway Shoulders and Blast Pads Taxiways Navigational Aids Airspace Requirements Obstructions General Aviation Transient Aircraft Parking Apron Based Aircraft Parking Aprons Apron Pavement Aircraft Storage Requirements Fixed Base Operator (FBO) Facility Needs Airport Support Facilities Airport Administration/ARFF/SRE/Maintenance Building Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Snow Removal Equipment (SRE) Airport Perimeter Fence and Access Control Fuel Storage Requirements 100LL, Jet-A, and Self-Fueling Deicing Facilities Utilities Landside Requirements Regional Transportation Network On-Airport Circulation Roadways Auto Parking iii

5 4.11 Facility Requirements Summary Alternatives Analysis Development Goals Identified Airside & Landside Alternatives Evaluation Criteria Extension of Runway 8/ Overview Assumptions Runway Extension Considerations Preliminary Runway Extension Alternatives Airside Alternative 1 Extend Runway 500 Feet East Recommendation Transient & GA Apron Expansion Transient Apron Expansion GA Apron Expansion Preferred Alternative Chosen Southeast Hangar Development Southeast Hangar Development Alternative Southeast Hangar Development Alternative Southeast Hangar Development Alternative Recommendation for the Southeast Hangar Development Preferred Alternative for the Southeast Hangar Development Auto Parking and circulation Alternative Alternative Alternative Recommendation Preferred Alternative Summary Environmental Overview Air Quality Compatible Land Use Department of Transportation Act: Section 4(f) Farmlands Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Floodplains Hazardous Materials, Pollution Prevention, and Solid Waste Historical, Architectural, Archeological, and Cultural Resources Light Emissions and Visual Impacts Natural Resources and Energy Supply Noise Socioeconomic Impacts, Environmental Justice, and Children s Environmental Health and Safety Risks Water Quality Wetlands Wild and Scenic Rivers iv

6 7.0 Airport Plans Airport Layout Plan Runway System Taxiway System Airspace Plan Inner Portion of the Approach Surface Drawings Departure Surface Drawings Terminal Area Plan Land Use Drawing Exhibit A Airport Property Map Financial Implementation Plan RIL Financial Information Revenues Expenditures Contributed Capital/ Funding Sources FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP) CDOT Division of Aeronautics Discretionary Aviation Grant Program Colorado State Infrastructure Bank Loan Program Private Investment Grant History Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Phase I 5 Year CIP ( ) Phase II 5 to 10 Year CIP ( ) Phase III 11 to 20 Year CIP ( ) Tables Table 1-1 Surrounding Communities Table 2-1 Aircraft Approach Category Table 2-2 Airplane Design Group (ADG) Table 2-3 Allowable Crosswind Component Per Runway Design Code (RDC) Table 2-4 Rifle Garfield County Airport Temperature Summary Table 2-5 Rifle Garfield County Airport Precipitation Summary Table 2-6 Based Aircraft Table 2-7 RIL FBO Fuel Sales Table 2-8 FAA Grant History Table 2-9 RIL Instrument Approaches and Minimums Table 2-10 Airport Fuel Storage Table 2-11 Airport Snow REmoval Equipment Table 2-12 Airport Utility Services Table Based Aircraft Table 3-2 General Aviation Operations (in Thousands) at Towered Airports Table 3-3 TAF: Historical Based Aicraft Table 3-4 Adjusted Historical Operations Counts v

7 Table Airport Master Plan Forecast Table Colorado Aviation System Plan Forecast for RIL Table 3-7 FAA TAF Forecast for RIL Table 3-8 Air Taxi/Commuter Operations Socioeconomic Variables' Correlation Coefficients Table 3-9 Air Taxi/Commuter Operations Forecast Table 3-10 GA Operations Socioeconmic Variables Correlation Coefficeints Table 3-11 GA Operations Forecast Table 3-12 GA Operations Forecast Distribution Summary Table 3-13 Aircraft Operations Forecast Summary Table 3-14 Design Hour Operations Forecast Table 3-15 Instrument Operations Forecast Table 3-16 Based Aircraft Socioeconmic Variables Correlation Coefficeints Table 3-17 Based Aircraft Forecast Table 3-18 Based Aircraft Forecast Distribution Summary Table 3-19 Aircraft Operationg by RDC Type in Table 3-20 RDC Aircraft Forecast Table 3-21 FAA Template for Comparing Airport Planning and TAF Forecasts Table 4-1 FAA Design Standards Table 4-2 Recommended Runway Lengths FOR RIL Table 4-3 Runway Design Standards Table 4-4 Runway Weight Capacity Table 4-5 Taxiway Design Standards Table 4-6 Transient Aircraft Apron Requirements Table 4-7 Based Aircraft Apron Requirements Table 4-8 Based Hangared Aircraft Requirements Table 4-9 Jet-A Fuel Storage Capacity Table 4-10 AvGas Fuel Storage Capacity Table 4-11 Facility Requirements Summary Table 5-1 GA Apron Development Alternatives Comparison Matrix Table 5-2 Southeast Hangar Development Matrix Table 5-3 Auto Parking & Improved Circulation Alternatives Matrix Table 5-4 RIL Recommended Facility Improvements Table 6-1 DOT Section 4(f) Properties Table 6-2 Candidate, Threatened, & Endangered Species Table 6-3 National Register of Historic Places - Rifle Table 8-1 RIL Financial Summary Table 8-2 RIL Grant History Table 8-3 RIL 20-Year Development Plan Estimated Project Cost Summary Table 8-4 Phase I Estimated Project Cost Summary Table 8-5 phase II Estimated Project Cost Summary Table 8-6 Phase III Estimated Project Cost Summary Figures Figure 2-1 Aircraft Groupings Figure 2-2 All Weather Wind Rose vi

8 Figure 2-3 IFR Wind Rose Figure 2-4 IFR Flight Plans Filed To/From RIL Figure 2-5 Airspace Classifications Figure 2-6 RIL & Surrounding Mountain Airspace Figure 2-7 Colorado WAM Sensor Locations Figure 2-8 Runway 8/ Figure 2-9 Taxiway System Figure 2-10 Apron Areas Figure Pavement Condition Index Figure 2-12 FBO Facilities Figure 2-13 Airport Hangars Figure 2-14 Future Small Aircraft Hangar & Apron Development Figure 2-15 Future Large Aircraft Hangar & Apron Development Figure 2-16 Airport Access Roads Figure 2-17 Airport Parking Figure 2-18 Airport Support Buildings Figure 2-19 Aircraft Fuel Storage Figure 3-1 GA Airplane Deliveries Figure 3-2 RIL TAF Historical Operations Figure 3-3 Air Taxi/Commuter Operations Linear Analysis Figure 3-4 Air Taxi/Commuter Operations Forecast Figure 3-5 GA Operations Forecast Figure 3-6 Based Aircraft Forecast Figure 4-1 Impacts to Runway Length Figure 4-2 Business Jet Runway Length Requirements (100% Useful Load) Figure 4-3 Part 77 Surfaces Figure 4-4 Transient Aircraft Parking Apron Figure 4-5 Regional Access Figure 4-6 Existing Airport Parking Figure 5-1 Business Jet Runway Length Requirements Figure 5-2 Airside Alternative 1 - Extend Runway 500 Feet East Figure 5-3 Transient Apron Alternative Figure 5-4 GA Development Apron Alternative Figure 5-5 GA Development Alternative Figure 5-6 Southeast Hangar Development Alternative Figure 5-7 Southeast Hangar Development Alternative Figure 5-8 Southeast Hangar Development Alternative Figure 5-9 Auto Parking & Circulation Improvement Alternative Figure 5-10 Auto Parking & Circulation Improvement Alternative Figure 5-11 Auto Parking & Circulation Improvement Alternative Figure 6-1 Existing Farmlands Figure 7-1 Airport Layout Plan (To Be Included) Figure 7-2 Airport Layout Plan Data Sheet (To Be Included) Figure 7-3 Airport Airspace Drawing (To Be Included) Figure 7-4 Airport Airspace Obstruction Table (To Be Included) Figure 7-5 Airport Airspace profile (To Be Included) Figure 7-6 Runway 8 Inner Approach Plan & Profile (To Be Included) vii

9 Figure 7-7 Runway 26 Inner Approach Plan & Profile (To Be Included) Figure 7-8 Runway 8 Departure Plan & Profile (To Be Included) Figure 7-9 Runway 26 Departure Plan & Profile (To Be Included) Figure 7-10 Terminal Area Plan (To Be Included) Figure 7-11 Land Use Drawing (To Be Included) Figure 7-12 Exhibit A Airport Property Map (To Be Included) Figure 8-1 Airport Development Plan Appendices Appendix A Aviation Glossary of Terms Appendix B City of Rifle and Garfield County Zoning and Land Use Exhibits Appendix C RIL Instrument Approach Analysis (To Be Included) viii