AIRPORT MASTER PLAN FOR charles B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN AIRPORT KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI Prepared For The City of Kansas City, Missouri By Coffman Associates, Inc. January 2004 "The contents of these documents reflect the views of Coffman Associates, Inc., which is responsible for the parts and accuracy of the data contained herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policy of the FAA. Acceptance of these documents by the FAA does not in any way constitute a commitment on the part of the United States to participate in any development depicted herein nor does it indicate that the proposed development is environmentally acceptable in accordance with Public Laws 90-495,91-190,91-258, 94-343, and/or 100-223." This document has been adopted by the City of Kansas City, Missouri under Resolution No. 040066 (attached).
RESOLUTION NO. 040066 Adopting the 2003 Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport Master Plan as the official guide for development of Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport. WHEREAS. Kansas City has completed a study of Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC) following guidelines of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); and WHEREAS, Kansas City in conjunction with the consulting finn of Coffman Associates, has developed projected activity levels at ~KC for the next 20 years; and WHEREAS, improvements necessary to meet the projected aviation activity levels and FAA design standards have been identified~ and WHEREAS. alternative methods of providing these improvements have been reviewed with federal. regional and local officials, airport t;na.nts and users, community representatives and interested citizens through four planning advisory committee meetings and four public meetings; and WHEREAS, the annual economic impact of the airport on the Kansas City region has been determined to be $2890 million~ and WHEREAS, a recommended development program has been established including a preliminary capital funding plan~ and WHEREAS, the above-mentioned analysis and recommendations for development are presented in the 2003 Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport Master Plan; NOW. THEREFORE. BE 1 T RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY: That the 2003 Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport Master Plan be adopted by Kansas City, Missouri, as the official guide for development at Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport. Authenticated as Passed DATE PASSED JAN 2 9 20G't
entents Kansas City Downtown Airport Kansas City, Missouri AIRPORT MASTER PLAN INTRODUCTION AND summary AIRPORT ROLE... ii DEMAND-BASED PLANNING... iii AIRPORT PLANS......................................... iii Airfield Recommendation............................. iv Landside Improvements... v CAPITAL NEEDS FINANCING............................. vi AIRPORT ECONOMIC VALUE... vii PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE....................... ix Chapter One INVENTORY REGIONAL SETTING......................................... 1-1 Climate... 1-2 HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE... 1-3 THE AIRPORT'S SYSTEM ROLE................................ 1-4 Development History..................................... 1-4 Previous Master Plan..................................... 1-4 Regional Planning... 1-5 National Planning....................................... 1-5 AIRPORT ADMINISTRATION... 1-6 AIRPORT FACILITIES........................................ 1-6 Airside Facilities......................................... 1-6 Landside Facilities... 1-11
Chapter One (Continued) Airport Utilities... 1-15 General Aviation Services... 1-16 VICINITY AIRSPACE, NAVIGATIONAL AIDS, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, AND AIRPORTS..................... 1-17 Vicinity Airspace... 1-17 Tenninal Area And Enroute Navigational Aids............... 1-18 Air Traffic Control... 1-22 Area Airports... 1-22 AREA LAND USE... 1-24 ENVIRONMENTAL INVENTORY.............................. 1-24 Wetlands... 1-25 Biotic Resources... 1-26 Air And Water Quality... 1-26 Flooding And Floodplain Data... 1-27 Geology And Soils... 1-28 Solid And Hazardous Waste... 1-29 Historic And Cultural Resources... 1-29 Storm Water Permit SWPpp And SPCC Plans... 1-30 Aboveground Storage Tanks.............................. 1-30 Underground Storage Tanks (USTs)... 1-31 Baseline Conditions And Potential Sensitivities... 1-32 SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS... 1-32 Population............................................. 1-32 Employment... 1-33 Per Capita Personal Income... 1-36 SUMMARy................................................. 1-36 DOCUMENT SOURCES...................................... 1-37 Chapter Two FORECASTS NATIONAL AVIATION TRENDS................................ 2-2 FORECASTING APPROACH................................... 2-4 BASED AIRCRAFT............................................ 2-4 Registered Aircraft Forecasts... 2-5 Based Aircraft Forecast................................... 2-8 Based Aircraft Fleet Mix... 2-12 AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS... 2-13 General Aviation Operations... 2-13 Air Carrier And Air Taxi Operations....................... 2-15 Military Operations... 2-16 Operational Aircraft Mix................................. 2-17
Chapter Two (Continued) PEAKING characteristics................................ 2-20 ANNUAL INSTRUMENT APPROACHES........................ 2-21 summary... 2-22 Chapter Three FACILITY REQUIREMENTS planning HORIZONS....................................... 3-1 AIRFIELD CAPACITY... 3-2 Airfield Layout... 3-3 Meteorology............................................. 3-3 Runway Use............................................ 3-4 Aircraft Mix............................................ 3-5 Percent Arrivals... 3-6 Touch-and-Go Operations................................. 3-6 Exit Taxiways........................................... 3-8 Capacity Analysis... 3-8 AIRFIELD REQUIREMENTS... 3-10 Critical Aircraft... 3-10 Runways.............................................. 3-14 Taxiways... 3-23 Navigational Aids and Lighting... 3-24 LANDSIDE REQUIREMENTS................................. 3-26 General Aviation Facilities... 3-26 SUMMARY................................................. 3-33 Chapter Four ALTERNATIVES REVIEW OF 1982 LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN......... 4-2 ISSUE CONSIDERATIONS..................................... 4-3 NON-DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATNES... 4-4 No Action Alternative... 4-4 Service From Another Airport.............................. 4-5 AIRFIELD ALTERNATNES.................................... 4-6 Runway 1-19 Safety Area Determination... 4-7 Runway 3-21 Safety Area Determination... 4-23 Taxiway Considerations.................................. 4-29 LANDSIDE ALTERNATNES.................................. 4-31 Landside Alternative 1... 4-32 Landside Alternative 2... 4-32 Landside Summary..................................... 4-33
Chapter Five AIRPORT PLANs DESIGN STANDARDs......................................... 5-1 AIRFIELD RECOMMENDATIONS.............................. 5-2 Runway 1-19... 5-2 Runway 3-21............................................ 5-3 Taxiway Improvements................................... 5-4 Landside Improvements... 5-5 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM........................... 5-5 ENVIRONMENTAL OVERVIEW................................ 5-7 Chapter Six FINANCIAL IMPLEMENTATION ANALYSIS FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OBJECTIVES........................... 6-1 OVERALL APPROACH... 6-1 Capital Funding Sources... 6 2 Rates & Charges/Leasing Practices Review................... 6-5 Financial Analysis And Implementation Plan For The Master Plan Capital Improvement Program... 6-12 Financial Analysis Exhibits... 6-21 EXHIBITS A PROPOSED PLAN............................... after page iv 1A LOCATION MAP............................... after page 1-2 lb EXISTING FACILITIES... after page 1-6 1C LANDSIDE FACILITIES... after page 1-12 ld AIRSPACE CLASSIFICATION... after page 1-18 IE AREA AIRSPACE.............................. after page 1-18 IF KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN 2A SYSTEM OF AIRPORTS... after page 1-22 U.S. ACTIVE GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT FORECASTS... after page 2-4 2B REGISTERED AIRCRAFT FORECAST............. after page 2-6 2C BASED AIRCRAFT FORECAST.................. after page 2-12 2D GENERAL AVIATION OPERATIONS FORECAST.. after page 2-14 2E TOTAL OPERATIONS FORECASTS... after page 2-16 3A AIRFIELD CAPACITY FACTORS................. after page 3-4 3B RUNWAY IN USE SCENARIOS HOURLY CAPACITY. after page 3-6
EXHIBITS (Continued) 3C DEMAND VS. CAPACITY... after page 3-10 3D AIRPORT REFERENCE CODES................. after page 3-12 3E WIND ROSES................................. after page 3-14 3F RUNWAY SAFETY AREA AND OBJECT FREE AREA REQUIREMENTS............................ after page 3-20 3G AIRFIELD FACILITY REQUIREMENTS.......... after page 3-33 3H LANDSIDE REQUIREMENTS................... after page 3-33 4A DEVELOPMENT CONSIDERATIONS............. after page 4-4 4B RUNWAY 1-19 BASELINE CONDITION PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ALP... after page 4-12 4C ALTERNATIVE 1 PROVIDE FULL SAFETY AREAS..................................... after page 4-14 4D ALTERNATIVE 2 REALIGN RUNWAY............ after page 4-16 4E NORTH SAFETY AREA GRADING PLAN......... after page 4-18 4F ALTERNATIVE 3 MAXIMIZE SAFETY AREA... after page 4-18 4G ALTERNATIVE 4 RUNWAY EXTENSIONS........ after page 4-20 4H UNDERSHOOT/OVERRUN DISTANCES APPROACH CATEGORY C/D AIRCRAFT......... after page 4-20 4J PROPOSED SAFETY AREA DETERMINATION.... after page 4-22 4K EMAS FOR AIRCRAFT OVERRUNS.............. after page 4-22 4L ALP APPROVED RUNWAY 3-21... after page 4-26 4M DESIGN FOR ARC B-II STANDARDS............. after page 4-26 4N PARALLEL TAXIWAY ALTERNATIVES... after page 4-30 4P TAXIWAY ALTERNATIVE 1.................... after page 4-30 4Q TAXIWAY ALTERNATIVE 2... after page 4-30 4R TAXIWAY/LAND USE ALTERNATIVES... after page 4-32 4S TAXIWAY/LAND USE ALTERNATIVES WITH CLOSURE OF CROSSWIND RUNWAY... after page 4-32 5A PROPOSED PLAN.............................. after page 5-4 5B EXISTING AIRCRAFT NOISE EXPOSURE......... after page 5-8 5C LONG-RANGE AIRCRAFT NOISE EXPOSURE...... after page 5-8 6A-1 ESTIMATED PROJECT COSTS AND DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE WITH MODERATE FMV RENT ESCALATION... after page 6-12 6A-2 CAPITAL FUNDING SOURCES WITH MODERATE FMV RENT ESCALATION... after page 6-12 6A-3 ACTUAL, BUDGETED AND PROJECT OPERATIONS & EXPENSES WITH MODERATE FMV RENT ESCALATION.......... after page 6-12 6A-4 ACTUAL, ESTIMATED AND PROJECTED OPERATING REVENUES WITH MODERATE FMV RENT ESCALATION... after page 6-12
EXHIBITS (Continued) 6A-5 FINANCIAL PLAN SUMMARY- BUDGETED AND PROJECTED NET REVENUES, CAPITAL FUNDING AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURES- MODERATE FMV RENT ESCALATION.......................... after page 6-12 6B-l ESTIMATED PROJECT COSTS AND DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE WITH AGGRESSIVE FMV RENT ESCALATION........ after page 6-14 6B-2 CAPITAL FUNDING SOURCES WITH AGGRESSIVE FMV RENT ESCALATION........ after page 6-14 6B-3 ACTUAL, BUDGETED AND PROJECT OPERATIONS & EXPENSES WITH AGGRESSIVE FMV RENT ESCALATION........ after page 6-16 6B-4 ACTUAL, BUDGETED AND PROJECT OPERATING REVENUES WITH AGGRESSIVE FMV RENT ESCALATION........ after page 6-18 6B-5 FINANCIAL PLAN SUMMARY- BUDGETED AND PROJECTED NET REVENUES, CAPITAL FUNDING AND CAPITAL Appendix A EXPENDITUREs............................. after page 6-20 GLOSSARY AND ABBREVIATIONS AppendixB AIRPORT LAYOUT PLANs AppendixC ECONOMIC BENEFIT ANALYSIS