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Airport Runway Rehabilitation Project

Update

DANVILLE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSIONAUGUST 3, 2010

THE CHALLENGE: ACCOMPLISH NEEDED FEDERALLY-FUNDED IMPROVE- MENTS TO THE AIRPORT’S PRIMARY RUNWAY WHILE MINIMIZING OPERATIONAL IMPACTS AND PRESERVING IMPORTANT EXISTING AIRPORT FEATURES.

• CURRENT FEDERAL AVIATION AUTHORITY (FAA) DESIGN STANDARDS FOR AIRPORTS WITH JET OPERATIONS SIMILAR TO DANVILLE’S AIRPORT CALL FOR SHORTER, MORE NARROW RUNWAYS AND TAXIWAYS THAN ARE NOW IN PLACE. TO DOWNSIZE DANVILLE’S AIRPORT WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE ITS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL.

• THE FAA ‘S CAPITAL PROJECT FOCUS IS ON STANDARDIZING AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE RATHER THAN MINIMIZING OPERATIONAL IMPACTS DURING CONSTRUCTION. THE FAA SHOULD IMPLEMENT THE DANVILLE PROJECT IN A FASHION THAT SUSTAINS BASIC OPERATIONS.

PROPOSED STRATEGY: WITH ASSISTANCE OF THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION AND COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, SECURE MODIFICATIONS TO STANDARD TO ALLOW FOR NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS, MINIMIZE COSTS AND OPERATIONAL IMPACTS, AND PRESERVE CURRENT AIRPORT FEATURES.

TOTAL CUSTOMER PROFILEDanville Regional Airport

July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010

AVERETT UNIVERSITY FLIGHT INSTRUCTION

CIVIL AIR PATROL MISSIONS

GENERAL AVIATION FLIGHT ACTIVITY (PRIVATE, MEDICAL, ECT.)

FRACTIONAL OWNERSHIP JET TRAFFIC

CHARTER OPERATIONS

JET AIRCRAFT CUSTOMER PROFILEDanville Regional Airport

July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010

TOTAL OF 294 JET AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS COMPLETED

TOTAL OF 588 JET AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS COMPLETED

MIX OF AIRCRAFT REFERENCE CODES: BII, CII, DII

PRIMARY JET CUSTOMERS – NETJETS, GOODYEAR AND GIBBS INT.

TOTAL OF 22 ARRIVALS COMPLETED BY GULFSTREAM IV AIRCRAFT

GULFSTREAM IV DII AIRCRAFT REFERENCE CODE (77’.8 WINGSPAN)

RUNWAY 2/20 REHABILITATIONFAA RECOMMENDED PROJECT SCOPE

REDUCE THE LENGTH OF RUNWAY BY 607’

NARROW THE PRIMARY RUNWAY TO 100’

NARROW TAXIWAYS TO 35’ IN WIDTH

CORRECT LINE OF SIGHT OBSTRUCTION – 2600’

MODIFY DRAINAGE ALONG 5000’ OF RUNWAY

GRADE AREAS OUTSIDE RUNWAY - 5500’

REDUCE PAVEMENT STRENGTH TO 66,000 LBS

CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIESShort Term Impact

AVAILABLE RUNWAY PAVEMENT WILL BE LESS THAN 3000 FEET

JET AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS WILL BE RESTRICTED

NO INSTRUMENT APPROACHES WILL BE AVAILABLE

FUEL SALES WILL BE REDUCED BY MORE THAN FIFTY PERCENT

FLIGHT INSTRUCTION AND CAP ACTIVITIES WILL BE CONSTRAINED

ANTICIPATED LOSS OF MULTI-ENGINE AIRCRAFT BASED AT AIRPORT

CONSTRUCTION OPTIONSRUNWAY REHABILITATION PROJECT

Option WorkAreas

SequenceFocus

Use of Both

Runways

AvailableRunwayLength

LPA Group Five By Sectionsto ImproveFlexibility

and Access

Yes 3000 Feet

FAA Four By Activityto Reduce

Cost

No < 3000 Feet

CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIESLong Term Impact

PAVED AIRCRAFT OVERRUN AREA WILL BE REDUCED IN LENGTH

JET AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS WILL BE RESTRICTED BASED ON LOAD

FUEL SALES WILL BE REDUCED

THIRTY-FIVE FT WIDE TAXIWAYS WILL RESTRICT LARGE JET AIRCRAFT ACCESS

AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE CONSTRAINED

OUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND ACCESS

A – Maintain runway length, width and paved aircraft overrun area

B - Correct line of sight obstruction

C - Correct drainage adjacent along 5000’ pavement section

D - Maintain existing drainage system for new pavement section that presently meets FAA design standards

E - Maintain width of all taxiways

F - Program funds to accelerate project

* Sequence construction work to maintain 3000 feet of available pavement

30% DESIGN ENGINEER’S ESTIMATECOST COMPARISONS

DescriptionExamples/Total

Alternate A5893 Foot Option

Alternate B6500 Foot Option

Airfield Electrical $307,000 $360,000

Excavation $693,500 $730,000

Pavement $3,092,050 $3,623,625

Total Cost Estimate $9,124,045 $9,832,681

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SUPPORTING DATA

FAA AIRCRAFT CLASSIFICATIONSBY CATEGORY

AIRCRAFT CATEGORY APPROACH SPEED (knots) A <91B 91-121C 121-141D 141-161E >166

AIRCRAFT CATEGORY WINGSPAN (feet)I <49II 49-78III 79-117IV 118-170V 171-213VI 214-262

AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS DEFINE FACILITY DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES

Examples of FAA Airplane Design Group Requirements

AirplaneGroup

RunwayWidth

TaxiwayWidth

AircraftModel

MaximumTake Off

Weight (lb) CII 100’ 35’ Challenger 600 41,250

CIII 100’ 50’ Boeing 737-500 133,500

CIV 150’ 75’ Boeing 707 333,600 DII 100’ 35’ Gulfstream IV 71,780

DIII 100’ 50’ MDC-MD-83/88 160,000

LONG TERM IMPACT ON NETJETS' FLEETMAXIMUM TAKEOFF WEIGHT

AircraftType

MaxTake/

OffWeight

6500Ft

59° FDry

6500Ft

90° FDry

5900Ft

59° FDry

5900Ft

90° FDry

%Loss59° FDry

%Loss90° FDry

Citation X 35700 35700 35358 35700 33855 0.0 (4.2)

Hawker 800 XP

28000 28000 28000 28000 27161 0.0 (3.0)

Falcon 2000

36500 36500 35786 35488 34164 (2.8) (4.4)

G-200 35450 35450 32907 34454 31606 (3.4) (3.7)G-IV SP 74600 74600 74110 73770 70550 (1.1) (4.8)

G-V 90500 88822 86743 88822 83882 (3.2) (3.2)

LONG TERM IMPACT ON NETJETS’ CHARTER OPERATIONSLANDING DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

Aircraft Type

Distance(Max.

LandingWeight)

CharterOperator59° F Dry

CharterOperator59° F Wet

CharterOperator77° F Dry

CharterOperator77° F Wet

Citation Excel

3388 5648 6495 5801 6671

Citation VI 3059 5098 5863 5246 6033Citation X 3502 5837 6713 6043 6949

Hawker 400 XP

3590 5984 6882 6132 7052

Falcon 2000 3161 5268 6058 5268 6058

G – 200 3261 5435 6250 5585 6422GIV – SP 3209 5348 6151 5348 6151

LONG TERM IMPACT ON NETJETS’ AIRCRAFTDECREASE IN RANGE

AircraftType

Decrease of Usable Fuel

(lbs)5900 Ft Runway

59° F - Dry

Decrease of Usable Fuel

(lbs)5900 Ft Runway

90° F - Dry

DecreaseIn Range(Hours)

59° F - Dry

Decrease In Range(Hours)

90° F - Dry

Citation X 0 (1503) .8

Hawker 800 XP 0 (839) .6Falcon 2000 (1012) (1622) .6 1.0

G – 200 (1196) (1301) .6 0.6

G IV – SP (830) (3560) .2 1.1

G - V (2938) (2861) .9 0.9

GULFSTREAM IV

TURNING ANALYSISGULFSTREAM IV