Public Open House Big Lake Recreation Center February 7, 2017 7:00pm – 9:00pm 7:30pm Presentation
• Don Fancher, Alaska DOT&PF Project Manager Airport • Leah Henderson , DOWL Project Master Manager Plan Team • Mark Mayo , DOWL Planning Lead • Tom Middendorf , DOWL Planner and Land Use Lead BGQ • Chris Cole , DOWL Planner DOWL
• Meeting purpose • Master Plan purpose and Agenda elements • FAA obligation • Schedule • Airside/Landside issues and needs • Forecast • Needs and issues BGQ • Discussion • Next steps/schedule DOWL
• Explain Master Plan purpose and process Meeting • Identify Master Plan issues Purpose and needs • Discuss preliminary aircraft activity forecast and proposed design aircraft BGQ DOWL
• Guide future airport development Airport • Identify airport capital Master improvements Plan • Determine whether airport Purpose improvements should be funded with FAA grants BGQ DOWL
Public involvement Inventory of existing Airport conditions Master Forecast of future activity Plan Demand/capacity analysis Basic Elements Facility requirements Alternative improvement scenarios BGQ Recommended plan DOWL
FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant funding comes with Obligating “strings” attached: the Airport • Manage land use around airport • Long range plan to address design standards • Manage access onto the airport BGQ would compete with other BGQ airports for available federal funding DOWL
• Condition and Needs Assessment – December to March Schedule • Land Use Assessment – December to March • Alternatives, Evaluations, and Recommendations – April to July • Airport Master Plan Report – June to December BGQ DOWL
• Runway Safety Areas – Obstructions (Runway 07) Airside – RSA design Issues • Airspace standards and – Primary surface Needs – Approach surfaces • Taxiway design • Runway length BGQ • RNAV GPS approach • On-site weather reporting DOWL
• Security – Fencing , gates, lighting Landside – Unauthorized boundary crossings • Seaplane access Issues and • Lease lot availability Needs • On-site M&O facility/equipment • On-site fuel vendor • Off-airport land use BGQ compatibility DOWL
Preliminary Base Year Draft 2016 2021 2026 2031 2036 Forecast BGQ Based Aircraft Low Forecast 72 78 84 91 103 Moderate Forecast 72 81 92 106 132 High Forecast 72 86 102 124 170 BGQ Operations - Total Low Forecast 13,285 14,097 14,960 15,941 17,272 Moderate Forecast 13,285 14,807 16,506 18,546 21,545 High Forecast 13,285 15,546 18,194 21,543 26,827 BGQ Design aircraft through 2036 -> Cessna 185 “Design Aircraft” = most demanding aircraft to operate at the airport at lease 500 times/year; determines existing and future airport design requirements DOWL
• Questions? Open • Additional issues and needs? Discussion BGQ DOWL
• FAA forecast approval - March 2017 Next Steps/Plan • Public Meeting #2 - May 2017 Schedule – Discuss alternative improvement scenarios • Public Draft Airport Master Plan – November 2017 BGQ • Final Airport Master Plan - December 2017 DOWL
DOT&PF Don Fancher – Project Manager (907) 269-0516 • Contact donald.fancher@alaska.gov • us DOWL Leah Henderson – Project Manager (907) 562-2000 • lhenderson@dowl.com • Project information http://www.biglakeairportmasterplan.com BGQ Comments biglakeairportmasterplan@dowl.com DOWL
Thank You!! BGQ DOWL
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