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WelcomeQueen City Airport

Master Plan Update WorkshopDecember 12, 2019

*Presentation takes about 5 minutes*

» Provide a 20-year development plan for XLL

» Improvements must be on the FAA-approved airport layout plan (ALP) to be eligible for Federal funding

» Address changes since last master plan (2010)

» Update plan with latest FAA design standards

» Evaluate justification and applicable design standards for Runway 15/33

» Update the terminal area development plan

» Incorporate findings of stormwater management study

Purpose of Master Plan Update

Anticipate master plan update complete in Summer 2020

Inventory

• Traffic Counts (Oct-Dec 2017)

• Site Visit/Interviews

Forecast Approval (FAA)

(11/4/19)

• 20-year Forecast

• Critical Aircraft Determination

• Runway 15/33 Justification

Facility Requirements

• Design Standards

• Terminal Area Needs

Development Options

• Workshop with LNAA

• Evaluation of Development Options

• Open House (12/12/19)

Implementation- Financial Plan

• Phased 20-year Development Plan

• Cost Estimates for Projects

Updated ALP Drawings

• FAA Standard of Operations Requirements

• Preferred 20-year Development Plan

Master Plan Process/Schedule

FAA Approved Forecast2017 2018 2023 2028 2033 2038

Based Aircraft

(AGR = 1.11%)82 83 88 93 98 103

Operations

(AGR = 0.7%)21,248 21,397 22,156 22,943 23,757 24,600

Existing and Future Critical AircraftRunway 7-25

» Beechcraft Super King Air 200

» B-II small/TDG 2

Runway 15-33

» Diamond DA 20 Katana

» A-I small/TDG 1A

» AGR = Annual Growth Rate

» Based Aircraft forecast based on FAA Terminal Area Forecast for based aircraft at XLL

» Operations forecast based on Lehigh County Population projections; higher than the FAA Terminal Area Forecast

» Forecast approved by FAA 11/4/2019

Runway 15/33 Justification

» LNAA worked to ensure Runway 15/33 remained FAA eligible for funding

» Not federally eligible as a crosswind runway (wind coverage for Runway 7/25 was greater than 95%)

» Runway 15/33 eligibility justified based on:

» Any maintenance to Taxiway A or Runway 7/25 would close the Airport

» Maintaining crosswind runway allows for changing weather patterns

» Runway is critical for training and serving based and transient operations

» LNAA Strategic Plan initiative to grow general aviation activity at XLL

Ongoing Master Plan Considerations» Runway extensions

• Existing runway lengths meet the requirements for the design Aircraft (King Air)

• Extension of Runway’s 7/25 and 15/33 are not considered due to land restrictions & required Runway Safety and Object Free Areas (RSA/ROFA)

» Construct additional aircraft storage hangars

» Dedicated helicopter parking and paved Tie-Downs

» Incorporate transient-friendly terminal area and ramp space

» Upgrade support systems: fueling facility, electrical vault, and drainage systems

5-year Capital Improvement Program 2020

» Mitigate obstructions (Phase I ongoing)

2021-2023

» Runway 15/33

• Rehabilitate Runway 15/33 and portion of Taxiway B

• Upgrade runway lighting

• Install PAPIs

» T-hangar development – phased based on funding availability

2024

» Construct equipment/snow removal storage building

Years 6-20 Proposed Capital Improvement Projects

» Construct fueling facility

» Realign and reconstruct Taxiway C

» Rehabilitate/relocate Taxiway A

» Rehabilitate aprons

» Construct new terminal building

» Construct paved Tie-Downs

» Construct paved helicopter

Tie-Downs

» Drainage systems

rehabilitation / replacement

» Construct overall property

stormwater management facility

» Construct electrical vault

» Rehabilitate bulk hangars

Terminal Development

Option 1

Terminal Development

Option 2

» Development Options to be available online next week for review and comment. Comments due by February 28, 2020.

» www.flyabe.com

» Complete implementation and financial plan chapters» Phased development

» Cost estimates

» Incorporate phased development on the ALP for FAA review

» Finalize narrative report for FAA review

» Report and ALP will be posted online (estimated Summer 2020)

Next Steps

*Comment Cards are located at the sign-in table*