Casper/Natrona County International Airport

Master Plan Update – Technical Advisory Committee

Meeting One - February 18th, 2014

1:30 PM

Casper/Natrona County International Airport

Master Plan Update – Policy Advisory Committee

Meeting One - February 18th, 2014

4:30 PM

Agenda

Opening Remarks & Introductions

Project Purpose, Objectives, and Schedule

PAC/TAC Roles within the Project

Inventory of Existing Conditions

Aviation Demand Forecast

Next Steps

Opening Remarks

Master Plan Update

Sponsored by the Airport Board of Trustees and

funded by the Airport in conjunction with grants

from the Federal Aviation Administration and

WYDOT

____________________

Glenn Januska, Airport Manager

Introduction

Inventory, Data

Collection, Cost

Estimating, CIP

Airline Passenger

Forecasts Airport Geographic

Information System

Incidental

Ground Survey

Wildlife Hazard

Assessment

Project Team

Historic District PA

Revisions

Glenn Januska, AAE

Airport Manager

Casper/Natrona County

International Airport

8500 Airport Parkway

Casper, WY 82604

Phone: (307) 471-6688

Ext: 12

gjanuska@iflycasper.com

Michael Becker, AICP

Project Manager

RS&H

4700 South Syracuse Street,

Suite 300

Denver, CO 80237

Phone: (303) 409-7930

michael.becker@rsandh.com

Key Project Contacts

Introduction

Project Overview and Schedule

Identify long-term physical development needs

Analysis to identify airport challenges

Develop options for potentially needed facility

development

Establish a 20-year Airport Capital Improvement

Program

Airport Master Planning Purpose

Key Objectives

Passenger Terminal Building

Expansion

Air Traffic Control Tower Siting

Airfield Electrical Review

Historic District Programmatic

Agreement revisions

Minimum list of objectives and focus areas

Airline Passenger Forecasts

Customs and Border Protection

Rental Car Facilities

Vehicle Parking Lots

Aircraft Hangar Development

Project Overview and Schedule

PUBLIC

INVOLVEMENT

PLAN

SCHEDULE

SPECIAL

EMPHASIS

ELEMENTS

VISIONING

Investigation

Phase

Solutions

Phase

Implementation

Phase

Pre-

Planning

MASTER

PLAN

SCOPING

ENVIRONMENTAL & WHA

CONSIDERATIONS

IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION

OF ALTERNATIVES

TECHNICAL

DOCUMENTS

FINANCIAL PLANNING,

FEASIBILITY,

PHASING, AND COST

AIRPORT

LAYOUT PLAN

VALIDATION AIRPORT & AIRSPACE ANALYSIS DATA/IMAGERY

PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM

Three Advisory Committee Meetings / One Public Workshop / Board Meetings / Websites

FACILITY

REQUIREMENTS

INVENTORY

EXISTING

CONDTIONS

ENVIRONMENTAL & WHA

CONSIDERATIONS

AGIS DATA COLLECTION / ASSEMBLY

AVIATION

ACTIVITY

FORECAST

HISTORICAL DISTRICT

PROGRAMMATIC AGREEMENT

IMPLEMENTATION

and CIP

FAA REVIEW AND

CONCURRENCE

Master Plan Process

Project Overview and Schedule

Critical Roles in the Project

Technical Advisory

Committee (TAC)

– Will be responsible for

providing input and

insight on the technical

issues as they pertain to

the master plan and

future development of the

Airport.

Critical Roles in the Project

Policy Advisory Committee (PAC)

– Will provide guidance and direction to the

study team as it relates to the Community’s

reaction, sensitivity, and desires for the Airport

as it relates to the greater community.

PAC/TAC Critical Roles in the Project

Provide critical input at key points

Serve as a conduit to your organizations

Offer local expertise and experience

Chapter 1

EXISTING CONDITIONS

• Background

• Airfield Facilities

• Landside Facilities

• Passenger Terminal Building

• Support Facilities

• Airport Environs

• Environmental Data

Existing Conditions

Owned by Natrona County

Property encompasses 5,131 acres

– Includes runways and taxiways

– C/NCIA Business Park

– Foreign Trade Zone

Classified as Non-hub Primary

Commercial Service Airport

Existing Conditions

Background

Existing Conditions

Airfield Facilities

Existing Conditions

Landside Facilities

Entrance from Highway 20/26

Parking

•504 spaces short/long term

-mostly poor condition

•85 free spaces on Michie Dr.

•32 employee spaces

•97 rental car ready spaces

C/NCIA Business Park

• 200 Acres of land

• Foreign Trade Zone

• 135 Buildings

• 33 + Businesses

• 200 Acres for development

Access Roads

Parking and Terminal Area

C/NCIA Business Park and FTZ

BNSF Rail and Casper Logistics Hub

Existing Conditions

Passenger Terminal Building

Existing Conditions

Support Facilities

Fuel Facilities

•Fuel Farm constructed in 2009

•120,000 gallons Jet A

•24,000 gallons Avgas

•12,000 gallons unleaded fuel

•10,000 gallons on-road diesel fuel

•Additional 5,000 gallons of off-road diesel by maintenance building

ARFF

•1995 E-One Titan with 1500 gallon capacity

•2009 Rosenbauer Panther with 1500 gallon capacity

•Becker Fastak with 500 gallon capacity

•Public Safety Building – fair condition

•Wyoming ARFF Training Facility – considered for replacement

Air Cargo Facilities

•FedEx sorting facility – 13,427 sqft

•FedEx has daily flights served by 757-200 or A300/310 aircraft

•UPS contracts Key Lime Air to fly packages

Fixed Based Operator

•Remodeled in 2013

•Type I and IV deicing

•Leases 5 buildings and 64 T-Hangars

•10,000 gallon self-fuel Avgas

Existing Conditions

Support Facilities

Air Traffic Control Tower

•Tower constructed in 1954 – owned/maintained by Airport

•Base Building constructed in 1992 – owned/maintained by FAA

•Facilities condition, location, useful life being evaluated

Customs and Border Protection

•Only CBP in the State of Wyoming

•Clears more than 500 aircraft per year

•Space in terminal currently constrained

Airport Maintenance Facility

•17,928 feet facility – poor condition

•Currently evaluated for replacement:

•Snow Removal Equipment Facility Concept and Budget Report, 2013

Aircraft Hangars

•64 T-Hangars leased to Atlantic Aviation

•12 T-Hangars leased directly

•14 Corporate hangars along Fuller St.

Existing Conditions

Airport Environs – Land Use

Existing Conditions

Environmental Data

Endangered Species

•Threatened/ Endangered/of Concern

•Flora and Fauna

•Fish and Birds

Historic/Architectural Resources

•Programmatic Agreement (PA)

•Historic District

HAZMAT

•Fuel and Oils

•Deicing

•Other Chemicals

Wildlife Hazard Assessment

•Began in March 2013

•Ongoing

Wetlands

•US Fish and Wildlife

•Wetlands present on Airport

Water Quality

•Storm water drainage

•SPPP

Aviation Forecast

Chapter 2

AVIATION FORECAST

• Regional Base for Aviation Activity

• Historical Passenger Activity

• Significant Factors

• Passenger Forecast

• Aviation Activities

• Design Aircraft

• Forecast Comparison

Aviation Forecast

Regional Base for Aviation Activity

Primary Catchment (60 mile radius)

– Natrona & Converse County

Secondary Catchment (120 mile radius)

– 10 Counties

Aviation Forecast

Regional Base for Aviation Activity

Natrona County

– Unemployment at 4.3% in 2013

– Median household income $53,519

– Median family income $64,885

Economy based on extractive industries

Active Economic Development Alliance

Region is growing

Historical Growth of Natrona County Population

Aviation Forecast

Historical Passenger Activity

1954 – 1964 Prop Era

•Key Market on the Western Airlines route system

Denver – Casper – Billings – Great Falls – Calgary – Edmonton

Salt Lake City – Casper – Rapid City – Pierre – Minneapolis

34,000 passengers by 1964

1975 – 1989 Jet Era

•Western Airlines transitions to jet only fleet

B-737s and DC-9s

116,000 passengers by 1989

1964 – 1974 Turboprop Era

•Western Airlines moves fleet to turbo-prop and jet aircraft

Non-stop markets

Continental Airlines began service

82,000 passengers by 1974

1989 – 2012 Regional Jet Era

•Today Casper served by Delta, United, and Allegiant

Regional Jets and MD-80 aircraft

9/11/01 (70,000 passenger by 2001)

88,013 passenger by 2012

Aviation Forecast

Historical Passenger Activity

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PASSENGER SEASONALITY

United Express – 33 Flights per week

Delta Connection – 14 Flights per week

Allegiant – 2 Flights per week

FLIGHT SCHEDULE – FALL 2013

Aviation Forecast

Passenger Activity

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Historical Enplanments 2012 FAA TAF Forecast

98,198 Revenue Passengers in 2013.

FAA Terminal Area Forecast not expected

to reach 98,000 until 2022.

Aviation Forecast

Significant Factors Influencing Passenger Air Service

Location and characteristics of regional airports

Passenger Leakage - Multiple airport choices

Efforts to Improve Air Service

•UA flights now use CRJ-200

•Possible future upgrades to CRJ-700’s

Possibility for future flights to other Hub airports

Primary Catchment Area

Market Airline Aircraft Flights/Week Seats/Week

Casper-Denver *UA CRJ-200 33 1,650

Cheyenne-Denver ZK EMB-120 38 1,140

Cody-Denver *UA CRJ-200 6 300

Gillette-Denver *UA EMB-120 19 570

Laramie-Denver *UA EMB-120 14 420

Riverton-Denver ZK EMB-120 20 600

Rock Springs-Denver *UA EMB-120 14 420

Sheridan-Denver ZK EMB-120 19 570

Worland-Denver ZK B-1900 12 228

Source: Official Airline Guide, September 2013

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*EAS Subsidized

Aviation Forecast

Passenger Forecast – Base Case

Base Case based off Terminal Area Forecast (TAF)

TAF adjusted to account for recent growth

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Historical Passengers FAA TAF 2.0% Adjusted TAF 2.0%

119,924

132,132

98,198

Aviation Forecast

Passenger Forecast – Base Case

Two Methods for Alternative Scenarios

Economic Share Analysis and Passenger Leakage

• Enplaned passengers based on economic share

• Historical passengers and booked passengers

• Outbound passenger booking

Airline Capacity Analysis

• Forecast based on airline capacity

• Forecast of enplaned passengers

• Forecast of flight departures

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Existing Routes 2.5% New Routes 4.6% Booking Data 2.0%

Aviation Forecast

Passenger Forecast – Preferred Forecast

Preferred Passenger

Forecast

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Aviation Forecast

Aviation Activity Demand Forecast – Aircraft Operations

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Preferred Operations Forecast

Preferred Operations

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Aviation Forecast

Aviation Activity Demand Forecast – Cargo Operations

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Aviation Forecast

Aviation Activity Demand Forecast – Based Aircraft

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Adjusted 2009 State Plan for WY 1.92% Adjusted 2012 TAF 0.4%

Preferred Based Aircraft

Forecast

Aviation Forecast

Aviation Activity Demand Forecast – Instrument Operations

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Historic Aircraft Operations Preferred Aircraft Operations Forecast

Historic Instrument Operations Forecast Instrument Operations

Aviation Forecast

Previous Design Aircraft (2004)

– Boeing 727-F and Bombardier CRJ-100

Current Design Aircraft

– Boeing MD-83 and Airbus A310

• D-IV

Future Design Aircraft

– Remains the same

Design Aircraft Identification

Aviation Forecast

Forecast Comparison / Summary

Forecast not expected to affect the role of the Airport within the NPIAS

Capacity is not exceeded within the planning period

Next Steps

Submit the 20-Year Forecast to the FAA for review

and approval

Facility Requirements/Alternatives

Historical District PA

Next PAC/TAC Meeting, August 2014

Next steps involved in the Project

Questions & Comments

Thank You

Questions & Comments