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Airport Master Plan
July 2002
Prepared by The LPA Group Aviation Consultants
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  TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE
1INVENTORY
1.1AIRPORT LOCATION, ROLE, AND MARKET AREA
1.1.1Airport Location
1.1.2Airport Role
1.1.3Airport Market Area
1.2ACTIVITY PROFILE
1.3EXISTING AIRPORT FACILITIES
1.3.1Runways and Taxiways
1.3.2Pavement Strength
1.3.3Airfield Lighting, NAVAIDs, and Automated Surface Observation System
1.3.4Building and Apron Inventory
1.3.5Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Facilities and Equipment
1.3.6Fuel Storage
1.3.7Vehicle Parking
1.4AIRSPACE STRUCTURE
1.5WIND COVERAGE
1.6SOCIOECONOMIC DATA
2AVIATION ACTIVITY FORECASTS
3DEMAND CAPACITY ANALYSIS AND FACILITY REQUIREMENTS
3.1AIRFIELD
3.1.1Critical Aircraft
3.1.2Airport Reference Code Selection
3.1.3Runways
3.1.4Taxiways
3.1.5Runway Protection Zones and Part 77 Imaginary Surfaces
3.1.6Lateral Clearances
3.1.7Airfield Lighting and NAVAIDS
3.1.8Pavement Strength
3.2COMMERCIAL FACILITIES
3.2.1Apron/Gates
3.2.2Terminal Building
3.2.3Airport Access
3.2.4Automobile Parking
3.3GENERAL AVIATION
3.3.1Aircraft Parking
3.3.2General Aviation Terminal Requirements
3.3.3Automobile Parking
3.4ROTORCRAFT
3.5AIR CARGO
3.6AIRCRAFT RESCUE AND FIRE FIGHTING (ARFF)
3.7FUEL STORAGE
3.8PROPERTY REQUIREMENTS
4ALTERNATIVES ANALYSES
4.1RUNWAY 9/27
4.1.1Preferred Runway Alternative
4.2COMMERCIAL TERMINAL FACILITY
4.2.1Remote Site
4.2.2Midfield Site
4.2.3Parking Lot Site
4.2.4Preferred Commercial Terminal Alternative
5ENVIRONMENTAL OVERVIEW
5.1NOISE
5.2HISTORIC AND ARCHEOLOGICAL RESOURCES
5.3THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES
5.4WETLANDS
5.5FLOODPLAINS
5.6HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
6IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
6.1PROGRAM STAGING AND COST ESTIMATING
6.1.1Capital Improvement Program
6.2FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
6.2.1Introduction
6.2.2Financial Organizational Structure
6.2.3Recommended Capital Improvements
6.2.4Potential Funding Sources
6.2.5Funding Plan
6.2.6Historical Financial Information
6.2.7Pro Forma Cash Flow
6.2.8Summary and Findings
7AIRPORT PLANS
7.1AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN
7.2TERMINAL AREA PLAN
7.3AIRPORT AIRSPACE PLAN
7.4INNER PORTION OF THE APPROACH SURFACE PLAN
7.5LAND USE AND ACCESS PLAN
7.6EXHIBIT "A" PROPERTY MAP
All available Figures and Tables listed below are included in the chapters listed above.

FIGURES
1-1Location Map
1-2Airport Market Areas
1-3Existing Facilities
1-4Building Inventory
1-5Airspace Structure
3-1Typical Critical Aircraft
3-2Takeoff Lengths for Critical Aircraft (By Class)
4-1Alternative 1
4-2Alternative 2
4-3Alternative 3
4-4Airport Site Map
4-5Recommended "Remote" Site Concept
4-6Recommended "Midfield" Site Concept
4-7Recommended "Parking Lot" Site Concept
5-1Environmental Concerns

TABLES
1-1Building Summary
2-1Forecasts Comparison
2-2Updated Forecasts
3-1Corporate Runway Length Analysis
3-2Runway Protection Zone (RPZ) Dimensions
3-3FAR Part 77 Surface Requirements
3-4Lateral Clearances
3-5Transient Aircraft Apron
3-6Aircraft Hangar Space Requirements
3-7Aircraft Tie-Down Requirements
3-8General Aviation Terminal
3-9Cargo Fleet Size
3-10Cargo Apron Demand
3-11ARFF Equipment Requirements
3-12Fuel Storage Requirements
4-1Airfield Alternative Comparison Summary
5-1Land Use Compatibility with Yearly Day-Night Average Sound Levels
5-2Threatened and Endangered Species Known to Occur in Clarke County, Georgia
6-1Capital Improvement Program
6-2Capital Improvement Program
6-3Capital Improvement Program Stage I - Funding Plan
6-4Capital Improvement Program Stage I - Financing Plan
6-5Capital Improvement Program Stage I - Annual Debt Service Allocation
6-6Historic Airport Financial Information
6-7Pro Forma Cash Flow

APPENDICES
IMaster Plan Update Aviation Activity Forecasts Technical Paper
IIRunway 9/27 Length Analysis
IIIRunway 9/27 Extension Feasibility
IVCommercial Terminal Building Demand/Capacity Analysis
VCommercial Terminal Analysis
VIGeneral Aviation Terminal Building Conceptual Program
VIIMarket Analysis
VIIIHeight Zoning Ordinance