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Worland Municipal Airport Draft Airport Master Plan January 2017 ENGINEERING • SURVEYING • PLANNING Worland Municipal Airport Master Plan WORLAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (WRL) T WORLAND, WASHAKIE COUNTY, WYOMING AIRPORT MASTER PLAN AIP PROJECT #3-56-0031-21 STATE GRANT #WRL-09A F JANUARY, 2017 SUBMITTED TO: A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION DENVER AIRPORTS DISTRICT OFFICE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AERONAUTICS DIVISION R SUBMITTED BY: GDA ENGINEERS 502 33RD STREET CODY, WY 82414 PH: 307.587.3411 FAX: 307.527.5182 D www.gdaengineers.com The preparation of this document may have been supported, in part, through the Airport Improvement Program financial assistance from the Federal Aviation Administration (AIP project #3-56-0031-21) as provided under Title 49 U.S.C., Section 47104. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policy of the FAA. Acceptance of this report by the FAA does not in any way constitute a commitment on the part of the United States to participate in any development depicted therein nor does it indicate that the proposed development is environmentally acceptable or would have justification in accordance with appropriate public laws. Worland Municipal Airport (WRL) Master Plan PAGE LEFT BLANK INTENTIONALLY Table of Contents Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................................I E.S.1 Executive Summary.......................................................................................................................................I 1. Airports and Master Plans Introduction ...........................................................................................................3 1.1 Historical Context...........................................................................................................................................3 1.2 The Federal Aviation Administration ...............................................................................................................3 Figure 1.1 FAA Logo ....................................................................................................................................3 Figure 1.2 Airport and Airway Trust Fund (2015) ..........................................................................................4 1.3 Funding Airport Projects .................................................................................................................................4 1.4 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems....................................................................................................5 Figure 1.3 NPIAS Airports .............................................................................................................................5 1.5 Why are Airports Important? .........................................................................................................................6 1.6 Airport Master Plans.......................................................................................................................................7 1.7 Public Involvement .........................................................................................................................................8 1.8 FAA Design Standards ....................................................................................................................................8 1.9 Critical Aircraft ...............................................................................................................................................9 1.10 FAA Codes, Categories, and Groups .............................................................................................................9 1.11 Airport Layout Plan ......................................................................................................................................9 1.12 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................................................9 Table 1.1 Airport Reference Code (ARC) Aircraft Approach Category (AAC) .................................................9 Table 1.2 Airport Reference Code (ARC) Airplane Design Group (ADG) .........................................................9 2. Essential Air Service .........................................................................................................................................11 2.1 Types of Airports .........................................................................................................................................11 2.2 Aviation in Wyoming ....................................................................................................................................11 Table 2.1 Characteristics of Wyoming’s Airport Classification Types .............................................................12 2.3 The Essential Air Service Program ................................................................................................................13 2.4 History of EAS and Commercial Service at WRL ............................................................................................14 2.5 Termination of EAS at WRL...........................................................................................................................15 Table 2.2 Summary of Passenger Totals and Subsidy per Passenger for EAS Subsidy at Worland ..................15 Figure 2.1 Worland Municipal Airport Ticket Bookings by Worland Area Residents .....................................16 2.6 WRL’s State System Plan Classification ..........................................................................................................16 2.7 14 CFR Part 139 Certification .......................................................................................................................17 Table 2.3 Air Carrier Operations at Each Part 139 Airport Class ..................................................................17 2.8 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................................................20 3. Socioeconomic Overview ................................................................................................................................21 3.1 Area and Airport Overview ...........................................................................................................................21 Figure 3.1 Worland Location ......................................................................................................................21 Figure 3.2 Worland Municipal Airport Location ..........................................................................................22 3.2 Airspace, Approaches, and NAVAIDS ............................................................................................................25 Figure 3.3 Aeronautical Chart ....................................................................................................................25 Figure 3.4 VOR Approach RWY 16 .............................................................................................................26 Figure 3.5 GPS Approach RWY 16..............................................................................................................27 Figure 3.6 GPS Approach RWY 34..............................................................................................................28 3.3 Accidents .....................................................................................................................................................29 Table 3.1 Aircraft Accidents ........................................................................................................................29 Worland Municipal Airport (WRL) Master Plan • Table of Contents Page i Table of Contents Figure 3.7 Aircraft Accidents ......................................................................................................................29 3.4 Funding and Grant History ...........................................................................................................................30 Table 3.2 WRL Improvement History ...........................................................................................................30 3.5 Economic Impact..........................................................................................................................................31 Table 3.3 Worland Population Comparison .................................................................................................32 Table 3.4 WRL Operations Comparison ......................................................................................................32 Table 3.5 WRL Primary Runway Length Comparison ...................................................................................33 Table 3.6 WRL Employment and Payroll Comparison ..................................................................................34 Table 3.7 WRL Local Economic Impact Comparison ....................................................................................34 Table 3.8 Comprehensive Comparison of WRL ...........................................................................................36 3.6 Socioeconomic and Demographic Overview .................................................................................................37 Figure 3.8 Worland and Washakie County Population ................................................................................38 Table 3.9 Employment ................................................................................................................................38 Figure 3.9 Unemployment Rates ................................................................................................................39 Figure 3.10 Industry Distribution ................................................................................................................39 Figure 3.11 Income Per Capita ...................................................................................................................40 Figure 3.12 Mean Household Total Income .................................................................................................40 Figure 3.13 Household Income & Benefit Distribution .................................................................................41 Figure 3.14 Education Attainment ..............................................................................................................41 3.7 Socioeconomic and Demographic Conclusion ..............................................................................................42 4. Airside and Landside Inventory ......................................................................................................................43 4.1 Natural and Physical Environment .................................................................................................................43 Figure 4.1 Geology and Soils ......................................................................................................................43 Figure 4.2 Vegetation on Airport Property ..................................................................................................44 Figure 4.3 All Weather Wind Rose ..............................................................................................................45 Figure 4.4 Wind Rose - VMC ......................................................................................................................46 Figure 4.5 Wind Rose - IMC .......................................................................................................................46 Figure 4.6 All Weather and All Runway Wind Rose .....................................................................................47 Figure 4.7 Wind Rose - All Weather Overlay ...............................................................................................48 Figure 4.8 Wind Rose - IMC Overlay ...........................................................................................................48 Figure 4.9 Average Temperature .................................................................................................................49 Figure 4.10 Ground Contours ....................................................................................................................50 Figure 4.11 Land Ownership ......................................................................................................................51 Figure 4.12 Land Use Surrounding WRL .....................................................................................................53 Figure 4.13 Airport Layout ........................................................................................................................54 4.2 Airport Layout ..............................................................................................................................................55 4.3 Based Aircraft ..............................................................................................................................................57 4.4 Pavement Condition.....................................................................................................................................57 Table 4.1 Pavement Condition Index Scores ................................................................................................57 Figure 4.14 2014 PCI Scores of the Apron Area ..........................................................................................58 Figure 4.15 2014 PCI Scores of the Airport .................................................................................................58 4.5 Structures and Equipment ............................................................................................................................59 Figure 4.16 Structures Inventory Map .........................................................................................................59 Table 4.2 Structures ...................................................................................................................................59 Figure 4.17 Airport Equipment Building (1) ................................................................................................60 Figure 4.18 Commercial Terminal Building (2) .............................................................................................60 Figure 4.19 FBO Building (3) .......................................................................................................................60 Page ii Worland Municipal Airport (WRL) Master Plan • Table of Contents Table of Contents Figure 4.20 Hangars (4) ..............................................................................................................................60 Figure 4.21 FAA Equipment Building (5) .....................................................................................................60 Figure 4.22 Hangar (6) ...............................................................................................................................60 Figure 4.23 Hangar and Causeway (7 & 8) .................................................................................................61 Figure 4.24 Hangar (9) ...............................................................................................................................61 Figure 4.25 SRE Building (10) .....................................................................................................................61 Figure 4.26 ARFF & Airport Equipment Building (11) ..................................................................................61 Figure 4.27 Hangar (12) .............................................................................................................................61 Figure 4.28 Hangars (13 & 14) ...................................................................................................................61 Figure 4.29 Hangars (15 & 16) ...................................................................................................................62 Figure 4.30 Hangar (17) .............................................................................................................................62 Figure 4.31 Hangar (18) .............................................................................................................................62 Figure 4.32 Aircraft Service Pad (19) ...........................................................................................................62 Figure 4.33 VOR (22) .................................................................................................................................62 Figure 4.34 Wind Sock and Traffic Circle (21) .............................................................................................62 Figure 4.35 ASOS (21) ................................................................................................................................63 Figure 4.36 Airport Beacon (20) .................................................................................................................63 Figure 4.37 John Deere Loader ...................................................................................................................64 Figure 4.38 Case Loader ............................................................................................................................64 Figure 4.39 18-Foot Snow Plow Attachment ..............................................................................................64 Figure 4.40 18-Foot Snow Plow Attachment ..............................................................................................64 Figure 4.41 Snow Blower Attachment ........................................................................................................65 Figure 4.42 Hydraulic Broom Attachment ...................................................................................................65 Figure 4.43 Crown Victoria with Vericom 4000 ..........................................................................................65 Figure 4.44 Ford Dump Truck .....................................................................................................................65 Figure 4.45 Noreland Broom and Snowblower ...........................................................................................65 Figure 4.46 Holland Tractor ........................................................................................................................65 Figure 4.47 Rosenbauer PANTHER 4X4 .......................................................................................................66 5. Forecast of Aviation Demand ..........................................................................................................................67 5.1 General ........................................................................................................................................................67 5.2 Industry Trends ............................................................................................................................................68 Figure 5.1 Pilot Licensure ............................................................................................................................69 Figure 5.2 General Aviation Aircraft ..........................................................................................................69 Figure 5.3 General Aviation Aircraft Shipments .........................................................................................70 Figure 5.4 General Aircraft Shipments Distribution .....................................................................................71 5.3 Local Data ....................................................................................................................................................72 Figure 5.5 Camera Locations and Alignments .............................................................................................72 Figure 5.6 Time of Day ...............................................................................................................................73 Figure 5.7 Day of the Week ........................................................................................................................73 Table 5.1 Motion Activated Camera Operation Data at WRL .......................................................................74 Figure 5.8 Annual Fuel Sales ......................................................................................................................81 Table 5.2 Based Aircraft .............................................................................................................................81 Figure 5.9 Aircraft Activity Type According to Filed Flight Plans ...................................................................82 Figure 5.10 Origin Airport According to General Aviation Filed Flight Plans .................................................82 Figure 5.11 Destination Airport According to General Aviation Filed Flight Plans .........................................82 5.4 Forecast Assumptions and Methodology ......................................................................................................83 Figure 5.12 Annual Filed Flight Plans ..........................................................................................................83 Table of Contents • Worland Municipal Airport (WRL) Master Plan Page iii Table of Contents 5.5 General Aviation Forecast ............................................................................................................................84 Table 5.3 Based Aircraft Forecast ................................................................................................................85 Table 5.4 Operations Forecast Baseline .......................................................................................................86 Table 5.5 Aircraft Type Operations with Annual Growth Rates ....................................................................87 Table 5.6 Airport Reference Code (ARC) Aircraft Approach Category (AAC) ...............................................88 Table 5.7 Airport Reference Code (ARC) Airplane Design Group (ADG) .......................................................88 Table 5.8 ARC Distribution .........................................................................................................................88 Figure 5.13 Distribution of ARC by Aircraft Type .........................................................................................89 Table 5.9 Annual Operations by ARC ..........................................................................................................89 Figure 5.14 Operations by AAC ..................................................................................................................90 Figure 5.15 Operations by ADG .................................................................................................................90 Table 5.10 Forecast of Operations by Mix ...................................................................................................91 Table 5.11 Instrument Operations Forecast ................................................................................................92 5.6 Forecast Summary ........................................................................................................................................93 Table 5.12 Forecast Summary .....................................................................................................................93 Figure 5.16 Canadair Challenger 600 at WRL .............................................................................................94 5.7 Critical Aircraft .............................................................................................................................................94 6. Facility Requirements ......................................................................................................................................95 6.1 General ........................................................................................................................................................95 6.2 FAA Coding System .....................................................................................................................................95 Table 6.1 Aircraft Approach Category .........................................................................................................95 Table 6.2 Airplane Design Group ................................................................................................................95 Table 6.3 Runway Visibility Range ...............................................................................................................95 Table 6.4 Example Aircraft ..........................................................................................................................96 6.3 Airfield Capacity...........................................................................................................................................97 Table 6.5 Critical Aircraft Specifications ......................................................................................................97 Table 6.6 Runway and Crosswind Runway Use Configuration .....................................................................98 6.4 FAA Design Standards ..................................................................................................................................98 Table 6.7 Runway Design Standards ...........................................................................................................99 Table 6.8 Runway Orientation ....................................................................................................................99 Table 6.9 Runway Length Recommendations ............................................................................................100 Table 6.10 Runway Separation Standards .................................................................................................101 Figure 6.2 WRL Taxiway and Taxilanes ......................................................................................................101 Table 6.11 Taxiway and Taxilane Standards ...............................................................................................102 Figure 6.3 Direct Runway Access ..............................................................................................................102 6.5 Airspace and Approaches ...........................................................................................................................103 Figure 6.4 Existing Part 77 Surfaces for Runway 16/34 .............................................................................103 Table 6.12 Runway Protection Zone Dimensions .......................................................................................104 6.6 Land Use Zoning ........................................................................................................................................105 6.7 Commercial and General Aviation Requirements ........................................................................................105 6.8 Support Facilities ........................................................................................................................................106 6.9 Utilities ......................................................................................................................................................107 6.10 Security Considerations ............................................................................................................................107 Table 6.13 Minimum SRE For Non-Commercial Service Airports ................................................................107 Table 6.14 WRL Statewide System Performance - Airside Objectives .........................................................108 6.11 State System Plan .....................................................................................................................................108 Table 6.15 WRL Statewide System Performance - Landside Objectives ......................................................109 Page iv Worland Municipal Airport (WRL) Master Plan • Table of Contents Table of Contents Table 6.16 WRL Statewide System Performance - Service Objective ..........................................................109 Table 6.17 WRL Statewide System Performance - Administrative Objectives ..............................................110 6.12 Design Standards Inventory .....................................................................................................................111 Table 6.18 WRL Statewide System Performance Measures that are Not Objectives ....................................111 6.13 Facility Requirements Summary ................................................................................................................112 7. Development Alternatives ............................................................................................................................113 7.1 General ......................................................................................................................................................113 7.2 Sponsor and User Input ..............................................................................................................................113 Figure 7.1 Hangar Alternative 1 ...............................................................................................................114 Table 7.1 Needed Improvements Summary ...............................................................................................114 7.3 Needed Improvements Summary ................................................................................................................114 7.4 Hangar Alternatives ...................................................................................................................................114 Figure 7.2 Hangar Alternative 2 ...............................................................................................................115 Figure 7.3 Hangar Alternative 3 ...............................................................................................................115 Figure 7.4 Hangar Alternative 4 ...............................................................................................................115 Figure 7.5 Hangar Alternative 5 ...............................................................................................................116 Figure 7.6 Hangar Alternative 6 ...............................................................................................................116 Figure 7.7 Hangar Alternative 7 ...............................................................................................................117 Figure 7.8 Hangar Alternative 8 ...............................................................................................................117 Figure 7.9 Hangar Alternative 9 ...............................................................................................................118 7.5 Runway Alternatives ..................................................................................................................................119 Figure 7.10 Runway Alternative 1 ............................................................................................................119 Figure 7.11 Runway Alternative 2 ............................................................................................................120 7.6 Alternatives Summary ................................................................................................................................121 8. Environmental Overview ..............................................................................................................................123 8.1 General ......................................................................................................................................................123 8.2 Air Quality .................................................................................................................................................125 Figure 8.1 Wyoming Non-Attainment Area .............................................................................................125 8.3 Biological Resources ...................................................................................................................................127 Table 8.1 Migratory Bird Treaty Act Species List.........................................................................................128 8.4 Climate ......................................................................................................................................................130 8.5 Coastal Resources ......................................................................................................................................130 8.6 Department of Transportation Act, Section 4(f) ..........................................................................................130 8.7 Farmlands ..................................................................................................................................................131 8.8 Hazardous Materials, Solid Waste, and Pollution Prevention .......................................................................132 Table 8.2 EPA Region 8, Wyoming Cleanup Sites ......................................................................................133 Figure 8.2 EnviroMapper Sites ..................................................................................................................133 8.9 Historical, Architectural, Archeological, and Cultural Resources ..................................................................134 8.10 Land Use ..................................................................................................................................................135 8.11 Natural Resources and Energy Supply .......................................................................................................135 Table 8.3 Washakie County Historical Sites ...............................................................................................135 8.12 Noise and Noise-Compatible Land Use .....................................................................................................136 8.13 Socioeconomic Impacts, Environmental Justice, and Children’s Health and Safety Risks .............................136 8.14 Visual Effects ............................................................................................................................................137 8.15 Water Resources ......................................................................................................................................138 Figure 8.3 Runway 16 End Wetlands ........................................................................................................140 Figure 8.4 Runway 34 End Wetlands ........................................................................................................141 Table of Contents • Worland Municipal Airport (WRL) Master Plan Page v Table of Contents Figure 8.5 Locations Reporting to the EPA ................................................................................................142 Figure 8.6 Canal Map ..............................................................................................................................143 Table 8.4 Wyoming Counties with Active Wells ........................................................................................144 Figure 8.7 Wild and Scenic Rivers .............................................................................................................145 8.16 Cumulative Impacts..................................................................................................................................146 8.17 Best Management Practices (BMPs) ..........................................................................................................146 8.18 Environmental Overview ...........................................................................................................................147 Table 8.5 Potential Environmental Impacts ................................................................................................147 9. Recycling and Solid Waste Management .....................................................................................................149 9.1 Sustainability Requirements ........................................................................................................................149 9.2 What is Sustainability? ...............................................................................................................................149 Figure 9.1 Triple Bottom Line ....................................................................................................................149 9.3 Why be Sustainable? .................................................................................................................................150 9.4 How Does Sustainability Relate to Worland Municipal Airport? ...................................................................150 9.5 Waste Audit ...............................................................................................................................................150 Figure 9.2 Waste Streams .........................................................................................................................151 Table 9.1 Steps to Recycling/Waste Minimization ......................................................................................152 9.6 Establishing Airport Recycling/Waste minimization .....................................................................................152 9.7 Recycling Feasibility ....................................................................................................................................152 9.8 Plan to Minimize Solid Waste Generation ...................................................................................................153 9.9 Operational and Maintenance Requirements ..............................................................................................153 Figure 9.3 Typical Recyclables Generated at Airports by Source .................................................................154 9.10 Energy Efficiency ......................................................................................................................................155 9.11 Review of Waste Management Contracts .................................................................................................155 9.12 Potential for Cost Savings or Revenue Generation ....................................................................................155 10. Airport Layout Plan ......................................................................................................................................157 10.1 General ....................................................................................................................................................157 10.2 Title Sheet ................................................................................................................................................158 10.3 Airport Data Sheet ...................................................................................................................................158 10.4 Airport Layout Plan (ALP)..........................................................................................................................158 10.5 Airport Airspace .......................................................................................................................................159 10.6 Inner Portion of Approach Surface and Runway Departure Surface Drawings ...........................................159 10.7 Terminal Area ...........................................................................................................................................160 10.8 Land Use ..................................................................................................................................................160 10.9 Airport Photograph and Contours ............................................................................................................161 10.10 Airport Property Map (Exhibit “A”) .........................................................................................................161 11. Facilities Implementation and Financial Feasibility ...................................................................................163 11.1 General ....................................................................................................................................................163 11.2 Capital Improvement Plan ........................................................................................................................163 Figure 11.1 WYDOT Aeronautics Logo .....................................................................................................164 11.3 Master Schedule ......................................................................................................................................165 Figure 11.2 Proposed Improvements ........................................................................................................166 Table 11.1 Proposed Improvements and Estimated Costs ..........................................................................167 11.4 In-Kind Grant Match ................................................................................................................................168 11.5 Revenue Diversion ....................................................................................................................................168 11.6 Airport Funding Sources ...........................................................................................................................168 11.7 Financial Feasibility Analysis ......................................................................................................................171 Page vi Worland Municipal Airport (WRL) Master Plan • Table of Contents Table of Contents Table 11.2 Revenue for Worland Municipal Airport ..................................................................................171 Table 11.3 Expenditures for Worland Municipal Airport ............................................................................172 Table 11.4 2015-2016 Actual vs. Budget Expenditures for .......................................................................173 Worland Municipal Airport ......................................................................................................................173 11.8 Summary .................................................................................................................................................174 Figure 11.3 Revenue and Expense Comparison .......................................................................................174 12. Compliance ...................................................................................................................................................175 12.1 General ....................................................................................................................................................175 12.2 Sources of Obligations .............................................................................................................................175 Table 12.1 Air Carrier Operations at Each Part 139 Class ..........................................................................175 12.3 Federal Grant Obligations.........................................................................................................................176 12.4 Grant Assurances .....................................................................................................................................179 12.5 Complaint Resolution ...............................................................................................................................182 12.6 Compatible Land Use ...............................................................................................................................182 12.7 Part 139 Certification of Airports..............................................................................................................183 12.8 Compliance Conclusion............................................................................................................................185 Glossary ..............................................................................................................................................................187 Common Acronyms ........................................................................................................................................187 Common Terms ...............................................................................................................................................188 Appendix A - Public Involvement .....................................................................................................................197 Appendix B - Forecast Approvals ......................................................................................................................253 Appendix C - Environmental Coordination ......................................................................................................255 Appendix D - Airport Zoning and Land Use ....................................................................................................277 Appendix E - Cost Estimates .............................................................................................................................285 Appendix F - EAS Documentation ....................................................................................................................295 Appendix G - Task Force By-Laws .....................................................................................................................335 Appendix H - Commercial Service Forecast ......................................................................................................345 H.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................................................345 H.2 Wyoming Commercial Service ....................................................................................................................347 Table H.1 WRL Air Carrier Service History .................................................................................................347 Figure H.1 Wyoming Seats and Enplaned Passengers 2004-2014 .............................................................347 Table H.2 Annual Enplaned Passengers .....................................................................................................348 Table H.3 Annual Enplaned Passengers .....................................................................................................348 H.3 WRL Reliability and On-Time Performance .................................................................................................349 Figure H.2 Reliability and On-Time Performance .......................................................................................349 Figure H.3 Great Lakes Beechcraft 1900D at WRL ....................................................................................349 H.4 WRL Commercial Service Forecast ..............................................................................................................350 Table H.4 WRL Air Carrier Service History .................................................................................................350 Table H.5 WRL Air Carrier Frequency and Capacity ...................................................................................351 Figure H.4 Daily Departures, Total Seats, and Seats Per Departure .............................................................351 Figure H.5 Load Factor for Passengers Boarding at WRL ...........................................................................352 Table H.5 Historical and Projected Enplanements and Departures at WRL .................................................353 Figure H.6 WRL Primary Service Area ........................................................................................................354 Table H.6 Passenger O&D Patterns From WRL ...........................................................................................354 Table of Contents • Worland Municipal Airport (WRL) Master Plan Page vii

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Worland Municipal Airport Draft Airport Master Plan January 2017 ENGINEERING • SURVEYING • PLANNING Worland Municipal Airport Master Plan WORLAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (WRL) T WORLAND, WASHAKIE COUNTY, WYOMING AIRPORT MASTER PLAN AIP PROJECT #3-56-0031-21 STATE GRANT #WRL-09A F JANUARY, 2017 SUBMITTED TO: A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION DENVER AIRPORTS DISTRICT OFFICE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AERONAUTICS DIVISION R SUBMITTED BY: GDA ENGINEERS 502 33RD STREET CODY, WY 82414 PH: 307.587.3411 FAX: 307.527.5182 D www.gdaengineers.com The preparation of this document may have been supported, in part, through the Airport Improvement Program financial assistance from the Federal Aviation Administration (AIP project #3-56-0031-21) as provided under Title 49 U.S.C., Section 47104. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policy of the FAA. Acceptance of this report by the FAA does not in any way constitute a commitment on the part of the United States to participate in any development depicted therein nor does it indicate that the proposed development is environmentally acceptable or would have justification in accordance with appropriate public laws. Worland Municipal Airport (WRL) Master Plan PAGE LEFT BLANK INTENTIONALLY Table of Contents Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................................I E.S.1 Executive Summary.......................................................................................................................................I 1. Airports and Master Plans Introduction ...........................................................................................................3 1.1 Historical Context...........................................................................................................................................3 1.2 The Federal Aviation Administration ...............................................................................................................3 Figure 1.1 FAA Logo ....................................................................................................................................3 Figure 1.2 Airport and Airway Trust Fund (2015) ..........................................................................................4 1.3 Funding Airport Projects .................................................................................................................................4 1.4 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems....................................................................................................5 Figure 1.3 NPIAS Airports .............................................................................................................................5 1.5 Why are Airports Important? .........................................................................................................................6 1.6 Airport Master Plans.......................................................................................................................................7 1.7 Public Involvement .........................................................................................................................................8 1.8 FAA Design Standards ....................................................................................................................................8 1.9 Critical Aircraft ...............................................................................................................................................9 1.10 FAA Codes, Categories, and Groups .............................................................................................................9 1.11 Airport Layout Plan ......................................................................................................................................9 1.12 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................................................9 Table 1.1 Airport Reference Code (ARC) Aircraft Approach Category (AAC) .................................................9 Table 1.2 Airport Reference Code (ARC) Airplane Design Group (ADG) .........................................................9 2. Essential Air Service .........................................................................................................................................11 2.1 Types of Airports .........................................................................................................................................11 2.2 Aviation in Wyoming ....................................................................................................................................11 Table 2.1 Characteristics of Wyoming’s Airport Classification Types .............................................................12 2.3 The Essential Air Service Program ................................................................................................................13 2.4 History of EAS and Commercial Service at WRL ............................................................................................14 2.5 Termination of EAS at WRL...........................................................................................................................15 Table 2.2 Summary of Passenger Totals and Subsidy per Passenger for EAS Subsidy at Worland ..................15 Figure 2.1 Worland Municipal Airport Ticket Bookings by Worland Area Residents .....................................16 2.6 WRL’s State System Plan Classification ..........................................................................................................16 2.7 14 CFR Part 139 Certification .......................................................................................................................17 Table 2.3 Air Carrier Operations at Each Part 139 Airport Class ..................................................................17 2.8 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................................................20 3. Socioeconomic Overview ................................................................................................................................21 3.1 Area and Airport Overview ...........................................................................................................................21 Figure 3.1 Worland Location ......................................................................................................................21 Figure 3.2 Worland Municipal Airport Location ..........................................................................................22 3.2 Airspace, Approaches, and NAVAIDS ............................................................................................................25 Figure 3.3 Aeronautical Chart ....................................................................................................................25 Figure 3.4 VOR Approach RWY 16 .............................................................................................................26 Figure 3.5 GPS Approach RWY 16..............................................................................................................27 Figure 3.6 GPS Approach RWY 34..............................................................................................................28 3.3 Accidents .....................................................................................................................................................29 Table 3.1 Aircraft Accidents ........................................................................................................................29 Worland Municipal Airport (WRL) Master Plan • Table of Contents Page i Table of Contents Figure 3.7 Aircraft Accidents ......................................................................................................................29 3.4 Funding and Grant History ...........................................................................................................................30 Table 3.2 WRL Improvement History ...........................................................................................................30 3.5 Economic Impact..........................................................................................................................................31 Table 3.3 Worland Population Comparison .................................................................................................32 Table 3.4 WRL Operations Comparison ......................................................................................................32 Table 3.5 WRL Primary Runway Length Comparison ...................................................................................33 Table 3.6 WRL Employment and Payroll Comparison ..................................................................................34 Table 3.7 WRL Local Economic Impact Comparison ....................................................................................34 Table 3.8 Comprehensive Comparison of WRL ...........................................................................................36 3.6 Socioeconomic and Demographic Overview .................................................................................................37 Figure 3.8 Worland and Washakie County Population ................................................................................38 Table 3.9 Employment ................................................................................................................................38 Figure 3.9 Unemployment Rates ................................................................................................................39 Figure 3.10 Industry Distribution ................................................................................................................39 Figure 3.11 Income Per Capita ...................................................................................................................40 Figure 3.12 Mean Household Total Income .................................................................................................40 Figure 3.13 Household Income & Benefit Distribution .................................................................................41 Figure 3.14 Education Attainment ..............................................................................................................41 3.7 Socioeconomic and Demographic Conclusion ..............................................................................................42 4. Airside and Landside Inventory ......................................................................................................................43 4.1 Natural and Physical Environment .................................................................................................................43 Figure 4.1 Geology and Soils ......................................................................................................................43 Figure 4.2 Vegetation on Airport Property ..................................................................................................44 Figure 4.3 All Weather Wind Rose ..............................................................................................................45 Figure 4.4 Wind Rose - VMC ......................................................................................................................46 Figure 4.5 Wind Rose - IMC .......................................................................................................................46 Figure 4.6 All Weather and All Runway Wind Rose .....................................................................................47 Figure 4.7 Wind Rose - All Weather Overlay ...............................................................................................48 Figure 4.8 Wind Rose - IMC Overlay ...........................................................................................................48 Figure 4.9 Average Temperature .................................................................................................................49 Figure 4.10 Ground Contours ....................................................................................................................50 Figure 4.11 Land Ownership ......................................................................................................................51 Figure 4.12 Land Use Surrounding WRL .....................................................................................................53 Figure 4.13 Airport Layout ........................................................................................................................54 4.2 Airport Layout ..............................................................................................................................................55 4.3 Based Aircraft ..............................................................................................................................................57 4.4 Pavement Condition.....................................................................................................................................57 Table 4.1 Pavement Condition Index Scores ................................................................................................57 Figure 4.14 2014 PCI Scores of the Apron Area ..........................................................................................58 Figure 4.15 2014 PCI Scores of the Airport .................................................................................................58 4.5 Structures and Equipment ............................................................................................................................59 Figure 4.16 Structures Inventory Map .........................................................................................................59 Table 4.2 Structures ...................................................................................................................................59 Figure 4.17 Airport Equipment Building (1) ................................................................................................60 Figure 4.18 Commercial Terminal Building (2) .............................................................................................60 Figure 4.19 FBO Building (3) .......................................................................................................................60 Page ii Worland Municipal Airport (WRL) Master Plan • Table of Contents Table of Contents Figure 4.20 Hangars (4) ..............................................................................................................................60 Figure 4.21 FAA Equipment Building (5) .....................................................................................................60 Figure 4.22 Hangar (6) ...............................................................................................................................60 Figure 4.23 Hangar and Causeway (7 & 8) .................................................................................................61 Figure 4.24 Hangar (9) ...............................................................................................................................61 Figure 4.25 SRE Building (10) .....................................................................................................................61 Figure 4.26 ARFF & Airport Equipment Building (11) ..................................................................................61 Figure 4.27 Hangar (12) .............................................................................................................................61 Figure 4.28 Hangars (13 & 14) ...................................................................................................................61 Figure 4.29 Hangars (15 & 16) ...................................................................................................................62 Figure 4.30 Hangar (17) .............................................................................................................................62 Figure 4.31 Hangar (18) .............................................................................................................................62 Figure 4.32 Aircraft Service Pad (19) ...........................................................................................................62 Figure 4.33 VOR (22) .................................................................................................................................62 Figure 4.34 Wind Sock and Traffic Circle (21) .............................................................................................62 Figure 4.35 ASOS (21) ................................................................................................................................63 Figure 4.36 Airport Beacon (20) .................................................................................................................63 Figure 4.37 John Deere Loader ...................................................................................................................64 Figure 4.38 Case Loader ............................................................................................................................64 Figure 4.39 18-Foot Snow Plow Attachment ..............................................................................................64 Figure 4.40 18-Foot Snow Plow Attachment ..............................................................................................64 Figure 4.41 Snow Blower Attachment ........................................................................................................65 Figure 4.42 Hydraulic Broom Attachment ...................................................................................................65 Figure 4.43 Crown Victoria with Vericom 4000 ..........................................................................................65 Figure 4.44 Ford Dump Truck .....................................................................................................................65 Figure 4.45 Noreland Broom and Snowblower ...........................................................................................65 Figure 4.46 Holland Tractor ........................................................................................................................65 Figure 4.47 Rosenbauer PANTHER 4X4 .......................................................................................................66 5. Forecast of Aviation Demand ..........................................................................................................................67 5.1 General ........................................................................................................................................................67 5.2 Industry Trends ............................................................................................................................................68 Figure 5.1 Pilot Licensure ............................................................................................................................69 Figure 5.2 General Aviation Aircraft ..........................................................................................................69 Figure 5.3 General Aviation Aircraft Shipments .........................................................................................70 Figure 5.4 General Aircraft Shipments Distribution .....................................................................................71 5.3 Local Data ....................................................................................................................................................72 Figure 5.5 Camera Locations and Alignments .............................................................................................72 Figure 5.6 Time of Day ...............................................................................................................................73 Figure 5.7 Day of the Week ........................................................................................................................73 Table 5.1 Motion Activated Camera Operation Data at WRL .......................................................................74 Figure 5.8 Annual Fuel Sales ......................................................................................................................81 Table 5.2 Based Aircraft .............................................................................................................................81 Figure 5.9 Aircraft Activity Type According to Filed Flight Plans ...................................................................82 Figure 5.10 Origin Airport According to General Aviation Filed Flight Plans .................................................82 Figure 5.11 Destination Airport According to General Aviation Filed Flight Plans .........................................82 5.4 Forecast Assumptions and Methodology ......................................................................................................83 Figure 5.12 Annual Filed Flight Plans ..........................................................................................................83 Table of Contents • Worland Municipal Airport (WRL) Master Plan Page iii Table of Contents 5.5 General Aviation Forecast ............................................................................................................................84 Table 5.3 Based Aircraft Forecast ................................................................................................................85 Table 5.4 Operations Forecast Baseline .......................................................................................................86 Table 5.5 Aircraft Type Operations with Annual Growth Rates ....................................................................87 Table 5.6 Airport Reference Code (ARC) Aircraft Approach Category (AAC) ...............................................88 Table 5.7 Airport Reference Code (ARC) Airplane Design Group (ADG) .......................................................88 Table 5.8 ARC Distribution .........................................................................................................................88 Figure 5.13 Distribution of ARC by Aircraft Type .........................................................................................89 Table 5.9 Annual Operations by ARC ..........................................................................................................89 Figure 5.14 Operations by AAC ..................................................................................................................90 Figure 5.15 Operations by ADG .................................................................................................................90 Table 5.10 Forecast of Operations by Mix ...................................................................................................91 Table 5.11 Instrument Operations Forecast ................................................................................................92 5.6 Forecast Summary ........................................................................................................................................93 Table 5.12 Forecast Summary .....................................................................................................................93 Figure 5.16 Canadair Challenger 600 at WRL .............................................................................................94 5.7 Critical Aircraft .............................................................................................................................................94 6. Facility Requirements ......................................................................................................................................95 6.1 General ........................................................................................................................................................95 6.2 FAA Coding System .....................................................................................................................................95 Table 6.1 Aircraft Approach Category .........................................................................................................95 Table 6.2 Airplane Design Group ................................................................................................................95 Table 6.3 Runway Visibility Range ...............................................................................................................95 Table 6.4 Example Aircraft ..........................................................................................................................96 6.3 Airfield Capacity...........................................................................................................................................97 Table 6.5 Critical Aircraft Specifications ......................................................................................................97 Table 6.6 Runway and Crosswind Runway Use Configuration .....................................................................98 6.4 FAA Design Standards ..................................................................................................................................98 Table 6.7 Runway Design Standards ...........................................................................................................99 Table 6.8 Runway Orientation ....................................................................................................................99 Table 6.9 Runway Length Recommendations ............................................................................................100 Table 6.10 Runway Separation Standards .................................................................................................101 Figure 6.2 WRL Taxiway and Taxilanes ......................................................................................................101 Table 6.11 Taxiway and Taxilane Standards ...............................................................................................102 Figure 6.3 Direct Runway Access ..............................................................................................................102 6.5 Airspace and Approaches ...........................................................................................................................103 Figure 6.4 Existing Part 77 Surfaces for Runway 16/34 .............................................................................103 Table 6.12 Runway Protection Zone Dimensions .......................................................................................104 6.6 Land Use Zoning ........................................................................................................................................105 6.7 Commercial and General Aviation Requirements ........................................................................................105 6.8 Support Facilities ........................................................................................................................................106 6.9 Utilities ......................................................................................................................................................107 6.10 Security Considerations ............................................................................................................................107 Table 6.13 Minimum SRE For Non-Commercial Service Airports ................................................................107 Table 6.14 WRL Statewide System Performance - Airside Objectives .........................................................108 6.11 State System Plan .....................................................................................................................................108 Table 6.15 WRL Statewide System Performance - Landside Objectives ......................................................109 Page iv Worland Municipal Airport (WRL) Master Plan • Table of Contents Table of Contents Table 6.16 WRL Statewide System Performance - Service Objective ..........................................................109 Table 6.17 WRL Statewide System Performance - Administrative Objectives ..............................................110 6.12 Design Standards Inventory .....................................................................................................................111 Table 6.18 WRL Statewide System Performance Measures that are Not Objectives ....................................111 6.13 Facility Requirements Summary ................................................................................................................112 7. Development Alternatives ............................................................................................................................113 7.1 General ......................................................................................................................................................113 7.2 Sponsor and User Input ..............................................................................................................................113 Figure 7.1 Hangar Alternative 1 ...............................................................................................................114 Table 7.1 Needed Improvements Summary ...............................................................................................114 7.3 Needed Improvements Summary ................................................................................................................114 7.4 Hangar Alternatives ...................................................................................................................................114 Figure 7.2 Hangar Alternative 2 ...............................................................................................................115 Figure 7.3 Hangar Alternative 3 ...............................................................................................................115 Figure 7.4 Hangar Alternative 4 ...............................................................................................................115 Figure 7.5 Hangar Alternative 5 ...............................................................................................................116 Figure 7.6 Hangar Alternative 6 ...............................................................................................................116 Figure 7.7 Hangar Alternative 7 ...............................................................................................................117 Figure 7.8 Hangar Alternative 8 ...............................................................................................................117 Figure 7.9 Hangar Alternative 9 ...............................................................................................................118 7.5 Runway Alternatives ..................................................................................................................................119 Figure 7.10 Runway Alternative 1 ............................................................................................................119 Figure 7.11 Runway Alternative 2 ............................................................................................................120 7.6 Alternatives Summary ................................................................................................................................121 8. Environmental Overview ..............................................................................................................................123 8.1 General ......................................................................................................................................................123 8.2 Air Quality .................................................................................................................................................125 Figure 8.1 Wyoming Non-Attainment Area .............................................................................................125 8.3 Biological Resources ...................................................................................................................................127 Table 8.1 Migratory Bird Treaty Act Species List.........................................................................................128 8.4 Climate ......................................................................................................................................................130 8.5 Coastal Resources ......................................................................................................................................130 8.6 Department of Transportation Act, Section 4(f) ..........................................................................................130 8.7 Farmlands ..................................................................................................................................................131 8.8 Hazardous Materials, Solid Waste, and Pollution Prevention .......................................................................132 Table 8.2 EPA Region 8, Wyoming Cleanup Sites ......................................................................................133 Figure 8.2 EnviroMapper Sites ..................................................................................................................133 8.9 Historical, Architectural, Archeological, and Cultural Resources ..................................................................134 8.10 Land Use ..................................................................................................................................................135 8.11 Natural Resources and Energy Supply .......................................................................................................135 Table 8.3 Washakie County Historical Sites ...............................................................................................135 8.12 Noise and Noise-Compatible Land Use .....................................................................................................136 8.13 Socioeconomic Impacts, Environmental Justice, and Children’s Health and Safety Risks .............................136 8.14 Visual Effects ............................................................................................................................................137 8.15 Water Resources ......................................................................................................................................138 Figure 8.3 Runway 16 End Wetlands ........................................................................................................140 Figure 8.4 Runway 34 End Wetlands ........................................................................................................141 Table of Contents • Worland Municipal Airport (WRL) Master Plan Page v Table of Contents Figure 8.5 Locations Reporting to the EPA ................................................................................................142 Figure 8.6 Canal Map ..............................................................................................................................143 Table 8.4 Wyoming Counties with Active Wells ........................................................................................144 Figure 8.7 Wild and Scenic Rivers .............................................................................................................145 8.16 Cumulative Impacts..................................................................................................................................146 8.17 Best Management Practices (BMPs) ..........................................................................................................146 8.18 Environmental Overview ...........................................................................................................................147 Table 8.5 Potential Environmental Impacts ................................................................................................147 9. Recycling and Solid Waste Management .....................................................................................................149 9.1 Sustainability Requirements ........................................................................................................................149 9.2 What is Sustainability? ...............................................................................................................................149 Figure 9.1 Triple Bottom Line ....................................................................................................................149 9.3 Why be Sustainable? .................................................................................................................................150 9.4 How Does Sustainability Relate to Worland Municipal Airport? ...................................................................150 9.5 Waste Audit ...............................................................................................................................................150 Figure 9.2 Waste Streams .........................................................................................................................151 Table 9.1 Steps to Recycling/Waste Minimization ......................................................................................152 9.6 Establishing Airport Recycling/Waste minimization .....................................................................................152 9.7 Recycling Feasibility ....................................................................................................................................152 9.8 Plan to Minimize Solid Waste Generation ...................................................................................................153 9.9 Operational and Maintenance Requirements ..............................................................................................153 Figure 9.3 Typical Recyclables Generated at Airports by Source .................................................................154 9.10 Energy Efficiency ......................................................................................................................................155 9.11 Review of Waste Management Contracts .................................................................................................155 9.12 Potential for Cost Savings or Revenue Generation ....................................................................................155 10. Airport Layout Plan ......................................................................................................................................157 10.1 General ....................................................................................................................................................157 10.2 Title Sheet ................................................................................................................................................158 10.3 Airport Data Sheet ...................................................................................................................................158 10.4 Airport Layout Plan (ALP)..........................................................................................................................158 10.5 Airport Airspace .......................................................................................................................................159 10.6 Inner Portion of Approach Surface and Runway Departure Surface Drawings ...........................................159 10.7 Terminal Area ...........................................................................................................................................160 10.8 Land Use ..................................................................................................................................................160 10.9 Airport Photograph and Contours ............................................................................................................161 10.10 Airport Property Map (Exhibit “A”) .........................................................................................................161 11. Facilities Implementation and Financial Feasibility ...................................................................................163 11.1 General ....................................................................................................................................................163 11.2 Capital Improvement Plan ........................................................................................................................163 Figure 11.1 WYDOT Aeronautics Logo .....................................................................................................164 11.3 Master Schedule ......................................................................................................................................165 Figure 11.2 Proposed Improvements ........................................................................................................166 Table 11.1 Proposed Improvements and Estimated Costs ..........................................................................167 11.4 In-Kind Grant Match ................................................................................................................................168 11.5 Revenue Diversion ....................................................................................................................................168 11.6 Airport Funding Sources ...........................................................................................................................168 11.7 Financial Feasibility Analysis ......................................................................................................................171 Page vi Worland Municipal Airport (WRL) Master Plan • Table of Contents Table of Contents Table 11.2 Revenue for Worland Municipal Airport ..................................................................................171 Table 11.3 Expenditures for Worland Municipal Airport ............................................................................172 Table 11.4 2015-2016 Actual vs. Budget Expenditures for .......................................................................173 Worland Municipal Airport ......................................................................................................................173 11.8 Summary .................................................................................................................................................174 Figure 11.3 Revenue and Expense Comparison .......................................................................................174 12. Compliance ...................................................................................................................................................175 12.1 General ....................................................................................................................................................175 12.2 Sources of Obligations .............................................................................................................................175 Table 12.1 Air Carrier Operations at Each Part 139 Class ..........................................................................175 12.3 Federal Grant Obligations.........................................................................................................................176 12.4 Grant Assurances .....................................................................................................................................179 12.5 Complaint Resolution ...............................................................................................................................182 12.6 Compatible Land Use ...............................................................................................................................182 12.7 Part 139 Certification of Airports..............................................................................................................183 12.8 Compliance Conclusion............................................................................................................................185 Glossary ..............................................................................................................................................................187 Common Acronyms ........................................................................................................................................187 Common Terms ...............................................................................................................................................188 Appendix A - Public Involvement .....................................................................................................................197 Appendix B - Forecast Approvals ......................................................................................................................253 Appendix C - Environmental Coordination ......................................................................................................255 Appendix D - Airport Zoning and Land Use ....................................................................................................277 Appendix E - Cost Estimates .............................................................................................................................285 Appendix F - EAS Documentation ....................................................................................................................295 Appendix G - Task Force By-Laws .....................................................................................................................335 Appendix H - Commercial Service Forecast ......................................................................................................345 H.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................................................345 H.2 Wyoming Commercial Service ....................................................................................................................347 Table H.1 WRL Air Carrier Service History .................................................................................................347 Figure H.1 Wyoming Seats and Enplaned Passengers 2004-2014 .............................................................347 Table H.2 Annual Enplaned Passengers .....................................................................................................348 Table H.3 Annual Enplaned Passengers .....................................................................................................348 H.3 WRL Reliability and On-Time Performance .................................................................................................349 Figure H.2 Reliability and On-Time Performance .......................................................................................349 Figure H.3 Great Lakes Beechcraft 1900D at WRL ....................................................................................349 H.4 WRL Commercial Service Forecast ..............................................................................................................350 Table H.4 WRL Air Carrier Service History .................................................................................................350 Table H.5 WRL Air Carrier Frequency and Capacity ...................................................................................351 Figure H.4 Daily Departures, Total Seats, and Seats Per Departure .............................................................351 Figure H.5 Load Factor for Passengers Boarding at WRL ...........................................................................352 Table H.5 Historical and Projected Enplanements and Departures at WRL .................................................353 Figure H.6 WRL Primary Service Area ........................................................................................................354 Table H.6 Passenger O&D Patterns From WRL ...........................................................................................354 Table of Contents • Worland Municipal Airport (WRL) Master Plan Page vii

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