Res-2018-142 Bowers Field Master Plan Update

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BOWERS FIELD -AIRPORT MASTER PlAN Task 4.1-Collect and Evaluate Existing Operational Data and Identify Critical Aircraft The Consultant will compile a summary of aviation activity and operational data for Bowers Field to Indicate historical growth and present a basis for statistical analysis of based aircraft, annual aircraft operations, and related factors. A review of the airport's current based aircraft fleet will be performed in addition to identifying regular transient operators served by the local fixed base operator (FBO). The evaluation of airport service area (Task 3.5) will be incorporated into the forecast update to reflect the potential for increased market share. The previous Airport Master plan/needs assessment forecasts will be compared to actual data in order to gauge the accuracy of individual projections and identify specific trends. The FAA Aerospace Forecasts (FY 2014-2034), the FAA Terminal Area Forecasts (TAF), and the current WSDOT Long Term Air Transportation Study (LATS) forecasts will be reviewed for comparison with current and recent historic data and summarized in the forecast narrative. As noted earlier, the impacts of the recent economic recession will be addressed to ensure that any defined trends are considered in the proper context relative to recent events. Airport management will provide a current list of locally-based aircraft by number and type. Specific manufacturer and model data will be gathered for the largest type of based and/or itinerant aircraft that regularly use the Airport. The Consultant will utilize other data sources including FlightAware ... , review of airport records, fuel delivery data, on-site inventories, and an airport user survey to supplement airport management data, as appropriate. Bowers Field does not have landing fees or actual air traffic counts (non-towered airport) to aid in the activity analysis. The Consultant will · determine the existing critical aircraft based on review of available data and previous airport planning documents. The e><isting critical aircraft (or family of aircraft) will be identified, If necessary by approach category, by wingspan, and/or by weight, for different airport components. By FAA standard, the critical aircraft/family of aircraft, must conduct at least 500 annual itinerant operations. In the event that more than one aircraft meets the FAA criteria for defining critical aircraft for runway length or pavement strength evaluation purposes, those aircraft will be identified. The existing critical aircraft will serve as the basis for developing updated forecasts and obtaining FAA approvals. Product: Summary of current/historical based aircraft data and operations far input to later tasks. Task 4.2 -Prepare Aviation Activity Forecasts Forecasts of future aviation demand levels will be developed by the Consultant, using trend analysis, market share analysis or similar methodologies. Socioeconomic and airport activity data collected during Page I 14