Advance Terminal Planning Study Program Criteria Document

KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
ADVANCE TERMINAL PLANNING STUDY
PROGRAM CRITERIA DOCUMENT
DRAFT
2.5.1 CENTRALIZED DEICING OPERATIONS
A centralized deicing facility is an aircraft deicing facility located at the terminal
apron or along taxiways serving departure runways. Gate deicing operations will
not be permitted at the New Terminal but centralized deicing locations will be
utilized that will reduce the area to collect glycol-contaminated runoff.
All centralized deicing facilities will meet the requirements of FAA Advisory Circular
(AC) 150/5300-14B, Design of Aircraft Deicing Facilities.
The design of deicing facilities should, to the extent practicable, meet the needs of
air carriers, as outlined in FAA-approved aircraft ground deicing/anti-icing
programs, and all other aviation community users. A key element in this effort is
designing a facility that is efficient and offers users operational flexibility.
Coordination of an airport owner’s Snow and Ice Control Plan and user’s ground
deicing/anti-icing programs, with input from the FAA, will ensure that icing
conditions affecting the safety of flight are better met.
The forecasted peak hour of aircraft departures is from 06:05 to 07:05, with
thirty-four departures. To determine the total number of deicing pads necessary to
accommodate the peak hour traffic, it is necessary to understand the aircraft
deicing process. Through discussions with aircraft deicing experts and analysis of
deicing pad throughput at commercial service airports, it was determined that an
average time for an aircraft to enter a deicing pad, complete the deicing process,
and exit is 20 minutes.
Based on the 20-minute deicing pad occupancy duration, three aircraft can be
deiced per hour per pad. With a peak hour of thirty-four departures, twelve deicing
pads will accommodate the peak hour. The proposed aircraft utilizing the deicing
pads is summarized in Table 2.5-2, Projected Aircraft Fleet Mix, and the last
column details the number of deicing pads required to accommodate each aircraft
type.
Table 2.5-2
PROJECTED AIRCRAFT FLEET MIX
Aircraft Type ADG Wingspan (ft) Length (ft)
Wide Body
B-767-400
B787-8
Narrow Body
B-737-900ER
Large Regional
CRJ-900
Embraer 190
Small Regional
CRJ-200
Embraer 145
DRAFT
IV
V
170.3
197.3
201.4
186.1
Percent of
Operations
Necessary
Deicing Pads
>1% 1
III 117.5 138.2 58% 8
III
III
II
II
81.5
94.3
69.6
65.7
119.3
118.9
87.8
98.0
29% 3
11% 1
Source:
HNTB Corporation
Landrum & Brown Page 25
April 2013