Source - Vi.potsdam.ny.us - Potsdam

Potsdam Municipal Airport - Master Plan – Phase 1 Report
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AIRPORT DESIGN STANDARDS
(WITH NOT LOWER THAN ¾ MILE VISIBILITY MINIMUMS)
Dimensions
Design Criteria: B-I Standard B-II Standard Existing
Runway Width 60’ 75’ 60’
Runway Centerline to
- Taxiway Centerline
- Aircraft Parking Area
225’
200’
240’
250’
400’
500’
Taxiway Width 25’ 35' 25’
Taxiway Safety Area Width 49’ 79' 79’
Taxiway Object Free Area Width 89’ 131' 131’
Runway Safety Area
- Width
- Length (beyond runway end)
Runway Object Free Area
- Width
- Length (beyond runway end)
120’
240’
400’
240’
150'
300'
500'
300'
Source: FAA Advisory Circular 150/5300-13 and C&S Engineers, Inc.
150’
300’
500’
300’
Based on the design standards noted above, it is recommended that Potsdam
Municipal Airport change from an ARC B-I airport to a B-II. With this change in
ARC, the runway and taxiway widths do not meet the FAA design standards for a B-
II airport.
2.04 Environmental Overview
The objective of conducting an environmental overview as part of the Airport Master
Plan is twofold: a) to describe the existing environmental conditions in the airport and
surrounding communities, and b) to identify environmentally sensitive areas which
may require special management, conservation and/or preservation during the
planning, design and construction of proposed airport development projects. Research
methodologies applied in preparing this section of the Airport Master Plan include
literature review, agency consultation (see Appendix B), field visits, and application
of geographic information system (GIS) for sensitivity mapping.
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