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Potsdam Municipal Airport - Master Plan – Phase 1 Report
4.02 Airfield Requirements
Airfield facilities, as described in this report, include the runways, taxiways,
minimum land envelope, and airfield instrumentation and lighting. From the
demand/capacity analysis, it was concluded that the Airport's present runway system
will be adequate to accommodate demand throughout the planning period.
4.02-1 Airport Design Standards and Critical Aircraft
FAA Advisory Circular 150/5300-13, Airport Design, identifies the design standards
to be maintained at the Airport. These design criteria provide a guide for airport
designers to assure a reasonable amount of uniformity in airport landing facilities.
Any criteria involving widths, gradients, separations of runways, taxiways, and other
features of the landing area must necessarily incorporate wide variations in aircraft
performance, pilot technique, and weather conditions. The FAA design standards
provide for uniformity of airport facilities and also serve as a guide to aircraft
manufacturers and operators with regard to the facilities which may be expected to be
available in the future.
The selection of appropriate FAA airport design criteria is based primarily upon the
critical or design aircraft that will be using the Airport. The current critical or design
aircraft is the Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante; the ultimate (future) critical or design
aircraft will continue to be the Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante, based on current and
anticipated continuing use at the Airport.
The Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante has a wingspan of 50.3 feet, a tail height of 16.5
feet, and a maximum takeoff weight of 13,007 pounds. Its approach speed is 92 knots.
Thus, for design purposes, the aircraft is categorized as a member of Airplane Design
Group II (aircraft with wingspans up to but not including 79 feet) and Aircraft
Approach Category B (approach speed 91 knots or more but less than 121 knots).
The majority of aircraft operating at the Airport are Aircraft Approach Categories A
and B. Twin engine aircraft using the Airport are generally included in Aircraft
Approach Categories A and B (approach speeds up to but not including 121 knots)
and Airplane Design Groups I and II (wingspan up to but not including 79 feet).
These aircraft can be considered for the design of airport facilities. RSAs at the
Airport currently meet the design standard requirements for an ARC of B-II.
The specific airport design standards listed in Table 4-4 have been applied assuming
aircraft usage by Airplane Design Group II (wingspans up to but not including 79 feet
and tail heights from 20 feet up to but not including 30 feet). Existing dimensions
meet or exceed those recommended as design standards by the FAA except for
runway and taxiway widths.
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