Source - Vi.potsdam.ny.us - Potsdam
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<strong>Potsdam</strong> Municipal Airport - Master Plan – Phase 1 Report<br />
Runway landing length was examined by <strong>us</strong>ing published information from the<br />
manufacturer, Embraer. Beca<strong>us</strong>e the actual runway length calculation tables were not<br />
provided, the requirements are based on an airport elevation at sea level, maximum<br />
landing weight, and standard atmospheric conditions. The runway landing length<br />
requirements and deficiencies for <strong>Potsdam</strong> Municipal Airport are shown in Table 4-6.<br />
TABLE 4-6<br />
RUNWAY LANDING LENGTH REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY<br />
Method Runway Length Requirements Deficiencies<br />
Embraer Bandeirante Published Data 3,773 -68’<br />
<strong>Source</strong>: Embraer, 2009<br />
According to all of these calculations, the runway is deficient to accommodate the<br />
Bandeirante. Beca<strong>us</strong>e the main issue of runway length is with landing, the runway is<br />
currently 68 feet short based on the published data. To accommodate this aircraft at<br />
an elevation of 474 feet, it is recommended that the runway be extended by 100 feet,<br />
to a length of 3,805. It is important to note, however, that further extensions may be<br />
needed to accommodate the Bandeirante if it were to be fully loaded during takeoff<br />
operations.<br />
4.02-4 Runway Width Analysis<br />
Runway width is a dimensional standard that is based upon the physical<br />
characteristics of aircraft <strong>us</strong>ing the Airport. The physical characteristic of importance<br />
is wingspan. FAA Airplane Design Group II (wingspans up to but not including 79<br />
feet) is <strong>us</strong>ed for defining airport dimensional standards. FAA AC 150/5300-13<br />
specifies a runway width of 75 feet. The runway at <strong>Potsdam</strong> Municipal Airport is 60<br />
feet wide and does not meet the design standard.<br />
4.02-5 Pavement Strength<br />
The existing pavement strength of Runway 6-24, the primary runway at <strong>Potsdam</strong><br />
Municipal Airport, is 30,000 pounds for single wheel landing gear. The pavement<br />
design is based on an analysis of the vario<strong>us</strong> types of aircraft expected to <strong>us</strong>e the<br />
Airport and the anticipated numbers of departures for each aircraft over a 20-year<br />
period. (In the design process, this data is converted to Equivalent Annual Departures<br />
by the critical aircraft in order to design a pavement section suitable for a 20-year<br />
pavement life.)<br />
There are five B-II aircraft that are the most demanding for pavement strength, based<br />
on this analysis of existing and anticipated annual departures. The pavement strength<br />
of Runway 6-24 is sufficient to meet the needs of these aircraft.<br />
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