Draft EA - San Diego International Airport

SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – PROPOSED RUNWAY 9 DISPLACED THRESHOLD
Table 1-1
Forecasts of Approach Category D and Airplane Design Group V Aircraft at SDIA
ACTUAL DATA
FORECASTS
AIRCRAFT TYPE 2011 2012
2013
(PROJECTED)
2021 2031
Approach Category D Aircraft
Boeing 737-800 16,632 18,536 23,255 29,113 35,277
Boeing 737-900 2,837 2,910 2,811 10,437 19,599
Boeing 757-300 44 24 171 732 825
Boeing 787-800 - 36 474 732 2,476
Airplane Design Group V Aircraft
Airbus A330-200 0 316 579 732 825
Boeing 777-200ER 424 720 818 732 825
Boeing 787-800
See above
TOTAL 19,937 23,614 28,108 42,478 58,177
Share of Total
Operations 10.8% 12.7% 13.5% 20.5% 25.0%
Source: San Diego International Airport, Planning and Operations, 2013 (actual operations and 2013 projections based on actual activity through
May 31, 2013); LeighFisher, San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, Airport Development Plan, San Diego International Airport,
Technical Memorandum – Aviation Demand Forecasts, March 2013 (forecasts).
Prepared by: Ricondo & Associates, Inc., June 2013.
In order to maintain operations at SDIA during poor visibility conditions, a CAT I instrument approach on
Runway 9 needs to be maintained. Because Approach Category D aircraft operating at SDIA have the most
restrictive requirements for ILS minimums, the Approach Category D minimums were utilized to identify the
ILS minimums required at SDIA.
The existing ILS approach to Runway 9 has a visibility minimum of one statute mile. This is based on the
existing 3.22-degree glide slope angle, an 85-foot displaced TCH, and a DH of 336 feet. With the Proposed
Action, the glide slope angle would be reduced to 3.1 degrees (steepest allowed for Category D aircraft), and
the displaced threshold shift would result in a TCH of 55 feet and a DH of 250 feet. Based on these new
parameters and the existence of a MALSR to Runway 9, the ILS Runway 9 visibility minimum could be reduced
to 1/2 statute mile for all aircraft approach categories (standard visibility minimum for precision approach with
MALSR). 18
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U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Order 8260.3B, United States Standard for Terminal Instrument
Procedures (TERPS), Changes 1-25, effective July 7, 1976, Table 2-2B.
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