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SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – PROPOSED RUNWAY 9 DISPLACED THRESHOLD<br />

Table 1-2<br />

Approach Category D and Airplane Design Group V Runway Landing Length Requirements<br />

REQUIRED LANDING LENGTH (FEET)<br />

AIRCRAFT TYPE MAXIMUM LANDING WEIGHT (LBS) DRY RUNWAY WET RUNWAY<br />

Approach Category D Aircraft<br />

Boeing 737-800 1/ 146,300 5,800 6,700<br />

Boeing 737-900 1/ 146,300 5,950 6,800<br />

Boeing 757-300 1/ 224,000 5,700 6,550<br />

Boeing 787-800 2/ 3/ 380,000 5,500 6,400<br />

Airplane Design Group V Aircraft<br />

Airbus A330-200 4/ 400,000 5,800<br />

Boeing 777-200 5/ 460,000 5,250 6,000<br />

Boeing 787-800 2/ 3/ 380,000 5,500 6,400<br />

NOTES:<br />

1/ ASSUMES FLAPS 30 DEGREES.<br />

2/ JAPAN AIRLINES CURRENTLY OPERATES THE BOEING 787-800 INTO SDIA. ALTHOUGH THE BOEING 787-900 WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE CRITICAL<br />

AIRCRAFT, ITS PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE; AS SUCH, PERFORMANCE IS PROVIDED FOR THE BOEING 787-800 MODEL.<br />

3/ ASSUMES FLAPS 25 DEGREES.<br />

4/ HAWAIIAN AIRLINES OPERATES THE AIRBUS A330-200 INTO SDIA.<br />

5/ BRITISH AIRWAYS AND JAPAN AIRLINES OPERATE THE B777-200 INTO SDIA.<br />

Sources: Various Aircraft Manufacturers <strong>Airport</strong> Planning Manuals; <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Airport</strong>, Planning and Operations, 2012 (actual<br />

operations); LeighFisher, <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> County Regional <strong>Airport</strong> Authority, <strong>Airport</strong> Development Plan, <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Airport</strong>, Technical<br />

Memorandum – Aviation Demand Forecasts, March 2013 (forecasts).<br />

Prepared by: Ricondo & Associates, Inc., June 2013.<br />

1.4 Purpose and Need<br />

Pursuant to NEPA and FAA Orders 1050.1E and 5050.4B, an <strong>EA</strong> must include a description of the purpose of a<br />

proposed action and why it is needed. Identification of the purpose and need for a proposed action provides<br />

the rationale and forms the foundation for identification of reasonable alternatives that can meet the purpose<br />

for the action and, therefore, address the need or problem. The purpose of and the need for the Proposed<br />

Action are discussed in this section.<br />

1.4.1 PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED ACTION<br />

As described in Section 1.5, the Proposed Action is the relocation of the Runway 9 displaced threshold. The<br />

purpose of the Proposed Action is to comply with FAA criteria for airplane Approach Category D CAT I<br />

instrument approaches on Runway 9.<br />

<strong>Draft</strong> <strong>EA</strong><br />

Purpose and Need<br />

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