Airport Master Plan - City of Weslaco

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Aircraft Apron Areas The main apron, under construction on the east side of the airport, is approximately 21,400 square yards in area, which will provide approximately 27 aircraft tie-down positions. The eastside apron area is located directly in front of the new terminal. Future additional apron area and a helipad are planned directly south of the main apron. Approximately 4,900 square yards are proposed for this area. The west side apron is approximately 6,700 square yards in area. This apron provides for approximately 12 aircraft tie-down spaces. Aircraft Hangar Facilities Hangar facilities at Weslaco Mid Valley Airport are located on both the east and west sides. These consist of T-hangars as well as executive hangars. The main sets of T-hangars have been newly constructed on the east side. Ground is being prepared at this time to accommodate additional new facilities. Taxi areas and markings are in good condition where available. The box hangars on the west side are in fair condition. Some are older metal sheds that date from the 1950's. There are individual storage units, as well as facilities for storage of multiple aircraft. Taxi areas and markings are in fair condition where available. Fixed Base Operators Mid Valley Aviation Weslaco Mid Valley Aviation is the fixed base operator (FBO) at Mid Valley Airport. Mid Valley Airport provides on base 24 hour fuel service. Available fuel includes 100 Low Lead (LL) Avgas and Jet A fuel. Sterling Air Service Sterling Air Service is a Part 135 air carrier conducting passenger, cargo and air ambulance operations. They use two Beechcraft Queen Air and a Cessna 206. B & H Aviation B & H Aviation is located on the west side of the airfield. They provide light maintenance service. Wilson Aircraft Wilson Aircraft is a major airframe and engine maintenance facility, rated for repair of single and multi-engine land aircraft. Located on the east side of the airport in the north most hangar, Wilson has provided service at Weslaco Mid Valley Airport for several years. Wilson specializes in Beechcraft Queen Air maintenance. Garrick Warbirds Garrick Warbirds operates a restoration and sales operation of Russian war planes, the Yakovlev YAK 3. Garrick is located on the west side of the airfield. AIRPORT SUPPORT FACILITIES Fuel Facilities The above ground fuel storage tanks are located just south of the general aviation terminal. Mid Valley Aviation has two storage tanks that store 12,000 gallons each of Jet A fuel and 100LL Avgas. Also provided on field is a 2,200 gallon Jet A fuel service truck. 1-13
UTILITIES A critical element of land and airport facility development capability is the availability and quality of utility service. In this case, Weslaco Mid Valley Airport is supplied electrical service by both Magic Valley Electric (west side) and Central Power and Light (east side). The airport is supplied water service via the municipal system. The east side is located on the city loop system and can handle expanded service. Sewer service is provided on the east side of the airport and connects to City sanitary sewer service. Telephone service is provided by GTE. AREA AIRSPACE, NAVIGATIONAL AIDS, AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL The FAA Act of 1958 established the FAA as the responsible agency for the control and use of navigable airspace within the United States. The FAA has established the National Airspace System (NAS) to protect persons and property on the ground and to establish a safe and efficient airspace environment for civil, commercial, and military aviation. The NAS is defined as the common network of U.S. airspace, including air navigation facilities; airports and landing areas; aeronautical charts; associated rules, regulations and procedures; technical information; personnel and material. System components shared jointly with the military are also included. AIRSPACE STRUCTURE To ensure a safe and efficient airspace environment for all aspects of aviation, the FAA has established an airspace structure that regulates and establishes procedures for aircraft using the National Airspace System. The U.S. airspace structure provides for categories of airspace and identifies them as Classes A, B, C, D, E, and G. Class A airspace is high level controlled airspace and includes all airspace from 18,000 feet MSL to Flight Level 600 (approximately 60,000 feet MSL). Class B airspace is controlled airspace surrounding high activity commercial service airports (i.e. DFW International Airport). Class C airspace is controlled airspace surrounding lower activity commercial service and some military airports, such as Harlingen Valley International. Class D airspace is controlled airspace surrounding low activity commercial service and general aviation airports with an airport traffic control tower (ATCT). All aircraft operating within Class A, B, C, and D airspace must be in constant contact with the air traffic control facility responsible for the particular airspace. Class E airspace is controlled airspace that encompasses all instrument approach procedures and low altitude federal airways. Only aircraft conducting instrument flights are required to be in contact with air traffic control when operating in Class E airspace. Class G airspace is uncontrolled airspace. Airspace in the vicinity of Weslaco Mid Valley Airport is 1-14
Page 1 and 2: i l l e y Mid Valley l i r Airport
Page 3 and 4: TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page 5 and 6: Chapter One (Continued) Local Air T
Page 7 and 8: Chapter Five (Continued) Airport Pr
Page 9 and 10: Chapter One INVENTORY
Page 11 and 12: ! Population and socioeconomic info
Page 13 and 14: Mexico, for the conveyance of goods
Page 15 and 16: flying DC-3s and Fleetwood Airways
Page 17 and 18: period, most high wind activity ori
Page 19 and 20: ased aircraft, 26 were single engin
Page 21 and 22: facility data for the airport, espe
Page 23 and 24: Airfield Lighting Airport lighting
Page 25: 00MP04-1D-8/28/00 VEHICULAR PARKING
Page 29 and 30: three letter identifier HRL. The Vi
Page 31 and 32: The VOR/DME-A circling approach uti
Page 33 and 34: airport. Aviation forecasts are nor
Page 35 and 36: City of Weslaco The City of Weslaco
Page 37 and 38: TABLE 1H Employment by Sector Hidal
Page 39 and 40: The following Web pages were also v
Page 41 and 42: Chapter Two FORECASTS The purpose o
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Page 45 and 46: FORECASTING APPROACH The developmen
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Page 49 and 50: treated as private owners in foreig
Page 51 and 52: Weslaco Mid Valley Airport, some le
Page 53 and 54: Improvements were ranked by the res
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Page 57 and 58: Aircraft Projections presents histo
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Page 61 and 62: TABLE 2F General Aviation Operation
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Page 65 and 66: TABLE 2G Peak Operations Forecasts
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Page 69 and 70: Chapter Three FACILITY REQUIREMENTS
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Page 73 and 74: The FAA and TxDOT advise designing
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TABLE 3B Runway Length Requirements
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escue vehicles, and free of obstacl
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Global Positioning System The advan
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Hangars The space required for hang
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TABLE 3D Aircraft Storage Hangar Re
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space offered by fixed base operato
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square feet of parking. The majorit
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00MP04-3C-3/21/01 RUNWAYS AVAILABLE
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Chapter Four AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT AL
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While the focus of the analysis sum
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airport has not been reached. Howev
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aircraft (ARC C-II aircraft), FAA r
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As depicted on Exhibit 4B, the airp
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300 feet beyond each runway end. FA
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the approach capabilities of the ru
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on Exhibit 4D. Thus, increasing to
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To a certain extent landside uses s
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00MP04-4E-9/20/00 0 400 800 SCALE I
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airport service providers, and corp
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Chapter Five AIRPORT PLANS
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RECOMMENDED CONCEPT The recommended
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aircraft at 60 percent useful load
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adequate runway safety area (RSA) a
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length of the approach surface are
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in a manner compatible with the fun
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land were acquired (i.e. Federal fu
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Chapter Six FINANCIAL PLAN The anal
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Runway 13-31: the widening of the r
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Several landside development projec
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authorized at $2.475 billion in 200
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The airport operates with the aid o
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decides to construct additional T-H
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not eligible for federal or state a
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Appendix A ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION
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PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT As a result of
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Computer input files for the noise
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LEGEND ExistingAirport Property Lin
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to the project. Social impacts are
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water features potentially affected
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WATERS OF THE U.S., INCLUDING WETLA
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Appendix B GLOSSARY AND ABBREVIATIO
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Displaced threshold: a threshold th
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Outer marker (OM): an ILS navigatio
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ABBREVIATIONS AGL: ALS: ARTCC: ATCT
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Appendix C GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATI
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