Kingscote Airport Business Case - Kangaroo Island Council - SA ...

Kangaroo Island Airport Upgrade Business Case
57m from the edge of the passenger walkway to the centreline of the apron edge
taxiway.
A grassed parking area off the western end of the main apron is available for light
aircraft. A gravelled refuelling area and a grassed helicopter parking facility are
provided opposite to the main apron
Airport Lighting
The airport lighting consists of low intensity lighting of the 01/19 runway, taxiway edge
lighting, illuminated wind indicator and an aerodrome beacon.
On landing, pilots are provided with visual slope guidance by a 2 stage Abbreviated “T”
Visual Approach Slope Indicator System (AT-VASIS) 8 installed at both ends of the main
runway. Apron floodlighting illuminates the sealed apron. The lighting system is
supplied via mains power with an emergency generator providing back up supply in the
event of mains failure.
Navigational Aids
A non-directional beacon (NDB) provides radio frequency navigational guidance for
aircraft undertaking non-precision approach to the airport. The airport also has
published GPS non-precision approach to the northern end of the main runway 01/19.
Terminal Facilities
The existing terminal building at Kangaroo Island Airport is a single storey building
approaching 30 years in age. It has an internal floor area of approximately 330 square
metres. It is located central to the apron. The terminal was constructed taking into
account a 2 airline operation and so it has 2 check-in areas (one at each end of the
building) with the western check-in currently redundant after the cessation of Air South
services, combined departure lounge/arrivals hall, toilet facilities, hire car booths, airline
offices, an external baggage makeup and reclaim area.
The terminal building incorporates a single, common arrivals / departure lounge, with
no means of incorporating a secure, “sterile” area necessary if departing passengers
and their hand luggage are to be X-ray screened in future. Baggage handling facilities
(both make-up and reclaim) do not comply with current best practice security. There
are no checked-in baggage screening facilities.
The structure contains only modest toilet facilities and offices for airline operators, car
hire companies, etc. There is no café or even a kiosk facility (although coffee is served
from the room identified as a “store” on the plans below).
Sealed areas for parking for vehicles, both short and long term and buses, is available
adjacent to the terminal.
The below figure depicts the floor plan of the existing terminal building.
8 The AT-VASIS system is relatively old, and parts are difficult to obtain for replacements as most other
airports have replaced the T-VASIS with a PAPI system which is better known internationally.
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