T.F. Green Airport Improvement Program - FEIS Chapters - PVD

T.F. Green Airport Improvement ProgramEnvironmental Impact Statement and Final Section 4(f) Evaluation• Parking facilities – The current capacity of the Airport’s long-term passenger and airport employee parkingfacilities is sufficient for current demand. However, additional parking capacity must be provided toaccommodate anticipated passenger and airport employee demand by 2020.Airfield facilities needed to enhance the efficiency of airfield operations include:• Primary Runway Length – Reducing passenger leakage to Logan Airport would enhance the efficiency of the NewEngland Regional Airport System by “reducing the region’s over-reliance on Logan Airport.” 89 The primarycompetitive challenge that is within RIAC’s control to reduce leakage is inadequate primary runway length. The rangeof runway lengths required for non-stop service to West Coast markets by aircraft capable of providing the servicefrom T.F. Green Airport far exceed the existing primary runway length at the Airport (Chart 2-5). The primary runwaylength at T.F. Green Airport needs to be extended to an appropriate length that would allow airline service to reducepassenger leakage to Logan Airport by accommodating non-stop airline service to West Coast markets. A longerprimary runway not only benefits service to long-haul markets, but also medium- and short-haul markets.• Air cargo facilities - Two facilities currently accommodate belly cargo operations at the Airport. The existingbelly cargo and GSE maintenance building would be demolished to accommodate the proposed terminal andapron expansion, requiring that the belly cargo facilities be replaced. The Integrated Cargo facilities currentlyhave 19,400 square feet of available building space. Based on current industry standards, a facility sized betweenapproximately 18,000 and 35,000 square feet is needed to accommodate existing demand in 2004, and betweenapproximately 25,000 and 51,000 square feet to accommodate demand by 2020. A replacement facility for handlingbelly cargo will be needed and the integrated cargo facility is currently undersized. The efficiency of air cargofacilities will decrease in the future if additional capacity is not provided at the Airport.• Support facilities - The existing belly cargo and GSE maintenance functions are operating in a shared facility.The existing belly cargo and GSE maintenance building would be demolished to accommodate the proposedterminal and apron expansion, requiring that the GSE maintenance facilities be replaced. In addition, new GSEmaintenance facilities are needed to accommodate potential new entrant air carriers, the addition of terminalgates, shifts in the fleet mix, and increased daily departure activity. Demand for Jet A fuel exceeds the existingfuel farm’s capacity to receive, process, store, and deliver fuel. The existing fuel farm does not meet industrystandards for processing procedures and fuel settling times. Additional Jet A fuel storage capacity is needed toincrease throughput and ensure efficient fueling operations at the Airport.89 Logan International Airport Airside Improvements Planning Project EIS, Boston, Massachusetts; FAA, New England Region; 2002.Chapter 2 – Purpose and Need 2-38 July 2011\\mawatr\ev\09228.00\reports\FEIS_Final_July_2011\PVD_CH02_P&N_JUL_2011.doc