Kingscote Airport Business Case Appendices - Kangaroo Island ...

1 Introduction1.1 Scope of ReportThis document is a report on the engineering investigations that have been undertaken into theinfrastructure requirements and associated estimated capital costs to upgrade Kingscote Airportfor four (4) separate future development scenarios. This airport is the only point of entry toKangaroo Island for regular passenger transport (RPT) aerial services.The work was undertaken on behalf of the Kangaroo Island Council, the owner and operator ofthe Kingscote Airport. The Study brief was jointly developed by Pacific Aviation Corporation andthe Council.1.2 Purpose of ReportThe State Government (via the Kangaroo Island Futures Authority) is undertaking a series ofwide ranging reviews to determine appropriate strategies for the future development of theIsland. The potential for increased visitation, particularly by overseas and interstate tourists, hasbeen recognised as a major component of future local economic activity.Kingscote Airport is one of only two major points of entry onto Kangaroo Island, the other beingferry services. The efficiency of air services is crucial for future development of and growth invisitation to the Island.Outputs from this Study (i.e. capital and ongoing cost estimates for the various futuredevelopment strategies) will be input to a number of cost benefit analyses and other broadranging policy development processes with a view to determine the most appropriate strategy forfuture economic development on Kangaroo Island, the most efficient aerial transport service forits community and the tourism traffic, and the appropriate level of development of KingscoteAirport.1.3 Study BriefThe project brief was outlined in Tonkin Consulting’s letters dated 31 August 2012, and amendedby further letter dated 11 September 2012 and e-mail dated 17 September 2012. However, theexact requirements of the Kangaroo Island Council have been further determined throughongoing discussion, and through receipt of advice of the requirements of third parties (e.g.Pacific Aviation Corporation, Econsearch, etc.). Accordingly, scope management has remaineda key issue throughout the course of the project investigations.1.4 Study MethodologyThe four future development scenarios considered in this Study are detailed in Section 3.1hereunder. Scenario 1 was simply to maintain the status quo at Kingscote Airport. As TonkinConsulting developed Kangaroo Island Council’s asset management plan for this airport, themethodology for this scenario was simply to draw upon the costs estimates developed in thatpast work, updating where necessary.Scenarios 2, 3 and 4 involved upgrading the airport to cater for larger aircraft. The methodologyadopted for these future development scenarios was to undertake preliminary geometric designwork and indicative pavement design for the required airside extensions, determine terminalbuilding spatial requirements at the element level, and then finally derive estimates of capitalcost.Ref No. 20120935DR1A Kingscote Airport Infrastructure Study Report 1