Brown Field Municipal Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan

CHAPTER 3BROWN FIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT POLICIES AND MAPS• Airport Layout Plan: This Compatibility Plan is based on the FAA-approved ALP that was acceptedfor airport compatibility planning purposes by the Division of Aeronautics in July 2005, as amendedby the updated October 2009 airport diagram (see Exhibit IV-2).that was accepted by the Division ofAeronautics in June 2008. The ALP and updated 2009 airport diagram reflect the anticipated growthof the Airport for at least the next 20 years and depict both existing and planned facilities at theAirport, including the airfield, runway protection zones, and the Airport property boundary. (A copyof the Division of Aeronautics letter determining that the ALP and updated airport diagram areappropriate and acceptable for use in preparing this Compatibility Plan and the SDCRAA’s requestfor written acceptance of these documents are provided in Appendix I of this Compatibility Plan.)On March 13, 2009 the City of San Diego submitted a draft ALP to the FAA for review and approval.Once the new ALP has been approved by FAA, the City will submit the approved ALP to the ALUCstaff for information and review. The ALUC staff will determine at that time whether any revisionsare required to this Compatibility Plan. Until the new ALP has been approved by FAA and submittedto the ALUC staff for review, this Compatibility Plan must be based upon the 2005 ALP, as updatedby the 2009 airport diagram• Airfield Configuration: The Airport has two parallel runways and three small helipads which arelocated southwest of the air traffic control tower. The March 2005 ALP reflects several airfieldimprovement projects, some of which have been constructed by the City. Recent constructionprojects include shortening the main runway (8L-26R) to 7,972 feet in order to provide the requiredrunway safety area, and increasing the length of the parallel runway (8R-26L) from 3,057 feet to3,180 feet in order to improve circulation. A future helipad with three helicopter parking spaces isproposed north of the approach end of Runway 8L-26R. Additionally, there is a fire station helipadlocated in the southeast corner of the Airport and a helipad at the U.S. Border Patrol complex locatedimmediately north of the Airport. The Fire Station and U.S. Border Patrol helipads are restricted-usefacilities. Runway 8L is served with a straight-in nonprecision (RNAV/GPS) instrument approach.The compatibility maps for the Airport reflect the current and proposed future configuration of theparallel runways, the future helipad, and the two restricted-use helipads. The airfield configurationhas been accepted by the Division of Aeronautics for use in the preparation of this CompatibilityPlan (see correspondence from the Division of Aeronautics in Appendix I of this CompatibilityPlan).• Airport Activity Forecast: The 1980 Master Plan provides two 20-year future forecast scenarios: anunconstrained forecast activity level of 390,500 annual aircraft operations and an airfield capacityactivity level of 442,000 annual aircraft operations. The activity levels envisioned in the 1980Master Plan have not been realized. In 2006, approximately 159 aircraft were based at the Airportand there were 141,500 annual aircraft operations. For the purposes of this Compatibility Plan, along-term projection of 240,000 annual aircraft operations is used. This forecast is more reflective ofthe actual airport activity levels in the past decade and is consistent with the City’s policy ofcontinuing to operate the Airport as a general aviation reliever facility during the twenty yearplanning horizon. Airport activity forecasts have been accepted by the Division of Aeronautics for3–2Brown Field Municipal Airport Land Use Compatibility PlanJanuary 25, 2010 Amended December 20, 2010