Draft Airport Master Plan Update Report

374 Pages·2017·26.93 MB·English

ORLANDO MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Master Plan Update
July 2017
Prepared for:
Melbourne Airport Authority
One Air Terminal Parkway, Suite 220
Melbourne, Florida 32901
Orlando Melbourne International Airport
Master Plan Update

Prepared for: July 2017
Melbourne Airport Authority
One Air Terminal Parkway, Suite 220
Melbourne, Florida 32901
by
Environmental Science Associates
4200 West Cypress Street, Suite 450
Tampa, Florida 33607
and
Airport Engineering Company, Inc.
C&S Engineers, Inc.
GAI Consultants
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
Quadrex Aviation, LLC
Smith & Associates
OUR COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY | ESA helps a variety
of public and private sector clients plan and prepare for climate
change and emerging regulations that limit GHG emissions. ESA is
also a corporate member of the U.S. Green Building Council and
the Business Council on Climate Change (BC3). Internally, ESA has
adopted a Sustainability Vision and Policy Statement and a plan to
reduce waste and energy within our operations.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Master Plan Update Consolidated Draft Report
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Chapter 1: Introduction ..................................................................................................... 1-1
1.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................ 1-1
1.2 2004 Master Plan Update .................................................................................. 1-2
1.3 Current Master Plan Goals, Objectives and Key Issues .................................... 1-3
1.4 Airport History and Recent Development ........................................................... 1-5
1.5 Airport Location, Aeronautical Role, and Ownership ......................................... 1-8
1.6 Relevant Recent Airport Studies ...................................................................... 1-13

Chapter 2: Existing Conditions ......................................................................................... 2-1
2.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................ 2-1
2.2 Physical Airport Setting ...................................................................................... 2-1
2.3 Airfield and Airside Facilities .............................................................................. 2-2
2.4 Airspace, Navigational Aids, and Instrument Approach Procedures ................ 2-15
2.5 Terminal and Landside Facilities ..................................................................... 2-22
2.6 Aviation Fuel Storage ...................................................................................... 2-30
2.7 Port Canaveral ................................................................................................. 2-31
2.8 Rail Access ...................................................................................................... 2-31
2.9 Meteorological Conditions ............................................................................... 2-32

Chapter 3: Forecast of Aviation Activity .......................................................................... 3-1
3.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................ 3-1
3.2 Historic Airport Data ........................................................................................... 3-1
3.3 Recent Aviation Activity Forecasts ..................................................................... 3-2
3.4 Factors Influencing Forecast Approach ............................................................. 3-5
3.5 Projections of Passenger Enplanements ......................................................... 3-16
3.6 Passenger Service Activity Forecasts .............................................................. 3-27
3.7 Air Cargo Projections ....................................................................................... 3-32
3.8 General Aviation Activity Forecasts ................................................................. 3-34
3.9 Military Activity Forecasts ................................................................................ 3-45
3.10 Total Annual Operations .................................................................................. 3-46
3.11 Categories of Aircraft Operations ..................................................................... 3-46
3.12 FAA Terminal Area Forecast Comparison ....................................................... 3-52
3.13 Aviation Activity Forecast Summary ................................................................ 3-53

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Chapter 4: Facility Assessment and Requirements ........................................................ 4-1
4.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................ 4-1
4.2 Airport Capacity ................................................................................................. 4-6
4.3 Runway Requirements .................................................................................... 4-23
4.4 Taxiway System Requirements ....................................................................... 4-37
4.5 Instrument Approach Procedures .................................................................... 4-46
4.6 Airfield Environment ......................................................................................... 4-50
4.7 Heliports .......................................................................................................... 4-54
4.8 Passenger Terminal Building ........................................................................... 4-56
4.9 Landside Facilities ........................................................................................... 4-64
4.10 Air Cargo Facilities ........................................................................................... 4-70
4.11 General Aviation Facilities ............................................................................... 4-72
4.12 Airside Facilities ............................................................................................... 4-77
4.13 Land Acquisition .............................................................................................. 4-82
4.14 Summary of Facility Requirements .................................................................. 4-83

Chapter 5: Environmental Overview ................................................................................. 5-1
5.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................ 5-1
5.2 Air Quality .......................................................................................................... 5-1
5.3 Biological Resources ......................................................................................... 5-2
5.4 Department of Transportation Act: Section 4(f) and Other Environmentally
Sensitive Public Lands .................................................................................... 5-5
5.5 Hazardous Materials and Waste Management .................................................. 5-6
5.6 Historical, Archaeological, and Cultural Resources ........................................... 5-9
5.7 Energy Supply and Natural Resource Use ........................................................ 5-9
5.8 Noise and Compatible Land Use ....................................................................... 5-9
5.9 Water Resources ............................................................................................. 5-16
5.10 Construction Impacts ....................................................................................... 5-17
5.11 Types of Environmental Reviews ..................................................................... 5-18

Chapter 6: Alternatives for Airport Development ............................................................ 6-1
6.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................ 6-1
6.2 Airfield Constraints Analysis .............................................................................. 6-1
6.3 Runway Improvements ...................................................................................... 6-6
6.4 Taxiway System Improvements ....................................................................... 6-20
6.5 Passenger Terminal Area Facilities ................................................................. 6-23
6.6 Concepts for Future Airport Facilities ............................................................... 6-34
6.7 Recommended Airfield Development Plan ...................................................... 6-49
6.8 Non-Aviation Related Development Options ................................................... 6-55
6.9 Summary of Development Alternatives ............................................................ 6-56

Chapter 7 Airport Layout Plan Drawing Set
7.1 General .............................................................................................................. 7-1
7.2 Drawing Set ....................................................................................................... 7-1
Chapter 8 Airport Development Program
8.1 General .............................................................................................................. 8-1
8.2 Sources of Funding for Improvements ............................................................... 8-1
8.3 Airport Development Program ........................................................................... 8-5
8.4 Summary ......................................................................................................... 8-11

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Appendices
A. Response to Aviation Forecast Concerns
B. Terminal Transformation Conceptual Design Plan
C. Recycling, Reuse, and Waste Reduction Plan
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List of Figures
1-1 Location Map ......................................................................................................... 1-10
1-2 Regional Area Map ................................................................................................ 1-11
2-1 Airport Diagram ........................................................................................................ 2-2
2-2 Existing Airfield Facilities ......................................................................................... 2-3
2-3 Orlando Melbourne International Airspace ............................................................. 2-16
2-4 Surrounding Airports .............................................................................................. 2-20
2-5 Terminal Diagram .................................................................................................. 2-24
2-6 Airport Ground Access ........................................................................................... 2-27
2-7 Passenger Terminal Access and Parking .............................................................. 2-29
2-8 Windrose Diagrams ............................................................................................... 2-34
3-1 Orlando Melbourne International Airport Service Area .......................................... 3-11
3-2 Projections of MLB Passenger Enplanements ....................................................... 3-20
3-3 Recommended Passenger Enplanement Forecast ............................................... 3-24
3-4 Recommended and Alternative Growth Enplanement Forecasts .......................... 3-27
3-5 Historic General Aviation Operations at MLB ......................................................... 3-40
3-6 Selected General Aviation Operations Forecasts .................................................. 3-45
4-1 Parallel Runway System Movements – East Flow ................................................. 4-15
4-2 Parallel Runway System Movements – West Flow ................................................ 4-17
4-3 Runway 5/23 Movements ...................................................................................... 4-19
4-4 Takeoff Distances for Aircraft Greater than 60,000 Pounds Operating or
Projected to Operate at MLB .............................................................................. 4-31
4-5 Existing Airfield Pavement Areas ........................................................................... 4-40
4-6 14 CFR Part 77 Imaginary Surfaces ...................................................................... 4-49
4-7 Projected Public Parking Supply and Demand ...................................................... 4-66
5-1 Environmental Resources and Features .................................................................. 5-3
5-2 Section 4(F) Resources within One-half Mile of Airport Property ............................. 5-6
5-3 2016 Day-Night Average Sound Level (DNL) Contours ......................................... 5-11
5-4 2021 Day-Night Average Sound Level (DNL) Contours ......................................... 5-13
6-1 Primary Airfield Constraints ..................................................................................... 6-3
6-2 Runway Extension Options to the East .................................................................... 6-9
6-3 Runway Extension Options to the West ................................................................. 6-11
6-4 Future Airfield Improvements ................................................................................. 6-15
6-5 Terminal Transformation Master Plan Layout with Airside Improvements ............. 6-25
6-6 Landside Facilities for the Passenger Terminal Area – Concept 1 ........................ 6-28
6-7 Landside Facilities for the Passenger Terminal Area – Concept 2 ........................ 6-29
6-8 Landside Facilities for the Passenger Terminal Area – Concept 3 ........................ 6-30
6-9 Sites Available for Aviation Related Development ................................................. 6-35
6-10 Concept 1 – Northeast Apron Area ........................................................................ 6-38
6-11 Concept 1 – Central Apron Area ............................................................................ 6-39
6-12 Concept 2 – Northeast Apron Area ........................................................................ 6-41
6-13 Concept 1 – West Apron Area ............................................................................... 6-42
6-14 Concept 2 – Central Apron Area ............................................................................ 6-45
6-15 Concept 3 – Central Apron Area ............................................................................ 6-47
6-16 Concept 2 – West Apron Area ............................................................................... 6-48
6-17 Long Range Development Concept – North Apron Area ....................................... 6-52
6-18 Recommended Airfield Development Plan ............................................................ 6-53
8-1 Current and Short-Term (2018 – 2022) Capital Improvement Projects .................. 8-17
8-2 Intermediate-Term (2023 – 2027) Capital Improvement Projects .......................... 8-19
8-3 Long-Term (2028 – 2037) Capital Improvement Projects ...................................... 8-21

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List of Tables
1-1 Aviation and Aerospace Businesses at or adjacent to MLB ..................................... 1-6
1-2 Technology, Healthcare, Education and Other Businesses at MLB ......................... 1-7
1-3 Major Capital Improvement Projects (2004-2015) ................................................. 1-12
2-1 Runway Design Code Components ......................................................................... 2-5
2-2 MLB Runway Information Summary ........................................................................ 2-6
2-3 Runway 9R/27L Declared Distances ....................................................................... 2-6
2-4 MLB Taxiways ......................................................................................................... 2-8
2-5 Summary of Public Aircraft Storage Hangar Space ............................................... 2-13
2-6 Special Use Airspace in Vicinity of MLB ................................................................ 2-17
2-7 Public-Use Airports in the Vicinity of MLB .............................................................. 2-18
2-8 MLB Instrument Approach Procedures and Minimums .......................................... 2-21
2-9 MLB Passenger Terminal Building Space Allocation ............................................. 2-25
2-10 MLB Passenger Terminal Parking ......................................................................... 2-28
2-11 MLB Aviation Fuel Storage .................................................................................... 2-31
2-12 Allowable Crosswind Component .......................................................................... 2-32
2-13 MLB Wind Coverage Analysis ............................................................................... 2-33
3-1 MLB Historic Aviation Activity .................................................................................. 3-1
3-2 2004 MLB Master Plan Update Forecast ................................................................. 3-3
3-3 Florida Aviation System Plan 2025 .......................................................................... 3-4
3-4 FAA Terminal Area Forecast- MLB .......................................................................... 3-5
3-5 Airline Consolidation ................................................................................................ 3-6
3-6 Competing Commercial Service Airports ............................................................... 3-12
3-7 Total Population ..................................................................................................... 3-14
3-8 Total Employment .................................................................................................. 3-15
3-9 Total Personal Income Per Capita ......................................................................... 3-16
3-10 Projections of MLB Passenger Enplanements ....................................................... 3-20
3-11 Recommended Passenger Enplanement Forecast ............................................... 3-24
3-12 Potential International Charter Activity ................................................................... 3-25
3-13 Enplanement Levels under Alternative Growth Scenarios ..................................... 3-27
3-14 Projected Change in Airline Fleet Mix at MLB ........................................................ 3-29
3-15 Expected Fleet Utilization and Passenger Service Operations .............................. 3-30
3-16 Activity Levels under Alternative Growth Scenarios ............................................... 3-31
3-17 Selected Air Cargo Forecasts ................................................................................ 3-33
3-18 Comparison of Based Aircraft Projections ............................................................. 3-36
3-19 FAA Forecast of National Active GA Fleet ............................................................. 3-37
3-20 Forecast of Based Aircraft Fleet Mix ...................................................................... 3-38
3-21 Comparison of Projections for General Aviation Operations .................................. 3-42
3-22 Selected Forecasts of General Aviation Operations .............................................. 3-44
3-23 Total Annual Operations – Recommended Forecast ............................................. 3-46
3-24 Total Operations under Alternative Growth Scenarios ........................................... 3-46
3-25 Forecast of Local Versus Itinerant Operations ....................................................... 3-47
3-26 Estimate of Instrument Operations ........................................................................ 3-48
3-27 Projected Operational Fleet Mix ............................................................................. 3-49
3-28 Peaks in Total Passenger Activity .......................................................................... 3-51
3-29 Peaks in Total Airport Operations .......................................................................... 3-51
3-30 Comparison of Forecasts to FAA TAF ................................................................... 3-53
3-31 Summary of Recommended Forecasts.................................................................. 3-54
4-1 Planning Activity Levels ........................................................................................... 4-2
4-2 Current and Future Runway Codes ......................................................................... 4-5
4-3 Taxiway Design Groups ........................................................................................... 4-5
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4-4 Eligible Taxiway Exits for Capacity Calculations ...................................................... 4-7
4-5 Runway End Utilization .......................................................................................... 4-10
4-6 Hourly Capacities Of The Runway System ............................................................ 4-11
4-7 Airfield Capacity Analysis ....................................................................................... 4-12
4-8 Capacity Levels under Alternative Forecast Scenarios .......................................... 4-13
4-9 Annual Service Volumes with Recommended Improvements ................................ 4-22
4-10 Takeoff Runway Length Requirements – Maximum Certificated Takeoff
Weight (MTOW) .................................................................................................. 4-26
4-11 Takeoff Runway Length Requirements – Short Haul Operations (1,000 NM) ........ 4-28
4-12 Landing Length Requirements – Maximum Allowable Landing Weight (MLW) ...... 4-29
4-13 Runway Widths, Shoulders, and Blast Pads Requirements ................................... 4-33
4-14 Existing and Future Runway Safety Criteria .......................................................... 4-36
4-15 Minimum Taxiway System Requirements .............................................................. 4-38
4-16 Individual Taxiway Standards and Conditions ....................................................... 4-38
4-17 Public Parking Demand Ratio ................................................................................ 4-65
4-18 Future Rental Car Demand .................................................................................... 4-68
4-19 Future Rental Car Demand (high-growth scenario) ............................................... 4-68
4-20 Future Rental Car Facility Requirements ............................................................... 4-69
4-21 Future Rental Car Facility Requirements (high-growth scenario) .......................... 4-69
4-22 General Aviation Aircraft Parking Apron Requirements ......................................... 4-76
4-23 Minimum Facility Requirements ............................................................................. 4-83
5-1 Resources Conservation and Recovery Act Sites ................................................... 5-7
5-2 The Noise Compatibility Program Recommended Measures and Benefits............ 5-15
5-3 Types of FAA NEPA Review Documentation ......................................................... 5-19
5-4 Types of FDOT Environmental Review Documentation ......................................... 5-20
6-1 Declared Distances for Runway 9R/27L ................................................................ 6-14
6-2 Potential All-Cargo Carrier Facility Sites ................................................................ 6-37
6-3 Potential Sites for Large Aircraft Facilities ............................................................. 6-40
6-4 Potential Sites for New Eastern Florida State College Facilities ............................ 6-43
6-5 Potential T-Hangar Development Sites .................................................................. 6-46
8-1 Anticipated FAA Airport Improvement Program Entitlement Funds for MLB ............ 8-3
8-2 Anticipated Passenger Facility Charges for MLB ..................................................... 8-4
8-3 Summary of Development Program Costs ............................................................... 8-6
8-4 Current Projects (2016 – 2017) .............................................................................. 8-12
8-5 Short-Term (2018 – 2022) Capital Improvement Program ..................................... 8-13
8-6 Intermediate-Term (2023 – 2027) Capital Improvement Program ......................... 8-14
8-7 Long-Term (2028 – 2037) Capital Improvement Program ..................................... 8-15

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CHAPTER 1
Introduction