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KENTUCKY STATEWIDE AVIATION SYSTEM PLAN

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3 Kentucky Airport System Inventory

ToensurethesuccessoftheKentuckyStatewideAviationSystemPlan(SASP),itisimportanttobeginwiththemostaccurateandcompletedatapossible.ThepurposeoftheSASPinventoryeffortistocollectawidearrayofdataaboutKentucky’s59public‐useairports.ThedatacollectedduringthisinventoryeffortprovidethebasisuponwhichallsubsequentstepsoftheSASParebased,includingforecasts,systemstratification,systemevaluation,andrecommendations.

Theinventoryeffortwasconductedduringthespringandearlysummerof2016,andconsistedofseveralstepsandutilizedmultipleresources.TheprimarysourceforinventorydatawastheAirportInventoryandDataSurvey,acomprehensivesurveyformsenttoeachofKentucky’s59public‐useairports.Thesesurveyswerepre‐filledwithfacilityandservicedatabeforebeingsenttoairports.DatasourcessuchastheFederalAviationAdministration(FAA)5010AirportMasterRecordandinstrumentapproachprocedurechartswereusedtopre‐populateinformationonrunwayfacilities,navigationalaids(NAVAIDs),andfuelavailability,amongotherdata.Eachairportwasthenvisitedbyamemberoftheconsultantteamtoconfirmandsupplementdatacollectedbythesurveyeffort.Uponcompletionofinventorysurveysandairportvisits,thesysteminventorywasalsosupplementedthroughadditionalsourcessuchassatelliteimagery,airportmasterplans,airportlayoutplans(ALPs),KentuckyTransportationCabinet(KYTC)records,andairportwebsites.

Thischapterdetailstheresultsoftheinventoryeffort,includingthefollowingdatagatheredwiththeAirportInventoryandDataSurvey:

AirsideFacilities–includesrunwayfacilities,taxiways,airfieldlighting,NAVAIDs,instrumentapproachcapabilities,airfieldmarkings,andon‐siteweatherreportingsystems.

LandsideFacilities–includeshangarsandaprons,airportterminalfacilities,andautomobileparking.

AviationServices–includesaircraftfueling,flightinstruction,aircraftsalesandrental,charter,aircraftmaintenance,snowremovaloperations,aircraftdeicing,andgroundtransportation.

AviationActivity–includescountsofoperationsandbasedaircraftinadditiontodetailsaboutthetypesofactivitiesthatoccurateachairport.

AirportAccess,Security,andSafety–includesinformationonairportsignage,surfaceaccess,fencing,accesscontrol,andsafetyconcerns.

AirportPlans,Studies,andPolicies–includesdocumentssuchasairportmasterplans,airportlayoutplans(ALPs),minimumstandards,securityplans,andwildlifemanagementplans.

EnvironmentalCompliance–includesinformationonairportenvironmentalcomplianceofficers,permitrequirementsoftheKentuckyDivisionofWater,andplanningdocumentsrelatedtoenvironmentalissues.

OtherdatagatheredduringtheinventoryeffortisdetailedinsubsequentchaptersoftheSASP.Forexample,dataonlocalsponsorshipmatchofairportfunding,runwayprotectionzonecontrol,andrunwaysafetyareacompliancearepresentedlaterinChapter9:SystemEvaluation–Stewardship.

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Kentucky Airport System TheKentuckySASPisfocusedprimarilyonthe59public‐useairportslocatedintheCommonwealth.Ofthese59airports,55areincludedintheNationalPlanofIntegratedAirportSystems(NPIAS).1TheNPIAShelpstoestablishaprioritygroupingforfederalairportfundinginitiatives,andclassifiesairportsbasedontheservicerolestheyprovide.NPIASairportsarecategorizedbythetypeandlevelofservicetheyprovidetoacommunity.Theseservicelevelsinclude:

CommercialService–Definedasairportsthatenplane2,500ormorepassengersannuallyandreceivescheduledairlineservice. PrimaryCommercialService–Theseairportsenplaneatleast10,000passengers

annuallyandaregroupedintofoursub‐categories:large,medium,andsmallhub,andnon‐hub.AllfivecommercialserviceairportsinKentuckyareprimarycommercialserviceairports,withonemediumhub(Cincinnati/NorthernKentuckyInternationalAirport),twosmallhubs(BlueGrassAirportinLexingtonandLouisvilleInternational‐StandifordField),andtwonon‐hubs(Owensboro‐DaviessCountyRegionalAirportandBarkleyRegionalAirportinPaducah).

Non‐PrimaryCommercialService–Theseairportsenplaneatleast2,500butfewerthan10,000passengersannually,accountingforonly0.1percentofallenplanementsintheUnitedStates.Therearenonon‐primarycommercialserviceairportsinKentucky.

GeneralAviation–Airportsthatdonotreceivescheduledcommercialserviceordonotmeetthethresholdof2,500annualpassengerenplanementsaredesignatedasgeneralaviation(GA)airports. Reliever–GAaccessisoftenconstrainedandmoreexpensiveatlarger,congested

commercialserviceairportslocatedinmetropolitanareas.AirportsaredesignatedasrelieverswithintheNPIAStoaddressoperationalcapacityshortfallsinthesemarkets.ThereisonerelieverairportinKentucky,BowmanFieldinLouisville.

AtthetimeofthelastNPIAS,BowlingGreen‐WarrenCountyRegionalAirportdidnothavecommercialpassengerservice,andisthereforeaGAairportfromtheperspectiveoftheNPIAS.FromKentucky’sperspective,however,itisacommercialserviceairport.Therefore,forpurposesoftheSASP,Kentucky’sairportsystemincludessixcommercialserviceairports,oneGArelieverairport,48otherNPIASGAairports,andfournon‐NPIASGAairports.Thelocationsofall59public‐useairportsinKentuckyareshowninFigure3‐1.

Thefollowingsectionssummarizedatacollectedduringtheinventoryeffort.DetailedtablesofairportdatacanbeviewedinAppendixA.

1Thefournon‐NPIASairportsareTradewaterAirportinDawsonSprings,Providence‐WebsterCountyAirport,Liberty‐CaseyCountyAirport,andColumbia‐AdairCountyAirport.



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Figure3‐1

Public‐UseAirportsinKentucky

Source:FAA,KYTC.



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Airside Facilities Airsidefacilitiesareairfieldpavementsandaviationequipmentthataredirectlyinvolvedinflightoperations.Thesefacilitiesincluderunways,taxiways,instrumentapproachesandothernavigationalaids(NAVAIDs),andon‐siteweatherreportingequipment.ThefollowingsectionsprovideanoverviewofairsidefacilitiesatKentucky’s59public‐useairports.

RunwayandTaxiwayCharacteristicsRunwaylengthisdirectlylinkedtothetypesofaircraftthatcanbeaccommodatedbyanairport.Ingeneral,thelongertherunway,thelargerandheavieranaircraftthatcanlandonandtakeofffrom.MostairportsinKentucky(49)haveonlyonerunway,whileeighthavetworunways,oneairport(LouisvilleInternational‐StandifordField)hasthreerunways,andanother(Cincinnati/NorthernKentuckyInternational)hasfourrunways.

MostoftheanalysisintheSASPwillonlybeconcernedwitheachairport’sprimaryrunway,whichistypicallythelongestrunwayateachairport.ThelongestprimaryrunwaysintheCommonwealthareattheCommercialServiceAirports,withtheCincinnati/NorthernKentuckyInternational(12,000feet)andLouisvilleInternational‐StandifordField(11,887feet)havingtheonlyrunwaysover10,000feet.ThelongestprimaryrunwayataGAairportisatKyle‐OakleyFieldinMurray(6,203feet).

Figure3‐2summarizesrunwaylengthsatKentuckyairports.Over40percentofallairportshaveaprimaryrunwaybetween5,000and5,999feet,withatotalof34airportshavingaprimaryrunwayofatleast5,000feet.Another13airportshaveaprimaryrunwayofatleast4,000feet.Only12ofthe59totalpublic‐useairportsinKentuckyhaveaprimaryrunwayshorterthan4,000feet.

Figure3‐2PrimaryRunwayLengthatKentuckyAirports

Source:AirportInventoryandDataSurvey,FAAForm5010.

Theinventoryeffortalsocollecteddataontherunwaydesigncode(RDC)oftherunwaysatKentucky’spublic‐useairports.TheRDCisacodingsystemthatrelatesairportdesigncriteriatotheoperationalandphysicalcharacteristicsoftheprimaryrunwaysthatareintendedtooperateatanairport.AnRDCisrepresentedbyaircraftcategories(lettersAthroughE),whichrefertoaircraftapproachspeed,andairplanedesigngroups(RomannumeralsIthroughVI),whichrefertowingspan.Severalaspectsofairportdesignaredeterminedbyarunway’sRDC,including

8,000' or Longer5%

6,000' to 7,999'10%

5,000' to 5,999'42%

4,000' to 4,999'22%

3,000' to 3,999'12%

Shorter than 3,000'9%



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dimensionsoftherunwaysafetyarea(RSA)andrunwayprotectionzone(RPZ),runwaywidth,andrunwaycenterline‐to‐taxiwaycenterlineseparationstandards.

Table3‐1detailstheparametersofRDCsandsummarizesRDCsatprimaryrunwaysinKentucky,whileFigure3‐3summarizesthefrequencyofRDCsatprimaryrunwaysinKentucky.With52percentofallairports,theB‐IIRDCisthemostcommon,followedbyC‐II(19percent).

Table3‐1AircraftCategoryandAirplaneDesignGroupatKentuckyAirports

Aircraft Category Approach Speed Number of Airports

A < 91 knots 3

B 91 to < 121 knots 39

C 121 to < 141 knots 15

D 141 to < 166 knots 2

E 166 knots or more 0

Airplane Design Group Aircraft Wingspan Number of Airports

I < 49 feet 11

II 49 to < 79 feet 42

III 79 to < 118 feet 5

IV 118 to < 171 feet 1

V 171 to < 214 feet 59

VI 214 to < 262 feet 0

Source:AirportInventoryandDataSurvey,FAA.

Figure3‐3RunwayDesignCodesatKentuckyAirports


Ataxiwaysystemcangreatlyimprovetheoperationalcapacityofanairport,inadditiontoairfieldsafety.Anairportwilltypicallyhaveoneoffourtypesoftaxiwaysystems:fullparallel,partialparallel,stub,orturnaroundsatoneorbothrunwayends.Figure3‐4depictsthesetypesoftaxiwaysystems,whileFigure3‐5detailsthepercentageofKentuckyairportsthathaveeachtypeoftaxiway.Overhalfofthesystemairports(55percent)haveafullparalleltaxiway,withanadditional19percenthavingapartialparalleltaxiway.

A‐I Small2%A‐I

3%

B‐I5%

B‐I Small8%

B‐II52%

C‐II19%

C‐III7%

D‐III2%

D‐V2%



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Figure3‐4TypesofTaxiwaySystems

Source:CDMSmith,FAA.

Figure3‐5TypesofTaxiwaySystemsatKentuckyAirports

Source:AirportInventoryandDataSurvey.

Figure3‐6providesasummaryofairfieldlightingatKentuckyairports.Runwayandtaxiwaylightingcomesinlow,medium,andhighintensityforms,andpilot‐controlledlighting(PCL)isinstalledatmanyairports.APCLsystemallowspilotstochoosetheintensityofairfieldlightingdependingonvisibility,andtypicallyallowsthepilottochooseuptohighintensitylighting.Intotal,12Kentuckyairportshavehighintensityrunwaylightingand43havemediumintensityrunwaylighting.OnlyfouroftheCommonwealth’s59public‐useairportsdonothaverunwayedgelighting.Ofthe43airportswithacompleteorpartialparalleltaxiway,31haveamediumintensitytaxiwaylightingsystem,whilesixhavehighintensitytaxiwaylighting.Sixoftheseairportsdonothavetaxiwaylighting.

Full Parallel55%

Partial Parallel19%

Turnarounds14%

None12%



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Figure3‐6TypesofRunwayLightingatKentuckyAirports


NavigationalAidsNavigationalAids(NAVAIDs)aretypesofequipmentthatprovideassistancetopilotsduringtheenroutephaseofaflightandonfinalapproach,particularlyduringtimesofinclementweather.NAVAIDsallowforvisualidentificationofrunwaysandproperalignmentwithrunwaycenterlinesandapproachpaths,andalsoincludeitemssuchasairportbeaconsandwindsocks.TypesofNAVAIDsinuseatKentuckypublic‐useairportsincludethefollowing:

VisualGlideslopeIndicator(VGSI)–Includestheprecisionapproachpathindicator(PAPI)and/orvisualapproachslopeindicator(VASI).PAPIandVASIsystemsdefineaverticalapproachpathvisuallythatallowspilotstocorrecttheirverticalapproachifitistoolowortoohighforanideallanding.

RunwayEndIdentifierLights(REILs)–Allowpilotstoidentifytheendofarunwaythreshold.REILsconsistofhighintensitystrobelightsinstalledateachcornerofarunwayend.

ApproachLightingSystem(ALS)–AnALSisalightingsystemthatextendsoutwardfromarunwayend,consistingoflightbars,strobelights,oracombinationofthetwo.AnALSistypicallyinstalledonrunwayswithinstrumentapproachcapabilitiestoallowpilotstovisuallyalignwitharunwaywhileonapproach.TypesofALSinstalledatKentuckyairportsincludethemediumintensityapproachlightingsystemwithrunwayalignmentindicatorlights(MALSR),theapproachlightingsystemconfiguration2(ALSF2),andtheomni‐directionalapproachlightingsystem(ODALS).

RotatingBeacon–Arotatingairportbeaconindicatesthelocationofanairporttopilotsattimesofdecreasedvisibility,suchasnightorduringinclementweather.Beaconsrotateataconstantspeedtoproducethevisualeffectofalightflashingatregularintervals.Differingratesofflashandlightingcolorsignifythetypeofairportorheliport.

WindIndicator–Awindconeindicatesthewinddirectionandapproximatespeedattheairport.Manyairportsinstallwindconesthatarelightedatnight.

SegmentedCircle–Avisualaidthatidentifiestrafficpatternsatairportsthatdonothaveanairtrafficcontroltower(ATCT).Asegmentedcircleislightedatnighttoaidpilotsperformingundervisualflightrules(VFR).

InadditiontotheaboveNAVAIDs,airportsofteninstallanautomatedweatherreportingsystemtoimprovethesafetyandefficiencyofoperations.Suchsystemsdisseminatecurrent,on‐the‐ground

High Intensity20%

Medium Intensity73%

No Runway Lighting7%



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weatherinformationtopilotsthroughanautomatedveryhighfrequency(VHF)airbandradiofrequency.TypesofautomatedweatherreportingsystemsutilizedatKentuckyairportsincludethefollowing:

AutomatedWeatherObservingSystem(AWOS)–AnAWOSunittypicallyupdatesweatherconditionreportsevery20minutes.SeveralvariationsoftheAWOSareavailable,includingthefollowing: AWOSA–Measuresbarometricairpressureandreportsinformationrequiredforproper

altimetersetting. AWOSAV–AWOSAcapabilitiesplusvisibility. AWOSI–Reportswindspeedanddirection,windgust,variablewinddirection,

temperature,dewpointinCelsius,altimetersetting,anddensityaltitude. AWOSII–AWOSIcapabilitiesplusvisibility,variablevisibility,andprecipitation. AWOSIII–AWOSIIcapabilitiesplusskyconditionandcloudheightupto12,000feet.

FurthervariationsoftheAWOSIIIaddconditionssuchaspresentweather,precipitationidentification,thunderstormandlightningdetection,freezingraindetection,andrunwaysurfacecondition.NearlyallAWOSsystemsinKentuckyareavariationoftheAWOSIII.

AutomatedSurfaceObservingSystem(ASOS)–AnASOShascomparableweatherreportingcapabilitiestothoseofanAWOSIII.Additionally,theASOSreportsdewpointinFahrenheit,presentweatherconditions,icing,lightning,sealevelpressure,andprecipitationaccumulation.

Figure3‐7indicatesthepercentageofairportsthathaveinstalledeachoftheseNAVAIDsandautomatedweatherreportingsystems.All59airportsintheKentuckysystemhaveawindcone,whileatleast90percenthaveeitheraPAPIorVASI,anairportbeacon,REILs,andasegmentedcircle.Seventy‐threepercentofthesystemhasautomatedweatherreporting.Specifically,31KentuckyairportshaveatypeofAWOSIII,11haveanASOS,andoneairporthasanAWOSAV.

Figure3‐7NAVAIDsatKentuckyAirports


73%

90%

100%

93%

14%

90%

92%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Weather Reporting

Segmented Circle

Wind Indicator

Beacon

Approach Lighting System

Runway End Indicator Lights

VGSI (PAPI or VASI)



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ApproachCapabilitiesByhavingapublishedinstrumentapproachprocedure(IAP),anairportcangreatlyimproveitsoperationalsafetyandefficiency,especiallyduringtimesofinclementweatheranddecreasedvisibility.AnIAPenablesapilottonavigatewithoutoutsidevisualreferencetoapointcloseenoughtotherunwaythatvisualcontactcanbemade.IAPminimumsareexpressedintermsofcloudceiling(feet)andvisibilitydistancetotherunway(miles).ThemoreadvancedtheIAPtechnology,thelowertheseminimums,andtheclosertheaircraftcancometotherunwaywithouthavingtomakevisualcontact.

Thefollowingdetailsseveraltypesofinstrumentapproachesinusetoday:

InstrumentLandingSystem(ILS)–Aground‐basedinstrumentapproachsystemthatprovidesprecisionverticalandhorizontalguidancetoanaircraftapproachingarunway.AnILSusesacombinationofradiosignalsandlightingarraystoenableasafelandingduringlessthanidealconditions.ItisregardedasthebestavailableIAPtechnology,althoughothertechnologiesofferingbothhorizontalandverticalguidancearerivallingtheILSincapability.TherearethreecategoriesofILS: CATI–Canprovidenavigationalguidancetoaslowas200feetabovegroundlevel. CATII–Canprovidenavigationalguidancetoaslowas100feetabovegroundlevel. CATIII–Canprovidenavigationalguidancetogroundlevel.

GlobalPositioningSystem(GPS)–TheGPSallowsanaircraftpilottodeterminelocationtowithinaverysmallmarginoferrorusingtimesignalstransmittedfromsatellites.Atleastthreesatellitesarerequiredtotriangulateanaircraft’slocation.GPSlandingscanbecorrectedandenhancedthroughuseoftheLocalAreaAugmentationSystem(LAAS)andWideAreaAugmentationSystem(WAAS).

AreaNavigation(RNAV)–Amethodofnavigationthatallowsanaircrafttochooseanycoursewithinanetworkofnavigationbeacons.InconjunctionwithGPSandothernavigationalaids,RNAVcommonlyachievescapabilitiesalmostinlinewithanILS.

VHFOmni‐directionalRange(VOR)–Atypeofradionavigationsystemforaircraft.VORsbroadcastaVHFradiocompositesignalanddatathatallowstheaircrafttodetermineamagneticbearingfromthestationtotheaircraft.

DistanceMeasuringEquipment(DME)–RadionavigationtechnologythatmeasuresdistancebymeasuringthetimeittakesaradiosignaltotravelfromtheDMEtotheaircraft.DMEsareofteninstalledinconjunctionwithaVOR.

Localizer(LOC)–OnecomponentofanILS.Thelocalizerprovidesrunwaycenterlineguidancetoaircraft.

Non‐directionalBeacon(NDB)–Aradiotransmitterataknownlocation,broadcastinginanon‐directionalpattern.NDBsarecurrentlybeingphasedoutbytheFAAinfavoroflessexpensiveGPStechnologyandapproaches.

PublishedIAPsaretypicallycategorizedintothefollowinggroups:precision,approachwithverticalguidance(APV),non‐precision,andcirclingapproaches.AirportsthatdonothaveanIAParesaidtoonlyhaveavisualapproach.Thefollowingdescribestheseapproachcategoriesingreaterdetail:

PrecisionApproach–AprecisionIAPallowsforverypreciseverticalandhorizontalcourseguidance,allowingapproachesandlandingtooccurduringconditionsofverylowvisibilityandcloudceilings.Tobecategorizedasaprecisionapproach,apublishedIAPmusthaveacloudceilingnohigherthan200feet,andavisibilityminimumnohigherthan0.5mile.AprecisionapproachismostcommonlyachievedwithanILS,butitispossibleforGPSapproachestoachieveprecisionguidance.



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ApproachwithVerticalGuidance(APV)–LikeaprecisionIAP,anAPVhasbothlateralandverticalnavigationalassistance.InKentucky,APVsareRNAV/GPSapproaches,orinsomecases,anILSthatlacksprecisionminimums.

Non‐PrecisionApproach–SomeIAPs,typicallythoseutilizingoldertechnology,aredesignedtoprovideonlycourseguidancetoarunway.Thesenon‐precisionapproachesdonotprovidetheverticalguidanceprovidedbyaprecisionapproachorAPV.Anon‐precisionapproachtypicallymakesuseofequipmentsuchasaNDB,VOR,orDME.

Circling–AcirclingIAPisusedwhenarunwayisnotalignedwithin30degreesoftheinstrumentapproachcourseorthefinalapproachrequiresatleast400feetofdescentpernauticalmile,requiringsomevisualmaneuveringoftheaircraft.Itiscommonforacirclingapproachtobeusedtolandonanalternaterunwaythantherunwayhavingtheinstrumentapproach.Acirclingapproachismoredifficultandlesssafethanstraight‐inlanding,requiringapilottomaintainvisualcontactwiththerunwayatalltimes.

Visual–AnyaircraftapproachconductedwithoutanIAPisavisualapproach.

AllfiveoftheseapproachtypesareusedatKentucky’sairports.ManyairportshavemultipleIAPspublishedfortheirrunwayorrunways.ForthepurposesoftheSASP,eachairportwasaskedtoreportthemostadvancedapproachcapabilitiespublishedforitsrunways,basedonapproachminimums.Figure3‐8summarizestheseIAPsatKentuckyairports,showingthepercentageofairportscurrentlyusingeachtypeofIAPastheirmostadvancedapproach.Withoverhalfofallairports(59percent),anAPVisthemostutilizedinstrumentapproachatKentuckyairports,followedbynon‐precisionapproaches(10percent)andprecisionapproaches(7percent).Currently,20percentoftheCommonwealth’sairportshaveonlyvisualapproachcapabilities.

Figure3‐8BestInstrumentApproachCapabilitiesatKentuckyAirports

Source:AirportInstrumentApproachProcedurecharts,AirportInventoryandDataSurvey.

OngoingStatewideObstructionAnalysisTheSASPisbutoneelementofamulti‐tieredeffortbyKYTCtoassesstheperformanceandconditionoftheKentuckyairportsystem.Inaddition,KYTCiscurrentlyconductingtheStatewideAirportObstructionAnalysisReport.ThisreportcatalogsapproachobstructionsatGAairportsthroughoutKentuckysothatobstructionscanbeproperlymarkedoreliminatedaltogether,improvingthesafetyandefficiencyofoperations.AnyquestionsconcerningtheStatewideAirportObstructionAnalysisReportshouldbedirectedtoKYTCandtheKentuckyDepartmentofAviation.

Precision7%

APV59%

Non‐Precision10%

Circling4%

Visual20%



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TheStatewideAirportObstructionAnalysisReportisbeingconductedinthreephases.PhasesIandIIhavealreadybeencompleted,withPhaseIIIforthcoming.Table3‐2detailsairportsincludedinPhasesIandIIoftheStatewideAirportObstructionAnalysisReport.

Table3‐2AirportsAssessedinPhasesIandIIofthe

StatewideAirportObstructionAnalysisReportFAA ID

Associated City Airport Name

Obstruction Analysis Phase

Commercial Service

BWG Bowling Green Bowling Green‐Warren County Regional Phase II

General Aviation

DWU Ashland Ashland Regional Phase I

BRY Bardstown Samuels Field Phase II

AAS Campbellsville Taylor County Phase II

I96 Columbia Columbia‐Adair County Phase II

0I8 Cynthiana Cynthiana‐Harrison County Phase I

DVK Danville Stuart Powell Field Phase II

EKX Elizabethtown Addington Field Phase II

2I3 Falls of Rough Rough River State Resort Park Phase II

K62 Falmouth Gene Snyder Phase I

FGX Flemingsburg Fleming‐Mason Phase I

FFT Frankfort Capital City Phase II

27K Georgetown Georgetown Scott County ‐ Marshall Field Phase I

GLW Glasgow Glasgow Municipal Phase II

I93 Hardinsburg Breckinridge County Phase II

I35 Harlan Tucker‐Guthrie Memorial Phase I

JQD Hartford Ohio County Phase II

CPF Hazard Wendell H. Ford Regional Phase I

JKL Jackson Julian Carroll Phase I

K24 Jamestown Russell County Phase II

M20 Leitchfield Grayson County Phase II

LOZ London London‐Corbin‐Magee Field Phase I

1A6 Middlesboro Middlesboro‐Bell County Phase I

EKQ Monticello Wayne County Phase II

SYM Morehead Morehead‐Rowan County Clyde A. Thomas Regional Phase I

IOB Mount Sterling Mount Sterling‐Montgomery County Phase I

PBX Pikeville Pikeville – Pike County Regional Phase I

18I Pine Knot McCreary County Phase II

SJS Prestonsburg Big Sandy Regional Phase I

RGA Richmond Central Kentucky Regional Phase I

4M7 Russellville Russellville‐Logan County Phase II

SME Somerset Lake Cumberland Regional Phase I

6I2 Springfield Lebanon‐Springfield Phase II

I50 Stanton Stanton‐Powell County Phase I

TZV Tompkinsville Tompkinsville‐Monroe County Phase II

9I3 West Liberty West Liberty Phase I

BYL Williamsburg Williamsburg‐Whitley County Phase I

Source:KentuckyTransportationCabinet.



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Landside Facilities Landsidefacilitiesarethoseairportfacilitiesthatsupportaviationactivitiesbutarenotdirectlyinvolvedinaircraftoperations.Suchfacilitiesincludeallairportbuildingssuchascontroltowers,terminals,hangars,aircraftaprons,andautomobileparking.Duringtheinventoryeffort,Kentuckyairportswereaskedtoprovidedetailsonthesefacilities,particularlyprovidingdetailsonthecapacityandcurrentoccupancyofhangarsandapronspaces.

AirTrafficControlTowersThegoalofairtrafficcontrolistoincreasetheefficiencyofaircrafttraffic,preventcollisions,andprovidesupporttopilots.SixofKentucky’s59public‐useairportshaveanairtrafficcontroltower(ATCT).AsshowninTable3‐3,theseairportsareKentucky’sfiveCommercialServiceAirportsanditsoneRelieverairport.

Table3‐3KentuckyAirportswithanAirTrafficControlTower

FAA ID Associated

City Airport Name

Commercial Service

CVG Covington Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International

LEX Lexington Blue Grass

SDF Louisville Louisville International‐Standiford Field

OWB Owensboro Owensboro‐Daviess County Regional

PAH Paducah Barkley Regional

General Aviation

LOU Louisville Bowman Field

Source:FAA.



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AircraftHangarsAircrafthangarsareimportantforbothovernightstorageoftransientaircraftandlong‐termstorageofbasedaircraft.AirportswereaskedtoreportthenumberofT‐hangarunits(witheachunitequalingspaceforoneaircraft)andconventional(box)hangarsthatareonsite,includinganestimateoftotalaircraftcapacityforthesehangars.Figure3‐9summarizeshangarcapacityatKentuckyairports.Nearly30percentofallKentuckyairportshavebetweenoneand10T‐hangarunits,withanadditional20percenthavingbetween11and25.Meanwhile,66percentofthesystemreportedhavingonetofiveconventionalhangars,withanadditional14percentreportingsixto10.Intermsoftotalaircraftcapacity,rangesvariedsignificantlythroughouttheCommonwealth,withmorethanhalfoftheCommonwealth’ssystemairportsreportingstoragecapacityforbetween10and50aircraft.

Figure3‐9HangarCapacityatKentuckyAirports

Source:AirportInventoryandDataSurvey,GoogleMaps.



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AircraftApronsAnaircraftapronisalarge,pavedareasetasidespecificallyfortheparkingofaircraft.Apronsoftenhavetie‐downsforsecuringparkedaircraft.Aspartoftheinventoryeffort,airportsreportedthetotalestimatedareainsquarefeetoftheirGAapronsinadditiontotheirtotalnumberoftie‐downs.Figure3‐10summarizesapronparkingareasatKentuckysystemairports.NearlyallairportsintheCommonwealthhaveover10,000squarefeetoftotalapronspace,withthemajorityhavingover100,000squarefeet.Likewise,mostKentuckyairportshavesignificanttie‐downsforaircraftapronparking,withoverhalfofthesystemhavingatleast10tie‐downs.

Figure3‐10ApronCapacityatKentuckyAirports

Source:AirportInventoryandDataSurvey,GoogleMaps.

GATerminalNottobeconfusedwithacommercialpassengerterminal,aGAterminalisabuildingthathousesfacilitiesandservicescateringtoGApilotsandpassengers.Suchfacilitiesandservicesmayincludepublicrestrooms,pilotloungesandrestareas,showers,flightplanningareas,conferencerooms,catering,internet,andtelephone.Intotal,55of59KentuckysystemairportshaveaGAterminal,with40ofthese55airportshavingaconferenceroomintheirterminalbuilding.

Aviation Services Thetypesandlevelofpilotandpassengerservicesavailableatanairportcangreatlyinfluencethetypesofactivitiesandaviationoperationsthattypicallyoccur.Airportsthathaveagreaternumberandrangeofaviationservicesarebetterpreparedtoattractactivitiesrangingfromrecreationalflyingtohigh‐endbusinessaviation.Manyairportservices,suchasaircraftfueling,areprovidedbyafixedbaseoperator(FBO),butmaybeprovidedbytheairportsponsoraswell.ThefollowingsectionsprovideanoverviewofthetypesofpilotandpassengerservicesthatareavailableatKentucky’spublic‐useairports.

GroundHandlingServicesAircraftgroundhandlingincludesservicesprovidedtoanaircraftoritspassengerswhiletheaircraftisparkedatanairport.Themostcommonandcrucialgroundhandlingserviceisaircraftfueling.Otherservicesincludeaircraftdeicing,oxygen,andanaircraftwashrack.

Theavailabilityofaircraftfuelisoneofthemostbasicservicesthatanairportcanprovideitscustomers.Aircraftfuelnotonlyhelpstoattracttransienttraffictoairports,butisimportantforthe



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retentionofon‐airportbusinesses.Theprimarytypesoffuelusedinaircraftinclude100LLavgas,usedinpistonengineaircraft,andJetA,usedinlargerturbo‐propandjetaircraft.Fuelsalesalsorepresentanimportantsourceofrevenueforairports,andinmanycasestheonlyregularsourceofrevenue.

Figure3‐11summarizesthepercentageofairportsinKentuckythathaveavgasand/orJetAfuel.AlsoincludedisthepercentageofKentuckyairportsthatprovidefuelservice24hoursaday,typicallythroughaself‐servicecreditcardreader.Withnearlyallofthesystemairports(86percent)offeringavgas,69percentofferingJetAfuel,and68and73percentoffering24/7andself‐servicefuel,Kentucky’sGAcustomershavewidespreadaccesstofuelingservices.Inaddition,allairportsthatofferJetAfuelalsoofferavgas.

Figure3‐11AircraftFuelServiceatKentuckyAirports


Othergroundhandlingservicesincludedeicing,aircraftoxygen,andawashrack.Aircraftdeicingincludeschemicaldeicingandsimpleradiantdeicinginaheatedhangar.Figure3‐12summarizesthepercentageofKentuckyairportsthathaveothergroundhandlingservices.Comparedtofuelingservices,theseothergroundhandlingservicesarenotnearlyasavailableatKentuckyairports,withaircraftdeicingservicesavailableatonly31percentofthesystem,oxygenserviceavailableatonly22percent,andanaircraftwashrackavailableatonly10percentofthesystem’sairports.

Figure3‐12GroundHandlingServicesatKentuckyAirports


73%

68%

69%

86%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Self‐Service Fuel

24/7 Fuel

Jet A

AvGas

12%

22%

31%

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Oxygen

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AircraftMaintenanceAspartoftheinventoryeffort,Kentuckyairportswereaskedtoreportthepresenceofaircraftmaintenanceservicesattheirfacilities.Aircraftmaintenanceservicesmayincludepowerplant,airframe,andavionicsservice,whilerepairshopsmayspecializeinservicingpistonorturbineaircraft.Additionally,robustaircraftmaintenanceservicesmayattracttransientactivityaspilotssearchforthebestservices.Figure3‐13presentsthepercentageofKentuckyairportsthatoffervariousaircraftmaintenanceservices.Themostwidelyavailableaircraftmaintenanceservicesareforpistonaircraft,withairframeservice(49percentofairports)andpowerplant(47percent)beingthemostcommon.

Figure3‐13AircraftMaintenanceServicesatKentuckyAirports


GroundTransportationProvidingalinktogroundtransportationisanotherimportantserviceforanairporttooffer.Mostcommercialserviceairportshaveon‐siterentalcarbusinesses,butthesebusinessesarealsoimportantatGAairportsthatservelargevolumesoftransienttraffic.Manyairportsalsooffercourtesyridestoareasneartheairport,andsomehaveaccesstopublictransit.Duringtheinventoryeffort,Kentuckyairportswereaskedtoreportontheavailabilityofthesetypesofgroundtransportation.Overhalfofallsystemairports(68percent)reportedhavingacourtesyorcrewcaravailable,while42percentreportedon‐siterentalcarservices.

Figure3‐14GroundTransportationServicesatKentuckyAirports


22%

47%

24%

49%

22%

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Avionics

Powerplant: Piston Aircraft

Powerplant: Turbine Aircraft

Airframe: Piston Aircraft

Airframe: Turbine Aircraft

10%

68%

42%

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Public Transit

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BasedFlightTrainingBasedflightinstructioninvolvesabusinessorindividualthatispermanentlybasedatanairport,asopposedtotransientflighttrainingoperations.Basedflighttrainingmayrangefromsingle‐engineprivatepilotcoursestocoursesspecificallydesignedforcommercialandspecialtyaircraft.Inadditiontotrainingthenextgenerationofpilots,basedflightinstructioncangreatlyincreaseaircraftoperationalactivity,whilealsobeingasourceofrevenueforairports.Currently,29of59Kentuckyairportsreporthavingbasedflightinstruction.

OtherAviationServicesOtherpossibleaviationservicesreportedbyKentuckyairportsincludeaircraftsales,aircraftrental,andaircraftcharter.Sales,rental,andcharterofaircraftgivepilotsandpassengersafullrangeofoptionswhenchoosingtheirGAflightservices.Figure3‐15summarizesthenumberofKentuckyairportsthatreportedhavingtheseservicesavailable,withaircraftrental(42percent)beingthemostcommon.

Inadditiontotheseservices,Kentuckyairportswereaskedtoreportthereliabilityoftheirsnowremovalservices.Whilenotapilotorpassengerservice,reliablesnowremovalhelpstoensurethatairportsstayopenduringtimesofinclementwinterweather.Currently,71percentofKentuckyairportshavesomeformofreliablesnowremovalservice.Ofthese,26airportsreportedowningtheirsnowremovalequipment,while16reportedhavingreliableoff‐sitesnowremoval,suchasserviceprovidedbythecityorcounty.

Figure3‐15OtherAviationServicesatKentuckyAirports


Aviation Activity ThefollowingsectionsprovideasummaryofaviationactivityandbasedaircraftatKentuckyairports.DatacollectedfromKentuckyairportsandothersourcesincludesbothcommercialandGAaircraftoperations,totalbasedaircraft,andcommercialpassengerenplanements.NotethatoperationalcountsatairportsthatdonothaveanATCTareofteneducatedguessesbyairportofficials.Inadditiontothesestatistics,theinventorysurveyeffortaskedKentuckyairportstoreportthefrequencywithwhichcertaintypesofaviationactivitiestakeplace.Asummaryofthisdataisalsopresented.

71%

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15%

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Snow Removal

Aircraft Charter

Aircraft Rental

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BasedAircraftFigure3‐16summarizesbasedaircraftinKentucky.Morethanhalfofthesystemhave10orfewerbasedaircraft,with34percenthaving1to10,and17percentofthesystemhavingnobasedaircraft.Sixsystemairportshaveover100basedaircraft,withLouisville’sBowmanFieldhavingthemostbasedaircraftbyawidemarginwith290reported.

Figure3‐16NumberofBasedAircraftatKentuckyAirports


OperationsandEnplanementsFigure3‐17summarizesGAoperationsatKentucky’s59systemairports,revealingawiderangeofactivitylevelsthroughouttheCommonwealth.Intotal,37percentofthesystemexperiencesbetween5,000and10,000annualoperationsandanadditional32percentexperiencesbetween10,000and25,000annualoperations.

Figure3‐17GAOperationsatKentuckyAirports


> 1005%

0 Based Aircraft17%

1 to 1034%

11 to 2529%

26 to 5013%

51 to 1002%

< 1,0007%

1,000 to 5,0009%

5,001 to 10,00037%

10,001 to 25,00032%

25,001 to 50,00012%

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Table3‐4detailscommercialpassengerserviceactivityatKentucky’sfivecommercialserviceairportsactiveduring2015.ThemostactivecommercialserviceairportsinthestateareCincinnati/NorthernKentuckyInternationalAirport(3.1millionenplanements)andLouisvilleInternationalAirport‐StandifordField(1.6millionenplanements).BecauseBowlingGreen‐WarrenCountyRegionalAirportdidnotresumecommercialserviceactivitiesuntil2016,ithasnoactivitytoreportfor2015.

Table3‐4CommercialOperationsandPassengerEnplanementsatKentuckyAirports,2015FAA ID Associated City Airport Name

Passenger Enplanements

Commercial Operations

Commercial Service

CVG Covington Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International 3,160,248 126,939

LEX Lexington Blue Grass 623,242 28,987

SDF Louisville Louisville International‐Standiford Field 1,679,095 138,968

OWB Owensboro Owensboro‐Daviess County Regional 22,202 2,677

PAH Paducah Barkley Regional 21,027 4,146


TypesofAviationActivityAnotherpartofthesurveyeffortaskedairportrepresentativestoreportthefrequencywithwhichtheirairportsexperienceseveraltypesofaviationactivity.Airportswereaskedtoreportifactivitiessuchasrecreationalflyingandskydivingoccurreddaily,weekly,monthly,seasonally,ornever.Theresultsofthisresearchrevealanairportsystemthatisquitevariedinthetypesofactivitiesthatareexperienced.Table3‐5summarizesthisdata,presentingthenumberofairportsthatreportedeachactivityandthefrequencyatwhichactivitiesarereported.Figure3‐18summarizesthedatabythetotalpercentageofKentuckyairportsthatexperienceeachactivity,withthemostcommonactivitiesbeingcorporate/businessactivitiesandrecreationalflying(93and92percentofthesystemeach),followedbymilitaryoperations(86percent),andemergencymedicaloperations(85percent).

Table3‐5FrequencyofAirportActivitiesatKentuckyAirports

Aviation Activity

Number of Airports by Frequency

Daily Weekly Monthly Seasonal Never

Recreational Flights 46 7 1 0 3

Aircraft Charter 8 18 11 8 12

Air Cargo 4 3 15 12 23

Corporate/Business Activities 17 28 7 3 2

Emergency Medical Operations 18 10 17 5 7

Agricultural Aircraft Operations 1 0 1 34 21

Law Enforcement Aircraft Operations 5 2 13 28 9

Powerline/Pipeline Control Operations 4 9 15 18 11

Skydiving 1 0 0 4 52

Flight Training 20 21 3 3 10

Military Operations 9 21 9 12 6

Source:AirportInventoryandDataSurvey.Note:Notallairportswereresponsivetothissectionofthesurvey;totalsmaynotsumto59airports.



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Figure3‐18PercentageofKentuckyAirportsExperiencingAirportActivities


Access, Security, and Safety Efficientandcontrolledaccesstoairportsisanimportantelementofmaintainingsecurity,safety,andoperationalefficiency.Duringtheinventoryeffort,airportrepresentativeswereaskedtoreportonseveralelementsofairportaccess,security,andsafety.Efficientairportaccessincludesadequatesignageandwayfinding,anairportentranceroadthatisingoodcondition,andthemainpublicroadleadingtotheairportalsobeinginadequatecondition.Figure3‐19summarizesthepercentageofKentuckyairportsthatreportedhavingadequatesignageandaccessroads.With83percentofsystemairportsreportingthataccessandnearbypublicroadsareadequate,roadwayaccesstoKentuckyairportsisfoundtobelargelyapositive.Intotal,66percentofsystemairportsreportedadequateairportsignage,revealinganareaforimprovement.

Figure3‐19ElementsofAirportAccessatKentuckyAirports


86%

80%

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Military Operations

Flight Training

Skydiving

Powerline/Pipeline Control Operations

Law Enforcement Aircraft Operations

Agricultural Aircraft Operations

Emergency Medical Operations

Corporate/Business Activities

Air Cargo

Aircraft Charter

Recreational Flights

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Adequate Airport Signage

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Oneofthemostcrucialandeffectivefacilitiesthatanairportcaninstalltoimprovesecurityisaccesscontroltooperatingareas.Thismaycomeviakeycardorkeypadaccesstotheairfieldorotherwiselockeddoorsthatleadtosensitiveareas.Controlledaccessshouldapplytoalldoorsorroadgatesthatleadtotheairfieldandoperatingareas.Intotal,39of59Kentuckysystemairportsreportedhavingsomeformofaccesscontroltoairportoperatingareas.

Perimeterfencingisanotherimportantelementofairportsecurity,safety,andoperationalefficiency.Fencingisnotonlyimportanttothesafetyandsecurityoftheairportitself,butalsotothesurroundingcommunityandnaturalenvironment.Perimeterfencinghelpstokeeppotentialintrudersfromaccessingtheairportwhilealsopreventingwildlifefromwanderingontotheairfield.Intotal,54of59Kentuckysystemairportshaveperimeterfencing,with35havingfullperimeterfencingandanadditional19havingpartialfencing.

Inadditiontoaccess,safety,andsecuritymeasurestakenbyKentucky’sairports,representativeswereaskedtoreportoncurrentsafetyandsecurityissuesexperiencedattheirairports.Intotal,27Kentuckyairportsreportedhavingsomeformofsafetyorsecurityconcern,withspecificconcernsrangingfromwildlifestrikesbyaircraft,wildlifeontheairfield,thelackofpropersecurityfacilities,andsafetyriskscausedbydeterioratingairsidefacilitiessuchasapronareas.Ofthese27airports,23reportedthattheyhavemitigationplansinplacetocombatthesesafetyandsecurityconcerns.

Plans, Studies, and Policies AnadditionalpartoftheinventoryeffortaskedKentuckyairportrepresentativesaboutthecompletionandadoptionofvariousplanningdocumentsandpolicymanuals.Planningdocumentsoutlinefuturedevelopmentatairports,whilepolicymanualsarewrittentohelpensureoperationalsafetyandefficiencyinadditiontothesafetyandsecurityofthesurroundingcommunityandnaturalenvironment.Thetypesofplansanddocumentsinventoriedincludethefollowing:

AirportMasterPlan–Adetailedplanspecifictooneairport,definingplansforlong‐termdevelopment,anairport’smasterplanaimstoaddressallrelevantissuesandmeettheairport’sgoalswhileadheringtoalllocal,state,andfederalregulations.

AirportLayoutPlan(ALP)–AnALPisadetailedengineer’sdrawingoftheairport’sairfieldlayout,NAVAIDs,buildings,andotherfacilities.AnALPistypicallyacomponentofanairportmasterplan,butmaybeupdatedindependentofthemasterplan.Inorderforanairporttoreceivefederalfundingforadevelopmentproject,thatprojectmustbeincludedontheALP.

AirportMinimumStandardsDocument–Establishedbyairportsponsorstocreatethresholdcriteriathatmustbemetbyanybusinesswantingtoprovidecommercialaeronauticalservicestothepublicattheairport.Thedevelopment,updating,andenforcementofminimumstandardscandiminishcomplaintsbypotentialorexistingaviationbusinessesandassistinprovidingqualityservicestotheairportusers.

AirportRulesandRegulationsDocument–Theairportsponsorofafederallyobligatedairportisresponsibleforestablishingairportrulesandregulationsforthesafeoperationoftheairport.Airportoperators,actingintheirgovernmentcapacity,mayexercisetheirpolicepowerstoregulatetheoperationoftheirairportsinordertoprotectthepublicsafety,health,andwelfare.

GeneralAviationSecurityPlan–Aplancontainingthestepsandmeasurestobetakentoprotecttheairport.Securityatairportsincludesensuringonlyauthorizedaccesstoaircraftoperationsareas,safeguardingaircraft,andpreventingtheftofproperty.

AirportPavementMaintenancePlan–Adocumentoutliningproceduresformaintainingthequalityandintegrityoftheairport’spavement,includingrunways,taxiways,andapronareas.

WildlifeManagementPlan–Anairport’swildlifemanagementplanidentifieswildlifehazardsandattractantsthatexistwithintheairport,establishesmeasuresandproceduresforwildlife



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controlanddispersal,anddetailsproceduresforcommunicatingwildlifeconditionsbetweenairportoperationsandpilots.

Figure3‐20summarizesairportplanningandpolicydocumentsatKentuckysystemairports.ThemostcommondocumentreportedwasanALP,whichwasreportedby93percentofsystemairports.

Figure3‐20AirportPlanningandPolicyDocumentsatKentuckyAirports


Environmental Compliance ThesurveyeffortoftheSASPaskedmanagersandsponsorsofKentuckyairportsaboutseveralaspectsofenvironmentalcompliance.Specifically,representativeswereaskedtoreportiftheirdedicatedenvironmentalcomplianceofficer’strainingwasuptodateaspertheKentuckyDivisionofWaterGeneralPermitguidelines,andiftheairport’sTierIIinventorywasuptodate.Representativeswerealsoaskedabouttheirairport’senvironmentalBestManagementPlans(BMPs),ifBMPshadbeenupdatedperDivisionofWaterGeneralPermitguidelines.Finally,airportsreportediftheyhadadoptedthefollowingtwotypesofenvironment‐relatedplanningandpolicydocuments:

SpillPrevention,Control,CountermeasurePlan(SPCC)–RequiredbytheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)tobeimplementedatcertainfacilitieswithabovegroundtanks,anSPCCaimstopreventoildischargesintonavigablewatersandadjoiningshorelines.

StormWaterPollutionPreventionPlan(SWPPP)–AlsorequiredbytheEPAtobeimplementedatfacilitiesthatcouldpotentiallypollutestormwaterrunoff,anSWPPPappliestoeverydayairportactivitiesaswellasconstruction.

Figure3‐21summarizestheresultsofthissectionoftheinventoryeffort.Intotal,over80percentofairportsreportedadoptingaSPCCandSWPP,whileover60percentreportedupdatingBMPsandenvironmentalcomplianceofficertrainingtomeetDivisionofWaterrequirements.

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39%

32%

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44%

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Wildlife Management Plan

Pavement Maintenance Plan

GA Security Plan

Rules and Regulations

Minimum Standards

Airport Layout Plan

Airport Master Plan



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Figure3‐21EnvironmentalComplianceatKentuckyAirports


Airportswerealsoaskedtoreportthedegreetowhichareawildlifewasaconcern.Specifically,13airportrepresentativesreportedthatanairporthadexperiencedawildlifestrikeattheirairportinthepastfiveyears,whileatotalof22airportsreportedthatwildlifehazardsareacommonissue.

Summary ThischapterpresentedasummaryoftheresultsoftheinventoryeffortconductedaspartoftheSASP.Kentucky’sexpansivesystemofpublic‐useairportsincludes59totalairports:sixcommercialserviceairportsand53GAairports.Ofthese59systemairports,55areincludedintheNPIAS.ThefollowingprovidesanoverviewofsomeofthemorepertinentcharacteristicsabouttheKentuckyairportsystem:

OfKentucky’s59public‐useairports,34haveaprimaryrunwaythatisatleast5,000feetinlength.

Forty‐threeairportshaveaparalleltaxiway,with31ofthesebeingafullparalleltaxiway. Forty‐sixsystemairportshaveapublishedinstrumentapproachprocedure,includingfour

airportswithaprecisionapproachand35withanAPV. Kentucky’sairportsareequippedwitharobustsystemofNAVAIDs:54airportshaveeithera

VASIorPAPI,53airportshaveREILs,eightairportshaveanapproachlightingsystem,55airportshaveabeacon,and53airportshaveasegmentedcircle.

Forty‐threesystemairportshaveanon‐siteweatherreportingsystemsuchasanAWOSorASOS.

JetAfuelisavailableat41systemairports,whileavgasisavailableat51systemairports. Kentuckysystemairportsofferawidevarietyofpilotandpassengerservices,includingaircraft

maintenance(availableat31airports),carrental,(25airports),andcourtesy/crewcarservice(40airports),amongothers.

In2015,Kentuckyairportswerehometoover1,700basedaircraftandhandlednearly850,000annualGAoperations.Inaddition,2015commercialactivityinthestateincludedover300,000commercialserviceoperationsandover5.5millionpassengerenplanements.

83%

83%

68%

66%

49%

17%

15%

19%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

SWPPP

SPCC

Tier II Inventory Up‐to‐Date

BMPs Updated

Compliance Officer Training

In Compliance Unreported



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KentuckyairportsexperienceawiderangeofGAactivities,withthemostfrequentlyreportedactivitiesbeingrecreationalflying(54airports),corporate/businessactivity(54airports),andmilitaryoperations(51airports).

ThisdatawillserveasthefoundationofallsubsequentstepsoftheSASP,includingforecasting,systemstratification,benchmarkanalysis,andrecommendations.

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