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ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT

Richard Lesniak, Airport Manager

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT

• LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN ST. PETERSBURG
• PROPERTY USED AN AIRFIELD SINCE 1917; NAMED IN 1928
• GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT
• ±90,000 OPERATIONS; ±185 BASED AIRCRAFT
• ±$52M ANNUAL ECOMONIC IMPACT (FDOT 2014)
• OWNED BY THE CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 7/25 PROJECT – ABM PRESENTATION

Starting an Airport Master Plan (Nov/Dec 2018) – retaining ESA An FAA-prescribed planning process that provides a 20-year plan

for the airport facility.

Done about every 10 years; AWA was last done in 2005 ±18 – 24 months to complete An Airport Layout Plan (“ALP”) document is created

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT ABM PRESENTATION

Goals of today’s presentation:

Awareness of improvements that will be

studied as part of the MP process

Feedback from the ABM.

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT ABM PRESENTATION

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT ABM PRESENTATION

Recently completed a Feasibility Study and Economic Impact

Analysis of potential improvements to Runway 7/25.

The Study is preliminary in nature. It was not completed through

any formal Federal and/or State process.

FAA will not consider anything recommended within the study until

it is vetted through a full master plan process.

Results recently presented to City Council PS&I Committee

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 7/25 FEASIBILITY STUDY

RUNWAY 7/25 (current):

• 3,674 ft x 75 ft
• NE/SW oriented runway
• Longest runway at AWA
• Designated as the “Primary”

runway

• Handles ±70% of the air traffic

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 7/25 FEASIBILITY STUDY

WHY SHOULD WE PURSUE RUNWAY IMPROVEMENTS?

• 1. SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS
• 2. OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS
• 3. ECONOMIC IMPACT

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 7/25 FEASIBILITY STUDY

THE CASE FOR ALBERT WHITTED:

• 1. SAFETY ENHANCEMENT – Airport is safe, but

continued risk reduction is always a goal

• 2. OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENT – Airport is

limited for the corporate aircraft fleet

• 3. ECONOMIC IMPACT – Increase revenues/self-

sufficiency; Job creation; Competitive advantage

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 7/25 FEASIBILITY STUDY LIMITATIONS

• 1. AIRPORT VISION
• 2. NEIGHBORHOOD COMPATIBILITY
• 3. SPACE LIMITATIONS

STUDY GOALS:

• 1. Explore the ability to enhance the

runway configuration

• 2. Identify potential environmental

implications

• 3. Determine costs

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 7/25 FEASIBILITY STUDY

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 7/25 FEASIBILITY STUDY

STUDY COLLABORATION

Albert Whitted Airport Advisory Committee

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 7/25 FEASIBILITY STUDY

*PRIMARY RECOMMENDATION - SHIFT THE RUNWAY TO THE EAST

*Determined by:

• Two (2) sub-recommendations from the study
• Using standard FAA polices and design

methodologies

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 7/25 FEASIBILITY STUDY

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS:

• Shift/Extension into Tampa Bay
• Bay Impacts: Tampa Bay Estuary?; Benthic Habitat?, etc.
• NEPA Process Triggered – Environmental Assessment
• Permits required – FDEP being delegated primary permitting

authority

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 7/25 FEASIBILITY STUDY

FUNDING PLAN: FAA (90%) $11,340,000 FDOT (8%) $ 1,008,000 City (2%) $ 252,000 Total $12,600,000

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 7/25 FEASIBILITY STUDY Realized Growth Opportunities:

• On the Airport (Section 1)
• Revenue Generation
• Job Creation
• Competitive Advantage
• Off the Airport
• Runway 7 Landing Threshold shifted eastward
• Opportunity for vertical development

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 7/25 FEASIBILITY STUDY ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS (February 2018):

• One-time economic impacts from construction
• On-going operational impacts to Airport
• On-going economic impacts through enhanced

development opportunities

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 7/25 FEASIBILITY STUDY

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 7/25 FEASIBILITY STUDY

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 7/25 FEASIBILITY STUDY

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 7/25 FEASIBILITY STUDY

• Feasibility Study is a preliminary analysis.
• Results must be vetted through the full Airport

Master Plan process.

• The Airport Layout Plan (“ALP”) must include any

future changes and be approved by the FAA.

• A full environmental assessment would have to be

done.

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 7/25 FEASIBILITY STUDY NEXT STEPS:

• Master Plan Study (up to 2 years)
• Environmental Assessment (up to 2 years)
• Design/Permitting (1-2 years)
• Construction (1-2 years)

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 7/25 FEASIBILITY STUDY

END OF PRESENTATION

EXTRA SLIDES FROM ORIGINAL COUNCIL PRESENTATION FOLLOW…..

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 7/25 FEASIBILITY STUDY

SECTION 1: BACKGROUND SECTION 2: FEASIBILITY STUDY SECTION 3: ANCILLARY BENEFITS SECTION 4: NEXT STEPS

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 7/25 FEASIBILITY STUDY

SECTION 1: BACKGROUND

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 7/25 FEASIBILITY STUDY

TIMELINE

• 1960s+

Runway improvement concepts have been around for decades

• 1990s

Small runway improvement was completed

• 1999

Master Plan

• 2003

Airport Referendum

• 2004

Blue Ribbon Task Force Recommendations

• 2005

Master Plan Update

• (Since then have completed $18M in capital improvements + $9M in process)
• 2016

Runway Feasibility Study (Pre-cursor)

• 2018

Master Plan Update

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 7/25 FEASIBILITY STUDY

Target Fleet Mix

• No vision of having large aircraft start using AWA (i.e. B-757s, B-737s,

Gulfstream Vs, etc.)

• Implications of significantly changing the aircraft fleet mix
• Small/medium sized corporate aircraft
• Many currently already use the Airport.
• Accounts for ±4% of the transient traffic (3% large twin/1% jet)
• Corporate aircraft must operate with restrictions (i.e. short runways):
• Reduced loads/fuel
• Air Taxi/Part 135 restrictions
• Insurance requirements

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 7/25 FEASIBILITY STUDY

ECONOMIC

IMPACT

Expand Revenues Create Jobs Competitive Advantage & Corporate Opportunity Potential

(Grow Smarter Strategy)

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 7/25 FEASIBILITY STUDY

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Citation 560XL Citation 650 Mustang Citation 525

Learjet 31 Cheyenne III Hawker 400 King Air 350

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 7/25 FEASIBILITY STUDY

SHORT RUNWAYS AT AWA HAS RESULTED IN LOSS OF USE/SERVICE:

• 1. Air Medical Transport
• 2. State Jet
• 3. Lost opportunities?
• 4. Runway Length Comparison

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 7/25 FEASIBILITY STUDY

*Runway Airport City/County Type Length Tampa Int'l Tampa/Hillsborough Commercial 11,002

• St. Pete-Clearwater Int'l

Clearwater/Pinellas Commercial 9,730 Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Brooksville/Hernando General Aviation 7,002 Zephyrhills Zephyrhills/Pasco General Aviation 5,000 (6,500) Tampa Executive Tampa/Hillsborough General Aviation 5,000 Clearwater Airpark Clearwater/Pinellas General Aviation 4,108 Plant City Plant City/Hillsborough General Aviation 3,948 Albert Whitted

• St. Petersburg/Pinellas

General Aviation 3,674 Peter O'Knight Tampa/Hillsborough General Aviation 3,580

Note: *Longest runway available

TAMPA BAY AREA AIRPORTS

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 7/25 FEASIBILITY STUDY

SECTION 2: FEASIBILITY STUDY

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 7/25 FEASIBILITY STUDY

STUDY STRATEGY

• Took a more global perspective
• Conscientious of aligning the focus with Federal/State

priorities

• Put the local motivations (i.e. eco dev focus) into

perspective with the ultimate focus – Safety Enhancement.

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 7/25 FEASIBILITY STUDY

STUDY FOCUS:

• AS THE AIRPORT OWNER, SAFETY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR TO THE CITY.
• FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) ACCEPTANCE IS PARAMOUNT –

COMPETE FOR FEDERAL GRANT FUNDS.

• THE STUDY FOCUS WAS LIMITED STRICTLY ON SAFETY ENHANCEMENT/

OPERATIONAL IMPLICATIONS

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 7/25 FEASIBILITY STUDY

SUB-RECOMMENDATION #1: Achieve operational runway length of at least 3,700 ft.

• Justified through the “critical aircraft” established for the

current fleet mix at Albert Whitted.

• Although the runway is 3,674 ft in physical length, an aircraft

cannot use the full length for specific take-offs/landings.

• An extension of 263 ft would be necessary to achieve 3,700 ft.

King Air 200

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 7/25 FEASIBILITY STUDY

SUB-RECOMMENDATION #2: Shift Runway 7’s Runway Protection Zone (RPZ) onto the airport property (see next slide - what is an RPZ?).

• Moves the Runway 7 landing threshold to the east;

requires an additional 1,280 ft extension to maintain the fully usable runway length of 3,700 ft.

• This improvement would provide about 4,950 ft of

runway length for aircraft departures on Runway 7.

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 7/25 FEASIBILITY STUDY

RUNWAY PROTECTION ZONE (“RPZ”)

• Buffer (or safety) zone established off the ends of all runways.
• Trapezoidal shape with the ultimate dimensions established by the

type/size of aircraft the specific runway is designed for.

• Designed to enhance protection of persons/property on the ground.
• Ideally it should be cleared of any incompatible objects/activities.
• FAA prefers that the airport sponsor own and/or control the land.

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 7/25 FEASIBILITY STUDY

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 7/25 FEASIBILITY STUDY

PROJECT COST ESTIMATE: Design and Permitting $ 550,000 Admin/Inspection $ 405,000 Construction $11,567,500 Total $12,522,500

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 7/25 FEASIBILITY STUDY

SECTION 3: ANCILLARY BENEFITS

ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 7/25 FEASIBILITY STUDY POTENTIAL STORM PROTECTION

• Creates a breakwater for Marina Basin and new

Pier

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ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 7/25 FEASIBILITY STUDY

SECTION 4: NEXT STEPS