AFSS Team Meeting

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Presentation to Frederick County Board of County
Commissioners Frederick County Planning
Department Airport Commission, Frederick
Municipal Airport
Automated Flight Service Staions
Lockheed Martin Business Process Solutions
Flight Service Stations ICAO SAR
Proposal to Allow Private-Commercial Airstrip
August 4 8, 2008
Howard F. Payne, 240-674-6157 Alfred Bassler,
443-622-3516
February 25, 2009
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Contents

• Background
• Facts and Data
• Ijamsville Airport (4MD8)
• Airports in Frederick County
• Needs of General Aviation Pilots
• Impact of Washingtons Air Defense Identification
  Zone (ADIZ)
• Concerns raised by BoCC on January 6, 2009
• Classifications of airports
• Fuel sales
• Competition
• Intensity of use
• Airports in Ag Zone
• Backup Slides
• Airport Comparisons (Hagerstown, Frederick and
  Ijamsville)
• Airport Closure Projections
• Map of Public Use Airports in Maryland
• No State or Federal funding for Private-Use
  Airports
• Aerial photos of Hagerstown, Haysfield and
  Frederick Airports
• Statistics and Definitions

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Background

• On January 6, 2009 the Frederick County BoCC
  considered a request from Howard Payne and Alfred
  Bassler to create a zoning ordinance to allow an
  upgrade in use of Ijamsville Airport from
  private-use, non commercial-use to private-use,
  commercial-use
• ( As defined by Maryland Aviation Administration
  on airport licenses)
• This presentation is intended to answer concerns,
  and provide facts and data about
• The nature of private airports vs. public
  airports in Frederick
• How private airports benefit Frederick County
• The needs of general aviation pilots in Maryland
• How agricultural use and green space are
  preserved with this proposal

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Facts

• Ijamsville Airport (4MD8) is a private-use, non
  commercial-use airport located on 180 acres of
  agriculturally zoned land with a special
  exception from Frederick County in 1980. Licensed
  by Maryland Aviation Administration.

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Facts
Ijamsville Airport (4MD8)
On final approach, over the Frederick County
Landfill
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Facts
PU Public, PR Private, MR Military

• Airports in Frederick County

City County Facility Name Ownership Use Location ID Type
EMMITTSBURG FREDERICK BELL PR PR MD12 AIRPORT
FREDERICK FREDERICK BURHANS MEMORIAL PR PR 3MD0 AIRPORT
FREDERICK FREDERICK FREDERICK MUNICIPAL PU PU FDK AIRPORT
FREDERICK FREDERICK IJAMSVILLE PR PR 4MD8 AIRPORT
LIBERTYTOWN FREDERICK HARRISON FARM PR PR 8MD5 AIRPORT
THURMONT FREDERICK CATOCTIN CROSSWIND PR PR 4MD7 AIRPORT
UNIONVILLE FREDERICK GOOD NEIGHBOR FARM PR PR MD74 AIRPORT
UNIONVILLE FREDERICK HAPPY LANDINGS FARM PR PR MD73 AIRPORT
WOLFSVILLE FREDERICK HARP PR PR 6MD3 AIRPORT
EMMITSBURG FREDERICK NAT'L EMERGENCY TRAINING CNTR PU PR 7MD2 HELIPORT
FORT DETRICK FREDERICK FORT DETRICK HELIPAD MR PR MD32 HELIPORT
FREDERICK FREDERICK FREDERICK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PR PR 7MD3 HELIPORT
FREDERICK FREDERICK GRIMES PROPERTIES PR PR MD86 HELIPORT
URBANA FREDERICK STOLCREST PR PR MD75 STOLPORT
Source http//www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air
ports/airport_safety/airportdata_5010/menu/index.c
fm
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Facts

• Benefits of General Aviation Airports
• Economic
• Generate tax revenue for the community
• Attract new businesses to the community
• Help drive local economies
• May play a key role in the provision of emergency
  services such as medical airlift, fire and
  rescue, and police
• Conservation
• Open space is preserved. Land is not developed
  for other purposes.
• Air Transportation
• May provide for the transport of people, goods
  and services
• Recreation
• Provide a location for the fulfillment of ones
  desire and enjoyment of airplanes and flying
• Education
• Cultivates public interest and education in
  aviation

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Facts

• Needs of the General Aviation Pilot
• Small planes and jet/commercial plane have
  different needs.
• Mixing slower aircraft with faster aircraft
  increases safety risk.
• Smaller aircraft have little or no radios and
  instruments which means less communication and
  controls (larger aircraft are equipped with
  radios and instruments).
• When a faster aircraft gets behind a slower
  aircraft, it has to fly slower. If it cannot fly
  slower, it has to abort the landing and go around
  the whole pattern again, increasing air traffic.
• If the faster plane manages to land behind the
  slower plane, it is still behind the slower plane
  as it taxies to the apron and fueling area.
• Pilots have no choices in Frederick County.
  Other than privately owned airports restricted to
  the owners use, Frederick County Municipal
  Airport (FDK) is the only facility available in
  the County where a pilot can base an airplane.
• No alternatives for home-base airports causes
  increased congestion at FDK and increases the
  risk of air traffic problems both on the ground
  and in the air. Frederick airport authorities
  are seeking money to build a tower to maintain a
  safe separation of dissimilar aircraft especially
  during periods of air traffic congestion.

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Facts
ADIZ/FRZ operations within the Maryland Statewide
Aviation System

• Washington Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ)
  and Flight Restriction Zone (FRZ)
• In early 2003, the FAA implemented the ADIZ and
  FRZ in the interest of National security in
  response to the events of 9/11/2001.
• The purpose of the ADIZ is to control and monitor
  flight activity within the Washington Tri-Area
  Class B Airspace limiting the convenience of
  the general aviation pilot to come and go as he
  pleases.

FDK
4MD8
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Facts

• Economic Impact of ADIZ/FRZ on Maryland Airports
• Concerning the economic impact of the ADIZ/FRZ on
  Maryland General Aviation system, a 2007 study by
  the Maryland Aviation Administration writes
• Business revenue fell by 29 million at ADIZ/FRZ
  airfields, reflecting the reduction in airport
  activity. Conversely, perimeter airports
  exhibited a revenue growth of 19 million.
• it is apparent that the 14 airports that lie
  within the ADIZ/FRZ are not recovering from the
  initial 9/11/2001 fallout, at the levels of the
  14 perimeter airports or the entire Maryland
  Statewide General Aviation System.
• ( Perimeter airports are those lying just
  outside the ADIZ boundary)
• Source Executive Summary - THE REGIONAL AND
  LOCAL ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THE BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON
  INTERNATIONAL THURGOOD MARSHAL L AIRPORT AND
  THE STATEWIDE GENERAL AVIATION SYSTEM, page 5.

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Facts
Source Executive Summary - THE REGIONAL AND
LOCAL ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THE BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON
INTERNATIONAL THURGOOD MARSHAL L AIRPORT AND
THE STATEWIDE GENERAL AVIATION SYSTEM, page 5.
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Concerns Raised by Frederick County BoCC

• The video of the Frederick County BoCC January 6
  Worksession was transcribed to document the
  following concerns
• 1. There is a need for clarification about the
  upgrade of use proposed for Ijamsville Airport.
  The request is not for a public, commercial use
  airport, but for private, commercial use.
• Public use means anyone can use the airport.
• Private use means
• The airport use is limited to the pilots whose
  aircraft are based at Ijamsville Airport
• No transient aircraft are permitted without
  permission from owner
• No Federal or State funding is available for
  airport improvements
• Commercial use means that monies can be collected
  for the storage of the aircraft based at the
  airport. Storage is usually a combination of
  tie-downs and hanger space.

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Concerns Raised by BoCC

• 2. There is a concern about permitting fuel sales
  at Ijamsville Airport and whether this would
  compete with fuel sales at the Frederick
  Municipal Airport (FDK).
• Proposed Fuel Sales would be provided by tank
  truck from the Fixed Base Operator at FDK, to the
  pilots whose aircraft are based at Ijamsville
  Airport.
• Fuel sales at Ijamsville Airport would
• Increase revenue for the Fixed Base Operator
• Eliminate the need for pilots to go to Frederick,
  thus reducing impact on FDK air traffic
• Provide additional tax revenue to Frederick City
  and County

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Concerns Raised by BoCC

• 3. There is a concern about whether an upgrade in
  use would mean competition with the Frederick
  Municipal Airport. (As defined by MD Aviation)
• Frederick Municipal Airport (FDK) is the only
  Public Use airport in Frederick County.
• There are 35 Public Use airports in Maryland.
• There are 12 Private Use airports in Frederick
  County.
• There is 1 Military Use airport in Frederick
  County.
• FDK has a 112 aircraft on a waiting list for
  hanger space.
• FDK has commercial and jet traffic that conflicts
  with the needs of the general aviation pilot who
  flies recreationally.
• Several airports in Maryland are closing and
  those pilots are looking for another small, less
  congested airport to base their aircraft.
• Federal or State Funding is only available to
  Public-use Airports

(Source http//www.marylandregionalaviation.aer
o/content/airportdevassistance/index.html)
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Concerns Raised by BoCC

• There is a concern about opening the door to
  increase in the establishment of other
  private-use, commercial-use airports in Frederick
  County.
• It is economically unfeasible to create a new
  airport due to land costs, site development, and
  compliance to State and Federal. Regulations.
• The Text amendment could incorporate requirements
  that would virtually prohibit the addition of any
  new private-use, commercial-use airports.
• Suggestions
• Require private-use, commercial-use airports to
  be located on a minimum of 120 acres.
• Require at least one boundary of the property be
  contiguous with other compatible uses such as
  landfills, industrial zones, railroads, wood
  waste processing, composting, waste-to-energy
  facilities, and agricultural uses.
• Of the 13 existing airports in Frederick County,
  only 1 could meet these requirements Ijamsville
  Airport.

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Concerns Raised by BoCC

• There is a safety concern about the proximity of
  Ijamsville Airport airspace to Frederick
  Municipal Airport (FDK) airspace.
• State and Federal Licensing requirements imposes
  controls on the use of airspace and eliminates
  concerns about safety
• .06 Airports General
• A. Public Safety. The MD Aviation Administration
  may not issue or renew an airport license or
  registration if operations conducted at the
  airport seriously impair public safety.
• D. Approval of FAA. An airport may not be
  licensed or registered by MD Aviation
  Administration without airspace approval by the
  FAA.
• Proximity to FDK airspace is not an issue.
• The MD Aviation letter of Nov 2008 to Ijamsville
  Airport cites a favorable airspace determination
  from FAA and Airport Master Record on file.

Source Title 11, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
Subtitle 03 MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION,
Chapter 04 Aeronautical Regulations
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Concerns Raised by BoCC

• There is a concern about the increased intensity
  of use from 2 airplanes to a potential of 100
  airplanes, 40 hangers.
• No expansion of existing Ijamsville Airport is
  needed to accommodate 100 aircraft.
• Use will continue to be limited to aircraft who
  can take-off or land within 1800 ft in 90 degrees
  Farenheit.
• Increased Need At least 30 planes are likely to
  move to Ijamsville Airport due to airport
  closures expected in the next 3 years.
• Airplane footprint for 100 aircraft is 2.9
  acres
• Tie-downs for 60 aircraft have a footprint of
  1.3 acres
• Hangers for 40 aircraft have a footprint of 1.5
  acres
• 2.8 acres
• Of the 180 acre parcel, 2.8 acres is only 1/64th
  of the total acreage

• ( as specified by the aircraft manufacturer)
• ( 57,720 total sq ft based on dimensions of
  wingspan of 37 ft X fuselage of 26 ft. X 60
  airplanes on the ground)
• ( 67,200 total sq ft based on hanger
  dimensions of 40 ft X 42 ft X 40 hangers to house
  40 airplanes)

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Concerns Raised by BoCC

• There is a concern that the Ijamsville Airports
  upgrade in use compromises the Ag zone that is
  primarily intended for plant and animal
  husbandry.
• The Ijamsville Airport is located on a working
  farm.
• 52 of the 180 acre parcel is in cropland.
• Current cash crop is hay.
• Upgrade in airport use will not affect the acres
  in cropland.
• No expansion of the existing airport is needed to
  accommodate more aircraft.
• Tie-downs for 60 small airplanes plus hangers for
  40 airplanes have a footprint of 2.8 acres, less
  than 1/64th of the 180 acres!

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4MD8 Preserves Agricultural Use
180 acre parcel with Ijamsville Airport
93.03 acres tillable, in crop 86.97 acres wooded
or non-tillable
17.55 acres
7.97 acres
9.86 acres
Existing Airport approx. 12 acres non-tillable
19.87 acres
22.27 acres
15.51 acre
No change to existing Ag use!
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Back-up Slides

• Airport Comparisons (Hagerstown, Frederick and
  Ijamsville Airport
• Airport Closure Projections
• Map of Maryland Public Use Airports
• Aerials of Hagerstown, Frederick and Haysfield
  Airports
• No Federal or State Funding for Private Airports
• Pilots in Maryland
• US Airport Statistics
• Establish an Airport in Maryland
• Definitions

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Airport Comparisons
  HAGERSTOWN (HGR)   FREDERICK (FDK)   IJAMSVILLE (4MD8) Upgrade in Use
Ownership Public-owned   Public-owned   Private-ownership (no change)
Owner Washington County   Frederick City   (no change)
Licensed by State of Maryland Public-use, Commercial-use   Public-use, Commercial-use   Private-use, Commercial-use
Control Tower 1   0   0
Terminal Yes   Yes   N/A
         
Aircraft based on the field 140   271   100
Single engine airplanes 110   188  
Multi engine airplanes 20   27  
Jet airplanes 4   7   N/A
Helicopters 3   19  
Ultralights 3   30  
Source FAA Statistics
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Airport Comparisons
HAGERSTOWN (HGR)   FREDERICK (FDK)   IJAMSVILLE (4MD8) Upgrade in Use
Aircraft operations (average, per day) 129/day   414/day   13.3/day
Transient general aviation 55    69    0
Local general aviation 28    27    100
Military 10    4    0
Air taxi 7    lt1    0
  average per day, for 12-month period ending 31 March 2008 Source FAA statistics   average per day, for 12-month period ending 09 May 2008 Source FAA statistics   2 take-offs and 2 landings per month X 100 aircraft(400 operations /30 days 13.3/day Estimates only
Source FAA statistics
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Airport Comparisons
HAGERSTOWN (HGR)   FREDERICK (FDK)   IJAMSVILLE (4MD8) Upgrade in Use
Runways 2   2   1 (no change)
Surface  asphalt   asphalt   asphalt (no change)
Runway lights  yes   yes   yes (no change)
Instrument approach  ILS/DME on Runway 9 and Runway 27   ILS on Runway 23   None (no change)
  Runway 9/27   Runway 5/23   Runway 12/30
Length (length X width)  7000 x 150 ft.   5220 x 100 ft.   2600 x 75 ft. (no change)
Sq Ft of Surface 1,050,000 sq ft   522,000 sq ft   195,000 sq ft (no change)
  Runway 2/20   Runway 12/30   N/A 
Length  (length X width) 3160 x 100 ft.   3600 x 75 ft.    
Sq Ft of Surface 316,000 sq ft   270,000 sq ft    
Taxiways 10   10   None (no change)
Source FAA statistics
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Airport Closure Projections

• Several Maryland airport closures are projected
  in the next three years
• Haysfield (Ellicott City, Howard County),
  private/commercial
• Davis (Laytonsville, Montgomery County),
  public/commercial
• Suburban (Laurel, Prince George County),
  public/commercial
• These airports are all within the Washington
  ADIZ/FRZ.
• Statistics on Abandoned Landing Facilities, U.S.
  (2003/2004)
• Public use 10 8
• Private use 117 92
• AOPAs Airport Support Network
• The Airport Support Network was established in
  1997 to combat the increasing threats against
  community airports that culminated in record
  airport closure rates averaging two per week in
  the mid-1990s.
• (Source AOPAs Guide for Airport Advocates)

Source AOPA Fact Card (2006)
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Map of Maryland Public Use Airports
(W50) Davis is closing
(W18) Suburban is closing
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No Federal or State Funding for Private-use
Airports

• There is no Federal or State Funding for
  Private-use Airports
• The Airport Improvement Program Grants provide
  federal funding to government or public-owned
  airports for
• Repair and upgrade of runways, taxiways, ramps,
  and lighting systems
• Removal of trees and other obstacles from
  runway approaches
• FAA will cover 95 of the costs
• States and airports each pay two and one half
  percent of the total project cost
• Nearly 3 million of State dollars in capital
  development projects at government or
  public-owned airports are funded annually under
  this program
• (Source http//www.marylandregionalaviation.aero/
  content/airportdevassistance/index.html)

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Haysfield Airport
Ag zoned, in operation since 1970, Private
Use/Commercial Use Owner, Alfred Bassler (Howard
County)
Compatible uses at Haysfield Wholesale
Nursery Wood waste recycling Horse Boarding
Facility
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Haysfield Airport
Kindergarteners visit Haysfield Airport for
Show-n-Tell
A field trip to learn about airplanes and the
joys of flying.
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Frederick Municipal Airport
Public Use/Commercial Use 2 runways, 10
taxiways 271 planes based on the field
Photo Credit HF Payne
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Hagerstown Airport
Public Use/Commercial Use 2 runways, 10 taxiways,
140 planes based on the field
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Pilots in Maryland

• Pilots Active Certified
• State Total ATP Commercial 1
  Private Student Misc. 2 Flight
  Instructor 3
• U.S . 651,551 139,910 120,073 221,363
  79,214 2,270 88,721
• Maryland 7,840 1,787 1,627
  3,108 1,300 18 1,228
• 1Includes pilots with an airplane only
  certificate. Also includes those pilots with an
  airplane and a helicopter and/or glider
  certificate2 Includes helicopter, glider, and
  balloon3 Not included in total

651,551 U.S. Pilots Hours Flown (Millions)
47.6 100 General Aviation 28.1 59 Air
Carrier 19.5 41
Source AOPA Fact Card (2006)
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U.S. Airport Statistics
Source AOPA Fact Card (2006)
Aircraft Landing Facilities 19,842 100
Airports 13,817 70 Heliports
5,436 27 STOLports (Short Takeoff
Landing) 88 0 Seaplane bases
501 3 Type of Ownership
Publicly owned 5,130 26 Privately
owned 14,715 74 Type of Use Public
use 5,288 27 Private use 14,532
73 Longest Runway Less than 3,000 ft
13,726 69 (Example Ijamsville
Airport) Between 3,000 ft and 5,999 ft 5,045
25 (Example FDK) Between 6,000 ft and 9,999
ft 802 4 (Example HGR) 10,000 ft or
more 269 1
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Establish an Airport in Maryland

• To establish an airport in Maryland
• Obtain FAA airspace approval.Complete FAA Form
  7480-1
• Obtain local county zoning approval.
• Complete an Application for Airport
  License/Registration from Maryland Aviation
  Administration (MAA).
• Pass a safety inspection from the Maryland
  Aviation Administration (MAA).

Source Title 11, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
Subtitle 03 MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION,
Chapter 04 Aeronautical Regulations
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Definitions
.02 Definitions C. "Commercial use airport" means
any airport which (1) Charges landing or tie
down fees (2) Sells aviation fuel or oil (3)
Rents space (4) Sells goods or services, whether
for profit or not (5) Engages in any activity
for which fees are charged or payment is
received or (6) Engages in any combination of
the above activities. I. "Private use airport"
means any airport which the owner or person
having a right of access and control authorizes
use only to specific designated individuals and
occasional guests. J. "Public use airport" means
any airport, whether privately or publicly owned,
which the owner or persons having a right of
access and control invite, encourage, or allow
flight operations by the public. Any airport that
is not a private use airport is a public use
airport.
Source Title 11, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
Subtitle 03 MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION,
Chapter 04 Aeronautical Regulations