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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOB 1 J.W. AIRPORT RPT 10-19-88 " OLD BUSINESS NI1A TO: FROM: SUBJECT: WILLIAM HUSTON, CITY MANAGER - COP. MUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT STATUS REPORT ON: JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT (JWA), AIRPORT SITE COALITION (ASC) AND COALITION FOR A RESPONSIBLE AIRPORT SOLUTION REC(]HMENDATION Receive and file. DISCUSSION JWA - JWA staff ia continuing the noise monitoring program. Neither the City or our consultant, John Van Houten, has received substantial data or test results to date; however, we will continue to monitor the airport's progress. Attached is a letter from John Van Houten discussing the FAA proposed alteration of JWA Airspace Control. The letter presents a comparison of the existing Terminal Radar Service Area (TRSA) system and the FAA's proposed Airport Radar Service Area (ARSA) system. It also contains a brief discussion of the Aircraft Owners' and Pilots' Association (AOPA) counter proposal as well as Congressman Badham' s proposal regarding instrument only approaches for commercial airliners. Lastly, Mr. Van Houten explains the review process that will allow the City to comment on all of the above. Recent word on the LDA approach is that the equipment has been installed and was tested successfully by the FAA. Confirmation is expected by the first week of November. ASC - At the m~eting held on October 1, 1988, the caucus groups discussed drafts ~the "Fatal Flaws" or minimum threshold criteria that a potential airport site would be reviewed against. Such Fatal Flaws included: physical site constraints, air service considerations, aeronautical considerations, environmental and land use imPacts, development costs, socioeconomic benefits and costs, institutional/political concerns and ground transportation City Council Report JWA Status Report October 17, 1988 · Page two considerations. The caucus comnents will be reviewed by the Refinenent Committee and.presented in a final draft form at the next ASC nmeting, to be held on Saturday, November 19, 1988. CRAS - There is no new infornmtion regarding CRAS at this time. ii i i St~ve Rubin ......... -- Senior Planner Christine A. Shingleton~ Director of Comn~nity Developnent SR- CAS: ts Attachnent: Letter from J. Van Houten Corn rnunity Development Departmen~ J. J. VAN HOUTI & AS$OCL T S, nc. September 29, 1988 ., Project File 1890-88 CITY OF TUSTIN 300 Centennial Way Tustin, CA 92680 Attention: Mr. Steve Rubin Subject: Discussion of the FAA Proposed Alteration of John Wayne Airport Airspace Control Gentlemen: As requested, we have examined the proposed Federal Aviation Ad- ministration (FAA) alteration of John Wayne Airport airspace con- trol and the potential impact of this alteration on aircraft noise as experienced within the City of Tustin. The following provides our findings: The FAA.' proposes to change the existing John Wayne Airport Ter- minal Radar Service Area (TRSA) to a more standardized Airport Radar Service Area (ARSA). The primary differences between these airspace services' (which are provided to pilots by the FAA controllers) are as follows: . TaSA a SA Current TRSA has a 20 mile radius from E1 Toro MCAS and altitude restrictions at. a 10 mile radius from E1 Toro. ARSA's have a standard design; 20 mile radius up to an al- titude of 4,000 feet with an addi.tional altitude floor at a 10 mile radius. Participation is voluntary. Participation is mandatory. Two-way. communication by radio is required to use the service -- but its use is not reef aired. Pilots are required to estab- lish two-way communication prior to entering the area. Aircraft separation is provided between participating VFR and IFR aircraft. Separation and sequencing of all' arriving aircraft is provided as needed to achieve conflict resolution between VFR and IFR aircraft.. CITy OF TUSTIN PROJECT'FILE 1890-88 NOTE: ~'~,~,: Instrument Flight Rules- commercial jets and some business and private aircraft under assigned control with continuous two-way radio watch... · , ]~F_~= Visual Flight Rules - most private and light aircraft operating within defined airspace cruising al- titudes and visibility requirements (i.e., distance from clouds and weather conditions). .' The FAA has held public hearings regarding the proposed ARSA and is addressing the primary concerns: safety, aircraft traffic flow and the additional work load on the air control facility. The current facility for the TRSA is Coast Control at ~he E1 Toro MCAS. Coast Control turns over the participating aircraft to =he John Wayne Airport tower controller. This procedure would not change as a result of the introduction of the proposed ARSA. /~OP_A._ ~CTION TO ~ PROPOS~T- The Aircraft Owners and Pilots' Association has proposed an al- ternative to the FAA ARSA approach. In general AOPA is critical of most proposals which cause restrictions in the use of airspace by non-commercial (light or private) aircraft. The AOPA proposal involves a separation of VFR flight.operations from commercial aircraft by specific altitude and location separations. Refer to "Pilots Propose Alternative to FAA Airport Traffic Plan, Orange County Register, July 11, 1988 (copy attached). CO_N_GRESSM~N ROBS.~T BAD ~M, S Pa_O_POSAr~- The congressman is apparently in suppor~ of the AOPA proposal. However he has suggested one additional restriction. This would involve a requirement that all commercial operations utilize the Instrument Landing System (ILS) approach to the airport. It is not clear whether the Congressman's proposal would also in- clude the Localizer Directional Antenna (LDA) approach (about 13° to the west of the ILS). If it only involved the straight-in ILS approach pattern, a high concentration ~f jet engine aircraft flyovers of ~he central portion of the City would occur. This would significantly increase the number of high level single event noise exposures at noise-sensitive locations in the vicinity of the ILS approach pattern. I~COMMENDED ACTION The FAA will publish its findings and proposed "rule making" regarding the ARSA in thQ Federal Reglst:er in January 1989. There will then be a 45 day period for public comment. The proposed action (and rule) if approved by the FAA Administrator could go into effect in June of 1989. The City should prepare a comment with regard to the rule and identify its concerns regard- ing noise. 1. I. VAN HOUTEN & ASSOCIATES, Inc. CITY OF TUSTIN PROJECT FILE 1890-88 Please contact, the undersigned .~t 714/635-9520 if you require ad- ditional information. · Very truly yours, / ~onsul2i~ Engineer in Acoustics C: ~WS2000~REPORTS\1850-99~1890DISC I. J. VAN HOUTEN & ASSOCIATES, Inc. September 29, 1988 · Project File 1890-87 References Consulted "Pilot's Guide to California Airports," OPTIMA Publicati. ons, Los Altos, CA 1988 · "AOPA's Handbook for Pilots," Aircraft Owners and Pilots Associa- tion, Frederick, Maryland, 1988 TeleD. hone.Conversations Congressman Robert Badham's administrative assistant, August 29, 1988 (714/644-4040). Scott Raphael, Airport Consultant (consultant to AOPA), August 29, 1988 (714/851-8950). Larry.Vascelli, FAA Airspace, Western Region, August 29 and sep- tember 29, 1988 (213/297-1658). OI~.ANGE COUNTY RBG'"%'ER-- July 11, 1988 , Pilots Propose alternative 'to FAA airport-traffic plan dom for Wayne A/rporr were proposed Moaday by two priva~pil~ ~ pl~ ia Oraage Co~ty's al~~e to a Federal Aviation Raphael, aaomey for tim Orange Airport A~soct~tion ~ ~e f~ ~~ ~n~Uc~ ~d ~ for ~c~ ~ p~ news conference, If adolX~l, the corridors would be r~e first of the "Of over 5~0,000 m Fear (at Joha percent are snudl planes," P, aptta- el said. "With that kind of volume, unless you do something to active- ly separate the aJxv, r~, you'r~ go- ir~ to have a San Diel~stTte prob- lem.'' He wes n,-t'¢rri~ to the ur~ colU- :,-ion ora Pacific Southwesc AtrUx~s jet sod a private plane over · .o The Orange County Registw Tuesday, July 12, 1988__ .... i I i I .. i ii i .i GmviO EIToro I~R.m "AOPA's idea of ~ 1~ ~ a~ fly w~ ~ ~" ~ ~. "It ~'t q~te ~ ~ way." fi~ t~Y at a ~~~~atTp.~ . To~~~~~- Bu~ ~ ~ ~d ~ o~ for p~- tmikrs ar the FAA's El Toro radar 'faciLity, private planes and corn* close an average of t,a times a day Aug. 1, 1~7, and I¢ov. 21, 1387. Mike C'lm~ president of the tion, sa~d tt~ group'~ ptan c~!!~ for controUer attention to be f~ · on the ptobtem are~ ra~er than scattered t~rougbout a W~le belt of a~sp~ The FAA plan calls for · added controller tespoasib~ty for LS0 cubic miles of a. ir~ace; the pi- lot plan would, reduce that to 60 cubic re. Lies. "ControLlers would be .able to concentrate on the actual area where the safety problem .er. ists." ...be said. "it has fat-reacMng f~'~pU- · Don MUlet, a corporate pilot and Orange Couaty group member, AESA some planes in a pat~ of aicspace would, be g~. ided by .ra.d.ar GoutroUers while omers wotma oe handled by airport controllers. Be- cause the controllers are in two separate locations, confusion could resvlt, he said. Raphael sam thc pilots groups devised thc ptnn after bcing asked by the FA~, to Ilclp come up with a solution to ai~pacc congestion above John Wayne .Airport. The Orange CountT Airport Association- has nbeut 150 members; thc Air- craft Owncr~ and l'ilot.~ ~s.~.'ia- lion has 205.000 mc;attars nation- wide. An FKA spokeswoman, Etly a~e~'y has not reviewed the pilots' proposal but is wiling to consider it. Tho p~riod for public comment on alrspar~ t-~tri~tiou$ over Joim Warn, Airart ends Aug. $. "Usually, the FAA goes in and says, 'Th~. i$ what w,'ve con~ up with and what do you think?'" Brekke md. "This time. we asked the users, 'How do you think it. Randy Moore, controller-uniou spokesman for the El Toro radar facility, said Monday that he had' also has concerns about the radar controllers' workload with any new airspace restriction. Controllers at the El Toro faciU- ty--called Coast TRACON for Terminal Radar Approach Control --already are workktg six-day weeks, he said. The facility should have 63 fully .trained controllers but has only 23, he added. A controllcr spokesman ut John Wayne Airport could not be reached Monday for commcnt. A spokesman for the Air Transport Association, which represents the alri~es, also could not be roached. The flap over new ah'space re- strictions began in-earnest about two yea. rs ago, after an Aeromex- ice ~et collided with a private plaae over a neighborhood in Cerritoa. Eighty-two people died. A year ago, the FAA unexpected- ly ordered zhe closure of private- plane routes over Los Angeles ternationa~ Airport aftcr an Atlleri- cnn Airlines jet and a private plane strayed too close. In March, the slightly modified routes wcre re- opened to gen.eral aviaLfOn.