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Resolution to Approve the Airport Layout Plan Update for the Ann Arbor Municipal Airport, which Illustrates Existing and Proposed Facilities to Meet the Future Demands of Airport Tenants and Users
Memorandum
Attached for your review and consideration is a resolution to approve an updated Airport Layout Plan (ALP) for the Ann Arbor Municipal Airport. A grant contract with the Michigan Department of Transportation was previously approved to fund this update of the ALP, and a professional services agreement was approved with URS Corporation to develop the updated plan.
The Airport Layout Plan is a series of engineering drawings that illustrate existing airport facilities, future improvements, required Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) design standards, runway approach profiles and the Federal Aviation Regulations “Airspace Plan.” The airport must have an updated ALP to participate in the state and federal airport improvement grant program.
The ALP update project was based upon FAA requirements for this type of plan. FAA Advisory Circulars that outline the study requirements and standards were used throughout the process to determine the adequacy of existing facilities to meet current and future demand based upon the aircraft currently using the airport. Nothing in the planning process included the projection of different types of users or larger aircraft than those now operating in and out of the Ann Arbor Airport.
The Airport’s current ALP was approved by City Council in January, 2007. That plan did not address the runway safety issue and Council, as part of their approval action, directed staff to update the plan to address this issue.
The updated plan includes an 800’ runway extension and a 150’ shift of the entire runway to the southwest. These changes address a number of existing safety issues on the Airport and a significant transportation issue off the Airport. The 800’ runway safety enhancement reduces the likelihood of runway overr...
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