AOPA Pilot Magazine - February 2011 - 16

AOPAACTION

PROTECTING OUR NATION’S AIRPORTS
STATE AND LOCAL ACTION
1 Arizona
CHANDLER
CHANDLER MUNI

1464 B S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A TPA—2502(1038) NOTAM FILE CGZ RWY 05–23: H5200X100 (ASPH) S–18.5, D–65, 2S–82 MIRL 0.3% up NE RWY 05: MALSR. VASI(V2R)—GA 3.0° TCH 41 . Road. RWY 23: VASI(V2L)—GA 3.0° TCH 38 . Road. Rgt tfc. AIRPORT REMARKS: Attended 1430–0030Z. Self service fueling avbl. Parachute Jumping. Service road within primary surface. Holdlines on all twys connecting to the rwy are set at 280 from rwy centerline. Acft taxiing on Twy B be alert to passing acft holding on the connecting twys. ACTIVATE MALSR Rwy 05—CTAF. WEATHER DATA SOURCES: AWOS–3 132.175 (520) 836–3392. COMMUNICATIONS: CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 R ALBUQUERQUE CENTER APP/DEP CON 125.4 RADIO AIDS TO NAVIGATION: NOTAM FILE PRC. STANFIELD (H) VORTAC 114.8 TFD Chan 95 N32°53.15 W111°54.52 048° 8.3 NM to fld. 1316/12E. ILS 111.15 I–CGZ Rwy 05. ILS monitored Mon–Fri 1500–0000Z and Sat 1700–1900Z. GS unusable for couple apch blo 1650 MSL.

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Residential development opposed near Arizona airport
City officials in Chandler, Arizona, could avoid incompatible land development near the Chandler Municipal Airport by denying a plan to build 15 homes on property within 1,200 feet of the airport’s terminal building. AOPA is calling on the city’s planning and zoning board to deny a rezoning extension needed to keep the 13-acre development plan alive. The original zoning change, approved three years ago, is set to expire because the proposed project has

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Cook Airfield

N37-34.00 W97-10.02

ROSE HILL

not gone forward. AOPA opposes residential development adjacent to public-use, federally funded airports as an incompatible land use. Allowing homes to be constructed in the immediate area of airports often leads to calls by residents to restrict airport operations, such as limiting the type and size of aircraft that can use the airport, or curfews. The Chandler Airport Commission recently recommended against extending the rezoning for the Vina Escondida development. “The city has a golden opportunity to correct a wrong when the first approval was given three years ago,” said AOPA Vice President of • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Airport Advocacy Bill Dunn. “The FAA requires airports HELIPAD H1: H100X100 (CONC) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – that have received federal funds to protect the airport through zoning when possible. We expect the city to live up to that obligation.”

(CHD) 3 SE UTC 7 N33°16.15 W111°48.67 PHOENIX 1243 B S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 3, 4 TPA—2200(957) NOTAM FILE CHD L–5B, A RWY 04R–22L: H4870X75 (ASPH) S–30 MIRL IAP, AD RWY 04R: REIL. PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0° TCH 37 . Rgt tfc. RWY 22L: REIL. PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0° TCH 42 . RWY 04L–22R: H4401X75 (ASPH) S–30 MIRL RWY 04L: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.5° TCH 40 . Tree. RWY 22R: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0° TCH 40 . Rgt tfc. AIRPORT REMARKS: Attended Mon–Fri 1200–0000Z, Sat–Sun 1200–2230Z. Large birds soar all year. Wildlife occasionally crossing rwys and twys. Antenna 85 AGL located ¼ mile north of Rwy 22R. P–line mono–poles running N to S approximately 1.5 miles W of arpt, height 135 AGL. No obstruction lighting on structures. P–line mono–poles running E to W approximately 1 mile S of arpt, height 135 AGL. Aerobatic practice areas approximately 5 miles SE of arpt from surface to 3500 AGL. Hot air balloon ops 1 mile W of arpt. Avoid overflight of high school 2 NM SW of arpt. Rwy 22L REIL OTS indef. When twr clsd MIRL Rwy 04R–22L and Rwy 04L–22R, PAPI Rwy 04R, Rwy 22L, Rwy 04L and Rwy 22R, REIL Rwy 04R and Rwy 22L and twy lgts on until 0500Z, after 0500Z ACTIVATE—126.1. WEATHER DATA SOURCES: AWOS–3 128.325 when twr clsd. (480) 814–9952. COMMUNICATIONS: CTAF 126.1 ATIS 128.325 UNICOM 122.95 R PHOENIX APP/DEP CON 123.7 TOWER 133.1 Arr S&E, Dep Rwy 04R–22L 126.1 Arr N&W, Dep Rwy 04L–22R. (1300–0400Z) GND CON 124.4 AIRSPACE: CLASS D svc 1300–0400Z other times CLASS G. RADIO AIDS TO NAVIGATION: NOTAM FILE IWA. WILLIE (L) VORTACW 113.3 IWA Chan 80 N33°18.19 W111°39.09 243° 8.3 NM to fld. 1370/13E. HIWAS. NDB (MHW) 407 CHD N33°15.99 W111°48.47 at fld. NOTAM FILE PRC. Unusable 020°–070° byd 15 NM.

2 Kansas

Kansas airport’s expansion back on track
A growing airport that sits at the center of the nation’s general aviation industry SW, 18 NOV 2010 to 13 JAN 2011 has taken a big step closer to launching a needed expansion. The Sedgwick County, Kansas, board of county commissioners voted to approve two measures that would open the way for a runway expansion at Cook Airfield in Rose Hill, Kansas. The unanimous 5-0 vote came at a hearing well attended by airport supporters. AOPA members and airport supporters responded to calls to rally to the airport’s cause, which had faced a partly unfavorable recommendation from the area’s planning commission. That recommendation meant that at least a 4-1 vote of support for the airport was needed from the county commissioners. Local news coverage of the county commissioners’ vote emphasized the safety benefits of the planned runway extension, as well as enhanced availability of medical transportation at Cook Airfield for community members.

14,555 Privately owned, private-use airports

Who owns your airport?
4,247 Publicly owned, public-use airports

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316-776-2088 The

Numbers: 122.8 airport funding: Who gets what and why? CTAF: Federal

Wichita Apch. National Plan134.8Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) identifies of nearly 3,400 existing and proposed airports that are significant to national air transportation and thus eligible to receive Federal grants under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP).

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932 Privately owned, public-use airports

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The number of NPIAS airports expected to open in the next five years
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3,332

Number of existing airports in the NPIAS

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