Airport
Master Plan Update
The
Jefferson County International Airport is owned and operated
by the Port of Port Townsend and has been designated by Jefferson
County as an Essential Public Facility in accordance
with the provisions of the Washington
State Growth Management Act (Chapter 36.70A RCW). In
2001, the Port initiated a planning process, as specified
in the Jefferson
County Comprehensive Plan, to update the Master
Plan for the airport. This updated Master Plan, prepared
in accordance with Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) requirements,
the provisions of the Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan,
and the Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA) provides
direction and guidance regarding future airport development
priorities. In the future, it will provide a foundation for
a sub-area plan to be incorporated into the County Comprehensive
Plan.
Planned development at
Jefferson County International Airport — Pending
FAA approval
The
Airport Master Plan provides an objective look at future airport
needs based on a comprehensive review of design considerations.
In addition, the plan addresses several issues that will affect
future development activities at the Airport including:
- Identification
of current and future airport service levels.
- Existing
airport facilities, equipment and operating conditions.
- Local
and regional socio-economic characteristics, trends and
development patterns.
- Forecast
levels of aeronautical activity from current and potential
users.
- Immediate
and long-term airport facility requirements, and design
alternatives.
- Preferred
long-term airfield, terminal area and access development
strategy.
- Industrial
and commercial opportunities at the airport, and infrastructure
needs.
- Coordination
of land use controls to preserve and protect airport.
- Environmental
consequences for proposed airport development.
- Estimated
project costs associated with the development program.
- Identify
operational and management needs to implement planning
goals.
The
Airport Master Plan identifies a schedule of needs that are consistent
with current FAA design standards and airspace criteria and WSDOT
Aviation Division aviation policy standards. The
approved Airport Master Plan will enable the Port to plan and
implement improvement projects in a coordinated fashion and apply
for airport development grants for eligible items depicted on
the updated Jefferson County International Airport Layout Plan
(ALP) drawings. In addition, the Airport Master Plan identifies
the location and extent of airport improvements. This will promote
more effective long-range planning, programming, and budgeting
throughout the community, facilitate the review and approval
of subsequent development applications, and provide for orderly
and timely development in a coordinated fashion.
Overall,
the Airport Master Plan will provide the basis for an airport
facility that is:
- Safe,
and developed in accordance with FAA/WSDOT design standards;
- Economically
viable and self-sustaining;
- Consistent
with local, regional, state, and national goals and policies
We
would like to invite you to use the following links to
learn more about our plans for the future of Jefferson
County International Airport. Viewing these files
requires that you have the free
Adobe Reader installed on your computer.
Complete
Master Plan Update
Chapter
2 — Airport Inventory
Chapter
3 — Aviation Demand Forecasts
Chapter
4 — Airport Facility Requirements
Chapter
5 — Airport Alternatives Analysis
Chapter
6 —Environmental Review
Chapter
7 — Phased Airport Development Plan
Chapter
8 — Airport Financing Program
Chapter
9 — Airport Plan Drawings
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Jefferson County International Airport Layout Plan — Pending
FAA approval
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