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1 <br /> <br />P <br />AirportVisioning ExistingConditions <br />AviationDemandForecast <br />FacilityRequirements DevelopmentAlternatives Implementation Plan <br />EUG Advisory Committee Meetings <br />EUG Public Open Houses <br />TC TC TC TC TC TC <br />P <br />Eugene Airport and the Master Planning Process <br />Eugene Airport (EUG) was founded in 1943 to replace the aging Eugene Air Park and named Mahlon Sweet Field in dedication to the local “father of aviation”. Since its inception, EUG has grown into a small-hub airport accommodating a robust general aviation community and growing commercial airline operations. Airport facilities have grown commensurate with local/regional demand and today Eugene Airport is seeing record commercial passenger activity levels. The Eugene Airport Master Plan seeks to understand user demand and provide sound analysis regarding the impact on current and future airport facility needs. <br />The Airport footprint is strongly influenced by the evolution of airfield infrastructure, which today consists of two parallel runways and a system of taxiways adapted in part through the use of remnant pavement sections from previous airfield configurations. Most existing facilities at Eugene Airport are oriented in line with the historical airfield configuration, which creates awkward angles under the current airfield configuration, and is a relatively inefficient use of available land. Additionally, the commercial passenger terminal area bisects two well-defined areas of general aviation activity. Today, Eugene Airport faces a challenge familiar to other prospering small hub airports and thier respective communities; trying to maintain the high level of service expected by the community while investing and improving facilities to accomodate increasing demand. However, to add to this challenge, the Airport must accomplish this while simultaneously redeveloping the airfield to meet current FAA design standards in a safe, efficient, and sustainable manner. <br />The Eugene Airport Master Plan is a comprehensive study composed of six key elements: Airport stakeholder visioning; Inventory of existing conditions; FAA-approved forecast of future aviation demand; Assessment of facility requirements necessary to meet demand; Development and evaluation of alternative options for required facilities; and Implementation and finance planning to describe development phasing, timing, estimated costs, and funding mechanisms for airport improvements. The final product of the study is the Master Plan report and an FAA-approved Airport Layout Plan (ALP) drawing set which serves as a “blueprint” for airport development. <br />Stakeholder inclusion in the process is critical to its success. Throughout the study, guidance and input was provided by two Advisory Committees. The first was a Citizen Advisory Committee comprised of local community leaders and other local/regional Airport stakeholders. The second was a Technical Advisory Committee comprised of key airport users, Airport Staff, other aviation technical experts. Public open houses were held at two critical milestones in the master planning process to present compiled data, solicit public input on preliminary development alternatives, and ultimately present the preferred airport development plan. <br />The local community comes together during a Master Plan Public Open House at the Eugene Airport Terminal Building held March 14th, 2018. <br />Page 11