Draft EUG Master Plan Update, February 2010

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BACKGROUND AND INVENTORY CHAPTER 1 Runways Runway 16R-34L is the primary runway, and is 8,009 feet long and 150 feet wide. It is designed to accommodate aircraft with wingspan up to 170 feet and approach speed up to 165 knots, meeting FAA design criteria for Airport Reference Code (ARC) D-IV aircraft. This category includes aircraft as large as Boeing 767, Boeing 787, and Airbus A300. Runway 16R-34L has grooved asphalt surface, and weight bearing capacity of 75,000 lbs. single wheel, 200,000 lbs. dual wheel, and 400,000 lbs dual tandem. Runway 16L-34R is the secondary runway, and is 6,000 feet long and 150 feet wide. It is parallel to primary Runway 16R-34L, separated by 4,300 feet between runway centerlines. Runway 16L-34R is designed to accommodate the same aircraft as Runway 16R-34L. Runway 16L-34R was a recommendation of the 2000 Master Plan Update, and the runway became operational in 2006, as former crosswind Runway 3-21 was decommissioned and converted to Taxiway P. Runway 16L-34R has a grooved asphalt surface, and weight bearing capacity of 105,000 lbs. single wheel, 175,000 lbs. dual wheel, and 240,000 lbs. dual tandem. Runway 16L-34R is intended to serve general aviation aircraft, but will also serve commercial service aircraft when Runway 16R-34L is offline for improvement or maintenance, or when demand necessitates. Two parallel runways allow for simultaneous operations on both runways, without intersecting flight patterns. During peak operation periods, aircraft are separated by approach speed, so that larger, faster aircraft use one runway and smaller, slower aircraft another. Wind coverage of the parallel Table 1-3 runways is shown in . Table 1-3: Wind Coverage – All Hours Crosswind <10.5 Knots <13 Knots <16 Knots Component Runway All Weather IFR All Weather IFR All Weather IFR 16R-34L/16L-34R 98.11% 99.72%99.17% 99.82%99.89% 99.93% Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Climatic Data Center 1993-2002 Taxiways The airport has an extensive taxiway system, including full parallel taxiways serving each runway. Taxiway A has an offset separation of 500 feet from Runway 16R-34L, and has 9 connecting taxiways (A1-A9). Taxiway B has an offset separation of 400 feet from Runway 16L-34R, and has 4 connecting taxiways (B1-B4). Taxiways C through P provide aircraft access across the airfield. Table 1-4 summarizes EUG’s taxiways. 1-8 Eugene Airport Master Plan Update (February 2010)