Draft EUG Master Plan Update, February 2010

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CHAPTER 3 FACILITY REQUIREMENTS 5. General Aviation Facility Requirements General aviation facility requirements have been developed for the following functional areas: Based Aircraft Storage Transient Aircraft General Aviation Automobile Parking 5.1 Based Aircraft Storage Storage needs for general aviation aircraft typically depend on local weather conditions and the size and sophistication of the based aircraft fleet. Higher valued aircraft are more likely to be stored in larger, more secure conventional (box) hangars, and lower valued aircraft likely stored in smaller T-hangars, or tie- down on unsheltered ramps. Through discussion with the Airport, FBO’s, and tenants, an inventory of aircraft storage availability and Table 3-2 occupation was assembled, and is presented in . Inventory assumptions include: each box holds one aircraft; box hangars are occupied. Table 3-2. Existing Aircraft Storage (2006) BasedTie-Down Positions Box Hangars T-Hangar Units Location AircraftAvailable Occupied Available Occupied Available Occupied North Ramp 61 6 10 57 South Ramp 68 3 23 59 Lane Aviation 15 13 East Ramp 0 0 3 14 Hollis Lane Area 00 1 0 Total 178 144 22 37 37 130 119 Distribution 12% 21% 67% Of the 178 based aircraft in 2006, 156 (88%) are stored in hangars, and 22 (12%) on the ramps. Of the aircraft stored in hangars, 119 (76%) are stored in T-hangars, and 37 (24%) are stored in box hangars. Total percentage of aircraft storage distribution is 12% on ramp, 21% in box hangars, and 67% in T- hangars. Variations on this distribution applied to the forecasted number of based aircraft at EUG results Table 3-3 in the storage requirements presented in . Table 3-3. Aircraft Storage Requirements Total Aircraft Storage Distribution Year Based Aircraft Tie-Downs Box Hangars T-Hangars 2006 178 22 37 119 2011 205 23 45 137 2016 209 23 48 138 2026 220 24 57 139 3-11 Eugene Airport Master Plan Update (February 2010)