TRACK: C (ENGINEERING)
WORKSHOP: 5
Title: Managing The Gauntlet
Speaker: Mark Day, Blue Grass Airport
Date: February 19, 2015
Managing The Gauntlet
aka
Lexington’s Taxiway
Safety Enhancement Program
BLUE GRASS AIRPORT (LEX)
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RW 4-22 7002’x150’
RW 9-27 4000’x75’
Delta, American/USAir, United
and Allegiant Airlines
600,000 Enplanements
1076 Acres
Surrounded by historic
Thoroughbred horse farms and
Keeneland Race Track
EXISTING CONDITIONS
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Single commercial parallel
Taxiway A
EXISTING CONDITIONS
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Single commercial parallel
Taxiway A
Single connector taxiway to
commercial and general
aviation ramp
EXISTING CONDITIONS
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Single commercial parallel
Taxiway A
Single connector taxiway to
commercial and general
aviation ramp
Blind area to Air Traffic
Control
EXISTING CONDITIONS
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Single commercial parallel
Taxiway A
Single connector taxiway to
commercial and general
aviation ramp
Blind area to Air Traffic
Control
RESULTS IN…
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Blind pushbacks into
movement area
EXISTING CONDITIONS
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Single commercial parallel
Taxiway A
Single connector taxiway to
commercial and general
aviation ramp
Blind area to Air Traffic
Control
RESULTS IN…
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Blind pushbacks into
movement area
Single intersection congestion
during peak traffic
EXISTING CONDITIONS
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Single commercial parallel
Taxiway A
Single connector taxiway to
commercial and general
aviation ramp
Blind area to Air Traffic
Control
RESULTS IN…
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Blind pushbacks into
movement area
Single intersection congestion
during peak traffic
Direct Path from the ramp to
the runway
SOLUTION
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Eliminate Connectors
SOLUTION
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Eliminate Connectors
Realign portion of taxiway at
400’ separation
SOLUTION
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Eliminate Connectors
Realign portion of taxiway at
400’ separation
Add connector taxiway from
Taxiway A to ramp outside of
blind area
SOLUTION
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Eliminate Connectors
Realign portion of taxiway at
400’ separation
Add connector taxiway from
Taxiway A to ramp outside of
blind area
Design new taxiways to current
TDG standards
UNINTENDED IMPACTS
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ARFF inside Taxiway OFA
UNINTENDED IMPACTS
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ARFF inside Taxiway OFA
RESULTS IN…
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Relocate ARFF
UNINTENDED IMPACTS
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ARFF inside Taxiway OFA
ARFF siting criteria at existing
SRE and maintenance
facilities
RESULTS IN…
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Relocate ARFF
UNINTENDED IMPACTS
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ARFF inside Taxiway OFA
ARFF siting criteria at existing
SRE and maintenance
facilities
RESULTS IN…
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Relocate ARFF
Relocate SRE and maintenance
facilities
Thank you
PROJECT BENEFITS
• SAFETY
• Reduce runway incursion potential by removing direct ramp-to-runway
access.
• Eliminate head-to-head traffic.
• Changes to the movement area.
− Eliminates the ATC blind spot at Concourse B.
− Fewer and simpler SOPs for ATC.
− Eliminates LOA for pushback from gates B7 and B8.
• Reduces ARFF response time to the midfield of Runway 4-22.
• STANDARDS
• Taxiway conformance with current FAA design standards.
• Non-standard intersections of existing Taxiways A, C and A6 will be
eliminated.