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2016 AAAE GA ISSUES &
SECURITY CONFERENCE
RUNWAY SAFETY
INITIATIVES
A venerable Cessna Citation I taxis out for departure from Runway 15 on a warm August afternoon.
AUGUST 2016
ADDISON AIRPORT | AUGUST 2016
455,984
REVENUE IN DOLLARS
8,838
TOTAL AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS
450,193
TOTAL FUEL FLOWAGE IN GALLONS
27
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS
CLEARANCES
2%
9%
FROM LAST MONTH
F R O M L A S T Y E AR
3%
1%
FROM LAST MONTH
F R O M L A S T Y E AR
5%
10%
FROM LAST MONTH
F R O M L A S T Y E AR
33%
21%
FROM LAST MONTH
F R O M L A S T Y E AR
Above: US Sport Aviation’s facility on Taxilane Sierra (at 4666 Jimmie Doolittle) seems to get a lot of interesting visitors, and August was no exception. At left is a 2014
Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam P2006T, an Italian-designed and built aircraft that is seeing growing popularity as a twin-engine trainer. At right is a very well maintained 1949
Globe GC-1B Swift. The Globe Aircraft Corporation formed in Fort Worth in 1941 from the Bennett Aircraft Corporation; Globe went bankrupt in 1947 and its assets and
design rights were acquired by Dallas-based TEMCO (Texas Engineering and Manufacturing Company) which in turn merged with Ling Electric in 1961. After a hostile takeover
of Chance Vought in 1961, the company became known as LTV (Ling-Temco-Vought). There are 494 Globe Swift aircraft (GC-1A and -1B) currently registered with the FAA.
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ADDISON AIRPORT | AUGUST 2016
REVENUE
August 2016 revenue totaled $455,984
… $42,670 ahead of budget projections
for the month. That result brings the
fiscal year-to-date revenue total to
$4,924,303 … $152,230 ahead of
budget projections. The airport should
exceed $5.3 Million in total revenue for
FY16 (at the end of September), which
would be its best (revenue) year ever.
FUEL
August fuel flowage totaled a
disappointing 450,193 gallons … nearly
11% below projections for the month
and 10% lower than last August. Yearto-date fuel flowage volume stands at
5,731,048 gallons. This total is in line
with FY13 figures and about 8% below
FY15 year-to-date; this pattern of
weaker-than-expected fuel flowage has
now extended to six months.
OPERATIONS
August 2016 operations totaled 8,838
with 2,855 IFR itinerant operations.
FY16 year-to-date total operations
stand at 91,776 … on pace to reach
100,000 annual operations for the first
time since FY09. (In the six-year period
of FY10-FY15, total operations have
been very stable around 95,000 per
year. In the pre-recession years of
FY04-FY07, the airport averaged over
133,000 annual operations.) August
continued the typical summer pattern
of a fall-off in international operations,
with only 19 international arrivals and 8
departures recorded. We expect both
IFR and international traffic to pick up
in September, following the typical
seasonal pattern.
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ADDISON AIRPORT | AUGUST 2016
Above: the conference hall at the last session on the last
day of the 2016 AAAE GA Issues & Security
Conference … great attendance at a great conference.
2016 AAAE GA ISSUES &
SECURITY CONFERENCE
The AAAE General Aviation Issues &
Security Conference was held in Denver
this year, August 21-23; Airport
Director Joel Jenkinson, Real Estate
Manager Bill Dyer, and Airport
Operations Manager Joe McAnally all
attended representing Addison. Joel
Jenkinson served on the conference
planning committee, participated as a
presenter in a session on sustainability,
and moderated a session on Unmanned
Aircraft Systems (UAS). The conference
also featured sessions on the state of the
general aviation industry, security issues,
FAA’s Metroplex airspace changes, land
use issues near airports, and Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) User Fee
Airport programs. With the added
opportunities for networking with FAA
and other airport representatives, it was
a very valuable conference for our team.
Joe McAnally stayed an extra day to
attend an Airport Minimum Standards
and Leasing Guidelines workshop that
was presented by Airport Management
Consulting Group (AMCG) … very
timely, since we will soon start work on
updating our own Minimum Standards.
Above: this airport diagram shows the locations of
“surface incidents” that occurred here in FY2013. Blue
circles denote pilot deviations; red circles denote vehicle or
pedestrian deviations; the green circle indicates an air
traffic control “operational incident.” Most of the
incidents that year were attributable at least in part to
issues related to Taxiway Alpha construction activity.
RUNWAY SAFETY
INITIATIVES
The airport hosted a Runway Safety
Action Team (RSAT) meeting on
August 16. This is an annual meeting
held jointly with the FAA (primarily
involving the local air traffic controllers,
but with participation from Flight
Standards personnel as well) with the
aim of improving operational safety. As
the invitation stated, “the purpose of
this RSAT meeting is to unite those
individuals and organizations that are
actively involved in airside operations
and movement of aircraft, vehicles and
equipment on the Airport Operations
Area (AOA). We look for participation
from all airport interests.”
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Eleven airport tenants participated in
the RSAT, providing their essential
perspective to the discussions.
Since the last RSAT was held (in May,
2015) Addison Airport recorded seven
pilot deviations, one vehicle deviation,
and one operational incident. These
were reviewed by Tower personnel and
discussed by the group. From these
discussions, a Runway Safety Action
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closely related matter, about
Below:
this chart shows the proportions of AIP
a
year
ago
Addison
Airport
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by
discretionary funds distributed
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Southwest
from FY2010
FY2015.
FAA toRegion
participate
in through
a grant-funded
Runway Incursion Mitigation (RIM)
study, which we did. The RIM study is a
nationwide program that is focused on
identifying causal factors that are
common to many runway incursions (a
runway incursion is the improper or
unauthorized presence of an aircraft,
vehicle, or pedestrian on a runway).
Airport geometry is a particular area of
focus. On August 24th, the RIM study
team visited Addison to discuss findings
and additional steps that could be taken
to reduce potential hazards at Addison.
The team concluded that Addison has
already done just about as much as can
practically be done to address the issues.
Below: one insoluble issue for Addison that contributes
to the runway incursion problem here is the proximity of
Taxiway Alpha to the runway: it is easy for aircraft (and
tugs) to get just across the holding position lines and into
the runway environment, resulting in a runway incursion.
ADDISON AIRPORT | AUGUST 2016
NORTHWEST DRAINAGE CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
The northwest drainage channel project
was completed at the end of August
2016. Funded mainly by storm water
fees, the project cost just under $800,000.
Above: an aerial image of the northwest drainage channel dated March 28, 2015; the channel was unimproved south
of the north end of the runway. Below: progress on channel improvements as of April 27, 2016, not long after the
project began. The channel was improved with concrete side slope protection throughout its length, which will improve
drainage and reduce recurring maintenance costs associated with mowing and periodically cleaning out the channel.
Above: final inspection walk-through of the channel.
Below: watering the sod and grass in disturbed areas
along the southern section of the drainage channel.
Below, left: the completed channel improvements looking south from the headwall at the south end of the box culvert which crosses under the northwest corner of the Runway Safety
Area (RSA). Below, upper right: the view to the north from approximately the same location. Bottom right: a channel crossing was included near the north end of the field.
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ADDISON AIRPORT | AUGUST 2016
AROUND THE AIRPORT
Above: the crew of a UH-60 Blackhawk of the U.S. Army’s 1st Cavalry Division pre-flights
their aircraft in late afternoon light on the Jetport ramp. Top right: a Wheels Up Cessna
Citation Excel on the ramp at Atlantic Aviation that same afternoon. Right: a Million Air
fuel truck services an ExecJet Cessna Citation X, with the Addison Tower as a backdrop.
Above: post-flight discussion at the end of a training flight. Right: rumors that Sasquatch
was a passenger on this aircraft could not be confirmed; we respect the privacy of our customers
and users. Lower right: great patriotic paint job on a Vans RV-7. Below: sometimes the
pre-take-off procedures have to include smashing that bug on the inside of the windscreen.
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