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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTransportation Plan Air Access Inventory 1984 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I :Wl111985 SUFFOLK COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN AIR ACCESS INVENTORY PETER F. CaHALAN COUNTY EXECUTIVE SUFFOLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING TRANSPORTATION DIVISION 1984 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I A COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR SUFFOLK COUNTY AIR ACCESS INVENTORY 1984' PETER F. COHALAN COUNTY EXECUTIVE LEE E., KOPPELMAN DIRECTOR OF PLANNING GERALD V. CRONIN DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS The preparation of this report has been financed in part through funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration under the Federal Highway Act of 1956, as amended, and the Urban Moss Transportation Administration, under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended. This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the Department of Transportation in the interest of infonmation exchange. The contents of this report reflect the views of the author who is responsible for the facts and the accuracy of the data presented herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or poliCies of the Urban Mass Transportation Administration, the Federal Highway Administration or the State of New York. This report does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation, -i- I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I PREFACE The Comprehensive Transportation Plan for Suffolk County was completed in 1978 and consisted of two volumes: Volume I, 1975 Inventory and Analysis, and Volume II, 1978-1995 Improvement Program. The plan was prepared by the Suffolk County Department of Transportation under an agreement with the Tri-State Regional Planning Commission. Since the release of the plan, Tri-State has been dissolved and the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council has been formed and is now the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the New York City metropolitan area which includes Suffolk County. The Suffolk County Department of Transportation was also abolished and its duties were divided between the Suffolk County Department of Planning and the Suffolk County Department of Public Works. This update of the 1975 Inventory and Analysis Plan has been prepared by the Transportation Division of the Suffolk County Department of Planning. The 1984 update consists of highway, rail, air and marine transportation elements. An update of the transit element and the completion of Phase II of the transit system development plan proposed in the 1978-1995 Improvement Program was accomplished under a contract with ATE Management and Service Company, Inc. * * * * * * * * * * * This report was prepared and written by Robert Felber, with inventory update coordination and editing by Charles F. Nauss, graphics by John T. Wolfe and typing by Tsiporah Roter and Diane Hummel. We wish to thank the Suffolk County Departments of Planning, Planning Division, and Public Works, Traffic Control and Engineering Division, for their cooperation and assistance in the preparation of this report. -ii- I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I TABLE OF CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . .. . . . .. . . . . . . .. . 1 AIR ACTIVITy............................................... 1 NEW YORK STATE ACTIVITIES.................................. 5 HIGHWAY SySTEM............................................. 7 MAJOR AIR FACILITIES....................................... g Repub 1 i c Ai rport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Long Island MacArthur Ai rport.. .. . .. .... . .. .. .. .. .. .. . 13 Brookhaven Airport............................ .'....... 17 Suffo 1 k County Ai rport. . .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. . .. ... . . .. . .. . 20 East Hampton Airport.................................. 23 -iii - I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I LIST OF TABLES Page 1. Suffolk County Airports.................................... 4 2. Statewide Air Transportation System Classification for Suffolk County........................ 6 3. Major Airports in Suffolk County........................... 9 4. Repub 1 i c Airport........................................... 11 5. Long Island MacArthur Airport.............................. 15 6. Brookhaven Airport......................................... 18 7. Suffo 1 k County Ai rport. .. . . .. .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. . .. .. . . 21 8. East Hampton Ai rport. .. . . . .. . ... . . .. .. .. ... . . ..... . .. . .. .. . 25 LIST OF MAPS Page 1. Airport Locations and Functional Highway Classification................................. .Following 8 2. Republic Airport & Environs................................. 12 3. Long Island MacArthur Airport & Environs.................... 16 4. Brookhaven Airport & Environs............................... 19 5. Suffolk County Airport & Environs........................... 22 6. East Hampton Airport & Environs............................. 26 7. Regional Overview of Airport Locations and Highway Access i bil ity.. . . . . . . . .. .. . .. .. . .. ... . . ... . .. ... Fo 11 owi ng 26 -iv- I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I AIR TRANSPORTATION Introduction In 1975, Volume I - "Inventory & Analysis" of the Suffolk County Comprehensive Transportation Plan was published, analyzing the various transportation elements within Suffolk County. The purpose of this report is to update Volume I as it pertains to air transportation, which since 1975 has assumed an even greater importance in the overall movement of people and goods. Coincident with the increased importance of air transportation has been the awareness of highway accessibility to the County's airports. This is an issue that will be examined in order to determine the ability of the highway system to meet the existing needs and anticipated growth. Air Activity In Suffolk County, air activity is primarily general aviation, which is that portion of civil aviation encompassing all facets of aviation except air carrier and the military. It consists of business, recreation, commercial, instructional uses, special purposes and serves a variety of purposes: air national guard operations, pilot instruction, corporation business, shipping of equipment and parts, aerial work such as crop-dusting, photography, and pleasure flying. Air carriers make up the commercial system of air transportation consisting of the certificated route air carriers, commuters, air taxi and charter operations. The emphasis in Suffolk County is on scheduled air service which is made up of route carriers and commuters. -1- I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I In 1982, over 800,000 aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings) took place at Suffolk County's nineteen airfields; approximately 4% of this total is carrier activity, which took place at four of the airports: Republic, Brookhaven, East Hampton, and L.I. MacArthur which serves as a limited alternative to the city airports. Table 1 lists all nineteen of the airports in Suffolk County according to the following categories: Type, Location, Use, Ownership, Runway Characteristics, Area, Operations, Based Aircraft, Size, SASP Classification and Highway Accessibility. Of the nineteen airfields in Suffolk, twelve are privately owned, of which nine are restricted to private use while three are open to the public. Of the eight municipally owned airfields, only one - Grumman Peconic River - is not open to the public, its use being limited as a test facility by the Grumman Corporation. Ownership of the other publicly operated fields are as varied as the character of their facilities. In addition to the federal ownership of Grumman Peconic, five of the airports are owned and operated by the towns: Islip, (L.I. MacArthur Airport & Bayport Aerodome); Brookhaven (Brookhaven Airport); East Hampton (East Hampton Airport); and Southold (Elizabeth Field). The County owns and operates Suffolk County Airport, and New York State owns and operates Republic Airport. The town of Southold in conjunction with the FAA is currently undertaking a site selection study for establishing a town-owned airport. The study will include the preparation of an Airport Master Plan to determine the extent type and schedule of development needed. At present the town has access to two private fields, but feels that the needs and desires of the town could best be served by a public facility. The study -2- I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I is expected to be completed late 1984. Ownership of the airports is an important consideration when undertaking long term airport planning. The high cost of flying, hard economic times compounded by the increased worth of the airport property will put increasing pressure upon the closings of private airports. An example of this is the closing of Zahn's Airport which handled as many operations as Republic Airport and not long before this Deer Park Airport closed for similar reasons. A more recent closing is Hough-McGee, a small unpaved field located in Selden. Of the many aspects of airport closings, one of particular concern to the FAA is the eventual possibility that the single and twin engine planes ordinarily using the smaller outlying fields will shift to the larger commercial airports where problems of airspace become serious. Most of the public airports in Suffolk have a federal and/or military background as the result of a federally sponsored building program during the 1940's. Many were acquired by local authorities after being declared surplus for defense needs. As a result, Suffolk County has an interesting contrast of facilities in which the length of runways range from a 1,800 foot turf strip to a 10,000 foot paved strip; acreages range from over 15 acres to 1,600 acres and accommodations consist of a passenger terminal for carrier service to a field with no equipment other than a gas pump and tiedown space. Landing conditions also vary from strictly clear weather flying to instrument landings at an airport with a FAA-manned control tower. From an operational standpoint, public airfields are usually larger and better equipped. -3- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TABLE 1 SUFFOLK COUNTY AIRPORTS 1982 Area Based SASP* ... TVDe location Use Ownershi n RunwavlSl (Acres' Operations Ai rcraft Size Classification Hinhwav Accessibilitv Bayport Aerodome G.A. Bayport Pub lie ls11p Town 2300 Unpaved SO 10 ,500 49 Minor CR as-Montauk Hwy. 2740 Unpaved ~~S 27-SunriseD~Y' R 97-Nic^11s d Brookhaven G.A. Shirley PUO I1C 8rooknaven ~O- Pive. 30u 131,100 167 Major G.A. NY5 495-lIE Carrier T.wn 4325 Paved NYS 27 -Sunri se Hwy. CR 46-William Flo:'d Pkwv. DaV1S G.A. Coram Pr1Vate Pnvate 21RfO Unpaved NA NA NA Minor NYS 25-Middle Cntry. Rd. CR 83-Patcho"ue M~'.' ~i'nai Ild East Hampton G.A. L Hampton PuOIlC t.Hampton -rnJI- pave. bUU 32,000 40 Major G.A. NYS 27-Montauk Hwy. Carrier Town 2491 Paved 4242 Paved East Moriches G.A. E.Moriches Private PrTVate 2600 Unpaved NA NA NA Minor CR BO-Montauk Hwy. F1 vinQ C1 ub Ellzabeth t-leld G.A. flstters IS. PuO IlC SoutnolG ~-pave. lU 13 ,SOD 6 Minor Air Accessibility Only Town 2054 Paved Grumman PeconlC lest l:aI verton I Hestn ctea U.>. Navy [10000 pave. NA NA NA NA NYS 25-M;ddle Cntry. Rd. River Fac; litv 7000 Paved long Island G.A. Konkonkoma PUOIlC IsllP Town 5999 pave~ l,J>U 222 ,943 377 Major Carrier NYS 495-11E MacArthur Carrier 212 Paved NYS 454-Veterans Hwy. 5036 Paved NYS 27-Sunrise Hwy. 5186 Paved Mattituck Atr G.A. I'IattltUCK Pub 11 C Pnvate 2200 Paved 18 16.0OU NA Minor NYS 25-Main Rd. Base Montauk G.A. Lake Montau u lC r vate eaPTanes NA NA Minor NYS 27.Montauk Hwv. Montau~ ~kY T.l>;; JIIOntauk PUDIlC t'nvaT.e 3500 avea .U. 5.2OU 2 Minor NYS 27-Montauk Hwy. Portal Republic G.A. Farmingdale PubllC State Of 5516 aved 269 200,122 521 Major COllIIlUterl NYS 495-11E Carrier New York 6827 Paved Re 11 ever Southern State Pkwy. ::~ l~~-Farmingdale Rd. Riverhead Airpark ,_. RlYer..a. Pr1vate frlVate --zJlllJTurf NA NA 6 Minor Sound Ave. Closed CR lOS-Un ton Ave. G.A, Spadaro G.A. t..l'KJrCneS PrIvate pnvate ZlOU ave. 15 NA NA Minor ~: ~::~;~~~< Hwy. DA SuHo I k County G~ Westhampton PuD IlC surrOI" ,000 Pave. l,6Zb 126,218 28 Major G.A. NY 27-Sunrise Hwy. County 5000 Paved CR SO-Montauk Hwy. 9000 Paved ;:it 'i-Old Riverh~ad Rd. Talmage G.A. Kl verneau r vate Prl vate zouu unpaved NA NA NA Minor Sound Aye. rR 75-Roanoke Av. Westmoreland --u; Shelter Pr1vate PrlYate 13111r unpaved NA NA NA Minor NYS 114 Island Ferrv Rd. Shelter Island G.A. ~h!!,lter pr1Yate t'rlyate 1700 unpaveo h" NA NA Minor NYS 114 Island Ferr~-Rd. Rose Field G.A. Urlent t'rlvate Private 1100 unpaveo 5 NA NA Minor NYS 25-Main Rd. SOURCE: FAA Airport Master Records, Individual Airports .". State Airport System Plan ."..". General Ayiation I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Generally, the number of operations and the number of based aircraft are an indicator of an airport's viability in that revenue is generated through landing fees, fuel sales, use of the snack bar, hangar or tiedown spaces, rental, repairs, flight schools and leasing land. To a large degree, owners of itinerant aircraft tend to spend more than the owners of local aircraft. In the same way, the larger based aircraft - multi-engine and jet aircraft - will generate more revenue than the smaller based aircraft. In most cases, a fixed. base operator (FBO) will perform all of the necessary airport services and provide the owner of the airport with a percentage of the revenue. An additional significant aspect of Suffolk's air transportation system is the movement of air freight. Although the volume shipped annually is proportionately small compared to that moved by other transportation modes, this freight is primarily of high value and often of a critical nature. In Suffolk County, L.I. MacArthur and Republic Airports are the most active in this respect. But by far the bulk of the air freight generated within Suffolk County is handled primarily. at JFK. Suggestions have been made in the past that the Suffolk freight picture be improved by the initiation of all-cargo services, increased scheduled flight services (which has recently taken place) improved cargo handling and increased advertising of available freight services. New York State Activities The New York State Department of Transportation has a program for planning and developing a State-wide Air Transportation System (SASP). -5- I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Its objectives are to reduce overall travel time, encourage airport use compatibility with land use and economic plans, integrate aviation with the other modes of transportation, minimize undesirable social and environmental impacts, and further aviation safety. A greater need for transportation services by air taxi, business and executive fleets has resulted in the increased activity of twin prop and turbo jet aircraft. This development has put pressure upon the airports to improve their facilities to meet existing and anticipated demands. This aspect of air transportation combined with the trend of airport closings has prompted the SASP to encourage and support the continued operation of privately owned-public use airports. In addition, a "downstate reliever system" plan is underway. This plan includes a group of related airports in Suffolk County (See Table 2) that provide relief for general aviation use at LaGuardia and Kennedy Airports. The plan does not call for any new airports, since it relies on existing general aviation facilities located in or near New York City and the Nassau-Suffolk SMSA. In addition to the quality of the reliever facility and its ability to absorb additional activity, the plan also stresses highway accessibility as a primary consideration. TABLE 2 Statewide Air Transportation System Classification for SuffoTJ(County Airport Classification Repub 1 i c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corrmuter IRe 1 i ever L.I. MacArthur....................Air Carrier Brookhaven....................... . General Aviation Suffo 1 k County.................... Genera 1 Aviati on East Hampton......................General Aviation -6- I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I New York State's total inventory of air facilities consists of 315 general aviation airports of which 28 (9%) are publicly owned and 287 (91%) are privately owned. In comparison, of the 19 airports in Suffolk, 8 (42%) are in public ownership, and while not all 8 of these fields* are available for optimal utilization,their continuity as aviation facilities is reasonably guaranteed through public ownership. Highway System The most significant component of the transportation system in Suffolk County is the highway network. Most of the movement of people and goods in the County currently and in the foreseeable future, will take place on this system which is comprised of more than 6,000 miles of roadway. 8ecause the character of development in Suffolk County has been oriented to the extension and enlargement of the highway network, the automobile has been and will probably continue to be the primary transportation mode for County residents. Providing for the existing and expected traffic growth is the responsibility of the various municipalities in Suffolk County. The state maintains 420 miles of the highways including the parkways, the county is responsible for almost 400 miles, the towns approximately 4,600 miles and the villages about 560 miles. Roadways falling under the county's jurisdiction connect smaller communities as well as nodes of traffic generation to the principal roadways which are generally the * Grumman Peconic, Elizabeth Field -7- I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I function of the state system. Service to abutting properties, except in the case of roads of a controlled access design, is also a county road function. During the last decade, the county's rate of population growth has slowed considerably, with the western towns actually losing population. This has been an expected development resulting from the economic recession which affected the job market and housing industry. Traffic, which had been growing at a rate of 4% per year countywide, is now estimated at approximately 2%, with individual roads increasing or decreasing at percentages many times greater than the county average. Suffolk's air facilities are shown on Map 1 which indicates the relationship to the state adopted "Highway Functional Classification" system. The functional classification system is utilized by the federal, state and county governments as a basis for planning, developing, maintaining and financing the highway system. It is a process by which streets and highways are grouped into classes, or systems according to the character of service they are intended to provide. Accessibility to the airports is generally good via the minor arterials and principal arterials that make up the state and county system. Exception to this are Republic Airport and East Hampton whose access roads are subject to a reduced level of service during the peak hours of traffic flow. This aspect is more fully discussed in the following section dealing with the individual airports. -8- I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Major Air Facilities Following is a discussion of the major Suffolk County air facilities as listed in Table 3 and shown on Map 1. Reference is also made to the individual tables and maps that refer to the specific airport. Of the 800,000 aircraft operations that took place in Suffolk County in 1982, over 92%, or 735,000 of these flights took place at five of the public airports. These airports are considered major for purposes of this report as a result of the number of operations, based aircraft, and size of the facility. TABLE 3 Major Airports in Suffolk County Airport Operations Aircraft Acres Runways Long Island MacArthur 229,443 377 1,350 4 Republic 200,122 521 269 2 Brookhaven 131,100 167 300 2 Suffo 1 k County 124,555 28 1,626 3 East Hampton 50,012 40 600 3 Total 735,232 -9- I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Republic Airport This general aviation facility operated by NYSDDT is located directly off NYS Route 110. It has access to the major east-west arterials of the LIE, Northern State Parkway, Southern State Parkway and Sunrise Highway. Route 110 is considered the spine of intense industrial/office development concentrated around the Melville/ Farmingdale area which has experienced accelerated development during the last decade. As a result, Route 110 is operating at or above its design capacity, with traffic congestion particularly widespread during peak hour periods. Republic is the second busiest airport in the county and first in the number of based aircraft. In 1982, 200,000 operations took place at Republic Airport. An increasingly important aspect of its general aviation activity is its scheduled commuter service with operators providing service to all parts of the country. Commuter air taxi service in 1982 totaled 9,000 passengers -- more than double the 1980 total. In 1983, New York State DOT took over operation of the airport from the MTA, and is currently considering long-range plans for its future. -10- ------------------- TABLE 4 Republic Airport TYPE. . .. .. . .. ... .. . ., .General Avi ati on LOCATION..............Farmingdale USE.................. .Public OWNERSHIP.............State of New York BASED AIRCRAFT Prop Single Engine........420 4 place & over....150 under 4 places....270 Prop Multi-Engine.........100 Jet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. NA He 1 i copter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Tota 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .521 RUNWAYS...............5.516 Asphalt. 6.827 Asphalt AREA. . . .. .. . . . . . . . . .. .269 Acres ANNUAL OPERATIONS ACCESSIBILITY I ..... ..... I Military.................. ..1.620 NYS 495 - Long Island Expressway (Principal Arterial) ( Expressway) Southern State Pkwy. (Principal Arterial) (Expressway) Carrier*................... .8,890 General Aviation..........189.612 Loca 1. . . . . .. . . .51.603 Itinerant.....138.009 Tota 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200,122 NYS 110 (Principal Arterial) NYS 109 (Minor Arterial) SOURCE: FAA Airport Master Record. Individual Airport Managers * Commuter/Air Taxi I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I .. ..-...... - ~ i~!tJl, AV ..,,~.. -12- I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Long Island MacArthur Airport This is a general aviation/air carrier facility operated by the Town of Islip, located directly off Veterans Memorial Highway via connections with the LIE and Sunrise Highway. MacArthur is in the midst of expanding industrial development - a corridor stretching along both sides of Veterans Highway both south and west of the Airport, with the area to the south becoming the second most active site in the county. As part of the overall development of this area, plans are underway to develop a transportation hub centering at the LIRR rail station. Its goal is to include all modes of transportation in one Hub of operation, with the airport playing a key role. MacArthur has the largest number of aircraft operations in the county - 223,000 annually of which 18,000 are carrier. During 1983, passenger service was expanded dramatically largely due to Northeastern Airways, which began regular scheduled flights between MacArthur and several cities in Florida. Consequently the number of passengers is estimated to have reached 500,000 in 1983, double the 1982 figure and 340,000 than in 1981. In addition to Northeastern, MacArthur is also served by US Air with primary service to Pittsburg, United Airlines (Chicago) Piedmont Airlines (Baltimore). Other airlines serving primarily as commuter lines are Ransome, Empire, Air Vermont and New Air. The resultant increase in passengers has required an expansion program that is considering a second terminal, and a doubling of the parking lot. Plans have been approved for an expansion of the main runway. -13- I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Several factors are cited for this turnaround: deregulation of the airline industry which has prompted growth in regional lines, the availability of discount flights, and the national economic recovery. As this recovery continues, it can be expected that MacArthur will share in the regions increased passenger growth which the Port Authority of NY & NJ projects to increase over the next decade by 36% at JFK and 22 % at laGuardia. As traffic congestion increases at these two airports and service at MacArthur improves, more and more long Islanders will find MacArthur an attractive alternative. Map 2 - Regional Overview, shows the relationship of Suffolks Airports to each other, geographically, and of l.I. MacArthur to JFK and laGuardia. . -14- ------------------~ TABLE 5 Long Island MacArthur Airport TyPE........................ .General Aviation/Carrier ----- (Scheduled Service) LOCATION.................... . Ronkonkoma BASED AIRCRAFT Prop Single Engine.........264 4 place & over......209 under 4 places...... 55 Prop Multi-Engine.......... 50 Jet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. NA Hel icopter................. 63 USE......................... .Public OWNERSHIP.................... Town of Isl ip RUNWAYS......................5,999 Asphalt/Concrete, 5,036 Asphalt, 3,212 Asphalt, 5,186 Asphalt AREA.........................l,350 Acres Tota 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .377 I ...... U1 I ANNUAL OPERATIONS ACCESSIBILITY Mil itary. . . . .. .. . .. . . . . ..10,279 Carrier*................ .17 ,888 NYS 495 - Long Island Expressway (Principal Arterial)(Expressway) NYS 454 - Veterans Hwy. (Principal Arterial) General Aviation........I94,776 Local.........IOI,389 Intinerant.... 93,387 Tota 1... .. . .. .. .. .. ... ..222 ,943 NYS 27 (Principal Arterial) (Expressway) SOURCE: FAA Airport Master Record, Individual Airport Managers * Air Carrier, Commuter, Air Taxi I I I I I I I I I I I I , I I I I I I ""RtFyS O~O ~7~sr t T r-.. -16- I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Brookhaven Airport This is a general aviation facility operated by the Town of Brookhaven. Located off County Road 46/William Floyd Parkway which connects the LIE and Sunrise Highway, the airport is located in the geographic center of the county. While its overall access is good, the entrance to the airport is not a direct connection to CR 46 but through a local residential street. Brookhaven is the county's third busiest airport in Suffolk and third in the number of aircraft operations. Approximately two-thirds of its flights are local, which combined with large percentage of single-engine based aircraft, would indicate a primarily recreational facil ity. -17- ~---~--~----------- TABLE 6 Brookhaven Airport TYPE. .. . . .. .. .. .. . . . . .. . . . . .. Genera 1 Avi ati on BASED AIRCRAFT LOCATION.................... .Shirley USE..........................Public Prop Single Engine...........160 4 place & over........120 under 4 places........ 40 Prop Multi -Engine............. 6 Jet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NA He 1 i copter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1 OWNERSHIP....................Town of Brookhaven RUNWAYS......................4.200 Asphalt. 4.325 Asphalt. Concrete AREA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .300 Acres Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167 ANNUAL OPERATIONS Local...........184.000 ACCESSIBILITY NYS 495 - LIE (Principal Arterial) (Expressway) NYS 27 - Sunrise Highway (Principal Arterial)(Expressway) CR 46 William Floyd Highway (Principal Arterial) (Expressway) I ..... co I Mi 1 i tary. . . . . . .. . . . .. . .. . . . . .100 Carrier*...................5,OOO General Aviation.........126.000 Itinerant....... 42.000 Total. . .. . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . .131.100 SOURCE: FAA Airport Master Record. Individual Airport Managers * Air Taxi I I I I I I I I I I I I I I a I I I I ~~~ I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Suffolk County Airport This is a general aviation facility operated by the County of Suffolk. It is directly accessible from County Rd. 31/0ld Riverhead Road via Sunrise Highway. The size of the airport - two 5,000' runways and one 9,000' runway, in combination with its rural location has been a limiting factor in the facility's full utilization. The master plan for the Airport developed in 1978 attempts to overcome this liability by acknowledging this factor and consequently pursuing ways to improve the situation. Those include:emphasizing air cargo service, the development of a commercial industrial airpark, improved airport services and facilities in order to attract more usage,and recognizing the long term benefits of capitalizing on the existing facility for what will become the needs of the future. In 1982, it had a total of 126,210 operations, of which 11,559 were military; carrier (air taxi) flights has been minimal. The New York Air National Guard presently leases a portion of the airport as an operational base for its "search and rescue" unit, and thus shares some of the operational costs of the airport, including maintenance of the control tower. The higher ratio of local to itinerant flights (60%-40%) would, under the circumstances of low land use density and low carrier usage, indicate a more recreational facility. -20- -------~----~------ TABLE" Suffolk County Airport TYPE...........................General Aviation LOCATION...................... .Westhampton USE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . .. Pub 1 i c OWNERSHIP......................County of Suffolk BASED AIRCRAFT Prop Single Engine..........63 4 place & over....42 Est. under 4 places....21 Est. RUNWAYS........................5.000 Concrete. 9.000 Concrete. 5.000 Concrete Prop Multi-Engine...........24 Jet......................... 1 He 1 i copter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 0 Gl i der. . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . .. 2 AREA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ,626 Ac re s Tota 1. . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . .. .90 ~ ANNUAL OPERATIONS ..... I Mil i tary.. . .. . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . .11.559 ACCEssIlm ITY Carrier*....................... 400 NYS 27 - Sunrise Hwy. (Principal Arterial) (Expressway) CR 80 - Montauk Hwy. (Major Collector) CR 31 - Old Riverhead Rd. (Minor Arterial) General Aviation..............114.251 Local.......... .75,121 Itinerant.......37,571 Total. . . . .. . . . . . . .. .. .. . . . .. . .126 .210 SOURCE: FAA Airport Master Record. Individual Airport Managers * Air Taxi J I I I I I I t I I , I I I I I I I I t..' /?,-"E Hv,!Y.., c -22- '.. I I I I I I I t I I I I I t I I I I . East Hampton Airport This is a general aviation facility operated by the Town of East Hampton. Its location in the center of the South Fork makes it the most easterly of the county's five major airports. Accessibility is via NYS 27/Montauk Highway, a two lane facility which is the Fork's only east-west arterial east of County Route 39. Immediate access to the airport is on a local road that currently has a comfortable operating level of service. Should conditions change, one of the first problem areas on this roadway will be the rail overpass in which the narrow width will preclude standard roadway improvements. The South Fork has become an extremely popular recreational area that includes daily and overnight visitors, summer home owner and renters, and, an ever increasing number of year round residents. By nature of the fork's character as a summer recreational area, it exhibits dramatic seasonal fluctuations in traffic patterns. On a typical summer day traffic volume is more than 40% greater than the remainder of the year, summer weekends approximate 80% greater traffic than during the remainder of the year. As a result of this phenomena East Hampton Airport is primarily a seasonal facility serving a highly affluent segment of the South Fork, in particular East Hampton. Many of the people have chosen to fly in rather than drive; in 1979 operations were just below 30,000; by 1981 it had reached 34,000, in 1982-32,000, and for 1983-39,000, While the overall number of operations has increased at relatively low annual percent, the rate of increase for the number of passengers carried has increased at a higher rate. -This reflects a trend of more and more corporate -23- I I I I I I t , I I I I I I I I I . I heads using corporate aircraft and/or the commuter service. This trend has increased steadily despite the recession that affected most airports throughout the region and nation. The South Fork has been likened by some as an area existing under a privileged "economic bubble." -24- - - - ... - - - - ... .. - .. .. - - - - @III - TABLE 8 East Hampton Airport TYPE............................ .General Aviation/Carrier LOCATION.................... ... ..East Hampton USE. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . Pub 1 i c OWNERSHIP........................Town df Islip RUNWAyS......................... .2,501 Asphalt, 4,292 Asphalt, 2,491 Asphant AREA............................ .600 Acres BASED AIRCRAFT Prop Single Engine...........40 4 place & over......NA under 4 places......NA Prop Multi-Engine............ 9 Jet.......................... 1 He 1 i copter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1 Tota 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 ANNUAL OPERATIONS ACCESSIBILITY " N U1 I Mi 1 i tary.... .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... .. ...... .. .. .... .. .. .12 Carrier*................................... .5,700 NYS 27 Montauk Hwy. (Minor Arterial) General Aviation...............44,800 Local. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11,800 Itinerant...........33,000 Tota 1. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .... .... .... .... .. .... .. .. .. 50 ,012 SOURCE: FAA Airport Master Record, Individual Airport Managers * Commuter, Air Taxi I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I , I IJ;/ I -....--...- ""- , ; "---::(:.c ......--:;~ I' ",......... . ........-;O~ . ~. #'/';" ~.-?- , ~~ ; 'y ..@. ~. " .~ r. ~..,,:.7'. . r - ....~- '\;. ! . ~ ............... H AV 26-