2008 FAA EASTERN REGION2008 FAA EASTERN REGIONAIRPORTS ANNUAL HERSHEY CONFERENCE AIRPORTS ANNUAL HERSHEY CONFERENCE

ACCOMMODATING DESIGN GROUP VI ACCOMMODATING DESIGN GROUP VI (NEW LARGE AIRCRAFT) AT JFK (NEW LARGE AIRCRAFT) AT JFK

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTINTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Presented by: John R. Dermody, P.E.Civil Engineer, Senior Program ManagerFederal Aviation AdministrationNew York Airports District Office

JFK AIRPORTJFK AIRPORT

PANYNJ’S PLANS TO ACCOMMODATE A PANYNJ’S PLANS TO ACCOMMODATE A NEW LARGE AIRCRAFT (NLA)NEW LARGE AIRCRAFT (NLA)

ORIGINALLY, BOTH BOEING AND AIRBUS WERE IN CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT OF A NLA

BOEING TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED THEIR PROGRAM – AIRBUS CONTINUED FORWARD

AIRBUS PRODUCT BECAME THE A380 THERE ARE 165 FIRM ORDERS FROM 15 CUSTOMERS

FOR THE A380 AT LEAST SIX A380 CUSTOMERS TO UTILIZE JFK ESTIMATED 3-4 FLIGHTS/ DAY INCREASING TO 20

FLIGHTS/DAY IN 5+ YEARS FOR THE A380 RECENTLY, BOEING ALSO ANNOUNCED THEIR NLA B747-8

AIRBUS A380 OVERVIEWAIRBUS A380 OVERVIEW

1.23M LBS. MTOW 525 PAX (3-CLASS)

CHALLENGES ACCOMMODATING THE A380CHALLENGES ACCOMMODATING THE A380

LARGE WINGSPAN– TAXIING CLEARANCE– JET BLAST – REQUIRES LARGER OFZ

TALL TAIL HEIGHT– ISSUE FOR CLOSE PARALLEL TAXIWAYS

WEIGHT– TAXIWAY BRIDGES– PAVEMENT STRENGTH

TERMINAL GATES– DUAL JET BRIDGES– GATE SPACE

APPROACH/ DEPARTURE SEPARATIONS– LARGER IN-TRAIL SEPARATONS REQUIRED

MISNOMERS – NOISIER AIRCRAFT, LARGER PAVEMENT FILLETS & LONGER RUNWAYS NEEDED

MODIFICATIONS OF DESIGN MODIFICATIONS OF DESIGN STANDARDS (MOS) REQUIREDSTANDARDS (MOS) REQUIRED

* PANYNJ NEEDED TO DEMONSTRATE THAT NO OTHER FEASIBLE OPTIONS WERE AVAILABLE FOR EXISTING RWS AND TWS AND SAFETY WILL BE MAINTAINED

* A380 MOS APPROVAL AUTHORITY WITH AAS-100 (FAA AIRPORTS HQ)

1) RUNWAY WIDTH

2) TAXIWAY WIDTH

3) TAXIWAY – OBJECT SEPARATION

4) TAXIWAY – TAXIWAY SEPARATION

5) RUNWAY – TAXIWAY SEPARATION

RUNWAY & TAXIWAY WIDTH MOSRUNWAY & TAXIWAY WIDTH MOS

1) RUNWAY WIDTH (INTERIM MOS)• ISSUE: ONE-ENGINE OUT ON DEPARTURE• FLIGHT STANDARDS TESTING• ENGINEERING BRIEF #65A• ALLOWS 150’ WIDE RWS WITH 50’ PAVED SHOULDERS• FOD INSPECTIONS WITHOUT PAVED SHOULDERS• NEW RUNWAYS NEED TO BE 200’ WIDE

2) TAXIWAY WIDTH• CENTERLINE DEVIATION STUDIES• ENGINEERING BRIEF #63B• ALLOWS OPERATION ON 75’ WIDE EXISTING TWS• NEW TAXIWAYS NEED TO BE 100’ WIDE• NO REQUIREMENT FOR CENTERLINE LIGHTS OR TAXI

CAMERA

JFK RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY SEPARATIONSJFK RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY SEPARATIONS

TAXIWAY CLEARANCE MOSTAXIWAY CLEARANCE MOS1) TAXIWAY – OBJECT SEPARATION

• CRITICAL CONSTRAINT, NEED MORE SEPARATION FROM TW TO SERVICE ROAD

• A380 COULD NOT OPERATE ON OUTER TW B• BEST SOLUTION TO SHIFT INNER TW A BY 16 FEET

TOWARDS TW B• RESTRICT HEIGHT OF VEHICLES ON ROAD TO 14’• PROVIDES 15’ HORIZONTAL & 10’ VERTICAL

CLEARANCE• PROVIDES SAME DISTANCE FROM OUTER ENGINE TO

ROAD FOR JETBLAST (A380 VS. EXSTG. B747)• TAXIWAY CENTERLINE DEVIATION STUDIES

2) TAXIWAY – TAXIWAY SEPARATION• USE EQUATIONS IN APPENDIX 9 OF AC 150/5300-13 –

AVG. WINGSPAN (A380/ B747-400) PROVIDES 15% SAFETY BUFFER

• USE REAL-LIFE APPROACH – BOTH AIRCRAFT AT TW EDGE STILL PROVIDES 15 FT. CLEARANCE

RUNWAY TO TAXIWAY SEPARATION RUNWAY TO TAXIWAY SEPARATION MOSMOS

1) RUNWAY – TAXIWAY SEPARATION• A380 RESTRICTED FROM OPERATING ON CLOSER

TW B DUE TO TAIL HEIGHT PENETRATION TO OFZ & TERPS MISSED APPROACH SURFACE

• COLLISION RISK MODEL (CRM) PERFORMED FOR EACH RUNWAY OPERATIONAL CONFIGURATION

• THE CRM ESTABLISHED THE RESTRICTION AREAS FOR CAT I AND CAT II/III CONDITIONS

• RESTRICTIONS PART OF THE JFK A380 ATCT OPERATIONAL PLAN

JFK A380 ATCT JFK A380 ATCT OPERATIONAL OPERATIONAL

PLANPLAN

PREPARATION FOR A380 2007 VISITPREPARATION FOR A380 2007 VISIT PANYNJ DEVELOPED “SHORT-LIST” OF A380 TAXIING ROUTES DETAILED INVENTORY OF TW OBJECT FREE AREAS ACTIONS:

– REMOVED FENCE AT VAN WYCK TAXIWAY BRIDGE

– REMOVED PORTION OF JETBLAST FENCE AT TW C / ZA

– REMOVED RVSR VEHICLE SIGN BY HANGAR 19

– LOWERED WINDSOCK ON TW Q EVALUATED LOCATION OF AIRFIELD SIGNAGE, RELATIVE TO A380

ENGINES

– TAXIWAY SIGN HEIGHT RELATIVE TO TAXIWAY ELEV.

– RUNWAY DISTANCE REMAINING SIGNS ON 150 FT. WIDE RW

A380 ARRIVAL AT JFKA380 ARRIVAL AT JFK A380 FLEW FROM FRANKFURT TO JFK MAIDEN FLIGHT TO U.S. – MARCH 19, 2007 OPERATED BY AIRBUS W/ LUFTHANSA PERSONNEL 519 NON-REVENUE PASSENGERS MARCH 20TH TRIP FROM JFK TO CHICAGO O’HARE MARCH 21ST DEMO FLIGHT AND RETURN TO GERMANY SPECIAL FLIGHT STANDARDS AUTHORIZATION, REQUIRED

F.O.D. SWEEPS AND TAXIWAYS DEVOID OF AIRCRAFT (FOR 150’ WIDE RWS)

VIDEO FROM MARCH 2007 VISIT

JFK A380 VISIT FINDINGSJFK A380 VISIT FINDINGS TAXIWAY CENTERLINE DEVIATION – NON-ISSUE W/ CAMERA TURNING CAPABILITIES – JUDGEMENTAL OVERSTEERING EVALUATED AIRFIELD SIGN CLEARANCES/ IMPACTS

– TAXIWAY SIGNS– RUNWAY DISTANCE REMAINING SIGNS

EVALUATED EDGE LIGHTING/ RETROREFLECTORS– RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS– TAXIWAY EDGE LIGHTS– TAXIWAY RETROREFLECTIVE EDGE DELINEATORS

AIRCRAFT NOISE PERCEPTION TAKEOFF DISTANCE SUPRISING FOD CHECK DEMO FLIGHT LACKED “REAL-WORLD” AIRSPACE/ AIRFIELD

CONSTRAINTS

STATUS OF A380 AND FUTURE STATUS OF A380 AND FUTURE ACTIONSACTIONS

A380 HAD DESIGN AND PRODUCTION SCHEDULE SETBACKS FIRST COMMERCIAL FLIGHT BY EMIRATES TO JFK ON

OCTOBER 1, 2008 RUNWAY 13L GLIDESLOPE LOCATION OPTIONS:

– RELOCATE ANTENNA– REMOVE A380 ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES ON RW 31R AND

DEPARTURES ON RW 13L FROM PLAN– CONTINGENCY PLAN – SPECIAL HANDLING

INSTALL JETBLAST WARNING SIGNS ON ROADWAYS TAXIWAY BRIDGES – JETBLAST EVALUATIONS WIDEN RUNWAYS DURING REHABILITATIONS FINALIZE A380 OPERATIONAL PLAN

BOEING MET WITH THE PANYNJ & FAA LAST YEAR BOTH B747-8 INTERCONTINENTAL & FREIGHTER

VERSIONS AVAILABLE 18 ORDERS FOR THE B747-8F (CARGOLUX &

NIPPON) B747-8F EXPECTED TO BE IN SERVICE BY LATE 2009 B747-8 SEATS 467 PAX (3-CLASS) – 51 MORE SEATS

THAN THE B747-400 B747-8F HAS 16% MORE CARGO VOLUME THAN

B747-400

BOEING 747-8 OVERVIEWBOEING 747-8 OVERVIEW

BOEING 747-8 CHALLENGESBOEING 747-8 CHALLENGES SAME GROUP VI DESIGN CRITERIA ISSUES TO LESSER EXTENT COMPARED TO THE A380 DUE TO:

– SMALLER WINGSPAN– LOWER TAIL HEIGHT

LARGER AIRCRAFT LENGTH COULD BE AN ISSUE THOUGH FOR:

– TAXILANE OR SERVICE ROAD CLEARANCE BEHIND AIRCRAFT AT GATE (19 FT. LONGER THAN -400)

IMPACT POTENTIAL AT JFK DUE TO DESIRE FOR THE B747-8 TO UTILIZE ALL TAXIWAYS WITH LESS RESTRICTIONS

BOEING 747-8 MOSBOEING 747-8 MOS

SIMILAR REQUEST FOR MOS FOR SAME DESIGN STANDARDS

CURRENTLY UNDER FAA REVIEW

THANK YOU!THANK YOU!QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?

Mr. John R. Dermody, P.E.

Civil Engineer, Senior Program Manager

FAA - New York Airports District Office

600 Old Country Road – Suite 446

Garden City, NY 11530

(516) 227-3869, Fax (516) 227-3813

John.Dermody@faa.gov

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