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Buckeye presents airport master plan recommending new crosswind runway and long-range development
Summary
City of Buckeye aviation staff and consultants presented a federal-compliant airport master plan and long-range development recommendations at the Sept. 16 council workshop, including runway and landside expansions.
City of Buckeye aviation staff and consultants presented an airport master plan and an appended long-range airport development plan at the Sept. 16 council workshop, showing staged airside and landside projects the city says would make the airport eligible for federal funding and support future commercial, cargo and military activity.
Scott Gray, the city’s Aviation Director, told council the master plan follows Federal Aviation Administration guidance and outlines a 20-year capital plan and the airport layout plan that supports eligibility for FAA and state grants. “The purpose is to identify projects that are eligible for federal funds,” Gray said.
The draft airport layout plan included these principal recommendations and findings:
- Runway and airside changes: The existing primary runway (Runway 17/35) would remain and is shown with a northward extension of about 1,800 feet in the plan; the study also identifies an east–west crosswind runway, Runway 10/28, with an initial planning length…
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