2008 FAA EASTERN REGION AIRPORTS ANNUAL HERSHEY CONFERENCE ACCOMMODATING DESIGN GROUP VI (NEW LARGE AIRCRAFT) AT JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 2008 FAA EASTERN REGION AIRPORTS ANNUAL HERSHEY CONFERENCE ACCOMMODATING DESIGN GROUP VI (NEW LARGE AIRCRAFT) AT JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Presented by: John R. Dermody, P.E. Civil Engineer, Senior Program Manager Federal Aviation Administration New York Airports District Office

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PANYNJ’S PLANS TO ACCOMMODATE A NEW LARGE AIRCRAFT (NLA) l ORIGINALLY, BOTH BOEING AND AIRBUS WERE IN CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT OF A NLA l BOEING TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED THEIR PROGRAM – AIRBUS CONTINUED FORWARD l AIRBUS PRODUCT BECAME THE A380 l THERE ARE 165 FIRM ORDERS FROM 15 CUSTOMERS FOR THE A380 l AT LEAST SIX A380 CUSTOMERS TO UTILIZE JFK l ESTIMATED 3-4 FLIGHTS/ DAY INCREASING TO 20 FLIGHTS/DAY IN 5+ YEARS FOR THE A380 l RECENTLY, BOEING ALSO ANNOUNCED THEIR NLA B747-8

AIRBUS A380 OVERVIEW l 1.23M LBS. MTOW l 525 PAX (3-CLASS)

CHALLENGES ACCOMMODATING THE A380 l LARGE WINGSPAN –TAXIING CLEARANCE –JET BLAST –REQUIRES LARGER OFZ l TALL TAIL HEIGHT –ISSUE FOR CLOSE PARALLEL TAXIWAYS l WEIGHT –TAXIWAY BRIDGES –PAVEMENT STRENGTH l TERMINAL GATES –DUAL JET BRIDGES –GATE SPACE l APPROACH/ DEPARTURE SEPARATIONS –LARGER IN-TRAIL SEPARATONS REQUIRED l MISNOMERS – NOISIER AIRCRAFT, LARGER PAVEMENT FILLETS & LONGER RUNWAYS NEEDED

MODIFICATIONS OF DESIGN STANDARDS (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 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 SEPARATIONS

TAXIWAY CLEARANCE MOS 1)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/ – AVG. WINGSPAN (A380/ B ) PROVIDES 15% SAFETY BUFFER USE REAL-LIFE APPROACH – BOTH AIRCRAFT AT TW EDGE STILL PROVIDES 15 FT. CLEARANCE

RUNWAY TO TAXIWAY SEPARATION MOS 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 OPERATIONAL PLAN

PREPARATION FOR A VISIT l PANYNJ DEVELOPED “SHORT-LIST” OF A380 TAXIING ROUTES l DETAILED INVENTORY OF TW OBJECT FREE AREAS l 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 l 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 JFK l A380 FLEW FROM FRANKFURT TO JFK l MAIDEN FLIGHT TO U.S. – MARCH 19, 2007 l OPERATED BY AIRBUS W/ LUFTHANSA PERSONNEL l 519 NON-REVENUE PASSENGERS l MARCH 20 TH TRIP FROM JFK TO CHICAGO O’HARE l MARCH 21 ST DEMO FLIGHT AND RETURN TO GERMANY l SPECIAL FLIGHT STANDARDS AUTHORIZATION, REQUIRED F.O.D. SWEEPS AND TAXIWAYS DEVOID OF AIRCRAFT (FOR 150’ WIDE RWS)

l VIDEO FROM MARCH 2007 VISIT

JFK A380 VISIT FINDINGS l TAXIWAY CENTERLINE DEVIATION – NON-ISSUE W/ CAMERA l TURNING CAPABILITIES – JUDGEMENTAL OVERSTEERING l EVALUATED AIRFIELD SIGN CLEARANCES/ IMPACTS –TAXIWAY SIGNS –RUNWAY DISTANCE REMAINING SIGNS l EVALUATED EDGE LIGHTING/ RETROREFLECTORS –RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS –TAXIWAY EDGE LIGHTS –TAXIWAY RETROREFLECTIVE EDGE DELINEATORS l AIRCRAFT NOISE PERCEPTION l TAKEOFF DISTANCE SUPRISING l FOD CHECK l DEMO FLIGHT LACKED “REAL-WORLD” AIRSPACE/ AIRFIELD CONSTRAINTS

STATUS OF A380 AND FUTURE ACTIONS l A380 HAD DESIGN AND PRODUCTION SCHEDULE SETBACKS l FIRST COMMERCIAL FLIGHT BY EMIRATES TO JFK ON OCTOBER 1, 2008 l 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 l INSTALL JETBLAST WARNING SIGNS ON ROADWAYS l TAXIWAY BRIDGES – JETBLAST EVALUATIONS l WIDEN RUNWAYS DURING REHABILITATIONS l FINALIZE A380 OPERATIONAL PLAN

l BOEING MET WITH THE PANYNJ & FAA LAST YEAR l BOTH B747-8 INTERCONTINENTAL & FREIGHTER VERSIONS AVAILABLE l 18 ORDERS FOR THE B747-8F (CARGOLUX & NIPPON) l B747-8F EXPECTED TO BE IN SERVICE BY LATE 2009 l B747-8 SEATS 467 PAX (3-CLASS) – 51 MORE SEATS THAN THE B l B747-8F HAS 16% MORE CARGO VOLUME THAN B BOEING OVERVIEW

BOEING CHALLENGES l SAME GROUP VI DESIGN CRITERIA ISSUES l TO LESSER EXTENT COMPARED TO THE A380 DUE TO: –SMALLER WINGSPAN –LOWER TAIL HEIGHT l LARGER AIRCRAFT LENGTH COULD BE AN ISSUE THOUGH FOR: –TAXILANE OR SERVICE ROAD CLEARANCE BEHIND AIRCRAFT AT GATE (19 FT. LONGER THAN -400) l IMPACT POTENTIAL AT JFK DUE TO DESIRE FOR THE B747-8 TO UTILIZE ALL TAXIWAYS WITH LESS RESTRICTIONS

BOEING MOS l SIMILAR REQUEST FOR MOS FOR SAME DESIGN STANDARDS l CURRENTLY UNDER FAA REVIEW

THANK YOU! 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 (516) , Fax (516) Presented By: