WELCOME! Public Informational Meeting November 12, 2003

WELCOME!Public Informational

MeetingNovember 12, 2003

Auxiliary Field #1 Auxiliary Field #1 Joint Land Use StudyJoint Land Use Study

BACKGROUND

Auxiliary Field #1Auxiliary Field #1Joint Land Use StudyJoint Land Use Study

Auxiliary Field #1 Joint Land Use StudyAuxiliary Field #1 Joint Land Use Study

THE ARIZONA MILITARY REGIONAL COMPATIBILITY PROJECT

Statewide endeavor – airports, Statewide endeavor – airports, installations, installations, and the Goldwater Rangeand the Goldwater Range Department of Defense JLUS grantDepartment of Defense JLUS grant Western Maricopa County/Luke AFB was Western Maricopa County/Luke AFB was

phase one, Davis-Monthan AFB, phase one, Davis-Monthan AFB, Auxiliary Auxiliary Field #1 and others are phase Field #1 and others are phase twotwo State’s role as convener to engage all State’s role as convener to engage all parties parties and cross jurisdictional and cross jurisdictional boundariesboundaries


PRIMARY PROJECT OBJECTIVE

““This Project is an undertaking of This Project is an undertaking of statewide impact designed to find statewide impact designed to find resolutions to land use resolutions to land use compatibility and encroachment compatibility and encroachment issues through collaborative effort issues through collaborative effort and strong implementation.”and strong implementation.”


WHO IS INVOLVED? State of Arizona, Department of State of Arizona, Department of CommerceCommerce Department of Defense, Office of Department of Defense, Office of Economic Economic AdjustmentAdjustment City of Surprise and Maricopa CountyCity of Surprise and Maricopa County Luke Air Force BaseLuke Air Force Base Policy Advisory Committee (PAC)Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) Stakeholders and PublicStakeholders and Public Consultant Team (Parsons)Consultant Team (Parsons)

56th FIGHTER WING

AUX 1 OPERATIONS

Mike Hanson, Planner56FW/CVECommunity Initiatives Team

56 FW56 FWMISSION STATEMENTMISSION STATEMENT

“Train America’s Finest Pilots and Maintainers.Deploy Mission Ready Warfighters”

F-16 PILOT PRODUCTIONF-16 PILOT PRODUCTION

• Replenish CAF with over 800 trained F-16 Pilots this fiscal year– Instruments– Air to Air Tactics– Air to Ground Operations– Night Systems Qualifications

• 175 avg. daily student load – 9 Courses / 40 Tracks– Basic / Transition / Instructor Use Aux– 944 FW / Continuation Training

INSTRUMENT APPROACHES

• TACAN (Tactical Air Navigation) – Non Precision– Course guidance only – no glide path

• ILS (Instrument Landing System) – Precision– Course and glide path

• PAR (Precision Approach Radar) – Precision– Aux-1 has one of just a few PARs in CONUS– Common recovery method in theater

AUX-1 APPROACHES

TRANSITION AIRSPACE

AUX 1•15 miles NW of Luke AFB – activated 1 Jul 1941•12,000 operations annually / 27 per O&M day

This electro n ic c opy of the Luk e AF B A uxilia r y 1 a irfie ld no is e c ont ours has be en cr ea ted in A uto C AD bas ed upo n th e 1 98 5 AIC U Z st udy . Th is electro n ic v ers io n w a s ac com pli she d b y translating th e h ard c opy o f the 198 5 d a ta , w h ich conta ine d n o g eograph ica l r eference s su ch as long it ude an d la titu de , i n to this electr on ic fo rm at.

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AUX-1 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

ILS APPROACH VIDEO

AUX-1 ILS

AUX-1 PAR

SUMMARY

• AUX-1 AND ENVIRONS ARE VITAL TO LUKE TRAINING MISSION

• FUTURE MISSIONS / AIRCRAFT POSSIBLE

• DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA IS BECOMING A FACTOR

• AUX-1 TRAFFIC CAN’T BE ABSORBED ELSEWHERE

AUXILIARY FIELD #1 JLUS

Auxiliary Field #1Auxiliary Field #1Joint Land Use StudyJoint Land Use Study


STUDY AREA


COMPATIBILITY CRITERIA Avoid concentrations of people Avoid concentrations of people exposed exposed to noise and safety hazardsto noise and safety hazards Noise Criteria: Noise Criteria:

Limit exposure of people and noise-Limit exposure of people and noise-sensitive sensitive activities to high noise levelsactivities to high noise levels

Safety Criteria:Safety Criteria: Limit concentrations of people and safety-Limit concentrations of people and safety-

sensitive activities in areas of sensitive activities in areas of highest highest probable accident impact probable accident impact


STUDY DIRECTION / RECOMMENDATIONS

Surprise General Plan Amendment Surprise General Plan Amendment is basis for defining compatible land is basis for defining compatible land use around Auxiliary Field #1; City is use around Auxiliary Field #1; City is proceeding with review/adoption of proceeding with review/adoption of GP Amendment.GP Amendment. Luke Air Force Base will proceed Luke Air Force Base will proceed with updated noise study for future with updated noise study for future Auxiliary Field #1 operations. Auxiliary Field #1 operations.



Recommend that State law be revised Recommend that State law be revised to allow counties to manage growth to allow counties to manage growth and development in the same way as and development in the same way as cities.cities. Maricopa County to maintain current Maricopa County to maintain current planned land use and zoning around planned land use and zoning around Auxiliary Field #1 until annexed by City Auxiliary Field #1 until annexed by City of Surprise or until County of Surprise or until County Comprehensive Plan and zoning Comprehensive Plan and zoning revised to more compatible use.revised to more compatible use.



Provide compatible land uses that Provide compatible land uses that will support Auxiliary Field #1 with will support Auxiliary Field #1 with successor aircraft, and recognize that successor aircraft, and recognize that mission may change, involving mission may change, involving takeoffs / landings at the Field.takeoffs / landings at the Field.



Define a “Vicinity Box” for Auxiliary Define a “Vicinity Box” for Auxiliary Field #1, and recommend that Field #1, and recommend that notification be required consistent notification be required consistent with provisions for other military with provisions for other military airports.airports. Define APZs at both ends of the Define APZs at both ends of the Auxiliary Field #1 runway.Auxiliary Field #1 runway.



Recommend that an ongoing body Recommend that an ongoing body be designated to address ongoing be designated to address ongoing land use coordination and land use coordination and implementation issues for Auxiliary implementation issues for Auxiliary Field #1 – possibly as a Field #1 – possibly as a subcommittee of the Luke West subcommittee of the Luke West Valley Council.Valley Council.


LANTIRN pattern is to be relocated no LANTIRN pattern is to be relocated no later than December ’04 to an unknown later than December ’04 to an unknown location; Luke Air Force Base LAFB to location; Luke Air Force Base LAFB to pursue analysis for LANTIRN operations pursue analysis for LANTIRN operations as part of future studies.as part of future studies.



NEXT STEPS Develop Implementation StrategiesDevelop Implementation Strategies Draft JLUS ReportDraft JLUS Report Final JLUS ReportFinal JLUS Report Begin ImplementationBegin Implementation Ongoing CoordinationOngoing Coordination


TO STAY INVOLVED NewsletterNewsletter CommentsComments

Comment CardsComment Cards E-Mail ([email protected])E-Mail ([email protected])

Web SiteWeb Site www.azcommerce.com/CommunityPlanning/Compatibility Draft JLUS ReportDraft JLUS Report

http://www.azcommerce.com/CommunityPlanning/Compatibility


THANK YOU – WE APPRECIATE

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WELCOME! Public Informational Meeting November 12, 2003

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