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San Bruno City Council Meeting April 22, 2014
4d. SFO Presentation Regarding Planned Closure of Two Runways
B
Thank
You
Mara
rain
and
vice
mayor
Medina
councilmembers
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
speak
with
you
tonight.
My
name
is
Doug
Yakel
on
the
public
information
officer
at
the
airport
and
I'm
also
joined
tonight
by
our
abelian
who's,
a
member
of
our
airports,
noise,
abatement
group
and
I
just
wanted
to
take
a
couple
minutes
to
brief
the
council
on
some
upcoming
runway
project
this
summer.
B
Essentially,
the
closure
of
two
of
our
four
runways
for
runway
construction
and
really
I
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
what
it
is,
why
we're
doing
it
and
how
this
might
affect
San
Bruno
during
the
period
of
the
closure,
all
right
just
for
a
quick
overview
to
get
our
bearings
here.
San
Francisco
Airport
has
a
total
of
four
runways.
You
can
see
highway
101
on
the
left
and
orange
and
the
way
that
we
typically
use
these
four
runways.
B
These
are
labeled
according
to
their
magnetic
compass
heading,
so
runways,
28,
left
and
28
right
are
typically
used
for
landing.
Those
are
the
flights
to
see
coming
over
the
San
Bruno
or
the
san
mateo
bridge
towards
the
airport
for
landing.
We
typically
use
those
for
landing
and
we
use
these
other
runways,
one
left
and
one
right
for
departures.
These
are
the
flights
that
you
see
taking
off
towards
oakland.
B
This
project
is
to
install
what
we
call
runway
safety
areas
and
simply
define
these
are
safety
zones
that
surround
the
end
of
each
runway,
they're
designed
to
prevent
an
aircraft
that
might
have
an
aborted
takeoff
or
overrun
the
runway
during
takeoff
or
landing
to
provide
an
extra
margin
of
safety.
This
really
began
through
a
series
of
high-profile
incidents
at
other
airports
around
the
u.s..
B
This
is
a
federally
mandated
program.
It
applies
to
about
the
40
largest
airports
around
the
US,
including
SFO.
This
mandate
requires
that
all
airports
complete
their
work,
complete
the
installation
of
these
runway
safety
areas
by
2015.
We've
already
completed
work
on
two
of
our
four
runways,
so
the
primary
runways
we
use
for
landing
have
been
completed.
This
final
phase
is
going
to
focus
on
those
two
runways
we
use
mainly
for
departures.
B
So
in
terms
of
phases,
the
FAA
provided
airports
essentially
two
different
opportunities
to
accomplish
the
mandate.
One
was
to
increase
the
threshold
through
raw
distance,
so
in
other
words,
if
you
had
enough
real
estate
to
add
another
thousand
feet
of
space
to
your
runway,
that
was
one
way
to
accomplish
the
objective
and
that's
how
we
did
it
for
28
left
and
28
right
now.
As
you
know,
we've
got
a
little
bit
of
a
facility
constraint
on
these
other
runways.
B
We've
got
highway,
101
on
one
end
and
the
bay
on
the
other
end,
so
we
really
weren't
able
to
increase
the
distance
by
a
thousand
feet,
so
the
FA
also
gave
us
the
opportunity
to
install
what's
called
engineered
material,
arresting
system
or
e
mass
best
analogy.
I
can
use.
This
is
similar
to
a
runaway
truck
ramp,
and
this
is
what
we're
going
to
be
installing
on
these
two
runways
this
coming
summer.
This
is
a
great
picture
right
here
of
an
email
system
that
was
used
successfully
at
an
airport
in
West
Virginia.
B
It's
essentially
a
cellular
block
like
material
installed
at
the
end
of
the
runway.
It's
strong
enough
to
stand
on
strong
enough
to
drive
a
fire
truck
onto,
but
under
the
weight
of
an
aircraft
that
collapses
predictably
and
allows
the
nose
gear
and
the
main
gear
of
the
aircraft
to
gently
sink
into
the
sandy
like
material.
So
you
can
see
in
this
photo
how
it
was
used
successfully
to
safely
bring
an
aircraft
to
a
stop,
and
this
is
what
we're
going
to
be.
B
Installing
this
summer,
we've
been
meeting
with
the
FAA
and
all
of
the
airlines
at
SFO
to
look
at
a
variety
of
different
options
on
how
to
get
this
work
done.
We
looked
at
closing
the
runways
one
at
a
time.
Looked
at
some
different
delays
scenarios.
We
determined
that
installing
it
one
at
a
time
would
actually
increase
the
amount
of
flight
delays
that
we
would
see
at
San
Francisco.
B
So
then,
we
looked
at
the
opportunity
of
maybe
shortening
the
runway
and
continuing
to
use
a
portion
of
it,
but
that
would
take
at
least
six
months
to
complete
we'd
have
flights
operating
over
an
active
construction
site
which
we
didn't
like
from
a
safety
perspective,
and
not
all
of
those
flights
could
use
those
short
and
runways.
So
the
option
that
was
agreed
upon
was
to
close
both
of
these
runways.
B
At
the
same
time,
simultaneously,
it's
a
safest,
most
efficient
option
gets
the
work
done
in
the
shortest
amount
of
time
three
to
four
months,
during
which
time
all
of
our
flights,
both
arrivals
and
departures,
are
going
to
use
runways,
28
left
and
28
right.
We've
done
a
lot
of
lead-up
work
already
in
order
to
minimize
the
amount
of
time
that
we
have
to
have
these
two
runways
closed.
B
We're
planning
to
begin
the
closure
on
May,
seventeenth
and
the
plan
is
to
run
it
for
a
period
of
about
four
months,
so
that
will
take
us
into
early
September.
We
do
have
provisions
in
place
with
the
contract
to
provide
an
incentive
to
get
this
work
done
sooner
and
the
crews
will
be
working
twenty-four/seven
to
get
it
done.
So
we've
got
the
opportunity
to
get
it
done
late
in
August.
B
That
would
be
terrific,
the
sooner
the
better
now,
a
common
question
that
comes
up
at
this
point
is
your
closing
two
of
your
runways
you're
going
to
operate
all
of
your
other
flights
on
the
remaining
two.
Has
it
ever
been
done
before
and
the
reality
is
we
actually
operate
with
two
runways,
all
the
time,
in
fact
we're
operating
with
two
runways
only
right
now
as
we
speak,
we
use
two
runways
regularly
anytime.
We
get
windy
conditions
and
so
that's
very
common
for
us.
B
We
still
get
that
summertime
June
gloom,
some
fog
that
could
cause
delays,
but
when
the
weather
is
good,
we're
not
expecting
arrival
delays.
The
area
we're
really
focused
on
is
on
the
departures,
because
the
runways,
we're
closing,
are
typically
used
for
departing
traffic,
we're
now
shifting
that
traffic
over
to
the
arrival
runway.
So
what
we're
really
focused
on
is
addressing
the
potential
for
departure
delays
during
peak
demand
periods.
This
is
a
look
at
a
preliminary
flight
scheduled
for
this
summer,
and
you
can
see.
B
There's
really
three
periods
during
the
day
when
there
is
a
potential
for
some
departure:
lais,
that's
9,
11am
and
1pm
in
the
afternoon,
and
that's
a
period
where
our
capacity
or
I
should
say
our
demand
exceeds
our
capacity.
So
in
terms
of
mitigating
that
we've
already
had
the
FAA
review
and
approve
the
flight
schedules
to
reduce
the
amount
of
traffic
growth
that
was
going
to
happen
the
summer.
Originally,
the
airline's
wanted
to
grow
schedules
by
about
five
percent
they're,
actually
only
going
to
grow
it
by
about
two
percent
this
summer.
B
Because
of
that
we're
also
using
a
new
procedure
from
the
FAA
called
closely
spaced.
Parallel
runways
we've
been
using
this
since
last
September.
This
essentially
makes
more
efficient
use
of
those
two
parallel
runways
that
we're
going
to
be
using
and,
lastly,
we're
going
to
be
implementing
what
we
call
the
departure
management
system.
This
has
been
used
at
JFK
Airport
for
several
years
now
they
used
it
during
their
runway
closures.
Best
analogy,
I
can
use
it's
like
metering
lights,
going
on
to
a
freeway.
B
It
assigns
each
departing
flight
a
slot
at
the
gate
so
that
when
it
does
push
back,
it
doesn't
wait
at
the
end
of
the
and
end
of
the
runway
for
takeoff
airlines
like
this
too,
because
they
burn
less
fuel
using
this
process.
So
this
is
good
for
the
environment
as
well.
I
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
effect
that
this
runway
closure
is
going
to
have
on
flight
patterns.
So
let's
take
a
look
at
a
typical
day
at
SFO
and
the
way
that
aircraft
are
routed
so
with
both
of
those
runways
open.
B
Typically,
here's
how
aircraft
are
routed
flights
that
are
going
to
the
Midwest
Europe
and
the
East
Coast
launch
off
of
those
go
over
the
bay
and
north
towards
their
destinations
and
then
on
a
date,
and
we
have
the
Southern
California
traffic
that
launched
off
of
these
runways
make
a
left
turn
over
Brisbane
and
head
down
the
peninsula.
You
also
have
Asia
traffic
and
traffic
to
Hawaii,
launching
straight
off,
going
through
the
San
Bruno
gap,
using
what
we
call
the
gap
departure.
So
this
is
a
typical
configuration
today
when
we
close
these
runways.
B
We've
been
working
with
airlines
to
talk
about
the
importance
of
following
these
patterns
closely
in
terms
of
evening
operations.
I
want
to
talk
about
how
airlines
schedule
their
flights
and
what
you
can
expect,
especially
after
10pm.
So
typically,
what
you
see
is
Southern
California
traffic,
the
way
that
airline
schedule
it
tends
to
wind
down
around
9pm.
So
that's
really
the
first
thing
to
go.
B
You
do
have
a
handful
of
flights
to
Asia
in
the
evening,
but
really
what
you're
left
with
after
10pm
are
those
red
eye
flights,
those
transcontinental
flights
from
the
west
coast
going
to
places
like
New,
York,
Boston
and
Washington
DC.
So
that's
really.
The
last
piece
to
wind
down
and
that's
again,
east
of
Highway
101
key
points
here,
number
one.
This
is
a
program
all
about
safety.
Runway
safety
areas
improve
the
margin
of
safety
for
pilots
that
are
landing
or
taking
off,
as
I
mentioned,
we're
a
little
space
constraint
at
SFO.
B
So
we
really
had
to
find
a
solution
that
existed
within
our
current
Airport
footprint.
We
weren't
able
to
expand
out
into
the
bay
in
any
way,
as
I
mentioned
during
good
weather,
we're
not
expecting
arrival
delays.
The
potential
is
there
for
some
departure
delays,
but
we
expect
to
mitigate
that
through
this
departure
management
system,
that
JFK
airports
been
using
and
again
we're
about.
Sixty-Six
percent
of
the
market
share
in
terms
of
the
bay
area,
airports.
We
want
to
retain
that
advantage
and
again
we
really
want
to
make
this
as
transparent
as
possible
for
our
customers.
B
B
Really
it's
going
to
be
increased
frequency
more
than
increased
noise
levels
because
the
traffic
that's
going
to
be
added
into
the
mix.
It's
not
additional
747s,
it's
small
commuter
type
of
aircraft
regional
jets.
These
are
newer,
quieter
aircraft.
They
tend
to
climb
faster
than
these
larger
jets.
So
you
will
probably
expect
to
see
an
increase
in
aircraft
frequency
during
the
daytime
hours,
not
so
much.
Noise
levels.
A
B
I,
don't
we
don't
expect
to
have
a
large
amount
of
construction
related
noise
at
night
time,
they're,
essentially
going
to
be
working
on
both
ends
of
the
runways,
one
left
and
one
right,
I
think
what
you
could
expect
is
if
you're
driving
along
Highway
101
during
the
nighttime
hours,
you're,
probably
going
to
see
a
lot
of
floodlights
at
that
end,
they're
shining
light
and
the
construction
areas,
but
we
don't
anticipate
a
great
deal
of
overnight
pile
driving
or
anything.
That's
going
to
generate
noise
in
the
community.
Yeah
I
read.
A
B
We'll
make
sure
that
our
noise
abatement
page
is
current
and
the
other
thing
that
we're
going
to
do
next
week
is
we're
actually
going
to
be
sending
out
a
mailer
to
the
residents
that
reside
under
these
flight
paths.
So
that
would
include
residents
in
san
bruno
South,
San,
Francisco,
Pacifica
and
daly
city
to
advise
them
that
this
is
coming
and
to
notify
them
about
resources
that
are
available
to
report.
A
noise
complaint.
Okay,.