The 533-acre Jackson Hole Airport is entirely within the boundaries of Grand Teton National Park. The Jackson Hole Airport Board operates the airport under a 1983 agreement with the U.S. Department of the Interior. The agreement must be renewed to provide the airport with continued eligibility for Federal Aviation Administration funding beyond April 2013. The proposed action would be an administrative action and would not involve construction or development of any facilities. This environmental impact statement considered two alternatives for the agreement: Alternative 1: No Action: The airport would not be eligible for Federal Aviation Administration funding after April 2013, but would continue operations under the 1983 agreement. When the agreement expired in April 2033, the airport would be closed and the site would be restored to natural conditions. Alternative 2: Preferred Alternative: The existing agreement would be extended for two 10-year terms, until April 2053, and the commitment to reduce airport impacts would be strengthened. The alternatives were considered for their effects on natural soundscape; visitor use and experience; air quality; visual quality and dark skies; water quality and hydrology; wildlife and their habitats, including special concern, threatened, and endangered species; park and airport operations; public health and safety; socioeconomics; and surface and air transportation.


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    Title :

    Jackson Hole Airport Agreement Extension, Final Environmental Impact Statement


    Publication date :

    2010


    Size :

    744 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English