PURPOSE: The National Guard Bureau (NGB) is proposing to temporarily relocate the Air National Guard (ANG) 187th Fighter Wing s (187 FW) F-16 aircraft from Montgomery Regional Airport (also known as Dannelly Field) in Montgomery, Alabama to Maxwell Air Force Base (AFB) in Montgomery, Alabama. The 187 FW currently flies and maintains 18 Primary Assigned Aircraft (PAA) and 6 Backup Aircraft Inventory (BAI) F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft. The arresting gear at Montgomery Regional Airport, where the 187 FW installation is located, requires upgrading, as it is operating under a waiver for insufficient length of tie-down, as regulated by United States Air Force (USAF) design standards in Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) 3-260-1, Airfield and Heliport Safety and Design. Portions of Runway 10/28, a 9,010- foot runway, would be closed during the upgrades to the arresting gear at Montgomery Regional Airport resulting in a temporary shortening of the existing runway to approximately 7,000 feet. Subsequently, the 187 FW would not be able to perform routine F-16 operations necessary to maintain current mission requirements as a result of the decrease in runway length. As a result, the 187 FW would temporarily need to conduct their F-16 operations elsewhere during construction of the new arresting gear. The USAF has determined that Maxwell AFB would be best suited for the 187 FW to temporarily relocate due to its close proximity to Montgomery Regional Airport. The purpose of this proposal is to ensure that the 187 FW is able to continue providing federal support to the United States (U.S.) and continue to support state missions as identified by the Governor of Alabama in the most efficient and cost effective manner possible.


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    Title :

    Final Environmental Assessment for Temporary Aircraft Relocation to Maxwell Air Force Base 187th Fighter Wing Montgomery Regional Airport Montgomery, Alabama


    Contributors:
    R. Dogan (author) / K. L. Bartz (author) / D. Broockmann (author) / J. Harshman (author) / E. Mertz (author) / T. Rudolph (author) / A. Stevens (author) / J. Thomas (author) / B. Wear (author) / V. Williford (author)

    Publication date :

    2012


    Size :

    135 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English