Join us for a virtual public meeting to learn about the Homer Airport Improvements project and provide your input. Questions submitted prior to the meeting are encouraged. A Q&A session following the presentation will feature questions submitted prior to the meeting.
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
To join the meeting, go to: http://dot.alaska.gov/creg/homerairport

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF), in cooperation with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), is soliciting comments and input on a proposal to rehabilitate and improve the Homer Airport and associated airport facilities. Preliminary engineering and environmental assessment activities began in fall 2020 and will continue in 2021. The DOT&PF is considering the following improvements:

• Rehabilitate Runway 04/22 and reduce width from 150 feet to 100 feet with paved shoulders
• Rehabilitate portions of Taxiways A, B, and D, and the General Aviation (GA) Apron
• Rehabilitate Runway Safety Areas
• Expand and pave the gravel tie-down area at the east end of the GA Apron
• Remove a portion of Taxiway D and reconstruct as a service road
• Construct new taxiway turnaround at the east end of the runway
• Place excess excavated material (if any) to construct embankment for portions of future parallel Taxiway H
• Construct new one-lane, gravel-surface perimeter service road and connectors
• Remove terrain obstructions penetrating the runway Object Free Area (OFA)
• Replace runway and taxiway edge lighting
• Replace existing Visual Approach Slope Indicators (VASI) with Precision Approach Path Indicators (PAPI) for both runway ends
• Improve drainage, including replacing culverts, ditch grading, and reconstructing the Lampert Lake outfall
• Apply dust palliative to unpaved surfaces as necessary
• Clear and grub vegetation
• Adjust utilities, if required

For any questions on how to connect to the meeting, please email Owen Means at omeans@hdlalaska.com. If you have any questions or require additional information about the project, please contact Matthew Hansen, P.E., Project Manager, at 269-0602 or matthew.hansen@alaska.gov.

This proposed project will comply with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act; Executive Orders: 11990 (Wetlands Protection), 11988 (Floodplain Protection), 12898 (Environmental Justice), 11593 (Historic Preservation), 13084 (Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments), the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, and U.S. DOT Act Section 4(f).

It is the policy of the DOT&PF that no person shall be excluded from participation in, or be denied benefits of any and all programs or activities we provide based on race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status, ability, or national origin, regardless of the funding source including Federal Transit Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Highway Administration and State of Alaska Funds.

The DOT&PF complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Individuals with a hearing impairment can contact DOT&PF at our Telephone Device for the Deaf (TDD) at (907) 269-0473.