Gustavus Airport EA
The Gustavus Airport is located approximately 40 miles east of Juneau on a peninsula off the Southeast Alaska mainland in Gustavus, Alaska. The purpose of the Gustavus Airport Runway Safety Area (RSA) Improvement project is to enhance safety at Gustavus Airport by bringing the airport up to FAA standards to the maximum extent practicable.
An RSA enhances the safety for airplanes that undershoot, overrun, or veer off the runway. It also provides greater accessibility for fire-fighting and rescue equipment during such incidents.
The Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF), in cooperation with the FAA, proposes to complete the following:
- Expand the RSA for runway 11/29 to meet FAA standards and ensure a safe operating runway, and
- Realign drainage ditches and reroute an adjacent stream to accommodate the expanded RSA.
