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1999 PACAF AOF CONFERENCE YOKOTA AIR BASE RUNWAY OVERLAY PROJECT

1999 PACAF AOF CONFERENCE YOKOTA AIR BASE RUNWAY OVERLAY PROJECT. CAPT BRAD BAUGH, 374 OSS/OSAA. OVERVIEW. HISTORY MONTHLY RUNWAY CLOSURES CURRENT SCOPE OF PROJECT CONSTRUCTION PLAN OPERATIONAL PLAN CHALLENGES LESSONS LEARNED. YOKOTA AIR BASE. HISTORY.

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1999 PACAF AOF CONFERENCE YOKOTA AIR BASE RUNWAY OVERLAY PROJECT

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  1. 1999 PACAF AOF CONFERENCE YOKOTA AIR BASE RUNWAY OVERLAY PROJECT • CAPT BRAD BAUGH, 374 OSS/OSAA

  2. OVERVIEW • HISTORY • MONTHLY RUNWAY CLOSURES • CURRENT SCOPE OF PROJECT • CONSTRUCTION PLAN • OPERATIONAL PLAN • CHALLENGES • LESSONS LEARNED

  3. YOKOTA AIR BASE

  4. HISTORY • BASE WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1940/1 • U.S. TOOK OVER BASE IN 1945 • FIRST U.S. MAJOR CONSTRUCTION TO THE RUNWAY - 1956 • LAST MAJOR CONSTRUCTION IN 1992

  5. HISTORY • RECENT AIRFIELD PROJECTS • WEST RAMP EXPANSION - 1995 • FILLED IN STUB PARKING SPOTS • DISPERSAL 8 RECONSTRUCTED - 1997/8 • WIDENED DISPERSAL • ADDED C-9 PARKING RAMP • SLAB REPLACMENT AND SHOULDER WORK ON WEST SIDE TAXIWAYS - 1998/9

  6. MONTHLY RUNWAY CLOSURES • NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY OPERATIONS • TWO MAIN AVENUES OF WORK • CE SMALL REPAIRS • REQUIREMENTS CONTRACT

  7. MONTHLY RUNWAY CLOSURES • CE SMALL REPAIRS • “BUBBLE GUM” FIX • SET 45 • EPOXY

  8. MONTHLY RUNWAY CLOSURES • REQUIREMENTS CONTRACT • SLAB REPLACEMENT • JET CONCRETE

  9. MONTHLY RUNWAY CLOSURES • COMMUNICATION IS KEY • WEEKLY MEETINGS WITH CE • PRE/POST CLOSURE AIRFIELD INSPECTIONS • CHALLENGES • AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS • EXERCISES AND DV MOVEMENTS

  10. CURRENT SCOPE OF PROJECT • GOJ FUNDED PROJECT • 200 DAY PROJECT SLATED TO START OCT 00 • OVERLAY ENTIRE RUNWAY TO INCLUDE OVERRUNS • INSTALL NEW LIGHTING SYSTEMS • 20 PERCENT DESIGNED

  11. CONSTRUCTION PLAN • INJECT SUB-SURFACE OF RUNWAY • OVERLAY ONE HALF OF RUNWAY AT A TIME • GRINDING REQUIRED • ALTERNATE ROWS OF SLABS NORTH AND SOUTH DOWN RUNWAY • ALLOWS CONTRACTOR TO SET UP PAVERS ON NEW CONCRETE

  12. CONSTRUCTION PLAN 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1/2 RUNWAY CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCE

  13. CONSTRUCTION PLAN • HAUL ROUTES FROM OVERRUNS • CONCRETE DELIVERED FROM OFF BASE

  14. OPERATIONAL PLAN • C-130, C-17, C-21 AND HELICOPTER OPERATIONS • HALF RUNWAY OPERATIONS • 4500 FEET OF USABLE RUNWAY • BLAST FENCE AT MID-FIELD • DISPLACED THRESHOLD • ILS INOPERATIVE

  15. OPERATIONAL PLAN • HALF RUNWAY OPERATIONS CONT • DEPART AWAY FROM FENCE • ARRIVE OVER FENCE

  16. OPERATIONAL PLAN • EAST PARALLEL RUNWAY • C-130 AND C-21 OPERATIONS • 6000’ LENGTH, 100’ WIDTH • TACAN APPROACHES

  17. CHALLENGES • CULTURAL • COMMUNICATION • LANGUAGE • INTERPRETING U.S. REGULATORY GUIDANCE • JAPANESE VS U.S. PATIENCE • FISCAL YEAR OFFSET

  18. CHALLENGES • CONTINGENCY - 5027 SCENARIO • RECONSTITUTE THE RUNWAY • REQUEST 9000’ FEET IN 7 DAYS • TPFDD FLOW EFFECT

  19. CHALLENGES • OPERATIONAL • SAFETY IS PARAMOUNT • FENCE AT MID-FIELD • OBSTACLES AND CLIMB GRADIENT ON EAST PARALLEL RUNWAY • PILOT EXPERIENCE LEVEL

  20. CHALLENGES • AIRFIELD OPERATIONS • WAIVER PACKAGE FOR EAST PARALLEL RUNWAY • ENSURING DESIGN MEETS SPECIFICATIONS • TEMPORARY LIGHTING AND MARKING • FOD PROBLEMS • NOTAMS

  21. LESSONS LEARNED • CLEARLY DEFINE REQUIREMENTS • NICE TO HAVES MAY NOT BE JUSTIFIABLE • CENTRAL POINT OF CONTACT • COMMUNICATE CLEARLY • CONTINUITY • CE NEEDS TO LEARN THEIR AFIs • NOTHING NEW

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