Maxwell AFB Mission Footprint
Mission activities conducted on and around Maxwell AFB and Gunter Annex can generate potential impacts on surrounding communities ’ areas if incompatible land uses develop . Examples of potential mission impacts on surrounding communities include noise and vibration from overhead flights and the risk of an aircraft accident . Conversely , the military mission is susceptible to hazards and other incompatibilities created by certain types of civilian development or activities , such as obstructions to airspace and frequency interference or location of noise sensitive uses in high noise zones . Understanding the overlapping spatial patterns of these compatibility zones , or “ mission footprint ” is essential for promoting compatible and informed land use decision making .
There are several elements that make up the mission footprint that extends outside the Maxwell AFB and Gunter Annex boundaries . These essential elements play a key role in the installation ’ s viability for sustaining current and future mission operations . These elements are listed below and described in more detail on the following pages .
Maxwell AFB Footprint Elements
• Accident Potential Zones
• Aircraft Noise Contours
• Military Notification Area
• Imaginary Surfaces
• Airfield Approach and Departure Flight Tracks
• Airspace
• Part 77 Vertical Obstruction Compliance
• Bird / Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard ( BASH ) Relevancy Area
Gunter Annex Footprint Elements
• Military Notification Area – Anti‐Terrorism / Force Protection Area
Accident Potential Zones Accident Potential Zones ( APZs ) per Air Force re assist military and community planners in plann compatible with airfield operations , thereby pro For a complete technical explanation of the APZ Profile of the Background Report . The APZs are
Runway 15 / 33 There are typically three safety zones that exten Clear Zone ( CZ ), APZ I , and APZ II . The CZ is the of the runway . At Maxwell AFB , the Runway 15 wide by 3,000 feet long . It is recommended tha the CZs unless it is a use that is needed for the s
The APZ I is an area beginning at the end of eac and a length of 5,000 feet . This area has a lowe therefore has less development restrictions rec area that begins at the end of each APZ I and m 7,000 feet long . The accident potential in this a with this , some additional development types a
Landing Zone 007 / 187 As illustrated on Figure 2 , the landing zone has APZ‐Landing Zone ( APZ‐LZ ). The landing zone ( L the LZ and measures an inner width of 135 feet centerline , and tapers out to a width of 250 fee extends out 500 feet along the extended LZ cen
The APZ‐ LZ for the LZ begins at the end of the C 250 feet on each side of the centerline for 2,50 LZ centerline . This area has a lower potential fo less restrictions recommended for developmen
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