Airport Business - 20

PAINTING & STRIPING
AUTHOR Joe Petrie

'From Design to Line'

Proper planning and equipment can improve your airfield painting plans.
ST. LOUIS Downtown Airport (CPS) in Cahokia, Ill.,
repainted all its runway intersections for a new
enhanced centerline painting scheme in 2019. All
surface painted signs were obliterated and replaced,
and two intersections were completely relocated
away from the runway, requiring more obliteration
and painting.
The project was planned with the
Illinois Department of Transportation
(IDOT) for state funding to bring all the
markings current with Advisory Circular
150/5340-1M
Specif ically, the airport had to
address the size and dimensions of
surface painted signs, which are different
depending on the width of the taxiway;
the requirements for the number of

surface painted signs per intersection; and
the ref lective beads that are embedded
in the paint.
The project was bid with professional
painters because existing paint proved
difficult for the airport staff to remove
This approach saved time and allowed for
the project to be completed faster.
"We value the col laborative
partnership with IDOT and the FAA

St. Louis Downtown Airport obliterated and replaced
surface painted signs and two intersections were
completely relocated away from the runway.
LEE HARRIS

20 \ AIRPORTBUSINESS / APRIL 2020

for funding of this project, which brings
us into compliance with the latest
standards and enables our airport to
continue to meet the needs of our users
and the industry," said Mary Lamie,
executive vice president - multi modal
enterprises for Bi-State Development,
which owns and operates St. Louis
Downtown Airport.

Big Changes in Painting
Airfield marking standards have changed
drastically in the past year. The FAA
implemented a minimum ref lectivity
standard in December 2018 and in May,
it released a set of rules that included
language saying how workers involved
in airfield markings should be trained.
Mike Speidel, vice president of
Sightline Inc., said his company gave



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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Airport Business

Inside the Fence - Covid 19: Support Your Local Airport
Industry Update
MSP Takes on Winter
Mission Critical: Keep Military Aviation Airborne
'From Design to Line'
Ready and Able
Airport Guru - 30 Years After ANCA: Can Airports Live with New Community-Imposed Noise Restrictions?
Legal Matters: Does a Tenant Have Any Remedies when the Minimum Standards Are Amended and Compliance is Impossible or Impracticable?
Contracts 101: A Brief Field Guide for the Uninitiated
Use the Power of Data to Keep Runways Clear During Winter Weather
Product Profile: There's Snow Business Like Snow Business
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Airport Business - Inside the Fence - Covid 19: Support Your Local Airport
Airport Business - Industry Update
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Airport Business - MSP Takes on Winter
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Airport Business - Mission Critical: Keep Military Aviation Airborne
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Airport Business - Airport Guru - 30 Years After ANCA: Can Airports Live with New Community-Imposed Noise Restrictions?
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Airport Business - Legal Matters: Does a Tenant Have Any Remedies when the Minimum Standards Are Amended and Compliance is Impossible or Impracticable?
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Airport Business - Contracts 101: A Brief Field Guide for the Uninitiated
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Airport Business - Use the Power of Data to Keep Runways Clear During Winter Weather
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Airport Business - Product Profile: There's Snow Business Like Snow Business
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