Public Notice

Title (Project Name): RIC Runways 02 and 16 ILS Replacement

Description: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)(the applicant) submitted a federal consistency determination (FCD) to replace the Instrument Landing System (ILS) for two runways at the Richmond International Airport in Henrico County, Virginia. The glide slope towers at Runway 02 and 16 will be replaced with towers of the same height. At the Runway 02 and 16 Localizers, the existing 8-element antenna arrays on wooden platforms will be replaced with 14-element antenna array on steel platforms. The existing pre-cast concrete shelters at Runway 16 glide slope and localizer will be replaced by fiberglass shelters. The proposed activity is subject to review for consistency with the enforceable policies of the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program.

Public comment period: October 28, 2024 to November 22, 2024

Applicant name and project number: Federal Aviation Administration; DEQ #24-180F

Facility name and address: Richmond International Airport; 1 Richard E Byrd Terminal Drive, Sandston, Virginia

DEQ contact (for public comments and additional information): Megan Black, Megan.Black@deq.virginia.gov

HOW TO COMMENT

DEQ accepts comments from the public by email or postal mail. All comments must include the name, address and telephone number of the person commenting and be received by DEQ within the comment period. The public may review the project documents at DEQ’s central office in Richmond.

DEQ Central Office

Office of Environmental Impact Review

1111 East Main Street, Suite 1400

Richmond, Virginia 23219