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Geodetic Control Survey of Primary and Secondary Airport Control Stations and Airport Mapping Survey of Ends of Runways 8R-26L, 8L-26R, 4R-22L, 4L-22R - Honolulu International Airport

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The project contributed to the establishment of permanent geodetic control monumentation in form of PACS and SACS at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport as determined by FAA Regional Airports Division, and as detailed in AC 150/5300 – 16A.  PACS and SACS are control stations established near an airport and tied directly to the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS).

  • PACS stands for Primary Airport Control Station

  • SACS stands for Secondary Airport Control Station

 

The control consists of permanent marks with precisely determined latitudes, longitudes, and elevations. PACS and SACS are designated by NGS to meet specific siting, construction, and accuracy requirements.

Sam O. Hirota, Inc. (SOH) personnel completed all required Airports GIS Statements of Work, Survey Quality Control Plans, and Geodetic Control Plans, as well as coordinated with Airport Traffic Control for access to the Aircraft Operating Area (AOA) prior to survey work.

 

SOH crews conducted airport mapping survey consisting of GPS survey equipment and crew, setting up on end of Runways 8R-26L (Reef Runway), 8L-26R, 4R-22L, and 4L-22R to perform surveys of end runways. Crews surveyed all features with Real Time Kinetic (RTK) GPS. RTK GPS calibrated to PACS “HNL-BEN”, SACS “HNL-D” and “HNL-E”, and NGS stations "A 111" and "B 111".

 

SOH located, identified, and classified all vertical objects exceeding 1.5 feet above the nearest movement area within 165 feet laterally of the edge of the movement area and of the nearest runway surface surrounding the runway. Also located and classified were airport movement markings and non-movement area markings according to AC 150/5300-18B.

All information was collected and provided as attributes for pre-defined feature classes in an overall Autodesk Civil 3D drawing. Drawings were uploaded periodically through the FAA Airports-GIS website with final approval coming from FAA and National Geodetic Survey personnel.

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