What is the Value of Planning for My Airport?

1. What is the Value of Planning for My Airport? South Dakota Airport Conference Deadwood, SD April 12, 2018

2. Panel Members • Tom Schauer, KLJ - Moderator • Sandy DePottey, FAA • Jon Becker, SDDOT Air, Rail & Transit • Patrick Dame, Rapid City • Kent Penney, KLJ

3. What We’ve Heard… • “Planning is a waste of money” • “Planning is just a paper exercise with no value to me” • “Why can’t we use our entitlement funds on pavement now?” • [Unintelligible grumbles] • And so on…

4. Why Pay for Airport Planning? • Position Your Airport to Effectively React • Allows Your Airport to “Tell the Story” to Justify Needs • Because Making Poor Decisions are Expensive! • “What’s it worth not to build in the wrong spot?” Not knowing where you are going can lead you to an undesirable destination

5. FAA Planning Perspective

6. FAA Planning Perspective • NPIAS – National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems • 2 year report to Congress • Non Primary entitlement • Global needs of the aviation system • Long term project vision

7. FAA Planning Perspective • ACIP – Airports Capital Improvement Plan • Financial planning • State apportionment funds • Entitlement funds • Discretionary candidates • 1-3 year project vision

8. FAA Planning Perspective • Master Planning • Discussion of Inventory • Forecasts • Design Critical Aircraft • Building area • Alternatives

9. FAA Planning Perspective • ALP • Airport Layout Plan • Design standards • Runway Safety Area (RSA) • Runway Protection Zones (RPZ) • Clear approaches

10. FAA Planning Perspective • Land Use • Compliance with AIP Grant Assurances • Exhibit A • Non Aeronautical land use

11. SDDOT - AIP Airport Project Priorities • Projects on Discretionary Candidate List (DCL) • Safety-related projects • ARFF building & equip (FAA cert inspector notice) • RPZ and safety areas • Obstruction removal • Projects carried over from previous year • Taxiways • Aprons • Terminals, SRE equipment and buildings • Parking lots and access roads • Revenue-producing hangars and fuel system project

12. SDDOT – Precondition for Project Approvals Policies & Procedures (April 25, 2012) • Airport must demonstrate a need • Airport must be included in state system plan • Development must be shown on ALP • Runway dimensions must be in accordance with their design category • Sponsors must have local matching funds

13. SDDOT – Eligible Projects Policies & Procedures (April 25, 2012) • Land acquisition for runways and extensions • Runway/taxiway construction, reconstruction, strengthening, porous friction course overlay or chip seal • Access road construction • GA apron construction • Air carrier ramp construction • Runway/taxiway lighting, obstruction lighting, PAPIs • Obstruction removal from design, TERPS, Part 77 surfaces • Incidental items - If eligible for FAA funding, it will generally be eligible for state funding • Revenue-producing projects: fuel system and hangars owned and operated by sponsor. Must be approved for AIP funding and state share is limited to 3% (2012) of total project • Portions of terminal buildings for public use (non-revenue)

14. SDDOT Process

15. Airport Perspective • Why am I wasting money on reports and not spending it on my runway? • Justification .. Justification .. Justification

16. Airport Perspective • This is your plan! • It needs to reflect your specific community’s aviation needs. • As community leaders, airport managers and tenants, you need to be involved with the planning process and do not just leave it up to your engineers. They are there to provide guidance and expertise. • Seek changes and trends in your community that will be helpful in the planning process to show the growth. • Periodically review your Airport Layout Plan (ALP) and Master Plan. • Bring out your ALP in meetings to help explain the needs. • The information on an ALP can sometime be intimidating, take the time to learn what the information is and help explain it to your community leaders.

17. Airport Perspective • You want to be able to have an answer ready when someone comes to you and says, “I want to build a hangar, where can I put it?” • A good plan can help you sell your project • Make sure your plan is well thought out, meets the community needs and airport goals • Projects need to be sold from the local all the way to the federal levels.

18. Airport Perspective • Document your needs between plans • Runways, taxiways and apron issues • Repairs (and frequency) to equipment, lights, pavement, etc. Helps with future justification! • Be realistic about your plan for the future.

19. Consultant Perspective - Why, How & When • Answer Why is this needed (basis for eligibility and justification) • “Road Map” to the Future • Facilitates the Creation of a Vision for the Airport and Community it Serves • Answer How (what goes where) • Resolve Issues on Paper • Basis for Defendable Decisions • Answer When (timing based on demand and funding) • Implementation Plan / CIP Development • Maintain Flexibility to React to the Future

21. Consultant - Examples ASOS B-I (small)-2400 B-II-2400 C-II-2400 500’

22. Consultant - Principles for Hangar Planning

23. Consultant - Case Study: Black Hills Airport Clyde Ice Field • B-II to C-II • New Paved Crosswind Runway • Group I and II aircraft

24. Questions? South Dakota Airport Conference Deadwood, SD April 2018