Airport Development and Planning

Aviation Planning is responsible for developing and providing information to assist Airports with planning projects such as:

• Airport Master Plans
• Airport Layout Plans
• Environmental Assessments
• Drainage Plans
• Rates and Fees Studies
• Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program/Plans (SWPPP)
• Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures plan (SPCC) information

Draft Airport Development Guidelines, Five-Year Airport Development Program and Grant Management Plan

The draft Airport Development Guidelines, Five-Year Airport Development Program and Grant Management Plan provides guidance to publicly-owned and publicly-operated airports on eligible projects and the grant process to obtain state funding. The guidelines show which airports are eligible and how the state aviation fund is allocated. They also describe the process for a public airport to program its requested eligible projects in the airport capital improvement program and the process and eligibility requirements for the Airport Pavement Management System (APMS), which assists airports in meeting federal obligations related to airfield pavement maintenance, as well as to preserve past investments in airfield pavements.

Updates to the draft plan include:

• A proposed update to the Airport Pavement Management System (APMS) for all airport categories to receive a 90% state match, except the General Aviation (GA) Basic category to receive a 95% state match.

• A new grant administration chapter.