Airport Planning and Programming

1. Airport Planning and Programming • Airport 5010 Inspections • Pavement Condition Inspections • 20 year NPIAS Needs Development • 5 year ACIP Development • 3 year CIP • Overall Development Objective (ODO) • Project Grant Requirements • Design/Bid/Grant…….

2. Airport Project Development….early stages • NPIAS (National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems) Needs Development • 20 year plan for each airport • Divided into 3 time periods: Short (1-5), medium (6-10), and long (11-20) terms.

3. Airport Project Development….cont. • Developing a 20 year plan • Airport Inspections • Determine airport features that are non-standard or considered a safety issue. • Find infrastructure that needs repair or has reached the end of its useful life. • Pavement Inspections • Find pavement distresses for input into the airport pavement management system (APMS). • Provides a pavement condition index (0-100) which indicates where the pavement is at in its life cycle. • Airport Master Plan • Airport Layout Plan

4. Moving From Planning to Programming • Projects move forward to the short-term (1-5) until…..funding becomes available. • Federal, State, and Local officials discuss the importance/prioritization of projects on the NPIAS list. • Questions to be asked: • Is the project actually eligible • Is the project justified • What funding streams will the project require • Are there any known stumbling blocks to implement the project

5. Federal/State/Local Funding Streams Available • FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP) • Non-Primary Entitlement ($150,000/year per airport) • State Apportionment ($3.8M/year) • Discretionary ($6M - $12M/year) • OAC Airport Grant Program ($4M/year) • Local Funding (5%/10% matching) • Airport Revenue • General City Funds • Bond Issues • Loans

6. Programming a Project • Project is generally accepted by all necessary parties, funding streams are identified, and then….. • Airport adds project to 5 year ACIP and submits to FAA/OAC based upon the ODO and engineer’s estimate. • If FAA Discretionary/Apportionment or OAC funds are involved it must be in the 3 year CIP that is formally approved by the Commission.

7. Next Steps After Programming • A project starts in year 5 and continually moves forward. • Along the way the Airport and their consultant must meet FAA/OAC project submittals to avoid delays….must also ask questions: • Has the scope changed based upon the airport’s operations? • Has the estimated cost fluctuated beyond the budget? • Year 3: a preliminary engineering report (PER) is conducted if it’s a Discretionary/Apportionment project. • OAC airport engineering becomes involved. • Year 2/1: Environmental clearance, Design begins, other project prerequisites.

8. Hand-off to Engineering • Starting with the PER the engineering/planning duties become intertwined. • Planning/Programming ensures the budgetary part of the project and the original scope are on track. • Engineering ensures the design of the project meets the original scope. • Both Planning/Programming and Engineering will determine the timing for bidding and final grant application (along with guidance from FAA). • Engineering takes over upon approval of the grant.

9. Other Airport Planning/Programming Duties • Aircraft Pilot and Passenger Protection Act • Anemometer Tower Marking and Database • Technical assistance with Airport Documents (Minimum Standards, Lease Agreements, Rules/Regulations, Security Plans) • Provide Guidance on Airport Master Planning activities • OAC system planning projects (Economic Impact Study, APMS, Oklahoma Airport System Plan Updates, etc.) • Review of Oklahoma Airport System Plan and functional classifications. • Environmental Inventory Project