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FAA Office of Airports Great Lakes Region

FAA Office of Airports Great Lakes Region. South Dakota Airports Conference. Sue Mowery-Schalk, Director. April 10-13 , 2018. Mission - World leaders in creating a safe and efficient system of airports Vision - Advancing the safest, most efficient airport system in the world

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FAA Office of Airports Great Lakes Region

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  1. FAA Office of AirportsGreat Lakes Region South Dakota Airports Conference Sue Mowery-Schalk, Director April 10-13, 2018

  2. Mission - World leaders in creating a safe and efficient system of airports Vision - Advancing the safest, most efficient airport system in the world Core Values - Integrity – Collaboration – Innovation

  3. FAA Overview Of the nearly 45,000 FAA employees, the largest Line of Business is the Air Traffic Organization (ATO) with over 31,000 ATO staff members on-board in 2017. The Office of Airports (ARP) had 534 staff members on-board in 2017, comprising 1.2% of FAA’s employees. ARP manages approximately $3.35B (approximately 20% of the Agencies funds).

  4. FAA Office of Airports Airports Regional Offices (District Offices) • Alaskan • Central • Eastern (3) • Great Lakes (3) • New England • Northwest Mountain (3) • Southern (4) • Southwest (3) • Western-Pacific (4) About 100 members of the ARP staff is located at Headquarters and responsible for policy and guidance. The other 80% of our staff – around 430 people – are located in the field offices and responsible for delivery – either in one of the 9 regional offices or working at one of the 20 Airports District Offices.

  5. AGL Airports Division At Headquarters – three offices develop and interpret statutory requirements through policy and guidance: • Airport Safety and Standards • Airport Planning and Programming • Airport Compliance and Management Analysis Two branches in the Region provide an information bridge between HQ and the ADOs. We work diligently to connect and incentivize safety policies or best practices with other planning, environmental and development activities.

  6. AGL Airports Division The Great Lakes Region Airports Division is organized with two branches and three ADOs. • Safety & Standards - Responsible for airport safety, engineering and design standards, Part 139 airport certification and SMS. • Planning & Programming – Airports Financial Programs (AIP/PFC), Airport Planning, Environmental, Airport Compliance. • Airports District Offices – Dakota-Minnesota ADO (Bismarck and Minneapolis offices), Detroit ADO, and Chicago ADO

  7. Airport Safety Mission - World leaders in creating a safe and efficient system of airports The Airports Division safety program addresses general aviation airport safety, runway safety, airports certificated under 14 CFR Part 139 and Safety Management Systems

  8. Part 139 Airport Certification (Overview) The Airport Certification Team in AGL manages 93 Part 139 airports, including 4 large hubs, 4 medium hubs, and 5 small hubs The certification of AGL’s 93 airports are managed by a staff of six Airport Certification Inspectors and one SMS Specialist

  9. Part 139 Airport Certification Focus Areas: Winter Operations In 2016, FAA rolled out the Runway Condition Matrix (RCAM) including updates to the US NOTAM System. The Certification Safety team continues to be focused on educational outreach to Part 139 airports (including GA airports) to provide technical support and oversight to safety during winter operations and reducing runway excursions which is a key national agency initiative.

  10. Part 139 Airport Certification Focus Areas: Vehicle/Pedestrian Deviations (VPDs) In 2017 in AGL, we saw a 29% increase in VPD’s over 2016 with a total of (58) VPD’s • 27 Part 139 Airports had at least one VPD • 7 Non-139 Airports had at least one VPD • 25 of the VPD’s (nearly half) were caused by an airport vehicle

  11. Part 139 Airport Certification Focus Areas: VPDs What can you do? Better training by airports & its tenants More vigilance by airport personnel Focus on situational awareness Eliminate distractions that can lead to VPDs Closer operational oversight and escorting February 2018, our office sent out training materials to all AGL Part 139 airports which included actual VPD examples and best practices for mitigation

  12. Runway Safety Area Program On December 31, 2015, all Part 139 RSA’s were improved to the extent practicable 1,012 total RSA Improvements nationally involving 537 airports Big investment made to improve RSAs • Over $3B AIP grants • $350M PFC Funds • Successful collaborative effort

  13. Runway Incursion Mitigation (RIM) Program July 2015 FAA Airports commenced the RIM Program to further enhance safety on runways RIM is a risk based approach to analyzing data for runway incursions that reoccur in the same locations on the airfield to better identify safety solutions While not all RIM locations require a geometric fix, non-standard and complex geometry can increase the likelihood of Runway Incursions

  14. Runway Incursion Mitigation (RIM) Program Currently AGL has 9 identified RIM airports. All airports have either mitigated the issue or they are engaged in operational, planning and/or development efforts to enhance complex geometry. Airports Division is successfully working with airports and stakeholders on RIM strategies with this important initiative over the next 15 years.

  15. AGL RIM Success Stories! Terre Haute Int’l Airport Before After

  16. AGL (Future) RIM Success Stories! Cleveland Hopkins Int’l

  17. AGL (Future) RIM Success Stories! Cleveland Hopkins Int’l (CLE)

  18. Another AGL Success Story! University of Illinois (CMI) After Before

  19. Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Vision - Advancing the safest, most efficient airport system in the world The Office of Airports Manages a $3.35B Airport Improvement Program The AIP Program provides grants to public agencies – and, in some cases, to private owners and entities – for the planning and development of public use airports that are included in the NPIAS For small primary, reliever, and general aviation airports, the grant covers a range of 90-95% of eligible costs, based on statutory requirements. For large and medium hub airports, the grant covers 75% of eligible costs (or 80% for noise program implementation).

  20. Airport Improvement Program Eligible projects include those improvements related to enhancing airport safety, capacity, security, and environmental concerns. In general, Sponsors can get AIP funds for most airfield capital improvements or rehabilitation projects and in some specific situations, for terminals, hangars and non-aviation development. The Federal government initiated a grants-in-aid program (Federal-Aid Airport Program (FAAP) shortly after the end of World War II to promote the development of a system of civil airports to meet growing US aviation needs. It has changed over the years with Airport Development Aid Program (ADAP) created in 1970 and the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 providing the Airport Improvement Program (AIP).

  21. Wendall H. Ford Aviation Investmentand Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR-21) In 2001, AIR-21 brought about significant changes to funding AIR-21 Helped Small Communities & Their Airports… For the first time, entitlement funds for GA Airports Created an incentive to help airlines buy regional jets if they agree to serve small airports Increased the minimum funding for non-hubs from $500k to $1.0M but Also Helped Large Airports… Doubled the minimum amount of annual passenger funding for primary airports (airports with 10,000 passengers or more.) Raised the cap on PFC’s to $4.50

  22. FAA Modernization and Reform Act In Feb 2012, legislation was enacted to: • Improve aviation safety and capacity of the National Airspace System • Provide a framework for integrating new technology safely into our airspace • Provide a stable funding system • Advance the implementation of NextGen

  23. Airport Improvement Program AIP The demand for AIP funds exceeds availability Distribution of funds is based on present national priorities and objectives Typically funds are apportioned into major entitlement categories such as Primary, Cargo and Non-Primary. Remaining funds are distributed to a discretionary fund. Set aside projects (Noise & Military Airport Program) receive first attention, then the rest are distributed according to a national prioritization formula.

  24. Airport Improvement Program (Cont) The system is in place that allows for the prioritization for all projects to compete for discretionary dollars Some examples include: • Part 139 ARFF Equipment 90-98 • Rehabilitate Runway 72 • Rehabilitate Taxiway 68 • Reconstruct Apron 64 • Non-Part 139 ARFF Equipment 60-46 • Extend Runway 47 • Improve Terminal Building 35

  25. “What does this mean to Me?” Airport Sponsors should be proactive in planning their maintenance needs as well as their future development With the FAA’s Offices of Airports having offices across the country (9 Regions/20 ADO’s) Airport Sponsors have unique access to local Airports offices to assist them in planning their future needs Work with your local ADO staff early and often

  26. Number of FY17 New (Initial) AIP Grants(National Summary)

  27. AIP Funding for ALL FY17 Grants Initiated (National Summary - $3.35B)

  28. Considerations for a Good AIP Season in FY18 We continue to work closely with airport sponsors to prepare for FY18 grant season A significant amount of our discretionary funds are obtained from carryover of entitlement projects Let the FAA know early if you plan to carryover – allowing us to distribute carryover as part of a discretionary project for another airport Work closely with the ADO to prepare a schedule that allows you to compete for and accept grant funds as soon as possible

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