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AIRPORT PLANNING & FINANCING IN UNCERTAIN TIMES THE GOOD, THE BAD, & THE UGLY

AIRPORT PLANNING & FINANCING IN UNCERTAIN TIMES THE GOOD, THE BAD, & THE UGLY. Linda Howard TxDOT Aviation Division. Texas is BIG!. Importance of the Texas Airport System. Link to national transportation system Connects rural & urban populations Provides 700,000 jobs

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AIRPORT PLANNING & FINANCING IN UNCERTAIN TIMES THE GOOD, THE BAD, & THE UGLY

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  1. AIRPORT PLANNING & FINANCING IN UNCERTAIN TIMESTHE GOOD, THE BAD, & THE UGLY Linda Howard TxDOT Aviation Division

  2. Texas is BIG!

  3. Importance of the Texas Airport System • Link to national transportation system • Connects rural & urban populations • Provides 700,000 jobs • Generates $41 billion annually

  4. TexasAirport System

  5. What is the Texas Airport System? • 300 Airports & 3 Heliports • 27 Primary Commercial Service • 23 Relievers • 250 General Aviation Non-Relievers • 3 Heliports

  6. Texas Based Aircraft2000-2005

  7. AIP Authorization vs Appropriation(billions)

  8. State & Federal Funding Trends(millions)

  9. The Good • Multi-year funding • Full appropriation • Increasing general aviation activity • System wide improvement • Increased sponsor interest

  10. Before

  11. Before

  12. Now

  13. Now

  14. Recent Terminal Buildings

  15. Recent Air Traffic Control Towers • Arlington Municipal • Conroe (Montgomery • County) • Denton Municipal • Ft. Worth Spinks • Galveston Scholes • International • Sugar Land Municipal • (Hull Field)

  16. AWOS

  17. The Bad • Declining air service to small communities • Airline instability • Inadequate funding for non-hubs • Cancellation of approaches • Earmarks • Competing priorities at the local level

  18. The UglyProposed 2006 AIP Budget • AIP appropriation reduced by $600M • EAS funding reduced to $50M • Funding for SCASD program eliminated • F&E budget reduced by $77M • NPE program eliminated • GA set-aside reduced from 20% to 18.5% • Security ticket tax increased • Federal share of contract tower program eliminated

  19. Hedging Our Bets • Education • Planning • Investment • Management

  20. Education • Link to world • Economic generator • Social contributions • Essential part of infrastructure

  21. Planning • Develop vision/focus • Recognize system role • Develop dynamic strategic plan • Develop strong financial plan • Anticipate change

  22. Investment • Maintain current infrastructure • Identify funding sources & alternatives • Identify and focus on target markets • Develop revenue-producing facilities • Look beyond airport boundaries

  23. Management • Develop organizational relationships • Manage investment for optimum return • Assess and manage risk • Communicate

  24. “The overall object is to plan, manage, and design airports so that they can respond flexibly to the unknown, uncertain future conditions.” * *AIRPORT SYSTEMS PLANNING, DESIGN & MANAGEMENT Richard de Neufville / Amedeo Odoni

  25. Questions?

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