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MassDOT

Board Report

-Dec 2015-

Aeronautics Division

December 9, 2015

Jeff DeCarlo, Ed.D., PMP

Administrator, MassDOT Aeronautics

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FAA Reauthorization Status

Update: Current Programs and Progress

Pavement Markings Project

Vegetation Management

Security Camera

Airport Administration Building

Drones

MassDOT Aeronautics Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Process

& Progress

Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)

Air Operations Lead Coordinating Agency

Airport Commissioner Training

Aircraft Accident Report & Status (24Oct15-Worcester-One Fatality)

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Report Contents

FAA Reauthorization Status

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Appears on Track - Set to move forward by March 2016

FAA Reauthorization Status

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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act - Airports of all sizes

impacted by the decisions.

The Bill which is supposed to be completed by the time an extension runs out in

March 2016, will include complex funding for major commercial airports, and will also

be counted upon for funding of competitive grants for general aviation airports.

The FAA Reauthorization Bill that was enacted in February 2012 authorized

appropriations to the FAA from Fiscal Year 2012 through Fiscal Year 2015.

The AIP program provides $3.6 billion in 2016 with $100 million in increases every

year throughout the reauthorization period.

The FAA usually provides 90% of the funding for airport projects, with the remainder

funded by the MA state and local share

These are monies already collected and deposited in the Airport and Airway Trust

Fund.

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Update: Current Programs and Projects

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Pavement Markings Project

Vegetation Management Program

Security Camera Program

Airport Administration Building

Program

Crack Sealing/Repair Project

Pavement Maintenance System

Project

Roadway Signage Project

Statewide Airport Capital Projects & Other State Supported Efforts

Current Programs and Progress

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Statewide Airport Pavement Markings Project

StatusNTP was given for 9/1/15

For construction (engineering)

phase services, we’re utilizing a

Highway Division Engineering

Master Service Agreement

(MSA). NTP 9/16/2015

Contract was scheduled to be

completed by October 30, 2015

Final “punch list” activities were

completed 11/13/15

Current Programs and Progress

Airports Status Airports StatusSpencer Completed Barnstable Completed

Hopedale Completed Lawrence Completed

Southbridge Completed Chatham Completed

Gardner Completed Provincetown Completed

Plymouth Completed New Bedford Completed

Pittsfield Completed Nantucket Completed

Marlboro Completed Beverly Completed

Mansfield Completed Fitchburg Completed

Orange Completed Norwood Completed

Westfield Barnes Completed Westover Completed

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Statewide Airport Vegetation Management Program (VMP)

Airports Status

Beverly In-Progress

Norwood In-Progress

Southbridge In-Progress

Fitchburg Fall 2016 (est)

Orange Fall 2016 (est)

Westfield-Barnes Fall 2016 (est)

Stow Minute Man Fall 2017 (est)

Taunton Fall 2017 (est)

Lawrence Fall 2017 (est)

New Bedford Fall 2018 (est)

Marshfield Fall 2018 (est)

Harriman & West North Adams

Fall 2018 (est)

Pittsfield Fall 2018 (est)

Background

Assists GA airports manage vegetation that

may pose safety hazards to aircraft

Status

Three airports: Beverly, Norwood, and

Southbridge have been selected for

herbicide and cutting work in FY2016

Vegetation maintenance work will begin in

Fall 2015

In-Progress as of 12/1/15 (see green box)

Current Programs and Progress

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Program arose from concern for airport security

following 9/11

In the 2010, Massachusetts Statewide Airport System

Plan (MSASP) general aviation security was identified

as a leading aviation issue for improvement in MA

MassDOT Aeronautics Division is working with the

MassDOT/ MBTA Security Team, to install airport

security cameras for all GA Airports utilizing an existing

Statewide Contract

Airport installations will be prioritized with the first

airports targeted as those with FAA Contract Towers

that were slated to close under sequestration

MassDOT Aeronautics Division & MBTA Security

Team visit each airport to assess their security needs

In-progress as of 12/1/15 (see green box)

Statewide Airport Security Camera Program

Airports Status

Norwood Complete

Lawrence Complete

Turners Falls Complete

Great Barrington Complete – Vandals

Marshfield Compete – Vandals

Stow Minute Man Complete – Vandals

Taunton 95% Complete

Provincetown Awaiting Construction

Beverly 90% Complete

Westfield-Barnes 95% Complete

Southbridge Under Design

Mansfield Under Design

Pittsfield Added Oct2015 - Vandals

New Bedford 2016 Design

Hyannis 2016 Design

Nantucket 2016 Design

Current Programs and Progress

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Statewide Airport Administration Building Program

Airports Group Status (End Sep 15)

BVY (Beverly)

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25%

FIT (Fitchburg) > 0%

1B9 (Mansfield) 20%

PYM (Plymouth)

2

Design delayed

AQW (Harriman & West, North Adams)

Design delayed

Background

In 2010, the Statewide Airport System

Plan identified 17 Airports that did not

have, or needed renovation to their

Administration building

In 2013, MassDOT AD commissioned a

Statewide Master Plan to evaluate and

prioritize the 17 buildings

Status

Group 1 Buildings are under construction

Group 2 Building Designs have been put

on hold for budgetary reasons. PYM and

AQW are Group 2 Airports

Another Airport Administration

Building is in-progress at

Southbridge, but has been majority

funded by insurance money (2011

tornado) and FAA dollars.

Current Programs and Progress

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Beverly

Mansfield

Fitchburg

Airport Administration Buildings

• 3500-5500 sq. ft.

• Facade matched to location setting

• Uniform Minimum Standard of Services

• Creating a Special “Brand” for MA Aviation

• Community Meeting Spaces

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Southbridge

Marlboro

Lawrence

Gardner

Orange

Turners

Falls

Harriman & West,

North Adams

Pittsfield

Great

Barrington

Taunton Plymouth

Chatham

Statewide Airport Administration

Building Program (Group 1 Beverly, Fitchburg & Mansfield In-progress; Southbridge also in-progress, but majority funded by insurance & FAA )

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Drones

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

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Drones / Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)

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MassDOT is involved in the Drone area in several different ways

As part of a FAA national project, MassDOT Aeronautics is playing a supporting role in the

FAA UAS Test Site located at Joint Base Cape Cod

FAA UAS Program – Six sites nationwide are focusing on research to safely integrate drones into

the National Airspace System

A joint NY & MA team is one of the six nationwide sites – NUAIR leads the joint team from NY;

MassDevelopment leads the MA team based at Joint Base Cape Cod

On the State Level, MassDOT is taking a team-based approach to addressing potential

state regulations for drones

MassDOT Aeronautics Analysis of Other State’s Drone Regulations

Drone Regulatory Working Group – Aeronautics Chief Counsel started a drones working group

(incl. MassDOT Chief Counsel, MA State AG and more participants to be identified)

Other State activities include study of the potential opportunities for drones in MassDOT

work

Aeronautics could use the drones for inspection of the 36 public-use airports under

the division’s purview, or for aircraft accident investigations

Other MassDOT divisions may consider drones for tasks such as highway bridge or

transit tunnel inspections

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Airport Capital Improvement Program

(CIP)

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Airport Capital Improvement Program (CIP)

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MassDOT Aeronautics CIP Meetings and Process (Fall through early Spring)

Joint FAA & MassDOT Aeronautics CIP Meetings – Followed by Scoping and

Independent Analysis – All Publically Owned Airports; Leverages Majority FAA AIP

Funding, with 5% State Funds & 5% Local Funds

MassDOT Aeronautics CIP Meetings – One-On-One Meetings are presently being

scheduled with the following Privately Owned Airports – Majority State ASMP Funded

Projects (Usually 80% State/20% Local Split, although there are some exceptions)

Airports Status Airports Status Airports Status Airports StatusWestfield-Barnes Completed North Adams Completed New Bedford Completed Southbridge Completed

Barnstable Completed Lawrence Completed Norwood Completed Taunton Completed

Beverly Completed Mansfield Completed Orange Completed Turners Falls Completed

Chatham Completed Marshfield Completed Pittsfield Completed Westover Completed

Fitchburg Completed Martha’s Vineyard Completed Plymouth Completed

Gardner Completed Nantucket Completed Provincetown Completed

Airports Airports Airports

Cape Cod Marstons Mills Katama Plum Island

Hanson-Cranland Marlboro Spencer

Falmouth Minute Man Sterling

Great Barrington Myricks Tanner-Hiller

Hopedale-Draper Northampton

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Aeronautics Division CIP

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Background – Airport Capital Dollars from FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP),

MassDOT Airport Safety & Maintenance Program (ASMP), and Local a Airport Share

MassDOT oversees 36 public use airports (non-Massport) but does not own or

operate any of these airports or their associated assets.

However, MassDOT utilizes an asset management system that measures pavement

condition index (PCI). MassDOT, often in conjunction with the FAA, stewards grant

money to individual airports based on a prioritization of the airport pavement needs

(runways, taxiways and aprons).

Other airport assets, such as Snow Removal Equipment (SRE) Buildings, vehicles,

etc., are sometimes funded by the FAA or MassDOT (in part), but the asset

management system used is a specialized inspection, or needs analysis in each

case.

In the case of the Statewide Airport Administration Buildings, MassDOT is the lead

funder (no FAA dollars). This project was the result of a study of all the airport

administration buildings and their respective condition (especially if the existing

facility was built prior to 1990, or if there was no existing facility), and also considered

criteria such as ADA compliance, among other things.

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Aeronautics Division CIP

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Investments:

$26.2 million (2015) for grants to public use airports for airport development, safety

improvements, navigational aids, and statewide aviation planning

$3.3 million for statewide airfield markings, tree clearing, pavement rehabilitation, and

upgrades to airport security

$200,000 to continue a study on how best to reduce the carbon footprint of our regional

airports

Funding for airport projects comes from two capital programs:

FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP)

Typically awarded to publicly-owned public use airports in the National Plan of

Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) at a 90%/5%/5% Federal, state, & local airport split

Aeronautics manages between $30M-$75M each year from the FAA for AIP eligible

projects

Airport Safety and Maintenance Program (ASMP)

Leverages funds for safety, maintenance and security projects for airports that are not

eligible for AIP funds. Typically funded at an 80% state and 20% local share

Aeronautics manages more than $15M of MA funds each year for ASMP eligible

projects

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Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency

(MEMA)

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MassDOT Aeronautics Division: Air

Operations Lead Coordinating Agency

Lead for all state air assets when

activated

Air assets include Fixed Wing and Rotary

Wing aircraft from the Mass Army Nat’l

Guard, Mass State Police Air Wing, US

Coast Guard and the Civil Air Patrol

Other air assets not mentioned in the Air

operations Annex, but certainly available

(if the situation dictates) include the Mass

Air Nat’l Guard F-15 Fighter Wing and the

Westover USAF Reserve C-5 Airlift Wing

Evaluation of Air Operations Annex

Preliminary review completed

Best practices review in-progress

Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)

Emergency Management Air Ops Lead

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Airport Commissioner Training

-Airport Administration-

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Airport Commissioner Training:

Airport Administration

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A recent round of airport visits and

interviews has identified a need for

educating airport commissioners on Airport

Administration

Both Airport Managers and Airport

Commissioners unanimously

supported the idea of creating a

webinar-based training program

In the coming year, the Aeronautics

Division plans to work with the

Massachusetts Airport Management

Association (MAMA) to create a

Webinar-based training program

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Accident Report and Status

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WORCESTER AIRPORT – AIRCRAFT CRASH AFTER TAKEOFF, ONE FATALITY

(PILOT WAS SOLE OCCUPANT), SAT 24 OCT 2015 @ 0753AM LOCAL TIME ¹

NO UPDATE SINCE NOVEMBER REPORT

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The MassDOT Aeronautics Division accident investigator worked with the

State Police and the Massport Fire Department and were part of the first

responder team

The NTSB and FAA joined the investigation, with the NTSB taking lead

responsibility

WORCESTER AIRPORT – AIRCRAFT CRASH AFTER TAKEOFF, ONE FATALITY

(PILOT WAS SOLE OCCUPANT), SAT 24 OCT 2015 @ 0753AM LOCAL TIME ¹

Accident Report and Status

Note 1: See NTSB Preliminary Report in Backups

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Aircraft Accident Details(CONFIDENTIAL)

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NTSB Preliminary Report Detail – Page 1 of 4Accident Report and Status

Note 1: See NTSB Preliminary Report in Backups

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NTSB Preliminary Report Detail – Page 2 of 4

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