Aviation System Plan:

Engaging Key Stakeholders to Enhance

Implementation & Coordination

Pam Keidel-Adams | Rylan Juran | Zach DeVeau | David Ulane | Kyle Wanner

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Aviation System Planning: Engaging Key Stakeholders to Enhance Implementation and Coordination in North Dakota

NASAO Annual Conference – September 9th, 2019

Kyle Wanner, Executive Director for North Dakota Aeronautics

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North Dakota’s Airport System

89 Public-Use Airports in North Dakota

• 71 airports are paved

• 18 airports maintain turf

only runways

54 are eligible to receive federal funding

35 are maintained utilizing state and

local funding only

Over 200 private airstrips also exist

throughout the state

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North Dakota Aeronautics Commission

• Separate agency from the State DOT

• 5 member commission

– 6 Full Time Staff

• Special Fund Revenue - $8 million per biennium

– Aviation Fuel Tax – 8 cents per gallon

– Aircraft Excise Tax – 5% (3% for aerial applicators)

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Legislative Success

• 2013 Session

– $66 million in one-time funding for airport infrastructure grants

– State Century Code was updated to allow airport

infrastructure grants from state general funds to be utilized on

all public use airports outside of the commercial service

airports.

• 2015 Session

– $54 million in one-time funding for airport infrastructure grants

– $6 million was allocated for University of North Dakota apron

reconstruction

– State Century Code was updated to allow the Aeronautics

Commission to keep the earnings on its special fund balance

instead of having the interest earning transferred to the

state’s general fund.

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Legislative Success

• 2017 Session

– $40 million in one-time funding for airport infrastructure grants

– State Century Code was updated to:

• Allow ND state tax department more authority to assist with

delinquent excise tax payments

• Clarified the intent and purpose of the Aeronautics

Commission special fund and each revenue source

• Aircraft registration fee schedule was updated for the first

time since 1987

• Updated and Cleaned up Language in the state Airport

Authority Act

• Allow local airport infrastructure funding to be considered

within capital mill levies

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Legislative Success

• 2019 Session

– $20 million in one-time funding for airport infrastructure grants

– A new fund called the “airport infrastructure fund” was created

to be filled from future oil tax revenues that will deposit up to

$20 million in the fund each biennium.

• Automatic carryover authority was granted for funds

through 2023

– A new “Municipal Infrastructure Fund” was created that will fill

to $115 million each biennium and those funds will be

disbursed to each city based on a population formula. These

funds are eligible to be used for the local share of the costs

associated with different types of infrastructure improvements

– including airports.

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$150 million in additional state allocations have been authorized since the

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Indicators that System was Changing

Back in 2012…

• Indicators were beginning to show a rapid increase in

activity levels

– Commercial Service Enplanements

– Airline Service Growth

– Airport Operations

– Based Aircraft

– Pilot Numbers

– Fuel Sales

– Auto Parking

– Car Rentals

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Initial Planning

• Face to face meetings with all affected communities

• Immediately began updating individual airport layout plans at key affected airports

• Complete overhaul of all airport capital improvement plans

• Complete overhaul of statewide capital improvement plan

• Begin updates to State Aviation System Plans

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Infrastructure Challenges

• Airport Congestion– Lack of Apron Space– Lack of Taxilanes for Hangar Development– Lack of Hangars

• Larger & Heavier Aircraft– Airports were not designed for large aircraft– Pavement Strength Issues– Runway/Taxiway Length and Width Issues

• Cost of Construction– Cost of construction in North Dakota at all time high– Need to maintain current pavement infrastructure

competes with the need for expansion to accommodate growth

• Limited Window to Construct– Short Construction Season in North Dakota

• Growth was occurring during time of Aging Infrastructure

Citation Jet collapsing on overloaded pavement

RESULT – Over $500 million of new airport projects were identified

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System Plan Timeline

UGPTI Statewide Airport Infrastructure Study

Statewide PCI Study

Statewide Aviation System Plan Update

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Statewide PCI Study

Statewide Economic Impact of Aviation Study

Statewide PCI Study

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• Worked with Airport Association of North Dakota• Lobbyist was hired• Held social events for legislators to educate on impacts and benefits of

airports• Airports utilized one page fact sheets that utilized information from

statewide studies• All airports worked together with “one voice”• Shared successes that the additional state funding as made in their community

• Involved Governor's Office and Congressional Delegation• Aeronautics Budget request was similar to Airport Association’s funding request

• Issued press releases and articles that informed the public about airport needs

• Statewide tours and meetings to discuss the updated state aviation system plan

• Met with Federal Aviation Administration at multiple levels

Implementing a Solution

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Educational Materials

• Every Community Airport had materials to educate at a grassroots level– Legislative Summaries for each District

– One Page Fact Sheets

– Executive Summaries for each airport

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Minot International Airport

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Mohall Municipal Airport

2011 2013 2018

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XWA – Williston Basin International Airport

Opening on October 10th, 2019

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QUESTIONS?

Aviation System Plan:

Engaging Key Stakeholders to Enhance

Implementation & Coordination

David Ulane

Florida Aviation System Plan (FASP) 2035

NASAO – September 2019

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Summary of Outreach

Traditional ElementsFAA Coordination Meetings

FASP Review Team Meetings

Comprehensive Review Team Meetings

Non-Traditional ElementsMPO Workshops

FDOT Modal Meetings

FDOT Policy and Planning Meetings

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FDOT Boundaries

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Results – Traditional Outreach

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Results – Non-Traditional Outreach

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Results

Recommendations on most useful deliverables (Elected officials brochure)

Recommendation on changes to airport funding categorizations

Selection of issues/trends important to airports

Opening of coordination with the modal offices for the development of statewide Florida Transportation Plan

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Results

Recommendations on most useful deliverables (Elected officials brochure)

Recommendation on changes to airport funding categorizations

Selection of issues/trends important to airports

Opening of coordination with the modal offices for the development of statewide Florida Transportation Plan

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FASP Goals

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FTP Goals

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Thank You!

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Aviation System Plan:

Engaging Key Stakeholders to Enhance

Implementation & Coordination

Pam Keidel-Adams | Rylan Juran | Zach DeVeau | David Ulane | Kyle Wanner