Aviation Planning
Aviation Planning is charged with planning a safe, comprehensive, accessible, and integrated statewide system of public-use airports and is responsible for the following:
- Airport Planning
- Statewide Aviation System Planning
- Environmental Planning
- Airport Inspections and Licensing
- Airport Data
Aviation Planning staff consist of the Aviation Planner and the Environmental Specialist.
Airport Planning
Aviation Planning staff provide technical assistance to airport sponsors and private entities in preparation of airport-level planning studies, including Airport Layout Plans, obstruction surveys, environmental documents, site selection, project feasibility and justification, and air service studies. The Department reviews and approves airport planning studies and environmental documents for the 95 general aviation airports on behalf of FAA as part of its participation in the FAA’s State Block Grant Program.
Statewide Planning
Statewide planning projects provide valuable data for the viability and adequacy of the airport system from a broad perpective. Aviation Programs undertakes statewide planning projects in order to understand how the system works independently and together to serve Georgia's aviation needs and make recommendations for projects to improve the performance of the system.
Georgia Aviation System Plan
The Georgia Aviation System Plan is a statewide planning process that determines how each airport contributes to the statewide system; identifies the system needs; evaluates costs, surveys, studies, and standards; and prioritizes projects to meet the goals and objectives of a safe, adequate, accessible, and viable airport system in Georgia.
2011 Statewide Aviation Economic Impact Study
The Georgia Statewide Aviation Economic Impact Study quantifies the economic benefit of the state’s 104 publicly-owned, public-use airports and determined airports contributed more than $62.6 billion in economic benefit to the state in 2010. These airports are essential to the state’s transportation and economic infrastructure, and support its diversified industries of aerospace technology, manufacturing, distribution, agriculture, and tourism. Data was gathered from on-airport businesses, capital improvement projects, general aviation and commercial service visitors, and reported as jobs, payroll, and total economic output.
2012 Statewide Airfield Pavement Management System
The goal of the Airfield Pavement Management System is to provide Georgia airports, the Department, and the FAA with pavement condition information and analytical tools to monitor pavement performance, identify system needs, make programming decisions for funding, and provide information for congressional and legislative decision makers. Pavement at 103 Georgia's airports will be assessed in this update.
The study update is slated to begin in January 2012. Results should be released prior to March 2013.
Freight and Logistics Plan
Airports, together with rail, ports, and trucking, are gateways of cargo and logistics driving Georgia's economy and critical transportation infrastructure. Aviation Programs participates in the Plan Development Committee for the project.
Environmental Planning
Airport Inspections and Licensing
Aviation Planning staff conduct biennial airport inspections in accordance to Georgia Rules and Regulations 672-9-03 and the FAA’s Airport Safety Data Program, and issue Georgia Airport Licenses every odd year. For more information, see Rules and Regulations.
Airport Data
Airport data, including airfield facilities and dimensions, obstructions, and sponsor contact information, contained in the FAA's Airport/Facility Directory and 5010-1 Form, Airport Master Record, is managed by Aviation Planning staff. This data is essential to pilots, airport staff, and the general public and should be current. Please contact the Aviation Planner to update this data.
The FAA’s National Based Aircraft Inventory Program is an initiative to determine accurate counts of each airport’s based aircraft by providing an annual listing of aircraft registration, or N-numbers, by the airport to the FAA. Please note the FAA does not make registration numbers by airport available to the public, but uses this data in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) capital planning and funding justification requests to US Congress. It is important to the Department, as well, to have current and accurate data for use in internal analyses and funding requests. More information on the program is attached and on the website. Aviation Programs requests airport sponsors update this data annually before Deceber 15th each year.
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