Regional Aviation Committee

10:00 a.m. , December 15, 2005

Commission Office
The ACP Building - 8th Floor
190 N. Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA

For directions Call (215) 592-1800
Please Use Sixth Street Entrance

1. Introductions and Comments from the Chair

2. Minutes of the of June 16, 2005, and September 29, 2005 Regional Aviation Committee (RAC) Meetings

3. Status of Regional Aviation Systems Plan (RASP) Implementation

a. The Status of RASP Implementation will be presented for the following Airports:

Philadelphia International, Northeast Philadelphia, Doylestown, Camden County, Quakertown, Trenton-Mercer, New Castle County, Chester County, Pottstown Municipal, South Jersey Regional, Pottstown-Limerick, Cross Keys, Summit, Flying W, Pennridge, Wings, New Garden, Brandywine, Trenton-Robbinsville, McGuire AFB, Perkiomen Valley, Cecil County, Spitfire Aerodrome, and Van Sant.

b. US Airways Corp. Update.

4. Continuing Planning Activities

a. Update on BRAC Commission activities impacting Willow Grove, NAS, state and local response.

b. Draft Report, DVRPC PA counties, Land Use/Zoning Study; PA Suburban Jet Port Study, feed back.

c. GA Airport security initiatives, status in PA, and NJ legislation.

5. Capital Programming Status

a. DVRPC presentation of draft FY 2006 ACIP FY 2006 for PA portion of region.

b. Federal FY 2007 AIP reauthorization and FY 2006 appropriations bills.

c. PA funding program; status and analysis of future funding sources and potential
shortfalls.

d. New Jersey funding program; status and recent regional grants.

6. Old Business

a. Summary of PA aviation regulation changes, Small Airports Committee of the PA Aviation Council.

b. Status of FAA Eastern Region Air Service Study impacting TTN, ABE, and ACY.

7. New Business

a. DVRPC CASP XXIII Work Program update, Supplemental NJ Planning activities.

b. FAA/Penn State 29th Annual Airport Conference, Hershey, PA, February 28 -March 2, 2006.

c. Next RAC meeting date, March 16, 2006, DVRPC offices.

d. Public Comment Period.

Attachments
1. Minutes of June 16, 2005 and September 29, 2005 RAC meeting.
2. Sign in Sheet from September 29, 2005.3. BRAC Commission Recommendation regarding Willow Grove.
4. Defense Committees Newsletter re: BRAC
5. NJ Aviation Association Final Approach Newsletter
6. DVRPC PA counties draft ACIP State 06-07 FY 07 (distributed at meeting).
7. Draft DVRPC PA counties airport zoning/Land Use Report (distributed at meeting)
8. Federal Register, 9/16/05, 14 CFR Part 197, S.I.A.P.S. PHL.
9. Assorted articles; Willow Grove NAS BRAC issues; PHL Expansion, 17-35 and CEP; Congress and the Airlines; Quakertown expansion; New Garden public acquisition; US Airways/American West merger; Southwest Airlines business conditions; Teterboro traffic reductions; Airbus 380 Turbulence; Keystone Helicopter acquired by Sikorsky; Net Jets.

Air Quality Partnership
Annual Report
Connections 2050
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
Economic Development District