Regional Aviation Committee

10:00 am, September 16, 2010

A continental breakfast will be available

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 June 17, 2010 Regional Aviation Committee (RAC) Meeting


3. Status of Regional Airport Systems Implementation

a. Airports: 
 
Chester County, Philadelphia International, Northeast Philadelphia, Doylestown, Quakertown, VanSant, Camden County, Trenton-Mercer, New Castle County, Pottstown Municipal, South Jersey Regional, Heritage Field, Cross Keys, Summit, Flying W, Pennridge, Wings, New Garden, Brandywine, Trenton-Robbinsville, Perkiomen Valley, Cecil County, Spitfire, Aerodrome, Red Lion, Philadelphia Sea Plane Base.
 
b:  Heliports:
 
Keystone, Penn’s Landing, Horsham Valley, Total RF

4. Continuing Planning Activities

a. Next Gen Update; FAA summary of ADB-S and other technical innovations to airspace management.  FAA feedback on DVRPC ADS-B presentation of June 17, 2010 FAA Rep Arthur Brownell.

b. DVRPC/NJDOT AWOS Project Status.

c. DVRPC CASP 28 program.  FAA/DVRPC development work program 10/2010 - 9/2011.
 
d. Discussion of proposed Federal planning/funding legislation and environmental issues related to PHL, introduced by Representative Sestak.

5. Capital Programming Status

a. FAA funding program; Harrisburg ADO, Authorization extension.

b. PA funding program; status.

c. New Jersey funding program; status.

6. Old Business

a. PennDOT Statewide Airport Zoning Initiative, workshop at District 6-0 offices 8/26/10.

b. Legislation Update.

c. Cross Keys ALP.

7. New Business

a. Mid Atlantic Regional Planning Round table Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2010, Wilmington, Delaware.
 
b. PA Aviation Conference, Sept. 22-24, The Inn at Pocono Manor, Pocono Manor, PA.
 
c. MD Regional Aviation Conference, Sept. 23-25, The Sheraton Hotel, Columbia, MD. 
 
d. NJ Aviation Association, 2nd Annual Excellence in Aviation Awards Luncheon, Sept. 29, 2010, 11:30 a.m., TPC Jesna Polana Golf and Country Club, 8 Lawrenceville Rd., Princeton, NJ.

e. Next RAC meeting date, Thursday, December 16, 2010, DVRPC offices.

f. Public Comment Period.

Attachments
  1. Minutes of June 17, 2010 Regional Aviation Committee Meeting
  2. Federal Register 7/14/10, 14 CFR Part 95, IFR altitudes Modena Vortac.
  3. Federal Register.7/21/10, 14 CFR Part 97, S.I.A.P.S. Obstacle Departure Procedures. Wings Field.
  4. Letters regarding PHL environmental issues, and draft federal legislation H.R. 579, Rep. Joe Sestak.
  5. NJAA Volume 4 Newsletter "The Aviator".
  6. Agenda, September 30 - Oct. 1, 2010 7th Mid Atlantic Regional Planning Roundtable, Wilmington, DE.
  7. PA Bureau of Aviation, Zoning Workshop 8/26/10, Radnor, PA.
  8. DVRPC Next Gen. ADS-B presentation, 6/17/2010.
  9. HNTB-Aviation Newsletters Spring 2010 Re: Privatization and Airport funding.
  10. PHL expansion and issues; Next Gen articles; Future aviation funding; Future of small airports; Air safety themes; Consumer protection; NJ aviation maintenance industry; Airports as transport hubs, Spirit Airlines labor issues; Delta USAir drop swap.

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