Presented to: By: Date: Federal Aviation Administration What Does the Asset Study Mean for California Airports? Robin Hunt and Patrick Lammerding September 12, 2014

Federal Aviation Administration Asset I Study  The first ASSET study was launched in 2010  The FAA began a study to examine the roles that GA airports play in our aviation system to ensure that our policies effectively support the public interest.  The report was published in May 2012  It established four categories for non-primary NPIAS airports based on existing types and levels of aviation activity.  National  Regional  Local  Basic  497 airports nationally that did not fit into one of the new categories and, therefore, remained unclassified  The FAA committed to an in-depth review of the unclassified airports to ensure that all available information was collected and considered. 2

Federal Aviation Administration The Four Categories National –5,000 or more annual instrument ops And 11 or more based jets And annual int’l flights of 20+ or interstate of 500+ –Or at least 10,000 annual enplanements of large certificated air carriers –Or 500 million pounds of cargo landed weight 3

Federal Aviation Administration The Four Categories Regional –Airport is located within Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) And 10 annual domestic flights over 500 miles And 1,000 instrument ops And 1 based jet or 100+ based aircraft –Or are nonprimary Commercial Service within MSA Usually aircraft for hire, not scheduled service 4

Federal Aviation Administration The Four Categories Local –10 or more annual instrument operations And 15 or more based aircraft –Or annual passenger boardings of 2,500 or more Usually charter, not scheduled service 5

Federal Aviation Administration The Four Categories Basic –10 or more based aircraft Or 4 based helicopters (for heliports) –Or 30 or more miles from the nearest NPIAS airport –Or critical community service provided by a federal service such as: Forest Service Marshals Postal Service Customs/Border Protection US DOT Essential Air Service –Or is a new airport or replacement facility activated after January 1,

Federal Aviation Administration Asset II Study  Subsequent review called ASSET II started in January 2013  Performed by a team of FAA staff and industry representatives including AOPA, NASAO, GAAC, AAAE, EAA and several airports  FAA regions and ADOs, working with State Aviation Officials reached out to the 497 airports to learn more about each airport and the activities they support  Including aeronautical activities such as air ambulance, search and rescue, etc.  Information collected during the outreach was used to develop tentative findings  Initial findings were presented to a broader group of aviation-industry stakeholders (ACI, ACC, NBAA, GAMA, NATA, and several individual airports) at an industry workshop in June

Federal Aviation Administration Asset II Results  212 of the 497 airports moved into one of the four ASSET categories  4 facilities were found to be closed  281 airports could not be moved into one of the ASSET categories  Current number of unclassified airports is 254 8

Federal Aviation Administration Unclassified Airports Unclassified airports will remain in the NPIAS and remain eligible for potential AIP funding, consistent with their role, for high priority projects with strong justification and close ADO and State DOT coordination and support. The allocation of FY14 non-primary entitlement (NPE) funding is not impacted. The use of “banked” NPE funds (earned in FY14 or previous years) on eligible and justified projects is not impacted. Banked NPE must be used on the highest priority projects. No new long-term projects requiring annual NPE beyond what they already have banked will be allowed at an unclassified airport. 9

Federal Aviation Administration Funding Eligibility - Unclassified Airports Existing entitlements - Unclassified airports may use entitlements to fund short term planning or development projects or transfer funds to a classified airport. State apportionment – Unclassified airports may compete for funding for high priority AIP eligible and justified project that has been coordinated with and supported by the ADO and State DOT. Discretionary – Use of discretionary funding for a project at an unclassified airport will require significant justification and approval by headquarters. 10

Federal Aviation Administration Future Reviews  The FAA will continue to coordinate with state aviation agencies, airport sponsors, and local planning organizations to identify non-primary airports that are important to the national transportation system  The FAA will re-examine unclassified airports every 2 years as part of the NPIAS report to Congress  The next review will be in  If, at that point, a clear role has been identified for an unclassified airport, then we will move the airport into the appropriate category.  If your based aircraft number changes, please update your data at – 11

Federal Aviation Administration Questions? Asset II Study available on the FAA website –Faa.gov > Airports > Planning and Capacity > General Aviation Airports Reports – udy/media/2014-ASSET-2-Report.pdf 12