project Funding

Funding for the airport improvement projects is expected to come from federal, state and local sources.

State of oregon Funding

ConnectOregon is a lottery-based funding source for air, rail, marine and transit infrastructure. ConnectOregon funds may be used to pay for up to 80 percent of a projects cost or as a match for FAA funding. The Salem Airport was awarded a $2.6 million ConnectOregon grant to extend the runway and complete other related projects.

Federal Funding
The primary source of funding will be the FAA Airport Improvement Program, which is funded through excise taxes paid by users of the national airspace system. Salem Airport receives annual entitlement funding and may compete with other airports for additional discretionary funding. Federal funding may be used for up to 95 percent of a projects cost. The 5 percent local match for federal funding is expected to come from the State of Oregon or the Salem Airport enterprise fund not the Citys general fund.

Salem municipal airport

local Funding
The Salem Airport does not receive general fund support from the City of Salem and instead generates revenue through airport operations including property leases, landing fees and fuel flowage fees. As an enterprise fund airport, revenue generated by the Airport may only be used to fund airport-related expenses.

Capital Improvement Plan Summary

Year Improvement Project Cost Estimate1

2012

Runway lighting repairs Taxiway lighting repairs Runway signage replacement Runway extension engineering2 Runway extension construction2, 3 Apron rehabilitation engineering Apron rehabilitation construction Deicing containment facility Emergency generator Airport Layout Plan East parallel taxiway2 Runway end hold apron2

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Total

$350,000 $300,000 $350,000 $3,500,000 $10,500,000 $315,000 $2,650,000 $470,000 $480,000 $400,000 $3,700,000 $900,000 $24,000,000

1: Cost estimates include design contingencies to account for unknowns at time of estimate. Estimates are subject to revision as data becomes available. 2: Denotes part of the runway extension project. 3: Runway extension costs include easement or acquisition costs and improvements to navigational aids. Project implementation is subject to need and funding availability. Projects will require evaluation pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act.

maSter plan executive Summary

For additional information

Please visit the City of Salems airport website at www. cityofsalem.net/visitors/airport and look for the Airport Master Plan link. The Master Plan website includes documents for download, meeting announcements, frequently asked questions and a comment form.
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Background
The Salem Municipal Airport (Salem Airport) Master Plan builds on the 1997 Airport Master Plan, as adopted by City Council. The Master Plan includes an inventory of existing facilities, an overview of environmental conditions, aviation activity forecasts, a runway needs assessment, facility requirements and improvement alternatives analysis, a summary of existing land use compatibility measures, noise analysis and a Capital Improvement Plan. The Master Plan is an initial step in seeking federal funding for airport improvement projects. The Master Plan includes justification for runway expansion, which was proposed in the 1997 Master Plan and included in the City of Salems Comprehensive Plan. The runway length justification demonstrated the need for a 7,000-foot long runway to support existing users of the Airport. Survey and analysis indicated that some aircraft operators are required to take on fewer passengers, less cargo or less fuel in order to operate safely and efficiently. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved the runway length justification in 2010.

aviation activity Forecasts

Airport improvement projects are developed to meet existing and forecasted aviation activity. Forecasts are developed for general aviation, scheduled commercial passenger and cargo airlines, and military users for the next 20 years. The FAA approved the aviation activity forecasts in April 2011 and will adopt them as official FAA forecasts for the Salem Airport. Aviation activity is forecasted to 2028 and assumes no new commercial service; however, the Salem Airport public participation accommodated scheduled commercial carriers in 2007, A proactive communications program informed and 2008 and 2011, and has existing facilities to accommodate involved stakeholders and citizens interested in the an air carrier should one establish new air service. Other Master Plan. Outreach included stakeholder interviews, aviation activity forecasts includes a 22 percent increase in presentations to neighborhood associations and two open houses. A Planning Advisory Committee made up of airport the number of landings and takeoffs, a 25 percent increase in the number of aircraft stored at the Airport and a 45 percent neighbors, members of the Airport Advisory Commission, increase in the volume of cargo handled at the Airport. Airport tenants and Salem staff provided ongoing review of the Master Plan. The Master Plan was unanimously accepted Demographic forecasts by Woods & Poole Economics indicate that the population of the Salem Metropolitan by the planning advisory committee and the Airport Statistical Area will increase by 25 percent by 2028. Advisory Commission in February 2012.

preferred Development program

The Master Plan identifies the preferred airport layout, which was developed in coordination with the Planning Advisory Committee and local stakeholders. Airport improvement projects include the following: Extension of the runway to 7,000 feet Reconfiguration of the taxiway system to improve efficiency and pilot line-of-sight at runway intersections Removal of excess taxiway pavement Improvement of the passenger terminal Rehabilitation of apron Development of hangars Development of commercial property

project Highlight: runway extension

The Master Plan calls for the runway extension, a major improvement, to be constructed in 2014 to improve Salem Airport safety, efficiency and utility for existing users. Several other projects in the capital improvement plan are considered supporting projects to the runway extension, such as the taxiway extension and navigational aid relocation. As a result, the runway will be shifted to the south by 216 feet to meet FAA requirements and improve the airport traffic control towers line-of-sight to the runway end. Existing Airport users will not have to reduce payload or refuel en route as frequently, which will improve efficiency of their operations. Noise analysis indicates that the shift of the runway to the south will reduce aircraft noise exposure in the neighborhoods to the north of the Airport. An environmental assessment is being completed for the runway extension and will provide detailed review of the environmental categories that must be considered pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act.