Airport Master Plan 2012 - City of Waterville

Mandan Municipal Airport (North Dakota)
Mandan Municipal Airport (Y19) serves the recreational
general aviation needs of the City of Mandan, North Dakota.
The Airport is owned solely by the City of Mandan and
operated by the Mandan Airport Authority. The Authority was
created and is operated under the Airport Authority Act of
North Dakota, which governs the establishment, membership,
and responsibilities of Airport authorities within North Dakota.
The Airport Authority at Y19 was established in the 1960’s
under the Airport Authority Act of North Dakota, which is a
part of the North Dakota Century Code. A copy of the Airport
Source: AirNav
Authority Act can be found in the appendix. This Act governs
the establishment, membership, and responsibilities of all Airport authorities within North Dakota. In
fact, this system is so successful that of the 90 publicly-owned Airports in North Dakota, 89 of them have
established Airport authorities under this Act.
Under the terms of this Act, all Airport authorities are quasi-independent agencies comprised of a five
member board, which are appointed by nominations from City Council and include the Airport Manager
and a member of the City Commission. Members of the Authority Board serve for a five year term, with
no term limits. Authority members are not required to have an aviation background, only an interest in
the operation of the Airport. They serve as volunteers and are not compensated for their service.
The Airport Authority is responsible for all decisions regarding the Airport, including the operation,
maintenance, and any necessary capital improvements. Human resource issues are handled by the City,
and legal council is on an on-call basis from a local law firm. The Airport manager is the sole employee
of the Airport, and responsible for all operational needs of the Airport, including customer service,
fueling, maintenance, and snow removal.
The Authority must submit a budget to the city annually. All funding for the Airport currently comes
from an enterprise fund maintained by the City, however, they authority is currently undertaking the task
of making the Airport self-sufficient through leases of tie-down, hangar, and facility space, as well as
through landing fees. The only fiscal responsibility of the City is for reimbursement of the Airport
Manager’s salary. A copy of the Fiscal Year 2008 operating budget is included in the appendix.
No organization chart exists for Y19, since it is a flat organization consisting of only one level.
Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport (Pennsylvania)
Serving the needs of regional corporate and private aircraft, Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport is
located in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania. Originally owned and operated by several townships through an
inter-local agreement, the Airport recently reverted back to the State at the expiration of the agreement,
and those townships declined to renew the agreement. At that time Monroe County took over ownership
of the Airport, and as a part of that transfer created the current Pocono Mountains Airport.
The City of Waterville Maine
Airport Management Structure Assessment – Page 7-15
Airport Solutions Group, LLC & The Louis Berger Group, Inc. December 2011