FINAL 2012-15 STIP

To be eligible for federal grants-in-aid, an airport must be in theNational Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS). Generally,to qualify, an airport must be more than 30 minutes driving timefrom the nearest existing NPIAS airport and must have aminimum of 10 based aircraft. Currently, there are 97 airports inMinnesota in the NPIAS.Project IdentificationA five-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) is maintained forall publicly-owned airports in Minnesota. Updates to the CIP aresubmitted to the Office of Aeronautics annually by themunicipalities responsible for the airports. Local decision, andthe availability of the local matching funds, will cause someprojects to move into future years.State:The Minnesota CIP for airports is the result of the annual inputreceived from the municipalities and funding availability forconstruction grants each fiscal year.Several factors influence the selection of project elements forstate funding. Project priority, inclusion in the State AirportSystem Plan (SASP), approved airport master plans and airportlayout plans (ALPs), statewide airport pavement managementinformation, status of airport safety zoning, and licensing andinspection reports are some of the considerations for funding.$8.3 million has been identified in FY 2012 for airportconstruction grants. Projects in 2012 through 2015 are based onCIP information submitted by airports in September of 2010.Federal:The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) also maintains anAirport Capital Improvement Program (ACIP) for airportsincluded in the NPIAS. In Minnesota, the ACIP is developedbased on input from the Office of Aeronautics and the state CIP.Projects are prioritized by the Office of Aeronautics based oncriteria such as completion of a multi-phase project, safety, andsystem needs. The FAA has ranking criteria for projects based ona formula that awards points for various project elements. Therank ranges from 0 to 100, with 100 being the highest priority.The ACIP list is developed by the FAA, Minneapolis AirportsDistrict Office with input from MnDOT, Office of Aeronautics,and submitted to compete nationally for AIP funds.Approximately $58.6 million in federal AIP grants were issued inMinnesota during federal fiscal year 2010.B-3(2)