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New York State Department of Transportation Passenger Transportation Division Aviation Services Bureau Newsletter NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION DIVISION AVIATION SERVICES BUREAU NEWSLETTER MARCH, 1998 web site: http://www.dot.state.ny.us Phone:518-457-2821/fax 518-457-9779 __________________________________________________________________________________________ George E. Pataki, Governor Joseph H. Boardman, Commissioner __________________________________________________________________________________________ NORTH COUNTRY AIRPORTS ASSIST ICE operations during the ten days the airport’s power was STORM RELIEF: On January 7, 1998 a major ice out. storm hit large areas of Northern New York depositing over four (4) inches of ice, downing trees Clinton County Airport, located in Plattsburgh, served and demolishing hundreds of miles of power and a similar role. With the main roads blocked and the telephone lines. With roads virtually impassable and ferry across Lake Champlain closed for the winter, the thousands of people stranded without power spread airport was the only way in or out of Plattsburgh. across thousands of square miles, New York State’s Serving as the primary transportation hub for the North Country airports were to serve a crucial role in region, Clinton County Airport’s airport manager, supporting the emergency relief efforts that followed. Ralph Hensel, reported that the passenger terminal was full of passengers coming and going all day long In an effort to stay open, airport crews worked on Saturday, January 10th. Without power for two around the clock in an attempt to limit ice build up on days, the airport managed to continue their regularly their runways. The North Country NYSDOT facilities scheduled passenger service with virtually no provided road graders to two airports to assist them in interruptions. In addition, the air freight carrier removing the ice that accumulated on their runways. stationed at Clinton County Airport was able to fly in The Aviation Services Bureau (ASB) collected numerous generators and other badly needed supplies. information on the status of airport needs and operations and fed this information to the State In the vast area between Watertown and Plattsburgh, Emergency Management Office (SEMO) which Lake Placid, Adirondack, Malone, Massena, coordinated the State response to the storm. Ogdensburg and Potsdam Airports all served to support the emergency relief efforts that followed. In Jefferson County, one of the areas hardest hit by the Local and State officials, including Governor Pataki, storm, Watertown International Airport served as a were flown in and out of these airports so that they primary base of operations in supporting could survey the damage and direct the emergency reconnaissance and search and rescue missions operations. At Adirondack Airport the NYANG and conducted in that region. The New York State Power NYARNG set up their own remote refueling station to Authority, Niagara Mohawk Power Company, New support the Black Hawk and Huey helicopters that York State Police, the New York Air National Guard were temporarily stationed there as part of the relief (NYANG) and the New York Army National Guard efforts. According to Lieutenant Colonel Randy (NYARNG) were flying 28 to 36 relief sorties a day Lambrecht, with the support of these North Country for over a week out of Watertown International airports providing necessary landing and refueling sites Airport. Watertown’s operations manager, Frank the NYANG and NYARNG were able to fly over 210 Abernathy, reported that auxiliary power allowed the hours as part of “Operation Winter Weather”. Based operation of fuel pumps, hangar doors and kept the on their review of the response to this storm, SEMO terminal warm in support of these emergency is considering a larger role for airports as staging areas 1 in the planning for future emergencies. For more Oneida County (Utica) 1999 3.0 information, contact Steve Campbell. Greater Rochester International 1991 150.0 TERMINAL IMPROVEMENTS AT AIRPORTS Stewart International 1998 16.0 SINCE 1990: The recent opening of the new Syracuse-Hancock International 1996 50.0 passenger terminal at Buffalo Niagara International Tompkins County (Ithaca) 1994 11.0 and the scheduled opening of Albany County Airport Westchester County 1996 21.0 within a year of each other, among others, plus the recent ground breaking on the New International Statewide Total: $3348.3 Arrival’s Building at J. F. Kennedy Airport, have The cost estimates are not for direct comparison between airports since, in some drawn attention to the fact that substantial investment cases, the cost includes parking, roadways and apron improvements while in other has been made to improve these facilities all across the cases, they do not. Contact Harriet Bregman for additional information. State. The Aviation Services Bureau surveyed air NYSDOT SUPPORTS AIR SAFETY: The Aviation carrier airports in New York State and identified Services Bureau (ASB) funded a portion of the improvements to terminals including year opened or fourteen Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association expected to be open and estimated total cost, in (AOPA) Air Safety Foundation’s (ASF) Safety millions of dollars. In some cases, the airports funded Seminars held in the state during April, May, October the improvements with a large amount of local or and November, 1997. In conjunction with the AOPA other types of non-federal funding, in other cases, ASF, the Bureau also purchased twenty-five Seminars federal and/or state funding was also used. Following in a Box and distributed them to the FAA Flight is a list of these airports: Standards District Offices (FSDO) throughout the Airport Year Est. Total state. The ASF Safety Advisor pamphlet on ($ Millions) Operations at Nontowered Airports was also purchased and distributed to all airports open to the Albany 1998 158.0 public in NYS. If you don’t know your local FSDO’s Binghamton 2000 14.0 phone number contact Harriet Bregman. Buffalo Niagara International 1997 158.0 Chautauqua County/Jamestown 1990 2.0 PRIVATIZATION OF STEWART INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: On June 18, 1997, Clinton County (Plattsburg) 1990 0.3 The New York State Department of Transportation Elmira/Corning 1990 7.0 (NYSDOT), in conjunction with the Empire State Long Island MacArthur (Islip) 1999 16.0 Development Corporation, the agency responsible for New York City airports - privatization initiatives in New York State, issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the long-term lease of John F Kennedy 2130.0 Stewart International Airport. The RFP cited five (5) Terminal 1 1998 450.0 objectives for privatization: Terminals 2&3 1998 150.0 Terminal 4 (International 2001 1200.0 1) Enhance Performance and Efficiency of Arrivals Bldg.) Stewart Airport for Airlines and Other Airport Users; Terminal 7 1991 120.0 2) Enhance the Surrounding Business Terminal 8 1997 200.0 Environment; Tower Air 1995 10.0 3) Develop the Facility in an Environmentally LaGuardia Airport 615.0 Responsible Manner; 4) Return Assets to the Tax Base; Central Terminal Building 1992 340.0 5) Provide an Appropriate Financial Return to US Airways Terminal 1992 250.0 the State. US Airways Shuttle 1992 25.0 2 On October 17, 1997, the State received proposals Planning for future deicing conferences/workshops is from five (5) firms, including Airport Group currently underway. If you have questions or International; American Port Services (formerly suggestions for future conferences, please contact Johnson Controls); DM Airport Developers; Steve Iachetta, Albany’s Airport Planner, at (518) LCOR/Schiphol; and National Express Group, a U.K. 464-5010. firm. IMPROVED ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE BEGINS: On November 24, 1997, NYSDOT’s Preliminary The new, improved Essential Air Service (EAS) Application for inclusion of Stewart Airport in the Program was scheduled to begin during the first week FAA’s Airport Privatization Pilot Program was of January providing three flights a day (essentially accepted for review by the FAA. Stewart is the first adding an early morning flight), Monday through airport in the US to be accepted into the pilot Friday and two fights a day during the weekends. This program. is an increase from 2 flights a day, 5 days a week. The North Country Airports of Massena, Ogdensburg and ALBANY AIRPORT HOSTS DE-ICING Watertown were ready to begin but Mother Nature CONFERENCES: The Albany County Airport had other plans. While the worst ice storm in history Authority hosted two, one-day conferences at Albany hit the North Country, the new and improved EAS County Airport providing airport owners, airline was grounded. Flights were either canceled or were representatives, product manufacturers and only operating during daylight hours. The increased governmental officials a forum to discuss and promote level of service was delayed nearly one month, but the establishment of cost effective solutions to aircraft preliminary observations are that passengers seem to deicing regulatory issues and operational strategies for be taking advantage of the early flights and we are containment, collection, treatment and disposal happy to report that a car bearing a Canadian license systems. plate was spotted parked at the Watertown Airport. The first conference was held this past summer on EAS is a subsidy program to preserve scheduled air June 18, 1997. The primary focus was environmental carrier service to remote small communities. This regulatory mandates and threshold limits pertaining to increased level of service is the result of the USDOT aircraft deicing. Representatives from New York obtaining a dedicated funding source for this program. State’s Health Department and the Department of When NYSDOT was made aware of USDOT’s Environmental Conservation met with airport owner intentions to increase service, NYSDOT alerted the representatives to discuss these issues. North Country Airports and coordinated with them in an attempt to influence preferred destinations as well On January 29, 1998 a second deicing conference was as an early morning flight. Contact Laura Lemire for held to present the results of a field test of an additional information. anaerobic fluidized bed reactor used to treat airport deicing storm water waste.
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