Oregon Aviation Industries (ORAVI)
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Memo Completeness Review: ORAVI application for ROAR Funds Date: March 7, 2019 Presented by: Program Coordinators On January 31, 2019, ODA received via email an application submitted by Jake Jacobs of Oregon Aviation Industries (ORAVI). The attached ROAR application is being sent to you in preparation for the April 4, 2019 board meeting. Due to timing issues, you are receiving these packets concurrently with the Aviation Review Committee (ARC). The ARC will meet on March 29, 2019 to discuss the applications and provide their recommendations. ODA Program Coordinators will provide a staff report for each of the applications with the ARC’s recommendations by close of business April 1, 2019. Please keep in mind, the applicant should not be lobbying you or discussing the application with you. In addition, ODA requests that any inquires related to the application or applicant be directed to program coordinators and not discussed with outside parties. General Project Information: ROAR Rural Air Service-ORAVI Oregon Aviation Industries Application Year: 2019 ROAR Application 2019 ROAR-2019-NA-00008 Applicant Organization Name Contact Person * Oregon Aviation Industries Jake Jacobs Address Contact Person Title * PO 313 Executive Director City State Zip Code Phone Number Email Marylhurst Oregon 97063 (541) 406-0711 [email protected] Project Name and Location Project Name * Project Location * ROAR Rural Air Service-ORAVI John Day, Astoria and Statewide ODOT Region: County tax parcel identification number(s): * Not applicable For convenience, If you have these compiled, please upload them here: Airport Information Airport Name: * Airport Category: * NPIAS or Non-NPIAS: * KGCD Grant County Regional - Other 3 John Day Project Overview Select the type of project being proposed: * Program Planning Select the category of project for which you are requesting funding: * Other Project Start Date: 4/1/2019 Project End Date: 4/1/2021 03/04/2019 Page 1 of 11 General Project Information: ROAR Rural Air Service-ORAVI Oregon Aviation Industries Application Year: 2019 ROAR Application 2019 ROAR-2019-NA-00008 Project Summary * Provide a brief summary of the project in the space provided below: Oregon Aviation Industries will organize the capability to provide on -demand and scheduled air service to rural airports across Oregon. The aircraft will operate under FAA Part 135 commercial air service regulations utilizing existing operators. An online flight request system will be developed. Travel Bank subsidies funded by ROAR per-seat-flown would enable affordable pricing. A 501(C) (3) non-profit organization will be established to manage matching flight requests to flight operators. Project Purpose and Description * Provide a purpose and description of the project in the space provided below: There are currently 97 public use airports in Oregon, but scheduled air service is available at only 6 of them: PDX, EUG, RDM, MFD, OTH; and a PDT shuttle feeder route to/from PDX. LMT lost scheduled air service and is attempting to restore it. There are more than 4,000 aircraft based in Oregon and some of these are certified for commercial passenger operations. Oregon’s rural communities have been deprived of air service since airline deregulation in 1978 and air travel focus has shifted to hub and spoke systems utilizing large aircraft to a limited number of destinations. We believe that air service to rural Oregon communities is essential for economic development, citizen travel and enhancement of rural airports as local economic engines. Air travel can play a significant role in helping mitigate the urban|rural divide in Oregon. The internet has improved communications, but in-person meetings are essential to maintain personal, business and government connections and relationships statewide. We are a large state geographically, with very few direct roadway routes due to significant mountainous terrain, rivers and lack of a fast freeway system to outlying rural communities. Road travel requires a full day’s travel by road from one side to the other . Air travel can cover the same distances in two hours. Under a structure that ORAVI will create, a number of commercial general aviation aircraft operating under FAA Part 135 commercial regulations will be deployed to serve some of Oregon’s 90 plus public use rural airports. Four elements are required for this to take place. 1. An online system and app for on-demand scheduling. 2. A Provider Pool of qualified aircraft operators. 3. Subsidies per seat flown to keep the price affordable. 4. Cooperating airports and communities. Clearly define the proposed project in each of the following areas: • Does the project eliminate current deficiencies listed in the current Oregon Aviation Plan? * a Yes No The Oregon Aviation Plan states that airports have a goal of providing air transportation and economic development . Currently, passenger air service is available at only 6 Oregon airports. Enabling air service at our 97 statewide rural airports will address the deficiency by utilizing our aviation assets to provide transportation for our citizens, businesses and assists in connecting Oregon communities via our airports. SEE THE FULL PROJECT DETAILS IN THE PDF --- LOCATED IN THE MISCELLANEOUS UPLOADS SECTION. • Does the project modernize the airport by exceeding state or federal minimum standards as stated in the Yes a No current Oregon Aviation Plan and identified by the Federal Aviation Administration Advisory Circulars or other regulations? * • Does the project prevent future deficiencies and preserve the existing facilities? * a Yes No The airports will have more use, citizens will use them for flights, more aircraft in the air, more fuel sold, more aviation fuel taxes 03/04/2019 Page 2 of 11 General Project Information: ROAR Rural Air Service-ORAVI Oregon Aviation Industries Application Year: 2019 ROAR Application 2019 ROAR-2019-NA-00008 paid.. And, most importantly, citizens and businesses will use existing facilities to their full economic development and transportation potential now and in the future. • Does the project increase the financial self-sufficiency of the airport? * a Yes No Yes. More fuel will be sold, airport businesses will be more actively used, local aircraft maintenance and service revenues will increase. Businesses will be more inclined to locate at rural airports. Airport related property taxes, fees and other revenues will assist the local communities and will directly benefit the self-sufficiency of the airport. • Does the project have local support? * a Yes No Yes. Partnership consent letters from 7 airports express their local support so far with more on their way. These include the communities of Astoria, Prineville, Hood River, The Dalles, John Day, burns and Madras. 03/04/2019 Page 3 of 11 Project Documentation: ROAR Rural Air Service-ORAVI Oregon Aviation Industries Application Year: 2019 ROAR Application 2019 ROAR-2019-NA-00008 Documentation and Permits Was the Airport Layout Plan (ALP) Completed within the last 10 years? * Yes a No Underway Date of Completion: Anticipated Date of Completion: If no, provide reasoning: Rural air service implementation is not dependent on ALPs. However, most, if not all, airports targeted to be served via rural air service will have up to date ALPs and master plans. Is a NEPA review required? * Yes a No Please select the applicable review type: If 'Other' is selected, please describe the type of NEPA review in the provided field below. Note any required permits, date issued or expected issue date, completion status, and required status. Permits may include, but are not limited to: right-of-way permits, land acquisition permits, building permits, etc. Click the "SAVE" button to add additional rows. Permit Type Date Issued Completion Required Status Status 03/04/2019 Page 4 of 11 Statewide Impact: ROAR Rural Air Service-ORAVI Oregon Aviation Industries Application Year: 2019 ROAR Application 2019 ROAR-2019-NA-00008 Statewide Impact of Project Per ORS 367.084(6), the following questions apply: Does the proposed project reduce transportation costs for Oregon businesses or improve access to jobs and a Yes No sources of labor? If yes, provide a short explanation. * Rural air service will make statewide travel quicker, reduce or eliminate many overnight and per diem expenses by enabling trips to be made in a single day. Citizens, businesses, government officials, employees, agencies and tourists will be able to travel efficiently statewide by air versus the long drives over mountains , bridges and gridlocked freeways, to reach their destinations quicker and at less costs. Access to jobs and access to sources of labor will be greatly enhanced with fast air transportation. Road travel across the state will be reduced from 6 hours to 2 hours by air. Shorter distances over terrain will be reduced from 2 hours to half an hour by air. Does the proposed project result in an economic benefit to the state? If yes, provide a short explanation. * a Yes No Yes. More efficient transportation, enabling enhanced communications via personal visits by air will eliminate wasted time en route, saving thousands of hours currently spent in unproductive road travel travel time. Reducing travel time, increasing flexibility, making business travel more efficient will provide significant economic benefits to the State of Oregon . Air service will assist in reducing road travel grid-lock. Air service at rural airports will increase the viability of the airport for economic development, business recruiting, jobs and investments. Is the proposed project a critical link connecting elements of Oregon's transportation system that will a Yes No measurably improve utilization and efficiency of the system? If yes, provide a short explanation. * Some rural air service plans of the past have served only 2 or 3 airports, typically with very high cost, large aircraft. This plan is designed to serve ALL of our airports using smaller, lower cost aircraft that are matched to local rural community transportation needs. Our 97 public use airports currently serve private pilots, some charter operators, delivery services and some emergency services such as Life Flight.