NYSDOT Annual Report on Aviation

NEW YORK STATE ANNUAL REPORT ON AVIATION Includes Legislative Mandates for: Inventory of General Aviation Facilities and Status Report for the Airport Improvement and Revitalization Program (AIR 99) February 1, 2003 New York State Department of Transportation Passenger Transportation Division Aviation Services Bureau 1220 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12232-0414 GEORGE E. PATAKI JOSEPH H. BOARDMAN GOVERNOR www.dot.state.ny.us COMMISSIONER TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE I. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................. 1 II. REPORT HIGHLIGHTS................................................................................................. 2 III. INVENTORY OF AIRPORTS ........................................................................................ 4 A. Findings......................................................................................................................... 4 B. Map of Public Use Airports .......................................................................................... 5 C. Table A - Number of and Activity at NYS Aviation Facilities by Type ...................... 6 D. Table B - Commercial Service Airports by County, Name, Usage, and Class............. 7 E. Table C - General Aviation Airports by County Name, Usage, and Class................... 8 F. Table D - Public Use Heliports by County, Name, Usage, and Class ........................ 12 G. Table E - Public Use Seaplane Bases by County, Name, Usage, and Class............... 13 IV. AIRPORT ACTIVITY AND SERVICE....................................................................... 14 A. Findings....................................................................................................................... 14 - Enplanements............................................................................................................ 14 - Service....................................................................................................................... 15 - Fares.......................................................................................................................... 16 - Aircraft Operations at Airports with Air Traffic Control Tower.............................. 16 B. Table F - New York State Airports, Enplanement Comparison 2001–2002 .............. 17 C. Table F-1 - New York State Airports, Enplanement Comparison 2000–2002 ........... 19 D. Table G - NYS Enplanements by Airports 1991–2001............................................... 21 E. Table H - 1998–2002 Air Traffic Control Tower Counts of Aircraft Operation ........ 23 V. AIRPORT FUNDING..................................................................................................... 24 A. Findings....................................................................................................................... 24 - Status of the AIR ’99 Program.................................................................................. 24 - State Funding ............................................................................................................ 24 - Federal Funding ........................................................................................................ 24 B. Table I - AIR ’99 Aviation Grant Status Report ......................................................... 25 C. Table J - NYS Sponsored Historical Funding Programs 1993–2002.......................... 27 D. Table K - AIP Aviation Grant Status Report – FFY 2002.......................................... 28 E. Table L - FAA-AIP, NYS Historical Funding 1996–2002 ......................................... 34 APPENDIX A – Legend/Summary of Tables............................................................................A-1 APPENDIX B – NYS Airport Directory 2001-2002 Errata Sheet ............................................ B-1 APPENDIX C – Comparison of Facilities in 2003 Inventory with FAA 5010 Database ......... C-1 NOTE: The NYS Airport Directory 2001-2002 of all aviation facilities in the State is available by contacting the NYSDOT Aviation Services Bureau at 518-457-2821 I. INTRODUCTION This report meets two separate legislative requirements. The first is an inventory of the State’s general aviation facilities, both public and private, as mandated by Section 14-a of the Transportation Law, signed into law in 1995. This document, along with the separately printed 2001-2002 Airport Directory, satisfies this requirement. An errata sheet which identifies significant changes to the directory is included as Appendix B to this document. The second legislative mandate included herein is a report on the Airport Improvement and Revitalization Program of 1999, referred to as “AIR ‘99," contained in Section 14-l paragraph (g) of the Transportation Law. The Legislation established a State/Local grant and loan program for capital improvements and technical assistance at the State’s public use airports. Funding was made available for this program from the SFY 2000/01 budget. A listing of the projects granted and current status of reimbursement is included in Section V of this report entitled Airport Funding. This report also includes additional factual information regarding airports and aviation in New York State including airport activity, air service statistics, and funding data. This additional reference material enhances the usefulness of the report and provides a more comprehensive look at the status of airports and aviation in New York State. A definition of terms and explanation of some tables is included in Appendix A. II. REPORT HIGHLIGHTS Inventory of Airports (See Section III – Page 4) The 1995 Legislative requirement to inventory airports in New York State resulted from concern about the number of general aviation airports that were closing prior to 1995. • Two public use facilities closed during 2002: - Angola Airport (D22) was a reliever airport in Angola, Erie County. The operator of this airport declared bankruptcy and had a mortgage on the property; the Town of Evans was not interested in purchasing the property with federal and state assistance. - Kamp Airport (1B4) was a general aviation airport located in Durhamville, Oneida County. This airport was purchased by the Oneida Indian Nation, which closed it for aviation use. - With these two airport closings, the net number of public-use airports in New York State between 1995 and 2002 decreased by one to 145. • The number of airports in the State Airport System Plan (SASP) increased by one in 2002 to 98. Angola (D22) and Kamp (1B4) dropped out and three airports were added; namely Pine Hill (9G6) in Albion, Orleans County; Cooperstown-Westville (K23) in Cooperstown, Otsego County; and Great Valley (N56) in Great Valley, Cattaraugus County. • During 2002, Oneida County Airport lost its commercial service and it is now categorized as a general aviation facility. Ogdensburg International Airport’s enplanements (for Calendar Year 2001) were below 2,500 for the second consecutive year, the number needed to receive priority as a commercial service airport for FAA funding consideration. Watertown International Airport’s enplanements also dropped below 2,500. Clinton County Airport lost its “primary” airport designation since its enplanements were below 10,000. Airport Activity and Service (See Section IV – Page 14) • The impacts of the events of 9/11/01 have had a significant adverse impact on aviation activity and service nationally and in New York State. However, air fares have declined as airlines try to increase ridership. • Airlines decreased service levels nationally by about 15 to 20 % to match ridership losses after 9/11/01. However, service frequency is slowly recovering from initial post 9/11/01 cuts. This recovery is being slowed by continuing financial problems at major airlines nationwide. Airlines are substituting smaller regional jet aircraft for larger jets in some markets to better match capacity with demand. • In recent years air fares in New York State have been more competitive with national fares, especially at major upstate airports and Long Island MacArthur Airport, as a result of increased service by low fare air carriers. Average air fares at these airports with a large proportion of air service by discount carriers are below average fares nationally. • Air service and enplanements in the Northeast and New York State were initially more affected by the impacts of 9/11/01 than the rest of the country. However, during the summer of 2002, the New York enplanement recovery was more in line with national trends. • Smaller airports have been more adversely impacted by the effects of 9/11/01 than larger airports both in New York State and nationally. This has accelerated a trend of reduced service and limited competition that was occurring even prior to 9/11/01. • There has been an increase in general aviation activity in the area of corporate and charter activity. This positive trend was initially spurred on following 9/11/01. This has impacted both larger general aviation airports and commercial service airports. Airport Funding (See Section V – Page 24) • AIR ‘99 is the first State/Local aviation funding program and resulted in the accomplishment of many needed projects that were ineligible for federal funding or not likely to receive federal funding. Of the approximately $2.5 million in grants awarded, $1.6 million has been reimbursed representing a completion rate of 65%. • The FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP) has grown from

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