Airport Administration
- Communicating with your Commission and the Public
- Marketing/Economic Development Issues
- Developing Rates and Charges
- NOTAMs
- Emergency Preparedness
- Lease Agreements
- Equipment Purchasing
- Airport Zoning
- CIP Process
Communicating with your Commission and the Public
Useful Practices
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Topic Contacts
Brian Ryks
Executive Director
Duluth International Airport
218-727-2968
bryks@duluthairport.com
Bill Towle
Airport Director
St. Cloud Regional Airport
320-255-7292
wiliam.towle@ci.stcloud.mn.us
Other Resources
Learn to be an Effective Airport Advocate
Presented at the 2006 AirTAP Fall Forum
Learn the role of state legislative committees and committee chairs, how the legislature is structured, effective strategies for communicating with local boards and commissions, and how to package requests effectively.
Speakers:
- Amy Vennewitz, Metropolitan Council — [view presentation (219 KB PPT)]
- Margaret Donahoe, Transportation Alliance — [view presentation (2.3 MB PPT)]
Marketing/Economic Development Issues
Useful Practices
Community Involvement
Scott Lundgren and Rod Dunn, Airport Managers,
Orr Regional Airport
Active Association
Glenn Olson, Public Works Director/City Engineer and Airport Manager, Marshall Regional Airport
Marketing Your Airport
Duane Wething, Airport Board Member, Detroit Lakes Airport
Increasing Attendance at Airport Events
Mike Drew, Glencoe Municipal Airport
Inviting Others to Use Airport Facilities
Duane Wething, Airport Board Member, Detroit Lakes Airport
Intern Apartment
Glenn Burke, Airport Manager, South St. Paul Municipal Airport
Topic Contacts
Tom Bullington
President
City Imge
651-402-6356
tom@city-image.com
Scott Sanders
Senior Aviation Planner/Manager
Wilbur Smith Associates
513-233-3700
ssanders@wilbursmith.com
Bill Gartner
Professor
Department of Applied Economics
University of Minnesota
612-625-5248
wcg@umn.edu
Other Resources
"New tool helps Minnesota airports prove their worth," AirTAP Briefings, Spring 2005, view or download (395 KB PDF)
"The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program: how it affects your airport," AirTAP Briefings, Fall 2003, view or download (204 KB PDF)
"Hiring a consultant: an initial step to airport project development," AirTAP Briefings, Fall 2001, view or download (239 KB PDF)
Innovative Finance and Alternative Sources of Revenue for Airports (Transportation Research Board's ACRP Synthesis 1)
Airport Project Development (388 KB PDF)
AirTAP workshop highlights, 2002
Effective Project Closeout Completion Workshop General Session
Presented at the 2006 AirTAP Fall Forum
Discuss AIP case studies showing how to request and obtain funding and learn how to complete a project closeout.
Speakers:
- Nancy Nistler, Minneapolis Airports District Office, FAA — [view presentation (1.5 MB PPT)]
- Lyle Kratzke, TKDA — [view presentation (1.1 MB PPT)]
- Tracy Schmidt, Mn/DOT — [view presentation (157 KB PPT)]
Developing Rates and Charges
Useful Practices
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Topic Contacts
Shaun Germolus
President
AirportAdmin
218-343-8618
Shaun@airportadmin.com
Glenn Burke
Airport Manager
South St. Paul Municipal Airport
651-554-3350
glenn.burke@southstpaul.org
Other Resources
"Airports charged with challenging task of setting rates and charges," AirTAP Briefings, Spring 2003, view or download (141 KB PDF)
NOTAMs
Useful Practices
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Topic Contacts
Shaun Germolus
Executive Director
Chisholm-Hibbing Airport Authority
218-262-3452
shaun@hibbingairport.com
Brian Thompson
Airport Operations Manager
Rochester International Airport
507-282-2328
bthompson@rochesterintlairport.com
E-NOTAM Web site
www.lme-notam.com
Emergency Preparedness
Useful Practices
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Topic Contacts
Shaun Germolus
President
AirportAdmin
218-343-8618
Shaun@airportadmin.com
Dave Beaver
Airport Manager
Owatonna Degner Regional Airport
507-444-2448
airport@ci.owatonna.mn.us
Other Resources
"Planning for the worst: emergency preparedness for general aviation airports," AirTAP Briefings, Winter 2007, view or download (593 KB PDF)
Lease Agreements
Useful Practices
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Topic Contacts
Glenn Burke
Airport Manager
South St Paul Municipal Airport
651-554-3350
glenn.burke@southstpaul.org
Other Resources
"Managing airport property: leases, operating agreements, and minimum standards," AirTAP Briefings, Summer 2003, view or download (183 KB PDF)
Equipment Purchasing
Useful Practices
Topic Contacts
Jim Moriarty
Consultant
PEER Associates Inc. moriartyjd@msn.com
Paul Sichko
Assistant Director - MSP Operation
Metropolitan Airports Commission
651-726-5855
paul.sichko@mspmac.org
Other Resources
"Planning, resources aid equipment-buying process," AirTAP Briefings, Summer 2004, view or download (183 KB PDF)
Airport Zoning
Useful Practices
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Topic Contacts
Kathy Vesely
Airport Zoning Administrator
Mn/DOT Aeronautics and Aviation
651-234-7193
kathy.vesely@dot.state.mn.us
Other Resources
"Using the new Airport Land Use Compatibility Manual," AirTAP Briefings, Winter 2006/07, view or download (300 KB PDF)
"Zoning makes space for airports to operate safely," AirTAP Briefings, Winter 2003, view or download (161 KB PDF)
What Does the New Land Use Handbook Have to Offer?
Presented at the 2006 AirTAP Fall Forum
Work with a zoning case study and use the Land Use Handbook to rewrite an amended ordinance.
Speakers:
- Kathy Vesely, Mn/DOT Office of Aeronautics
- Gina Mitchell, Bolton and Menk
- [view presentation (5.5 MB PDF)]
CIP Process
Useful Practices
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Topic Contacts
Peter Buchen
Manager Airport Development
Mn/DOT Office of Aeronautics
651-234-7242
peter.buchen@dot.state.mn.us
Nancy Nistler
Program Manager
FAA Minneapolis Airports District Office
612-713-4350
Nancy.Nistler@faa.gov