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OHIO AIRPORTS FOCUS STUDY B-1

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Appendix B: Costs Associated with a New or Enhanced Airport

Introduction Periodically, the question arises as to the cost to develop a new airport in Ohio. Appendix B is intended to provide a high-level analysis of potential costs associated with a new or upgraded airport and the subsequent impact to the Ohio system if funding were to be diverted to such a project. A new airport is assumed to meet the minimum facility requirements as determined in Chapter 4, including subsequent Airport Reference Code (ARC) design standards as determined by the FAA. In addition, costs were developed for development of a new air cargo airport. The five airport classes are as follows:

Level 1 (C-II ARC) Level 2 (B-II ARC) Level 3 (B-I ARC) Level 4 (A-1 Small ARC Air Cargo Airport (D-IV ARC)

As indicated, Ohio’s airport system has been subdivided into 4 levels based on how they serve the system today. To provide a general overview of the cost estimates associated with upgrading/enhancing airport infrastructure and facilities from one level to the next, this appendix provides cost estimates to upgrade a hypothetical airport from one level to another. The following level changes will be evaluated in this appendix:

Level 2 Level 1 Level 3 Level 2 Level 4 Level 3

Lastly, the final third part of this appendix compares the costs estimates with developing a new airport or upgrading an existing airport to the average annual funding received by system airports. The potential financial impact to the Ohio system will be shown by presenting the potential average impact to funding Ohio’s existing airports if funds were diverted to construct a new airport or upgrade an airport from one level to the next.

Estimated New/Replacement Airport Development Costs The construction of a new general aviation airport in Ohio would be a multi-year task that could only be initiated following detailed analyses that could include benefit/cost studies, land acquisition, environmental permitting, and potential environmental mitigation. The purpose of this analysis, however, is to develop an order-of-magnitude cost estimate, at a planning level of detail, for a potential airport development project. While the estimated development costs identified in this analysis may not be all-inclusive, to the best extent possible these estimates include development costs associated with major components of the potential project. Costs were estimated using state and region-specific average unit costs for airport development projects.

Table B-1 identifies average infrastructure unit cost estimates for each facility type used to develop construction cost estimates.

APPENDIX B: COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH A NEW OR ENHANCED AIRPORT 2014


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Table B-1 Cost Per Facility Item

Cost Criteria Estimated Cost Unit

Runway Pavement - ARC - Aircraft Category A $17.50 SF

Runway Pavement - ARC - Aircraft Category B $19.50 SF

Runway Pavement - ARC - Aircraft Category C+ $21.50 SF

Runway/Taxiway Turf Surface $5.90 SF

Taxiway Pavement- ARC - Aircraft Category A & B $17.50 SF

Taxiway Pavement - ARC - Aircraft Category C+ $20.50 SF

Land Clearing, Grubbing and Leveling (Appalachian) $22,500.00 AC

Land Clearing, Grubbing and Leveling (all other regions) $15,750.00 AC

MIRL/HIRL (Runway Lighting) $80.00 LF

Aircraft Apron Pavement $17.00 SF

T-Hangar Units $42,000.00 EA

Conventional Hangar $87.00 SF

Tower-ATCT $5,500,000.00 EA

ASOS/AWOS $185,000.00 EA

GA Terminal Building $150.00 SF

Auto Parking $9.50 SF

Fuel Farm $20.00 GAL

Navaids ILS $1,600,000.00 EA

Navaids VOR, NDB, DME, or GPS $225,000.00 EA

MALSR, MALSF, MALS $850,000.00 EA

VGSIs $80,000.00 EA

REILs $35,000.00 EA

Wind Indicator (lighted) $20,000.00 EA

Rotating Beacon $50,000.00 EA

ARFF Building $160.00 SF

Snow Removal Building $120.00 SF

Maintenance Building $120.00 SF

Fencing $25.00 LF

Source: CDM Smith

It is important to note that a 15 percent Engineering, Planning, Environmental Contingency was applied to construction costs to account for engineering, planning, permitting and environmental mitigation. This includes the cost of planning, designing, engineering and permitting the airport as well as studying and mitigating any environmental impacts. An ARC Adjustment is also included as larger and busier airports typically have higher facility costs. Not every level of infrastructure detail such as utilities, fencing, drainage, access roads, and runway safety area grading and development could be analyzed. To adjust for facility values of less identifiable infrastructure assets, a simple calculation was developed based on each airport’s ARC, a coding system that relates airport design criteria to the operational and physical characteristics of the airplanes that are intended to operate at an airport. Table B-2 identifies the ARC adjustment increase given to each airport.



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Table B-2 Airport Reference Code Adjustments

ARC – Aircraft Category Adjustment

Aircraft Category A 0%

Aircraft Category B 5%

Aircraft Category C 10%

Aircraft Category D 15%

Source: CDM Smith

New Level 1 General Aviation Airport As shown in Table B-3, total development costs for a new general aviation airport meeting Level 1 facility objectives based on the unit costs per facility item are estimated at approximately $56.1 million. Estimated development costs for the following major components of the construction are as follows:

Land and Airfield Development - $40.7 million NAVAIDs, Lighting, Fuel Projects - $3.3 million Hangars, Buildings, Auto Parking - $2.3 million Contingencies & Adjustments - $9.8 million



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Table B-3 Estimated Development Costs for New Level 1 Airport (C-II ARC)

Feature Unit Cost Unit Total Units

Total Estimated New Feature

Cost

Land and Airfield Development Property Acquisition (600 acres) $20,000.00 Acre 600 $12,000,000

Land Clearing, Grubbing, Leveling, and Drainage (non-Appalachian) $15,750.00 Acre 540 $8,505,000

Runway (5,000' x 100') $21.50 SF 500,000 $10,750,000

Parallel Taxiway & Connectors $20.50 SF 211,050 $4,326,500

Aircraft Parking Apron $17.00 SF 300,000 $5,100,000

Land and Airfield Development Total

$40,681,500

NAVAIDs, Lighting, Fuel VOR, NDB, DME, or GPS $225,000.00 EA 1 $225,000

ALS $850,000.00 EA 1 $850,000

PAPIs (GVGI) $80,000.00 EA 2 $160,000

REILs $35,000.00 EA 1 $35,000

HIRL $80.00 LF 10,000 $800,000

MITL $15.00 LF 6,030 $90,500

AWOS $185,000.00 EA 1 $185,000

Beacon $50,000.00 EA 1 $50,000

Wind Indicator (lighted) $20,000.00 EA 1 $20,000

Fuel Farm $20.00 GAL 45,000 $900,000

NAVAIDs, Lighting, Fuel Total

$3,315,500

Hangars, Buildings, Auto Parking Auto Parking $9.50 SF 17,100 $162,500

Terminal Building $150.00 SF 7,500 $1,125,000

Snow Removal Building $120.00 SF 1,500 $180,000

Maintenance Building $120.00 SF 3,500 $420,000

Access Roadway $120.00 LF 150 $18,000

Security Fencing $25.00 LF 16,400 $410,000

Hangars, Buildings, Auto Parking Total

$2,315,500

Subtotal

$46,312,500

Engineering, Planning, Permitting, Environmental Contingency (15%)

$5,146,900

ARC Adjustment (10%)

$4,631,300

Grand Total

$56,091,000

Source: CDM Smith

It is estimated that a new Level 1 airport would require the purchase of land totaling 600 acres to accommodate aviation-related facilities and associated safety areas. It may be necessary and/or beneficial to acquire a larger land area to provide airport-owned property that would be available to support non-aviation development such as and industrial park; however, this analysis is focused only on the minimum facility requirements of a Level 1 airport. This estimated acreage is consistent with the average acreage for Level 1 system airports.



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The largest component of a new Level 1 airport’s estimated development costs is associated with land acquisition and development. Clearing, grubbing, and grading costs associated with the construction of a 5,000’ by 100’ runway, its supporting full-length parallel taxiway, and aircraft parking areas are included in the total estimated land and airfield development costs of approximately $40.7 million. Terminal area development projects including the construction of an airport terminal building, snow removal equipment building, maintenance building, auto parking, an access roadway, and fencing are estimated to cost approximately $2.3 million. Combined, NAVAID, lighting, and fuel infrastructure required to support aircraft operations have an estimated cost of approximately $3.3 million. Contingency and ARC Adjustment costs account for an additional $9.8 million.

New Level 2 General Aviation Airport The total estimated development cost for a new general aviation airport that meets Level 2 facility objectives is estimated at approximately $26.4 million. Estimated development costs for the following major components of the construction are as follows:

Land and Airfield Development - $19.4 million NAVAIDs, Lighting, Fuel Projects - $1.9 million Hangars, Buildings, Auto Parking - $1.4 million Contingencies & Adjustments - $3.7 million

It is estimated that 250 acres would be required for a new Level 2 airport in order to accommodate aviation-related facilities and associated safety areas. This estimated acreage is consistent with the average acreage for Level 2 system airports. As shown in Table B-4, the single greatest cost component of a new Level 2 airport’s estimated development is associated with land acquisition and development. Clearing, grubbing, and grading costs associated with the construction of a 4,000’ by 75’ runway, its supporting full-length parallel taxiway, and aircraft parking areas are included in the total estimated land and airfield development costs of approximately $19.4 million. Terminal area development projects including the construction of an airport terminal building, snow removal equipment building, maintenance building, auto parking, an access roadway, and fencing are estimated to cost approximately $1.4 million. Combined, NAVAID, lighting, and fuel infrastructure required to support aircraft operations have an estimated cost of approximately $1.9 million. Contingency and ARC Adjustment costs account for an additional $3.7 million.



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Table B-4

Estimated Development Costs for New Level 2 Airport (B-II ARC)


Total Estimated

New Feature Cost


Land Clearing, Grubbing, and Leveling (non-Appalachian) $15,750.00 Acre 225 $3,543,800

Runway (4,000' x 75') $19.50 SF 300,000 $5,850,000




$19,367,300


PAPIs (GVGI) $80,000.00 EA 2 $160,000

REILs $35,000.00 EA 1 $35,000

MIRL $80.00 LF 8,000 $640,000

MITL $15.00 LF 5,030 $75,500

AWOS $185,000.00 EA 1 $185,000

Beacon $50,000.00 EA 1 $50,000


Fuel Farm $20.00 GAL 24,000 $480,000


$1,870,500


Terminal Building $150.00 SF 4,500 $675,000






$1,383,000

Subtotal

$22,620,800


$2,643,100

ARC Adjustment (5%)

$1,131,000

Grand Total

$26,395,000

Source: CDM Smith

New Level 3 General Aviation Airport As shown in Table B-5, total development costs for a new general aviation airport that meets Level 3 facility objectives based on the unit costs per facility item are estimated at approximately $16.3 million. Estimated development costs for the following major components of the construction are as follows:



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Land and Airfield Development - $11.8 million NAVAIDs, Lighting, Fuel Projects - $1.6 million Hangars, Buildings, Auto Parking - $559,000 Contingencies & Adjustments - $2.3 million

Table B-5

Estimated Development Costs for New Level 3 Airport (B-I ARC)


Total Estimated

New Feature Cost



Runway (3,200' x 60') $19.50 SF 192,000 $3,744,000

Partial Parallel Taxiway & Connectors $17.50 SF 51,938 $908,900



$11,819,200


PAPIs (GVGI) $80,000.00 EA 2 $160,000

REILs $35,000.00 EA 1 $35,000

MIRL $80.00 LF 6,400 $512,000

MITL $15.00 LF 2,175 $32,600

AWOS $185,000.00 EA 1 $185,000

Beacon $50,000.00 EA 1 $50,000


Fuel Farm $20.00 GAL 17,000 $340,000


$1,559,600




Maintenance Building $120.00 SF 600 $72,000



$558,700

Subtotal

$13,937,500


$1,640,600

ARC Adjustment (5%)

$696,900

Grand Total

$16,275,000

Source: CDM Smith

It is estimated that approximately 150 acres of property would be required for a new Level 3 airport to accommodate aviation-related facilities and associated safety areas. This estimated acreage is consistent with the average acreage for Level 3 system airports.



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The largest cost associated with a new Level 3 airport’s estimated development is associated with land acquisition and development. Clearing, grubbing, and grading costs associated with the construction of a 3,200’ by 60’ runway, its supporting partial parallel taxiway, and aircraft parking areas are included in the total estimated land and airfield development costs of approximately $11.8 million. Terminal area development projects including the construction of an airport terminal building, snow removal equipment building, maintenance building, auto parking, and an access roadway are estimated to cost approximately $559,000. Combined, NAVAID, lighting, and fuel infrastructure required to support aircraft operations have an estimated cost of approximately $16 million. Contingency and ARC Adjustment costs account for an additional $2.3 million.

New Level 4 General Aviation Airport The total development cost for a new general aviation airport that meets Level 4 facility objectives is estimated at approximately $6.2 million. Estimated development costs for the following major components of the construction are as follows:

Land and Airfield Development - $4.7 million NAVAIDs, Lighting, Fuel Projects - $756,000 Hangars, Buildings, Auto Parking - $42,000 Contingencies & Adjustments - $621,000

Property acquisition for a new Level 4 airport would entail the purchase of 70 acres to accommodate aviation-related facilities and associated safety areas. This estimated acreage is consistent with the average acreage for Level 4 system airports. As shown in Table B-6, the single largest component of a new Level 4 airport’s estimated development costs is associated with land acquisition and development. Clearing, grubbing, and grading costs associated with the construction of a 2,000’ by 60’ runway, its turnarounds, taxiway connectors, and aircraft parking areas are included in the total estimated land and airfield development costs of approximately $4.7 million. Landside area development projects including the construction of auto parking and an access roadway are estimated to cost approximately $42,000. Combined, NAVAID, lighting, and fuel infrastructure required to support aircraft operations have an estimated cost of approximately $756,000. Contingency and ARC Adjustment costs account for an additional $621,000 million.



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Table B-6

Estimated Development Costs for New Level 4 Airport (A-I Small ARC)


Total Estimated

New Feature Cost


Land Clearing, Grubbing, and Leveling (non-Appalachian) $15,750.00 Acre 63 $992,300

Runway (2,000' x 60') $17.50 SF 120,000 $2,100,000

Turnarounds & Taxiway Connectors $17.50 SF 14,188 $248,300


$4,740,600


REILs $35,000.00 EA 1 $35,000

LIRL $80.00 LF 4,000 $320,000

MITL $15.00 LF 368 $5,500

Beacon $50,000.00 EA 1 $50,000


Fuel Farm $20.00 GAL 5,000 $100,000


$755,500




$42,400

Subtotal

$5,538,500


$620,800

ARC Adjustment (0%)

$0

Grand Total

$6,159,000

Source: CDM Smith

New Air Cargo Airport Development of a new cargo airport would be an extremely complex and time consuming process. In order to have a basic template for what such a new facility would include, a composite of existing air cargo facilities in Ohio was used. As shown in Table B-7, total development costs for a new air cargo airport that meets the ARC D-IV facilities and infrastructure parameters are estimated to cost approximately $374 million. Estimated development costs for the following major components of the construction are as follows:

Land and Airfield Development - $197 million NAVAIDs, Lighting, Fuel Projects - $73.6 million Hangars, Buildings, Auto Parking - $20.2 million Contingencies & Adjustments - $82.5 million



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Table B-7 Estimated Development Costs for New Air Cargo Airport (D-IV ARC)


Total Estimated

New Feature Cost

Land and Airfield Development Property Acquisition (1,600 acres) $20,000.00 Acre 1,600 $32,000,000

Land Clearing, Grubbing, and Leveling (non-Appalachian) $15,750.00 Acre 1,710 $26,932,500

Runway (10,000' x 150'; 9,000' x 150') $21.50 SF 2,850,000 $61,275,000

Parallel Taxiway & Connectors $20.50 SF 1,477,575 $30,290,300

Aircraft Parking Apron $17.00 SF 3,000,000 $51,000,000


$197,245,300

NAVAIDs, Lighting, Fuel ILS $1,600,000.00 EA 4 $6,400,000

VOR, NDB, DME, or GPS $225,000.00 EA 2 $450,000

ALS $850,000.00 EA 4 $3,400,000

PAPIs (GVGI) $80,000.00 EA 4 $320,000

HIRL $80.00 LF 39,402 $3,152,200

MITL $15.00 LF 31,000 $465,000

AWOS $185,000.00 EA 1 $185,000

Beacon $50,000.00 EA 1 $50,000


Fuel Farm $20.00 GAL 2,960,000 $59,200,000


$73,642,200


Terminal Building $150.00 SF 80,000 $12,000,000

Snow Removal Building $120.00 SF 15,000 $1,800,000

Maintenance Building $120.00 SF 15,000 $1,800,000

Access Roadway $120.00 LF 20,465 $2,455,800

Security Fencing $25.00 LF 50,000 $1,250,000


$20,255,800

Subtotal

$291,143,300


$38,871,500


$43,671,500

Grand Total

$373,686,000

Source: CDM Smith

The largest component of a new air cargo airport’s estimated development costs is associated with land acquisition. Clearing, grubbing, and grading costs associated with the construction two runways (10,000’ by 150’ and 9,000’ by 150’), their parallel taxiways, taxiway connectors, and aircraft parking areas are included in the total estimated land and airfield development costs of approximately $197 million. Landside area development projects including the construction of a terminal building, snow removal building, maintenance building, auto parking, fencing, and access roadways are estimated to cost approximately $20.2 million. Combined, NAVAID, lighting, and fuel



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infrastructure required to support aircraft operations have an estimated cost of approximately $73.6 million. Contingency and ARC Adjustment costs account for an additional $82.5 million.

Estimated General Aviation Airport Enhancement/Upgrade Costs Costs to upgrade an airport from one level to the next were estimated by taking the total units for each facility feature of one level airport and subtracting them from the total units for each facility feature of the next highest level airport. The differences between the total units for each facility feature are then multiplied by each facility feature’s unit cost of the higher level airport. Tables C-8 through C-10 detail the estimated costs to upgrade from Level 2 to Level 1, Level 3 to Level 2, and Level 4 to Level 3.

Table B-8

Estimated Costs for Level 2 to Level 1 Airport Enhancement/Upgrade


Estimated Feature

Upgrade Cost



Runway (5,000' x 100') $21.50 SF 200,000 $4,300,000




$20,240,600

NAVAIDs, Lighting, Fuel ALS $850,000.00 EA 1 $850,000

HIRL $80.00 LF 2,000 $160,000

MITL $15.00 LF 1,000 $15,000

Fuel Farm $20.00 GAL 21,000 $420,000


$1,445,000



Snow Removal Building $120.00 SF 500 $60,000




$932,500

Subtotal

$22,618,100


$2,342,700


$2,261,800

Grand Total

$27,223,000

Source: CDM Smith



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Table B-9



Estimated Feature

Upgrade Cost



Runway (4,000' x 75') $19.50 SF 108,000 $2,106,000


Aircraft Parking Apron $17.00 SF 10,000 $170,000


$7,548,100

NAVAIDs, Lighting, Fuel HIRL $80.00 LF 1,600 $128,000

MITL $15.00 LF 2,855 $42,800

Fuel Farm $20.00 GAL 7,000 $140,000


$310,800






$824,200

Subtotal

$8,683,100


$1,002,500

ARC Adjustment (5%)

$434,200

Grand Total

$10,120,000

Source: CDM Smith



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Table B-10



Estimated Feature Upgrade

Cost



Runway (3,200' x 60') $19.50 SF 72,000 $1,404,000

Parallel Taxiway & Connectors $17.50 SF 37,750 $660,600



$6,838,600

NAVAIDs, Lighting, Fuel PAPIs (GVGI) $80,000.00 EA 2 $160,000

HIRL $80.00 LF 2,400 $192,000

MITL $15.00 LF 1,808 $27,100

AWOS $185,000.00 EA 1 $185,000

Fuel Farm $20.00 GAL 12,000 $240,000


$804,100






$516,400

Subtotal

$8,159,100


$983,900

ARC Adjustment (5%)

$408,000

Grand Total

$9,551,000

Source: CDM Smith

Not surprisingly, at an estimated $27.2 million, the most significant upgrade costs occur when upgrading from a Level 2 airport to a Level 1 airport. Interestingly, the costs to upgrade from a Level 4 airport to a Level 3 airport are similar to the costs to upgrade from a Level 2 to a Level 3 airport. This is due to fact that the facility objectives for a Level 4 airport (A-I Small ARC) are the least stringent of any system classification and the Level 4 classification includes some of the smallest airports in the state system. The upgrade costs between levels are detailed in Table B-11.



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Table B-11

Summary of Estimated Facility Enhancement/Upgrade Costs

Feature

Level 2 to 1 Upgrade

Costs


Costs


Costs

Land and Airfield Development

Property Acquisition $7,000,000 $2,000,000 $1,600,000

Land Clearing, Grubbing, and Leveling (non-Appalachian) $4,961,300 $1,417,500 $1,134,000

Runway $4,300,000 $2,106,000 $1,404,000

Parallel Taxiway & Connectors $1,089,300 $1,854,600 $660,600

Aircraft Parking Apron $2,890,000 $170,000 $2,040,000

Land and Airfield Development Total $20,240,600 $7,548,100 $6,838,600

NAVAIDs, Lighting, Fuel

ILS $0 $0 $0

VOR, NDB, DME, or GPS $0 $0 $0

ALS $850,000 $0 $0

PAPIs (GVGI) $0 $0 $160,000

REILs $0 $0 $0

LIRL $160,000 $128,000 $192,000

MITL $15,000 $42,800 $27,100

AWOS $0 $0 $185,000

Beacon $0 $0 $0

Wind Indicator (lighted) $0 $0 $0

Fuel Farm $420,000 $140,000 $240,000

NAVAIDs, Lighting, Fuel Total $1,445,000 $310,800 $804,100

Hangars, Buildings, Auto Parking

Auto Parking $65,000 $48,700 $24,400

Terminal Building $450,000 $375,000 $300,000

Snow Removal Building $60,000 $0 $120,000

Maintenance Building $300,000 $48,000 $72,000

Access Roadway $0 $0 $0

Security Fencing $57,500 $352,500 $0

Hangars, Buildings, Auto Parking Total $932,500 $824,200 $516,400

Subtotal $22,618,100 $8,683,100 $8,159,100

Engineering, Planning, Permitting, Environmental Contingency $2,342,700 $1,002,500 $983,900

ARC Adjustment $2,261,800 $434,200 $408,000

Grand Total $27,223,000 $10,120,000 $9,551,000

Source: CDM Smith



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Estimated New or Enhanced Costs vs. Annual System Funding In order to gain perspective on the significance of the costs associated with a new or enhanced airport, it is useful to compare these costs to the overall revenue stream to Ohio system airports. As discussed in Chapter 8, System Recommendations, funding for capital projects at Ohio’s airports comes from three primary sources: federal grants from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) grants, and public/private funding. Public/private funding must be provided for all costs typically not eligible for federal or state grants. The history of airport grant funding to Ohio’s airports from fiscal year 2010 to 2013 is shown in Table B-12.

Table B-12 History of GA Airport Grant Funding in Ohio

Funding Source FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013

FAA Funding (in millions of $)

General Aviation

Entitlement $17.3 $17.6 $21.2 $14.2

Discretionary $1.9 $0.8 $6.9 $11.1

Total FAA Funding $19.2 $18.4 $28.1 $25.3

ODOT Office of Aviation Funding $1.4 $0.9 $0.7 $1.0

Total ODOT and FAA Funding $20.6 $19.3 $28.8 $26.3

Source: FAA and ODOT. Prepared June 2014.

As shown in Table B-12, in Fiscal Year 2013 there was $25.3 million in FAA funding earmarked for general aviation airports in Ohio, while ODOT provided an additional $1 million in funding for a total of $26.3 million. Much of the entitlement funding is earmarked towards specific airports. Currently, NPIAS general aviation airports are eligible to receive up to $150,000 annually to support eligible projects. As can be seen, given the current levels of discretionary funding, available resources falls far short of what would be needed to develop any type of new airport or even make a major upgrade to an existing facility’s system category.

This exercise is intended to demonstrate the amount of resources required to construct a new airport or upgrade an existing airport to meet the average airport facilities that currently exist within Ohio’s system of general aviation airports. Given funding levels in recent years, it is evident that, one such project would require the majority – if not the entirety – of Ohio’s funding for a long time period, thereby potentially impacting funding availability for the rest of the system.

Summary Ohio has a well-developed system of airports that provide a wide range of facilities. This appendix details possible costs that would be associated with developing a new airport or upgrading airports from one level to the next. All costs were developed to show the general order of magnitude associated with the hypothetical scenarios. The costs could vary greatly based on site-specific conditions, or in the case of upgrading a particular airport to another level, the actual conditions at a particular facility. In general, the cost associated with developing a new airport in Ohio is rather substantial. It should be noted that developing a new airport can often take 10 years or longer to accomplish. Potential costs, by new airport category are as follows:



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Level 1 - $56.1 million Level 2 - $26.4 million Level 3 - $16.3 million Level 4 - $6.2 million Air cargo airport - $374 million

The relative cost of upgrading an airport from 1 category to another was also calculated in this appendix. Changes evaluated include:

Level 2 Level 1 = $27.2 million Level 3 Level 2 = $10.1 million Level 4 Level 3 = $9.5 million

As can be seen, the costs to develop a new airport can range from hundreds of millions of dollars for a new air cargo facility to more than $6 million for a Level 4 facility. As highlighted in Chapter 8, Ohio’s general aviation airports have received between $17.3 million and $21.2 million annually in FAA entitlement dollars over the last four years. Discretionary funding has varied between $11.1 million and $0.8 million annual over this same time period. ODOT funding has been approximately $1.0 million annually over this same period. It is therefore unlikely that major airport projects, such as a new airport or major facility upgrade, can be easily funded through existing traditional FAA and ODOT sources without significantly limiting dollars available for other eligible projects. Major airport improvements, such as new airports or major system upgrades would likely require special funding appropriations or major private investments to be achieved. Chapter 8 highlights specific projects costs associated with individual airports and specific system plan recommendations.

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