Introduction  

The Town of Springerville, Arizona, as the Airport Sponsor, is continuing its effort to plan for future development of the Springerville Municipal Airport.  This development is designed to enhance air and ground operations, improve safety, provide better airport services and stimulate the local economy through business growth potential.

Purpose

The airport master plan document describes the overall concept for the long term development of this airport.  It presents the concepts graphically in the Airport Layout Plan drawing and reports the data and logic on which concept is based in the Airport Master Plan Report.  The goal of the master plan report is to provide direction for future airport development that will satisfy aviation demand in a financially feasible manner and meet the needs of the community with respect to the airport.

Objectives

The primary objectives of the airport master plan are to produce an attainable phased development plan concept that will satisfy the airport needs in a safe, efficient, economical and environmentally sound manner.  The plan serves as a guide to decision makers, airport users and the general public for implementing airport development actions while considering both airport and community concerns and objectives.  There are a number of objectives that the Town of Springerville would like to achieve as a result of this master plan.  Some include:

▪  Clearly identify the present and future roles of the Springerville Municipal Airport
▪  Provide a plan to meet FAA design requirements based on increased activity
▪  Identify landside use to enhance economic benefits of airports
▪  Prepare an Environmental Overview for proposed development
▪  Prepare realistic development and maintenance plans

Airport planning takes place at a national, state, regional, and local level.  These plans are formulated on the basis of overall transportation demands and are coordinated with other transportation planning and comprehensive land use planning.  The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems is a ten-year plan continually updated and published by the FAA which lists developments at public use airports that are considered to be of national interest and thus eligible for financial assistance for airport planning and development under the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982.

The airport master planning process involves collecting data, forecasting demand, determining facility requirements, studying various alternatives and developing plans and schedules.  This process will take into consideration the needs and concerns of the airport sponsor, airport tenants and users, as well as the general public.

The complete Springerville Municipal Airport Master Plan Document sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration and Arizona Department of Transportation is available to download as a pdf (52 MB).