Session Eight: FAA Southern Region Update 2018 GAA Annual Conference & Expo Jekyll Island, Ga Back to the Beach: For a Low Country Luau
Briefing for Georgia Airports Association Conference Presented to: Georgia Airports Association Conference By: Michael C. O Harra, Regional Administrator, Southern Region Date: October 26, 2018
Southern Region and Southern Regional Office Atlanta, GA Outreach to GA, FL, AL, MS, NC, SC, TN, KY, PR and VI 3
DOT / FAA Strategic Initiatives Safety Reduce aviation-related fatalities and serious injuries across the aviation system Invest in infrastructure to ensure mobility and accessibility and to stimulate economic growth, productivity and competitiveness for American workers and businesses Accountability Serve the Nation with reduced regulatory burden and greater efficiency, effectiveness and accountability Lead in the development and deployment of innovative practices and technologies that improve safety and performance of the National Airspace System (NAS) 4
Source: Runway Safety Team 5
Source: Runway Safety Team Georgia RSAT Site Meetings Albany ABY 09/19/2018 Athens AHN 09/26/2018 Atlanta ATL 06/06/2018 Augusta AGS 09/24/2018 Cobb County RYY 12/13/2018 Columbus CSG 09/28/2018 DeKalb-Peachtree PDK 04/25/2018 Fulton County FTY 12/07/2017 Lawrenceville LZU 06/08/2018 Macon MCN 06/15/2018 Savannah SAV 07/30/2018 6
Public Law 115-254 (H.R. 302) The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 7
ADS-B Equipage Numbers Source: Flight Standards ADS-B Focus Team October 2018 8
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By January 1, 2020, you must be equipped with ADS-B Out to fly in most controlled airspace. 10
UAS Integration Pilot Program (IPP) North Dakota Department of Transportation Bismarck, ND City of Reno Reno, NV Kansas Department of Transportation, Topeka, KS Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority, Herndon, VA City of San Diego San Diego, CA Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Durant, OK Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority, Memphis, TN University of Alaska- Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK North Carolina Department of Transportation, Raleigh, NC Lee County Mosquito Control District Ft. Myers, FL Source: IPP Program Info 11
UAS Integration Pilot Program (IPP) The Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program (IPP) is designed to foster innovation, advance the safe integration of drones into our nation s airspace and the ensure U.S. global leadership in the emerging UAS industry. The ten lead participants are evaluating several advanced operational concepts, including: Night Operations Flights over people Beyond the pilot s visual line of sight Package delivery Detect-and-avoid technologies Reliability and security of data links between pilot and aircraft Fields that could see immediate opportunities from the program include commerce, photography, emergency management, agricultural support and infrastructure inspections. 12
Part 107 Airspace Requirements Operations in Class G without ATC authorization Operations in Class B, C, D & Class E surface areas require ATC authorization Phased approach to airspace authorizations Online portal available at www.faa.gov/uas/request_waiver/ 13
U.S. Launch Sites - Spaceports Source: Office of Commercial Space Transportation 14
Proposed U.S. Launch Site Camden County 15
Long Term Commercial Space Forecast Source: Office of Commercial Space Transportation 16
National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems 17
Georgia Passenger Enplanements Airport Enplanements CY2017 CY2016 % change Hartsfield-Jackson International (ATL) 50,251,962 50,501,858-0.49% Savannah/Hilton Head International (SAV) 1,192,316 1,056,265 12.88% Augusta Regional at Bush Field (AGS) 288,834 270,797 6.66% Columbus Airport (CSG) 49,771 44,813 11.06% Valdosta Regional (VLD) 43,738 40,275 8.60% Southwest Georgia Regional (ABY) 37,920 34,226 10.79% Brunswick Golden Isle (BQK) 36,433 36,054 1.05% Total Enplanements 51,900,974 51,984,288-0.16% Source: CY 2016 ACAIS report dated September 27, 2018 18
Georgia Airport Operations Georgia Airport Operations 100,000 90,000 ATL Operations 80,000 920,000 70,000 60,000 50,000 900,000 880,000 40,000 860,000 30,000 20,000 840,000 10,000 820,000 0 Savannah/Hilton Head International (SAV) Augusta Regional at Bush Field (AGS) Columbus Airport (CSG) Southwest Georgia Regional (ABY) 800,000 CY2015 CY2016 CY2017 CY2015 CY2016 CY2017 Source: Air Traffic Activity System (ATADS) report by CY as of 10/1/2018 19
Georgia Air Traffic Control Towers FAA Towers Atlanta (ATL) Augusta Regional (AGS) DeKalb-Peachtree (PDK) Savannah (SAV) Columbus (CSG) FCT Federal Contract Towers Southwest Georgia - Albany (ABY) Athens/Ben Epps (AHN) Fulton County / Brown Field (FTY) Gwinnett County (LZU) Middle Georgia - Macon (MCN) Cobb County McCollum (RYY) Valdosta (VLD) Source: ATO 20
60 Years of Safety 21
Aviation Workforce Source: FAA Website 22
Which GA Airport is this? 23
Thomson-McDuffie County Airport Source: www.spirit-aviation.com 24