Public Invited to Comment on Arizona State Aviation System Plan Update

As the Arizona Department of Transportation continues the State Aviation System Plan Update, members of the public are invited to provide input that could help shape the future of the state’s aviation system.

The purpose of the plan update is to evaluate the current and future performance of Arizona’s 67 publicly owned, public-use airports. This effort will help guide ADOT’s long-term planning so the state’s aviation system can safely meet the evolving needs of residents, visitors, and businesses. State aviation system plans are typically updated every seven to 10 years. Arizona’s State Aviation System Plan was last updated in 2008.

Three public meetings have been scheduled this month.  Each meeting will be an open house with a formal presentation at 2 p.m.  The same information will be shared at each meeting:

Mesa:

1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23

Formal presentation at 2 p.m.

Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, 5835 S. Sossaman Road | Airport Administration Building, Airport Board Room

Tucson:

1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24

Formal presentation at 2 p.m.

Tucson International Airport, 7250 S. Tucson Blvd. | Airport Terminal Board Room, Second Floor

Flagstaff

1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25

Formal presentation at 2 p.m.

Northern Arizona Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (NACET), 2201 N. Gemini Road | Accelerator, Alternate EOC Building, Room 100

Additional project information is available at www.azdot.gov/SASPUpdate.

Individuals who are unable to attend the meetings but wish to comment should contact Project Manager Pam Keidel-Adams from Kimley-Horn by email at pam.keidel-adams@kimley-horn.com or by calling 480-207-2670.

Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.