Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
The Board shall consider the information listed below in
determining whether an airport meets the criteria in ORS
836.610(1)(b).
The Department shall provide this information to the Board.
(1) To determine whether an airport provides
important links in air traffic in this state, the Board shall consider, but is
not limited to, the following information:
(a)
Number and type of based aircraft;
(b) Annual operations;
(c) Whether an airport is included in the
National Plan of Integrated Airports System as identified by the FAA;
(d) Classification of the airport in the
state aviation system plan;
(e) The
location of the airport in relation to other airports in the area and whether
the airport is remote due to geographic features;
(f) Whether the location of the airport is
conducive to providing an efficient alternative mode of transportation and has
adequate links to other modes of transportation;
(g) Whether the airport is used frequently by
businesses as an origination, transfer or destination airport; and
(h) Whether the airport relieves congestion
at other airports.
(2)
To determine whether an airport provides essential safety or emergency
services, the Board shall consider, but is not limited to, the following
information:
(a) Whether the location of the
airport makes it operationally feasible for efficient use as a search and
rescue base and the history of its use as a search and rescue base;
(b) Whether the airport is an emergency
landing location due to its geographic location;
(c) Whether the airport provides medical
evacuation support due to its proximity to significant highway and
transportation corridors and its geographic location;
(d) Whether the airport may be used as a
location for fire patrol and suppression aircraft and activities and the
history of the airport's use for such activities; and
(e) Whether the airport is a location for law
enforcement operations or law enforcement training.
(3) To determine whether an airport is of
economic importance to the county where the airport is located, the Board shall
consider, but is not limited to, the following information:
(a) Whether the airport supports the economy
of the county by providing aviation facilities for aeronautical related
activities or businesses, including, but not limited to, hangars, tie downs,
maintenance and training facilities;
(b) Whether the airport provides
jobs;
(c) Whether the airport
provides support to local business and/or governmental agencies. Examples
include, but are not limited to, agricultural operations, destination resorts,
forest operations, charter flights, military operations and cargo
operations;
(d) Whether the airport
supports a residential airpark;
(e)
Whether the airport provides a location for aeronautic recreation, including
but not limited to, aircraft displays, parachuting, ultralights and tourism
activities;
(f) Whether the airport
provides location for educational opportunities, such as flight instruction;
and
(g) Any comments by the county
or others relating to the economic importance of the airport to the
county.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
184.616, ORS
184.619 & ORS
836.610
Stats. Implemented: ORS
836.610
