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Planning staff review and approve planning documents for Federal funding program eligibility. The planners provide support that includes guidance for master and system planning, developing guidelines coordination, and implementation of intermodal and multi-modal transportation planning relating to the Airports program and developing the Airport Capital Improvement Plan (ACIP). The specialists also establish and maintain liaison with Federal agencies and other organizations to ensure effective coordination of airport planning and development. Civil use of military airports is an integral part of the planning function. The planners also determine the airports and related data for entry into the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS).-
Gail Lattrell, Airport Planner
Project Manager/Team Planner for Connecticut and Rhode Island and Boston's Logan International Airport. -
Ralph Nicosia-Rusin, Capacity Program Manager
Initiates and coordinates programs enhancing airport capacity, i.e., Logan Capacity Task Force and MA Strategic Assessment Report on the need for a second major airport. Project Manager/Team Planner for New Hampshire and Maine.
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Lisa Lesperance, Airports Program Specialist
Serves as the Airport Planner for the State of Vermont.
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Michelle Ricci, Environmental Protection Specialist
Serves as the Airport Planner for Massachusetts and Pease International Tradeport, Portsmouth, NH. -
Richard Doucette, Environmental Protection Specialist
Serves as the Airport Planner for airport planning projects in Burlington, VT, and Fair Haven,VT.
National Planning & Capacity Program
- Capacity Needs in the National Airspace System, 2007-2025 (FACT 2)
- Military Airport Program
- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS)
Data, Tools, & Resources
- Air Traffic Activity Data System (Historic Airport Operations)
- Design Standards
- Instrument Approach Procedures/National Flight Procedures
- Operational Evolution Plan (OEP)
- Passenger and All-Cargo Statistics
- Terminal Area Forecast (TAFs for Individual Airports)
Publications
- Advisory Circulars - All 150 Series ACs
- Advisory Circulars - Airport Planning ACs
- Airport System Planning Process (AC 150/5070-7)
- Master Planning Guide (AC 150/5070-6), Change 1
- Bulletin 1: Best Practices-Surface Access To Airports (PDF)
- Forms
- Orders
- Reports
- Revision to Guidance on Review and Approval of Aviation Forecasts (12/2004) (PDF)
- WAAS Brochure: Maximizing Airport Operations Using the Wide Area Augmentation System (PDF) (10/23/2007)
