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The Continuing Florida Aviation System Planning Process (CFASPP) is a method used within Florida to continually monitor the aviation environment and determine the development requirements to best meet projected aviation demands. This process is a component of the Federal Aviation Administration Continuous Airport Systems Planning Process.
Presently, the State has just finished an innovative update of the Florida Aviation System Plan (FASP). This effort, designated as FASP 2025, incorporates the traditional aviation system planning elements provided for in most State aviation system plans. However, in the spirit of both the Federal Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) and State Intermodal mandates, FASP 2025 includes an analysis of the Intermodal aspects of the State transportation system which have impact on airports and aviation.
This update also provides for an analysis of both the economic impact of airports on local communities and the economic impact of airport projects on local economies. In the FASP 2025 Planning Component, the Update will include nine (9) Regional Aviation System Plans or Regional Perspectives, a Statewide Overview, an Executive Summary titled Florida Airports - Investing In Our Future, and a Florida Aviation System Plan 2025 document which includes a Strategic Planning element. The FASP 2025 Information Management Component of this Update will provide for the "continuing" update of the FASP information.
This component is called the Florida Aviation Database (FAD) and can be accessed on the Web at http://www.florida-aviation-database.com.
The nine Regional CFASPP Steering Committees and the one Executive Statewide Committee are integral to this entire process. During the three annual meetings and through an increasingly automated information management system, they provide both Regional and Statewide input critical to the ultimate success of the FASP 2025 and a number of similar aviation systems planning efforts.
PURPOSE
The Continuing Florida Aviation Systems Planning Process (CFASPP) was established by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Florida Department of Transportation (DOT) because of the need for a method to help maintain a viable Statewide aviation environment.
The objective of FAA, FDOT and CFASPP is to maintain and enhance the Florida aviation system. A primary function of CFASPP is to help keep the Florida Aviation System Plan (FASP) in step with the constant changes by updating the FASP periodically.
Presently, the FASP just underwent its third major five year update, and this process is called the FASP 2025. This effort includes both a Planning Component and the development of an Aviation Database. To support the CFASPP, the State has identified nine centers of aviation activity. Each center is called either a "Region" or "Metropolitan Area". A Region is an area containing several communities with common aviation ties to each other due to geographic and economic characteristics. A Metropolitan Area is a portion of the State with interrelationships between airports and a common economic base due to contiguous urban development. The CFASPP contains five aviation regions and four metropolitan areas.
The Statewide and nine regional CFASPP Steering Committees guided the FASP 2025 update after reviewing aviation activity forecasts, air transportation demands for each community, and a variety of working papers. Throughout this process, they helped define roles for airports and development requirements to meet the total Florida air transportation demand. CFASPP Steering Committees are autonomous and are responsible for managing the twenty-year regional and metropolitan area aviation system plans from which the FASP is derived.
The result of the FASP 2025 effort include nine Regional Aviation Systems Plans or Regional Overviews, a Statewide Overview, an Executive Summary titled Florida Airports - Investing In Our Future, and a Florida Aviation System Plan 2025 document which includes a Strategic Planning element. In addition to the extensive analysis and discussions concerning demand/capacity, airspace, forecast, surface access, facilities, etc., included in this effort, the FASP 2025 Planning Component includes an analysis and discussions of: (1) a range of intermodal issues related to Florida's aviation industry; (2) the rapidly expanding civilian flight training and related systems planning activity; (3) air cargo; (4) helicopter and vertical lift systems planning; and (5) the economic impacts of Florida's airports AND airport projects on the local communities and the State. All of this effort, combined with the participation of the CFASPP Steering Committees will guide the dynamic and growing Florida aviation industry well into the next century.
