The Aviation Improvement Program is funded out of the Aviation Trust Fund,
an accumulation of aviation taxes on aviation users. The Northern Region Aviation
Improvement Program is typically 50-90 million dollars per year. The schedule of projects
in the AIP may change as new projects are scored and previous projects move to later years.
There are 102 DOT&PF owned and operated public airports in the Northern Region.
Property Management for DOT&PF airports is handled through its Leasing division.
Scoring Process
DOT&PF scores projects based on aviation criteria and guidance, and prepares
detailed project nomination sheets and estimates for each project. Criteria include safety,
health and quality of life, economic development, maintenance and operations issues, local
capital contribution to project cost, and others. The project nomination goes through a regional
screening and then is evaluated by the Aviation Project Evaluation Board (comprised of the three
DOT&PF Regional Directors, Director of Statewide Aviation, and the Statewide Maintenance Director).
This board scores project nominations from all around the state. The highest scoring projects are then
ranked competitively in the Aviation Improvement Program schedule.
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