Michigan Department of Transportation Office of Aeronautics

Michigan Department of Transportation
Office of Aeronautics
Report to the Joint Meeting of the
State Transportation Commission
and
Michigan Aeronautics Commission
March 20, 2014
Michael G. Trout, A.A.E., Executive Administrator
Office of Aeronautics
Michigan Aeronautics Commission
Federal Aviation Administration
President’s Proposed 2015 Budget
 Request for $15.4 billion
 Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9.7 billion
 Facilities & Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2.6 billion
 Airport Improvement Program (AIP) . . $2.9 billion
 Research & Development . . . . . . . . . . . $157 million
($9 million to UAS Integration)
 Passenger Facility Charge from $4.50 to $8.00
 AIP from $3.35 to $2.9 billion
 Per-flight user fee of $100 on General Aviation
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Federal Aviation Administration
Authorization Impacts
 Current authorization $3.35 billion through 2015,
includes AIP
 AIP drops below $3.2 billion, projected loss $11.3 million
 State’s apportionment formula 20 to 18.5 percent
 Primary passenger entitlement funding minimum
$1 million to $650,000, projected loss $2.1 million
 Cargo entitlements 3.5 to 3 percent, totaling
approximately $340,000
 Contract Tower Funding
 Battle Creek, Detroit City, Jackson, Marquette
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Essential Air Service
Airport/Community
Airline
Subsidized
Service
Initiated
Subsidy
Through
Annual
Subsidy
Hub(s) Served
Weekly
Departures
USDOT Docket#
CY 2013 Total
Passengers
Alpena
United
9/5/12
9/5/14
$3,098,472
Chicago
12
OST 2009-0300
31,292
Escanaba
Delta
4/11/12
4/10/14
$2,833,558
Detroit
12
OST 2003-15128
29,089
Houghton/Hancock
United
1/1/14
1/31/16
$690,976
Chicago
14
OST 2009-0302
51,741
Iron Mountain
United
9/7/2012
9/7/2014
$2,512,971
Chicago
13
OST 1999-5175
18,406
Ironwood**
Great Lakes
12/12/11
12/12/13
$1,747,326
Minneapolis
12
OST 1996-1266
4,948
Manistee
Corporate
Flight
Mgmt.*
6/28/12
6/28/14
$2,143,294
Chicago
19
OST 2012-3-9
5,390
Muskegon
United
1/1/14
1/31/16
$1,389,952
Chicago
14
OST 2009-0301
35,912
Pellston
Delta
1/1/14
1/31/16
$1,077,413
Detroit
12-14
OST 2011-0133
53,831
Sault Ste. Marie
Delta
1/1/14
1/31/16
$1,765,393
Detroit
13
OST 2009-0303
42,794
TOTALS
$17,259,355
273,403
* Took over for Public Charters Inc./ADI which operated from 6/12- 9/12
** Great Lakes is, technically, still the current airline.
However, a pilot shortage resulted in the termination of
service in Feb. 2014. Negotiations are ongoing for a new carrier or a resumption of service by Great Lakes.
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Canton-Plymouth-Mettetal Airport
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THANK YOU
QUESTIONS?
MDOT wants to deliver outstanding customer service for Michigan’s citizens.
Please take a minute to tell us how we are doing.
Go to www.michigan.gov/mdot and click on
‘How is MDOT Doing? Customer Satisfaction Survey.’
Your opinion is very important to us!
“Aviation is proof that, given the will, we have
the capacity to achieve the impossible.”
Eddie Rickenbacker
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