State Aviation System Plan
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is updating Minnesota’s State Aviation System Plan (MnSASP). The MnSASP is part of MnDOT’s Family of Plans, which stem from the Minnesota GO 50-year Vision. The Vision outlines what Minnesotans desire from the state’s transportation system and identifies key guiding principles MnDOT strives to achieve.
The MnSASP is being updated in two phases. Phase 1 was completed in 2019. The Statewide Airport Economic Impact Study was an ancillary study developed out of Phase 1 and was completed in 2020. Phase 2 is ongoing.
- Sets goals for the aviation system
- Identifies aviation needs
- Creates a direction for the future
The MnSASP
Phase 2
Phase 2 of the MnSASP involves validating the deliverables from Phase 1, analyzing policy issues facing the state aviation system, acquiring and managing data to develop a MnSASP database and display dashboard, publishing the SASP, and developing a continuous implementation plan.
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Statewide Airport Economic Impact Study
The Statewide Airport Economic Impact Study was an ancillary study developed out of Phase I. The study analyzed the annual economic impacts generated by 126 of Minnesota’s 133 public airports. The data from the study was used to develop an economic impact calculator to estimate how airport businesses and projects benefit the local economy.
Phase 1
Phase 1 built the framework for a continuous SASP which strives to keep data current to better track performance metrics and share progress towards those metrics with aviation stakeholders. Phase 1 included an extensive Public Involvement Plan and tasks that resulted in a number of recommendations to carry into the Phase II effort.