NSB AIRPORT MASTER PLAN
What is an Airport Master Plan?
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An Airport Master Plan is a long-range planning document that serves several important purposes for airport management, airport users, and the local community. Airports receiving development grants from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) are required to conduct periodic updates of their planning documents in order to remain eligible for future grants. The primary goal is to create a 20-year development program to maintain a safe, efficient, economical, and environmentally acceptable airport facility for the community. By achieving this goal, the document provides the guidance to satisfy the aviation demand in a financially feasible and responsible manner, while at the same time addressing the aviation, environmental, and socioeconomic issues of the community.
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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
FAA Advisory Circular 150/5070-6B Change 2, Airport Master Plans
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Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)
FDOT Guidebook for Airport Master Planning (2016 Edition)
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Master Plan
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NSB Airport’s last master plan update was completed in 2019. Since then, there have been many changes at the airport and within the aviation industry. The primary goal of the master plan study is to create a 20-year development program to maintain a safe, efficient and environmentally friendly airport facility for the NSB community.
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Below are links to the Master Plan. Please explore and see all the exciting things that are in our plans for the future to enrich our community using aviation as the economic engine that it is.
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NOTE: These items do change and are revised periodically. If you have any questions, please contact our office.
Airport Layout Plan
An Airport Layout Plan (ALP) is a scaled, graphical presentation of the existing and future airport facilities, their location on the airport campus, and pertinent clearance and dimensional information. The ALP is a major product of the Master Plan Update which contains information used by the FAA to program future funding assistance and to monitor the airport’s compliance with design standards and grant assurances. It also allows the FAA to anticipate budgetary and procedural needs, and to protect the airspace required for facility or aircraft approach procedure improvements. An up-to-date FAA-approved ALP that ensures the safety, utility, and efficiency of the Airport is required for the Airport to receive financial assistance under the terms of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (AIP).
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An ALP, which is a public document that serves as a record of present and future aeronautical requirements, is a blueprint for airport development by which the airport sponsor – in this case, the sponsor is the City of New Smyrna Beach – can ensure that development remains consistent with airport design standards and safety requirements, as well as airport and community land use plans.
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FAA regulations dictate that an ALP remains current for a five-year period, or longer, unless major changes at the airport are made or planned.
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PURPOSE:
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Ensures a safe airport design and efficient airport facility
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Allows for the protection of area airspace
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Assists the FAA in anticipating capital funding needs
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Helps the airport and FAA manage and enforce Federal Grant Assurance obligation
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Required to receive FAA funding for airport improvements
EVB ALP FOCUS AREAS:
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Existing layout – today
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Future layout – planned
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Area airspace
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Airport Administration Building, parking and roads
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Land use around the airport
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Airport property map
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