Oregon´s system of airports provides a crucial component of the state´s transportation network. Public-use airports play a key role in ensuring economic growth and livability throughout the state. Airline passengers, overnight mail, air cargo, air ambulance, forest fire suppression, crop spraying, military use and aviation-related businesses all depend on an adequate network of airports. The 2007 Oregon Aviation Plan applies general policies from the state´s multimodal Oregon Transportation Plan to the state´s public-use aviation system - calling for an aviation system marked by efficiency, accessibility, environmental responsibility, connectivity among places and among modes of transportation, safety, security and financial stability. Questions? Contact ODA at (800) 874-0102 or at aviation.mail@state.or.us.

 

 

The 2003 updates to the Department´s Airport Land Use Compatibility Guidebook were approved by the State Aviation Board in January 2003. It serves as a primer on airports and compatible land uses and is a critical first step in providing understanding and information in the developing area of land use compatibility in the airport environs. You may download this resource in its entirety or merely target the chapter you need, or you may request the guidebook in its entirety from the agency. Questions? Contact ODA at (800) 874-0102 or at aviation.mail@state.or.us.

 

 

As Oregon Department of Aviation assists Oregon airports with the process of updating their Master Plans and Final ALP Reports, those updated reports will be made available on this web site. The goal of a master plan is to provide guidelines for future airport development which will satisfy aviation demand in a financially feasible manner, while at the same time resolving the aviation, environmental, and socioeconomic issues existing in a community.  Click here to read a more in-depth explanation of master plans and final ALP reports.  Questions? Contact ODA at (800) 874-0102 or at aviation.mail@state.or.us.

 

In May 2002, an independent national noise consulting firm completed a critical noise mitigation study for Aurora State Airport. Working closely with the consultants was a local public advisory board who named themselves "DECIBEL." The resulting report represents the culmination of months of on-site noise monitoring, a survey of all based aircraft owners to ascertain the types of aircraft that regularly utilize the airport, and hours of examination and discussion by DECIBEL. Ultimately, all data was synthesized into the FAA Integrated Noise Model to calculate the unique noise contours being generated at the airport - and unique suggestions formulated to minimize noise issues in this historic Oregon colony.

 

 

FLIGHTlines is a quarterly newsletter published by the Department. All pilots registered with Oregon Department of Aviation automatically receive the newsletter as a benefit of their registration. Government leaders, airport managers and interested citizens also receive the newsletter. The newsletter highlights developments in the aviation world as they pertain to Oregon. A popular component of the newsletter with our pilots is the Aviation Calendar. Submissions for the calendar are due on the 1st of the month prior to publication. (The newsletter is published in January, April, July and October of each year.) Questions? Contact the ODA at (800) 874-0102.