PRESENTER: Presenter
Dr. Robert Lee, Airport Director
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SUBJECT: Title
Approval of a resolution to rename the airport to New Braunfels National Airport
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DEPARTMENT: Airport
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COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: All
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The New Braunfels airport has been a part of the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) since 1969 when the Federal Government deeded the airport to the City. NPIAS airports are grouped by statute into two major categories: primary and nonprimary. Non-primary airports are further grouped into five categories: national, regional, local, basic, and unclassified. These are based on existing activity (e.g., the number and types of based aircraft and volume and types of flights), geographic factors, and public interest functions. National airports are located in metropolitan areas near major business centers and support the national and state system by providing communities with access to national and international markets throughout the United States and the World. These airports provide pilots with attractive alternatives to the busy primary airports. In 2021 the FAA reclassified New Braunfels Regional Airport as a National Airport making it one of only 92 airports in the U.S. with this classification.
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Airport renaming to reflect new classification as a National Airport
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
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RECOMMENDATION:
On 15 September 2021 the Airport Advisory Board unanimous recommended renaming the airport to reflect the National classification. Staff recommends the name change.