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McMinnville adopts 2025 Airport Master Plan, clearing path for FAA‑funded projects
Summary
Council adopted Ordinance No. 5169 to make the 2025 McMinnville Municipal Airport Master Plan part of the comprehensive plan; staff said FAA approval of the Airport Layout Plan is pending and adoption lets the city pursue federal grants for identified airfield projects.
The McMinnville City Council voted unanimously on second reading to adopt the 2025 McMinnville Municipal Airport Master Plan (Ordinance No. 5169) as a supplemental document to the city’s comprehensive plan. The plan updates the airport layout plan, aviation activity forecasts and a 20‑year capital improvement schedule for the McMinnville Municipal Airport.
Staff overview: Airport Manager John Pascale and Public Works Director Jeff Hunsaker told the council the planning process began in 2023 with FAA grant support and a Planning Advisory Committee; the FAA provided about $450,000 of the approximate $500,000 plan cost. The master plan compiles an airport layout plan (ALP), on‑airport and off‑airport land‑use compatibility analyses, and a multi‑year implementation and capital improvement program.
FAA coordination and funding: The city is awaiting final FAA signatures on the ALP; the ALP is the document the FAA uses to make projects eligible for federal funding. Pascale said the ALP contains the signature blocks for FAA acceptance and that federally funded projects must appear on the ALP. Staff expects the FAA to complete its review within roughly 60–90 days, at which point the airport may pursue the projects identified in the plan and grant closeout work.
What the plan does and next steps: The master plan identifies aviation and non‑aviation development opportunities (including roughly 37 acres identified for future industrial development near the airport) and recommends follow‑on work such as an airport business and economic development plan to refine how airport lands are used. Staff said the city will budget for the economic development plan in the next fiscal year and that major decisions (for example, the future of a legacy crosswind runway) will require further council discussion because of long‑term maintenance costs.
Public testimony and adoption: Planning commission and public input were part of the process; the planning commission recommended adoption. The council adopted the ordinance on first reading and then again on second reading and final adoption.
