Management Audit of the Airports
Division
Airport Division
Audit
12/11/99
Please describe the ownership and governance of your
airport:
APPENDIX
SURVEY RESULTS
Following is the survey instrument sent to 26 airports
in California and a summary of the 20 responses received. In most cases,
a percentage after each answer indicates the proportion of respondents
who selected it. N = number of responses to each question.
1.Please describe the ownership and governance of
your airport:
a.Ownership:
City (60.0%)
County (30.0%)
Separate airport authority (5.0%)
Other public entity (please specify) (5.0%)
Airport District
Privately owned (0.0%)
N = 20
a.Governance:
Governed by independent airport authority (0.0%)
Governed by City Council (31.6%)
Governed by County Board of Supervisors (36.8%)
Governed by City Council with an advisory airport commission appointed
by Council
(26.3%)
Governed by County Board of Supervisors with an advisory airport commission
appointed by Board (0.0%)
Governed by other public body (please specify) (5.3%)
Airport District Board of Directors
Governed by private company (0.0%)
N = 19
Operating Data:
1.Is your airport facility a Commercial Service –
Air Carrier FAR Part 139 Certified Airport?
Yes (35.0%)
No (65.0%)
N = 20
1.Please provide the following information for the
general aviation airport facility:
a.Airport acreage. (Mean = 836)
N = 20
b.Number of runways. (Mean = 1.95)
N = 20
c.Operations capacity:
Mean Maximum number of operations authorized by master
plan. 224,208
N = 13
Mean Maximum number of based aircraft authorized
by master plan. 448
N = 12
d.Mean number of operations: for FY 1997-1998 and
FY 1998-1999 or Calendar Years 1997 and 1998.
CY 1997/FY 1997-1998: 95,059
CY 1998/FY 1998-1999: 95,211
N = 19
e.Mean capacity and number of actual based aircraft,
by type of rental and type of lessor (please fill out table below):
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FBO
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FBO
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Airport Owned
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Airport Owned
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Tie-downs
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Hangars
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Tie-downs
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Hangars
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Total Spaces
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58
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52
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127
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99
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Total Rented
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41
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51
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42
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98
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Individuals on waiting lists
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0
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2
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4
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49
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N = 18
a.Number and type of staff positions
for Fiscal Year 1998-1999 and 1999-2000.
Mean = 8.27 (One airport, Santa Barbara
Municipal, reports a staff of over 40.)
Mean without Santa Barbara = 5.50
N = 13 (12)
Financial Information
1.Below are the mean revenues and proportion
of total revenues, reported by the airports. In cases where an airport
reported no revenues for a particular category, that result was left
out of the calculation. Therefore, the percentages below do not add
up to 100.
Revenue Sources FY 1998-1999
Mean Proportion Mean
Airplane storage
Hangars 45.3% $307,781
Shelters 0.7 4,032
Tie-downs 12.0 95,698
Fuel Flowage Fees 4.5 54,175
Fixed base operator leases 12.4 83,221
Landing fees 4.1 7,988
Airplane parking fees (transient) 0.5 2,284
Commercial Tenants (non-aviation) 17.7 435,597
Commercial Tenants (aviation) 13.4 172,929
N = 9
1.Have you financed major capital improvements
at your facility between 1990 and 1999?
Yes (85.0%)
No (15.0%)
N = 20
1.If yes, please indicate financing
method/methods (frequency of responses to each answer; respondents could
check more than one):
Caltrans-Aeronautics Program (60.0%)
Loans from governing jurisdiction (City/County General Fund) (35.0%)
Bond issuance (0.0%)
FAA grants (85.0%)
Other (20.0%)
N = 20
Rates and Fees
1.Mean current rates for the following
areas:
Hangar rates (insufficient data)
Shelters $85/month
Tie-down rates $60.00/month
Aircraft parking fees (transient) $5.25/day
Commercial Landing fees (no non-commercial landing fees) $0.70/1000
lbs
Fuel flowage rates. $0.05/gal.
FBO rates (insufficient data)
Commercial rental rates (office space, per square foot per year) $0.47.
N = 11
2.How are rates adjusted? (frequency
of responses to each answer; respondents could check more than one)
Inflation or cost of living adjustment (e.g., CPI). (80.0%)
Yearly adjustment according to some other external measure (commercial
lease rates, e.g.) (0.0%)
Other (25.0%)
N = 20
3.Please indicate the type and basis
for FBO rates (frequency of responses to each answer; respondents could
check more than one):
Type of Rate
% of revenues (30.8%)
Value of land (69.2%)
Other (38.5%)
Based on market value or comparable
lease rates.
N =13
4.What audit practices are in place
to review basis of payments made by tenants?
Audits conducted by airport on a regular basis as allowed by leases
(38.9%)
No audit practices in place at this time (44.4%)
Other (16.7%)
N = 18
Leases
1.Mean Number of Lessees:
Fixed base operators with land leases 3
Specialized Aviation Service Operators (sub-tenants of FBOs) 4
Other commercial enterprises (please specify) 10
Golf course, hotel, car dealers, rental
car agencies, medical transport companies, restaurants.
N = 18
2.Do you allow your FBOs to sub-lease?
Yes (90.0%)
No (10.0%)
N = 20
1.Are FBOs required to maintain their
properties?
Yes (95.0%)
No (5.0%)
N = 20
1.Please indicate if FBO maintenance
responsibilities in their agreements include ? (frequency of responses
to each answer; respondents could check more than one):
Repaving tarmacs (30.0%)
Weed abatement (70.0%)
Other (20.0%)
Building Maintenance, Landscaping
N = 20
1.Are these maintenance requirements
enforced?
Yes (80.0%)
No (20.0%)
N = 20
1.What is mean term of leases for:
Fixed base operators – 25 years
Aircraft storage – 64.3% month
to month, otherwise range from 1 to 40 years
Other commercial enterprises –
7 years
N = 17
2.What services do Fixed-Base Operators
provide, if any, at your facility? (frequency of responses to each answer;
respondents could check more than one)
Fuel (85.0%)
Repairs (85.0%)
Training (85.0%)
Parts (80.0%)
Aircraft Sales (70.0%)
Hangers/Tie-Downs (75.0%)
Other (45.0%)
N = 18
1.With respect to aircraft hangars under
the control of the airport authority, please indicate what hangar tenants
are permitted to store in their hangars (frequency of responses to each
answer; respondents could check more than one):
Aircraft storage only. (10.0%)
Aircraft storage and storage of aviation support equipment/material.
(85.0%)
Storage of household goods/material and non-aviation related goods or
material. (30.0%)
Storage of automobiles, boats, motorcycles and other vehicles (excluding
vehicles used to
travel to/from the airport facility). (35.0%)
Limited furnishings. (30.0%)
Other (please specify) (20.0%)
No restrictions, as long an airplane
is being stored in the hangar.
N = 19
Development
1.Have you constructed, or are you planning,
new tie-down or hangar spaces at your facility in the last three years?
(frequency of responses to each answer; respondents could check more
than one)
Yes Constructed in Last Three Years
Hangars (27.8%)
Tie-Downs (5.6%)
None (66.7%)
N = 18
Yes Planned for the Near Future
Hangars (60.0%)
Tie-Downs (5.0%)
None (40.0%)
N = 20
1.If yes, please provide estimated or
actual cost of such construction (per square foot), and expected revenue.
(Insufficient data.)
2.Have you constructed any commercial development for non-aviation facilities,
such as office space or restaurants, within the last three years?
Yes (0%)
No (100%)
N = 20
1.Are you considering construction of
any commercial development for non-aviation facilities, such as office
space or restaurants, in the near future?
Yes (20.0%)
No (80.0%)
N = 20
1.Description of existing or planned
commercial development.
Several airports are planning on commercial
development of vacant land for office,
Warehouse and non-aviation commercial
development.
Survey Respondents:
Contra Costa County
Buchanan Field Airport
Byron Airport
Hayward Air Terminal
Hollister Municipal Airport
Livermore Municipal Airport
Merced Municipal Airport
Paso Robles Municipal Airport
Redding
Benton Airpark
Redding Municipal Airport
Sacramento Executive Airport
Salinas Municipal Airport
San Bernardino International Airport
San Carlos Airport
San Diego Municipal Airport (Brown Field)
Santa Barbara Airport
Santa Maria Public Airport District
Santa Monica Airport
Stockton Metropolitan Airport
Ukiah Municipal Airport
Yuba County Airport
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