Regional Airport Planning Committee Meeting Schedule

RAPC meetings are held quarterly, on the fourth Friday of the month. Currently, RAPC is in the process of updating its Regional Airport Systems Plan Analysis (RASPA) and may meet more frequently during this update and the meeting dates may move based on changes to the work schedule. The meeting dates will be posted here as soon as they are known. All meetings would be held at the MetroCenter Auditorium in Oakland. In addition, regional briefings on RAPC's work can occur during the planning process. See: http://www.bcdc.ca.gov/meetings/rapc/rapc_mtng.shtml

MARCH 2011 – End-Point Screening Workshops

On March 22, 23, and 24, the three regional agencies held community workshops in South San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose to present the results of the Regional Airport Study. The study evaluated six alternatives that could address long-range airport capacity issues. Through this analysis, the study identified two approaches to addressing capacity issues that combined aspects of the original six alternatives. These “hybrid” alternatives were identified as the most effective approach to distributing airport activity throughout the region. At the workshop, there was discussion of the comparative success of each alternative as measured against study goals. Through this analysis, the study was able to identify key planning issues, and to propose possible responses to identified issues. The End-Point Screening Workshop Report provides a more detailed summary of the March Workshops. RAPC staff from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) participated in the presentation and discussion at each workshop.

May 2010 – Mid-Point Screening Workshops

On May 10, 11, and 12, the three regional agencies held community workshops in South San Francisco, Fairfield, and Oakland to present the initial evaluation of a number of potential solutions to long-range airport capacity problems in the Bay Area. The workshops were used to present aviation forecasts, runway capacity issues, and the analytical results of the six scenarios (listed below) that would distribute airport activity throughout the region. The scenario analysis compared the relative success of each scenario with the following seven project goals. The Mid-Point Screening Workshop Report provides a more detailed summary of the May Workshops.

Community workshops in South San Francisco, Fairfield, and Oakland to present the initial evaluation of a number of potential solutions to long-range airport capacity problems in the Bay Area.

The Scenarios:

  • Using some smaller Bay Area airports for air service
  • Better balancing of demand among the Bay Area’s 3 major airports
  • Supporting expanded airline service at passenger airports outside the region
  • New Air Traffic Control technologies to improve operations in poor weather
  • Demand Management to shift airline traffic to less busy hours and increase average aircraft size
  • Serving some air passengers on a future High Speed Rail system to Southern California

The scenario analysis compared the relative success of each scenario with the following seven project goals.