Capital Region Airport Commission

This strategic plan, titled 'Wheels Up 2030,' outlines Richmond International Airport's direction to reshape the passenger experience, strengthen its workforce, drive operational excellence, and expand its regional impact with a focus on long-term sustainability and innovation. The plan is guided by the POWER 2.0 framework, encompassing key priorities: enhancing the passenger experience, achieving operational excellence and innovation, strengthening workforce development, driving enterprise revenue and growth, and expanding regional impact and resilience. It aims to elevate RIC's role as a modern transportation hub, connect central Virginia to more destinations, and become the region's preferred gateway to the world.

This Master Plan Revision for Richmond International Airport (RIC) serves as a guide for the airport's continued improvement over a 20-year planning horizon, from 2020 to 2040. It focuses on developing a flexible facility plan, establishing aviation activity levels, ensuring environmental responsibility, and maximizing economic development opportunities. The plan includes an assessment of existing conditions, aviation demand forecasts, a demand capacity analysis, recommended development plans for airfield, airside, and landside facilities, and an implementation and financial strategy.

The Capital Region Airport Commission held a regular monthly meeting. The Commission convened into a closed session to discuss and consider the disposition or lease of publicly held real property for general aviation fixed base operations and to consult with legal counsel regarding specific legal matters pertaining to the same.

This Master Plan for Richmond International Airport is a comprehensive study outlining short-, medium-, and long-term development plans to meet future aviation demand over a 20-year horizon. Key objectives include establishing a flexible facility development plan, ensuring safe, secure, efficient, and financially sound operations, promoting environmentally sensitive development, maximizing economic development opportunities for the Richmond Region, and creating a living document for planning activity levels. The plan assesses facility requirements across airfield, passenger terminal, support/ancillary, and ground access facilities, and includes forecasts for aviation activity. Key recommendations involve capital projects such as a new runway, an East Airside Development Access Road, and concourse/apron expansion, alongside future parking facilities and an Airport Business Park.

This document outlines the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Three-Year Goal Methodology for the Capital Region Airport Commission -- Richmond International Airport (RIC) for Fiscal Years 2021-2023. It establishes an overall DBE goal of 8.61%, to be achieved entirely through race-neutral means. The methodology involves a two-step process for calculating the base figure based on market availability and adjusting it with past participation data, alongside stakeholder consultation. The plan details various race-neutral measures to facilitate DBE participation in FAA-funded projects.