The Continuing Florida Aviation System Planning Process (CFASPP) is a program used in Florida to continually monitor the aviation environment and determine requirements to maintain and develop the aviation system to meet projected demand. This process is a component of the Federal Aviation Administration Airport System Planning Process.
The FAA, FDOT and CFASPP all strive to maintain and enhance the Florida aviation system. A primary function of CFASPP is to assist in the development of periodic updates to the Florida Aviation System Plan (FASP) and ensure that it remains in step with the constantly changing aviation environment.
To support the CFASPP, the State has identified nine centers of aviation activity. Each center is called either a "Region" or "Metropolitan Area". A Region is an area containing several communities with common aviation ties to each other due to geographic and economic characteristics. A Metropolitan Area is a portion of the State with interrelationships between airports and a common economic base due to contiguous urban development. The CFASPP contains five aviation regions and four metropolitan areas.
Integral to the CFASPP process are steering committees for each of the nine Regional/Metropolitan CFASPP areas, and a CFASPP Statewide Steering Committee. Each committee meets three times a year. During these triannual meetings and through an increasingly automated information management system, these committees provide both Regional and Statewide input critical to the ultimate success of the FASP and several similar aviation systems planning efforts.
The most recent update to the FASP (FASP 2043) was completed in April 2024. The FASP 2043 Update includes a 10-chapter Technical Report, an Executive Summary, and Airport Profiles for each of the 106 publicly owned, public-use airports that are included in the FASP. The FASP 2043 documents can be accessed through the FDOT Aviation Office FASP 2043 website.
Additionally, the 2022 Florida Statewide Aviation Economic Impact Study (AEIS) can be accessed from the FDOT Aviation Office AEIS website.