Apr 30 2025
The term “Airport Master Plan” has an all-knowing, other worldly sound to it, but it’s really pretty simple. It boils down to three questions:
- What infrastructure improvements will the airport need in the future?
- When will the improvements be needed?
- How will the improvements be paid for?
For the past decade, the Springfield-Branson National Airport has seen significant developmentand shifting landscapes, including, but not limited to: increased cargo presence, increased passenger service, general aviation (GA) development, and the introduction of Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) operations. These and other developments coupled with a significant shift within the aviation industry overall due to the global COVID-19 pandemic were the driving factors behind an updated Airport Master Plan. The SGF AMP was adopted by City Council on July 22, 2024.
The Airport and Crawford, Murphy & Tilly (CMT) did the work. CMT is a consulting firm that specializes in public infrastructure and planning to create this look at the next 20-year chapter of SGF. The MPU provides a vision for the Airport in the short, medium, and long-term timeframes of up to 20 years. But for the next decade at least, these documents will help us guide our decisions and dream of what's possible at SGF, aviation in the Ozarks and beyond.
Bottom line: you won’t find any wish lists in a master plan. Rather, it’s an honest assessment of what the airport will likely need as we grow into the future. Fly Springfield and imagine the possibilities.
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