Lanai Airport

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

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Final Environmental Assessment (10.9 MB)

WHAT’S IN THIS DOCUMENT?

This document is the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Record of Decision (ROD) for the proposed Runway 3-21 extension and Associated Improvements Project at Lãna’i Airport located on the Island of Lana’i, Hawaii. This document includes the agency determinations and approvals for those proposed Federal actions described in the Final Environmental Assessment dated February 2019. This document discusses all alternatives considered by FAA in reaching its decision, summarizes the analysis used to evaluate the alternatives, and briefly summarizes the potential environmental consequences of the Proposed Action and the No Action alternative, which are evaluated in detail in this FONSI and ROD. This document also identifies the environmentally preferred alternative and the agency preferred alternative. This document identifies applicable and required mitigation.

BACKGROUND.

In December 2018, the State of Hawaii Department of Transportation – Airports Division (HDOT-A) prepared a Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA). The DEA addressed the potential environmental effects of the proposed Runway 3-21 Extension and Associated Improvements Project. The DEA was prepared in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) [Public Law 91-190,42 U.S.C. § 4321-4347], the implementing regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) [40 CFR Parts 1500-1508], and FAA Orders 1050.1 F, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures and 5050.4 B, National environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Implementing Instructions for Airport Actions. HDOT-A published the Notice of Availability for the DEA on December 24, 2018.  DOT-A received 16 comments on the Draft EA between December 24, 2018 and January 25, 2019. FAA approved the Final EA on May 23, 2019.

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?

Read the Finding of No Significant Impact and Record of Decision to understand the actions that FAA intends to take relative to the proposed Runway 3-21 Extension and Associated Improvements Project at Lanai Airport.

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THIS?

HDOT-A may begin to implement the Proposed Action.