December 2025 Update – Aurora State Airport Master Plan

Developing the new Master Plan for the Aurora State Airport is a multi-year public process that has included 9 Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) meetings, 3 PAC work sessions, 2 open houses, and 1 public survey. With the PAC and public’s help developing the Draft Final Airport Master Plan in August 2025, the PAC process has concluded. However, the Oregon Department of Aviation’s coordination effort to support the Aurora Airport Master Plan is ongoing.

The Department intends to follow OAR 738-130-0055(6) and ORS 197.180(1) and bring the new master plan to the Board in 2026.  This process will include a public hearing in Salem, Marion County, Oregon, with a public announcement at least 30 days prior to the hearing.   The Board and the Department intend to comply with OAR 738-130-0055(6), which requires the Board vote whether to adopt the master plan and to make findings that the plan is compatible with the acknowledged comprehensive plans of affected cities and counties and that it complies with the applicable statewide land use goals.  If the master plan is adopted, the Department and Federal Aviation Administration will then sign the Airport Layout Plan.

The Oregon Department of Aviation appreciates the PAC and public’s involvement and interest in the new Master Plan.