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State Aviation Offices

Contact information

State Aeronautical Agencies

Alabama Department of Transportation, Aeronautics Bureau, Frank Farmer, Bureau Chief, 1409 Coliseum Blvd., Montgomery, AL 36110; 334/242-6820; e-mail [email protected]

Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, John Binder, Deputy Commissioner of the DOT, Alaska, 3132 Channel Drive, Juneau, Alaska 99811-2500; 907/269-0730; e-mail [email protected]

Arizona Department of Transportation, Aeronautics Group, Michael Klein, Aeronautics Group Manager, 1801 W. Jefferson St., MD 426M, P.O. Box 13588, MD 426M, Phoenix, AZ 85007. 602/712-7647; e-mail [email protected]

Arkansas Department of Aeronautics, Jerry Chism, Director, 2315 Crisp Drive, Hangar 8, Little Rock, AR 72202; 501/376-6781; e-mail [email protected]

California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics, Gary Cathey, Chief, 1120 N Street, Room 3300, MS 40 P.O. Box 942874, Sacramento, CA 95814; 916/654-5183; e-mail [email protected]

Colorado Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics, David Ulane, A.A.E., Aeronautics Director, 5126 Front Range Parkway, Watkins, CO 80137; 303/512-5254; e-mail [email protected]

Connecticut Department of Transportation, Bureau of Aviation and Ports, James P. Redeker, Acting Bureau Chief, 2800 Berlin Turnpike, Newington, CT 06111; 860/594-3000; email [email protected]

Delaware Department of Transportation, Office of Aeronautics, Roberta Geier, Assistant Director of Planning, 800 Bay Road, Dover, DE 19901; 302/760-2119; e-mail [email protected]

Florida Department of Transportation, Aviation and Spaceports Office, Aaron N. Smith, State Aviation Manager, 605 Suwannee Street, Mail Stop 46, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0450; 850/414-4500; e-mail [email protected]

Georgia Department of Transportation, Aviation Programs, Steve Brian, Manager, Aviation Programs, 600 West Peachtree NW, Atlanta, GA 30308; 404/631-1311; email [email protected]

Guam International Airport Authority, Amanda O'Brien-Rios, PO Box 8770, Tamuning, Guam 96931; 671/642-4717/18; e-mail [email protected]

Hawaii Department of Transportation, Airports Division, Ross Higashi, Deputy Director, Honolulu International Airport, 400 Rodgers Blvd, Suite 700, Honolulu, HI 96819-1880; 808/838-8602; e-mail [email protected]

Idaho Transportation Department, Division of Aeronautics, Rodger Sorensen, Chairman, 3483 Rickenbacker Street, Boise, ID 83705; 208/547-4701; e-mail [email protected]

Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics, Steve Young, Acting Director, Capital Airport, 1 Langhorne Bond Drive, Springfield, IL 62707-8415; 217/785-8500; e-mail [email protected]

Indiana Department of Transportation, Office of Aviation, Marty Blake, Aviation Manager, 100 N. Senate Avenue, IGCN 955, Indianapolis, IN 46204; 317/232-1487; e-mail [email protected]

Iowa Department of Transportation, Office of Aviation, Michelle McEnany, Director, 800 Lincoln Way, Ames, IA 50010; 515/239-1659; e-mail [email protected]

Kansas Department of Transportation, Division of Aviation, Merrill Atwater, Director, Dwight D. Eisenhower State Office Building, 700 S.W. Harrison St., Topeka, KS 66603-3754; 785/291-3711; e-mail [email protected]

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Department of Aviation, Mark Carter, Commissioner, Capitol City Airport, 90 Airport Road, Building 400, Frankfort, KY 40601; 502/564-4480; e-mail [email protected]

Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Aviation Section, Bradley Brandt, Director of Aviation, DOTD Aviation Section, 1201 Capitol Access Rd., Baton Rouge, LA 70802; 225/379-3040; e-mail [email protected]

Maine Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation System Planning, Susan Moreau, Director, 16 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0016; 207/624-3239; e-mail
[email protected]

Maryland Office of Regional Aviation Assistance, Ashish J. Solanki, Director, P.O. Box 8766, BWI Airport, MD 21240-0766; 410/859-7064; e-mail [email protected]

Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Aeronautics Division, Logan Office Center, Jeffrey DeCarlo, Administrator, Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, Suite 205N, East Boston, MA 02128-2909; 857/368-4636; e-mail [email protected]

Michigan Department of Transportation, Bureau of Aeronautics and Freight Services, Mike Trout, Executive Administrator, 2700 Port Lansing Rd., Lansing, MI 48906-2160; 517/335-9568; e-mail [email protected]

Minnesota Department of Transportation, Office of Aeronautics, Cassandra Isackson, Director Aeronautics Program,  222 East Plato Boulevard, St. Paul, MN 55107-1618; 651/234-7200; e-mail [email protected]

Mississippi Department of Transportation, Aeronautics Division, Thomas Booth, Director, Administration Building, 5th floor, 401 North West Street, Jackson, MS 39201; 601/359-7850; e-mail [email protected]

Missouri Department of Transportation, Aviation Section, Amy Ludwig, Administrator of Aviation, P.O. Box 720, Jefferson City, MO 65102; 573/526-7912; e-mail [email protected]

Montana Department of Transportation, Aeronautics Division, Debbie Alke, Administrator, P.O. Box 200507, Helena, MT 59620-0507; 406/444-2506; e-mail [email protected]

Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, Ronnie Mitchell, Director, P.O. Box 82088, Lincoln, NE 68501; 402/471-2371; e-mail [email protected]

Nevada Department of Transportation - Aviation Planning Section, Kurt O. Haukohl, State Aviation Manager, 1263 South Stewart Street, Carson City, NV 89712; 775/888-7353; e-mail [email protected]

New Hampshire Department of Transportation, Bureau of Aeronautics, Patrick Herlihy, Director, John O. Morton Building, 7 Hazen Dr., Concord, NH 03302; 603/271-2449; e-mail [email protected]

New Jersey Division of Aeronautics, Ashwin Patel, Manager, Division of Aeronautics New Jersey Department of Transportation, P.O. Box 600, Trenton, NJU 08625-0610. 609/530-2900; e-mail: [email protected]

New Mexico Department of Transportation, Aviation Division, Steve Summers, Aviation Division Director, 3501 Access Road C, Albuquerque, NM 87106; 505/244-1788, ext. 115; e-mail [email protected]

New York State Department of Transportation, Integrated Modal Services, Aviation Bureau, Gerardo Mendoza, Acting Director, 50 Wolf Road, POD 54, Albany, NY 12232; 518/485-7691; e-mail [email protected]

North Carolina Department of Transportation, Division of Aviation, Bobby Walston, Director, 1560 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1560; 919/814-0550; e-mail [email protected]

North Dakota Aeronautics Commission, Kyle Wanner, Director, P.O. Box 5020, Bismarck, ND 58502; 702/328-9651; e-mail [email protected]

Ohio Department of Transportation, Office of Aviation, James Bryant, Aviation Administrator, 2829 W. Dublin-Granville Road, Columbus,OH 43235-2786; 614/387-2341; e-mail [email protected]

Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission, Victor Bird, Director, 110 N. Robinson, Suite 200, Oklahoma City, OK 73102; 405/604-6900; e-mail [email protected]

Oregon Department of Aviation, Mitch Swecker, Director, 3040 25th Street, S.E., Salem, OR 97302-1125; 503/378-2523; fax 503/373-1688; e-mail [email protected]

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Aviation, Anthony McCloskey, Acting Director, P.O. Box 3457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-3457; 717/705-1200; e-mail [email protected]

Puerto Rico Ports Authority, Ingrid C. Colberg Rodriguez, Executive Director. Aviation Bureau, Puerto Rico Ports Authority, P.O. Box 362829, San Juan, PR 00936-2829. 787/729-8715 ext. 2281. e-mail [email protected] 

Rhode Island Airport Corporation, Peter Frazier, CM; Interim President & CEO, , 2000 Post Road, Warwick, RI 02886; 401/691-2000; e-mail [email protected]

South Carolina Department of Commerce, Division of Aeronautics, Gary Siegfried, PE, Interim Executive Director. South Carolina Division of Aeronautics, State Budget and Control Board, Columbia Metropolitan Airport, 2553 Airport Blvd., West Columbia, SC 29170; 803/896-6272; e-mail [email protected]

South Dakota Department of Transportation, Office of Aeronautics, Jack Dokken, Program Manager, Becker-Hansen Building, 700 E. Broadway Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501; 605/773-3574; e-mail [email protected] 

Tennessee Department of Transportation, Aeronautics Division, John-Paul (JP) Saalwaechter, PE, Aeronautics Director, 607 Hangar Lane, Building 4219, Nashville, TN 37217; 615/741-3208; e-mail [email protected]

Texas Department of Transportation, Division of Aviation, David Fulton, Director, 120 East 11th St., Austin, TX 78704; 512/416-4502, e-mail [email protected]

Utah Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics, Patrick (Pat) Morley, Director, 135 North 2400 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116; 801/715-2260; e-mail [email protected]

Vermont Agency of Transportation, Operations Division, Air Section, Guy Rouelle, Aviation Program Administrator, 1 National Life Drive, Montpelier, VT 05633; 802/828-2833; e-mail [email protected]

Virginia Department of Aviation, Randall P. Burdette, Director, 5702 Gulfstream Road, Richmond, VA 23250-2422; 804/236-3624; e-mail [email protected]

Washington Department of Transportation, Aviation Division, Tristan Atkins, Director of Aviation, Physical address: WSDOT Aviation Division, 7702 Terminal Street, Tumwater, WA 98501. Mailing address: WSDOT Aviation, P.O. Box 47361, Olympia, WA 98504. 360/709-8020, 360/529-6550 (cell); e-mail [email protected]

West Virginia Department of Transportation, Aeronautics Commission, Sean D. Hill, Director, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, WV 25305; 304/558-3436; e-mail [email protected]

Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Bureau of Aeronautics, David M. Greene, Director, Hill Farms State Transportation Building, 4802 Sheboygan Avenue, P.O. Box 7999 Madison, WI 53707; 608/266-3351; e-mail [email protected]

Wyoming Department of Transportation, Aeronautics Division, Christy Yaffa, Interim Administrator, 200 E. 8th Avenue, Cheyenne, WY 82009; 307/777-3956; e-mail [email protected]


Updated November 18, 2016