2026-09-16 - Aviation Commission

Summary

Built from the City's posted agenda, legal action summary and minutes as read (minutes read through item 4A and skimmed after that); agenda packets were not read. Minutes were later approved with corrections on October 21, and the posted version may be the pre-correction text.

• Minutes of August 19 approved 7-0 (Commissioner Campbell absent).
• Sky Harbor update from an airport representative: the West Terminal around 2030-31 with 40 to 60 gates, and a railroad trench idea in the capital planning (Sky Harbor Aircraft Noise and Airport Planning).
• Commissioner Labun summarized the NASA urban air mobility noise report.
• Discussion only on aircraft fuel dumping incidents.

Sources

• Agenda: https://tempe.hylandcloud.com/agendaonline/Meetings/ViewMeeting?id=1939&doctype=1
• Legal action summary: https://tempe.hylandcloud.com/agendaonline/Documents/DownloadFileBytes/Tempe_Aviation_Commission_Meeting_1939_Summary_9_16_2026_5_30_00_PM.pdf?documentType=3&meetingId=1939
• Minutes: https://tempe.hylandcloud.com/agendaonline/Documents/DownloadFileBytes/Tempe_Aviation_Commission_Meeting_1939_Minutes_Packet_9_16_2026_5_30_00_PM.pdf?documentType=6&meetingId=1939&isAttachment=true
• City website: https://www.tempe.gov (calendar of all board, committee and commission meetings: https://www.tempe.gov/government/city-clerk-s-office/boards-and-commissions/calendar-of-all-board-committee-and-commission-meetings)
• Agendas and minutes portal: https://tempe.hylandcloud.com/AgendaOnline
• Town: Tempe