Proposed Amendment to the Airport
Master Plan
City Council Item 5.1
Mookie Patel, Director of Aviation
Patrick Hansen, Deputy Director Planning and Development Ryan Sheelen, Planner IV
John Wilson, Planner III
May 12, 2026
Airport Master Plan Amendment
2 • Airport Master Plan Overview
• Airport Master Plan Amendment – Purpose and Need
• Aviation Demand Forecasts
• Environmental Review
Airport Master Plan Overview
3 • Long range guide to Airport facility development
• Not a rigid schedule to begin specific projects, phased based on financial capacity
• City Council reviews all major Capital Improvement Projects • Previous Major Master Plan Amendment in 2020
Master Plan Amendment - Purpose and Need
4 • Re-evaluate the Airport Master Plan against post-pandemic aviation activity levels
• Planning required for future economic development
opportunities
• Respond to emerging electric vertical takeoff and landing industry developments and integrate into Master Plan
Master Plan Amendment - Forecasts
5 Master Plan Amendment - Forecasts
6 Environmental Review
7 • An Addendum to the certified San Jose Mineta
International Airport Integrated Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was prepared for the project in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act.
• No new or more significant impacts beyond those identified in the certified Final EIR have been identified.
Staff Recommendation
8 Staff recommends that the City Council take all of the following actions:
1. Adopt a resolution approving the Addendum to the San Jose Mineta International Airport Master Plan Integrated Final EIR in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act; and
2. Adopt a resolution approving the major amendment to the Airport Master Plan for the San Jose Mineta International Airport.