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. Within the Metropolitan Council region, Minneapolis-St. Paul International qualifies as a "relieved" airport. The e~dsting reliever airports aze located in the Minneapolis-St. Paul MSA and have sufficient numbers of based aircraft to maintain their roles as reliever airports. The primary objectives of the Regional System Reliever Airports Study aze to determine the facility improvements needed at e~dsting reliever system airports to enhance their reliever roles and determine if additional relievers are necessary to meet the region's 20-yeaz aviation needs. 2, RFrION,4? ~ AVLATION FR_A_MEWORIC The aviation environment is the Minneapolis-St. Paul azea is shaped primarily by policies, procedures, and development actions of the Metropolitan Council and the Metropolitan Airports Co*++*+++~~~on (MAC). A portion of the framework is created by the Aviation Chapter of the Metropolitan Council's Development Guide/Policy Plan. Both the Metropolitan Council and the MAC have undertaken planning efforts related to the regional • reliever airports system. (1) Metropolitan Council The Metropolitan Council, sponsor of the Regional System Reliever Airports Study, is responsible for coordinating the aviation system and other regional systems with individual aty and county comprehensive plans. The Council's aim is to accommodate aviation needs in a manner that contributes to the overall well being of the region's citizens and economy, while staying within the boundaries of the goals and policies presented in the Council's Development Guide/Policy Plan.` This document charts the direction that metropolitan aviation investments aze to take through the year 2020. The Aviation Chapter of the plan is used as a guide for aviation studies, facility projects, implementation programs, and coordination efforts. The revised chapur includes five sections: . `Aviation Development Guide/Policy Plan, Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities Area, draft for public hearing, October 1989. -5-