UPDATES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Any updates or announcements from the latest edition of the InFlight Newsletter will be posted here.

Current InFlight Newsletter - July-August 2025

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July-August 2025

2025-2026 AERONAUTICAL CHARTS ARE HERE!

The updated chart provides airport information, communication frequencies, a guide to airfield signs and airspace classification. Other features include a listing of all aviation weather reporting stations in the state with frequencies and phone numbers.

To request copies, please send an email to aviation@modot.mo.gov and include the number of 2025-2026 charts you are requesting, a contact person and mailing address.

Old charts - We have leftover 2022-2023 charts available if any school or organization would like them. If interested, please contact the above-listed email to request the charts. Leftovers will be recycled.

EXPIRING FUNDS

Federal Pay request - Federal Fiscal Year ends Sept. 30

The Federal financial system will shut down in late September and not start back up until mid-October.

Please provide Request for Reimbursements (RFRs) to your MoDOT PM by Sept. 4 to ensure they are processed and paid.

Expiring NPE Funds -

2019 NPE: Any expenditure under grant using the 2019 NPE with an expenditure date on or before July 21 needs to be submitted to your PM by Sept. 4 for reimbursement.
2020 NPE: July 30, 2026*
2021 NPE: Aug. 1, 2026*

*If there is no plan to spend, please start turnback of funds with your PM.

Expiring COVID funds -

ARPA funds are expired as of Aug. 12.
Pay requests need to be submitted to your Aviation PM by Oct. 15 for reimbursement.

PLANNING SPECIALIST/PROJECT MANAGER - CENTRAL

We are excited to announce that, as of Aug. 8, Kimberly Masters is the new planning specialist/aviation project manager for Missouri's central area airports. She will be working alongside Brian Boehmer in statewide aviation planning.

Kim has a love of flying and has held many different positions as a pilot, including certified flight instructor and airline transport pilot. She joins us from the Department of Natural Resources. Kim is excited to get back into the aviation world and looks forward to meeting new sponsors!

See the updated Aviation Project Managers Map.