FAA Undertaking Study Of General Aviation Airports
Goal Is To Better Define Role Of Non-Primary Airports In Their Communit=
ies
The FAA is in the midst of a top-down look at the current general aviati=
on
airport system in the U.S. to better describe and explain the many roles and
functions these airports serve in their respective communities. The review,
which began last fall, is focusing on infrastructure needs, based on the ro=
les
and functions of the airports.
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In recent years, the FAA has conducted two studies to look at capacity a=
nd
development needs at commercial service airports, and now the agency is tur=
ning
its attention to general aviation airports. There are 2,950 nonprimary airp=
orts
included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS), includ=
ing
nonprimary commercial service, reliever and general aviation airports. This=
is
in contrast to the four distinct categories for the nation’s 368 prim=
ary
airports.
Defining these airports simply as “nonprimary” does not
adequately describe the many diverse roles these airports play in their
communities. General aviation airports provide a variety of functions, rang=
ing
from access for emergency medical services, disaster relief, aerial
firefighting, law enforcement and border control to agricultural functions,
flight training, charter passenger and time-sensitive air cargo services, a=
mong
others.
The FAA is working closely with aviation industry stakeholders including
associations, state aeronautical agencies, airport directors, airport
authorities, airport planners, local councils of governments, and aviation =
user
groups to classify general aviation airports based on the roles they suppor=
t.
These stakeholders agree that more descriptive categories are needed in ord=
er
to help the general public understand the importance of these airports and
their capital investment needs.
With input from aviation industry stakeholders, the FAA will develop a l=
ist
of classifications for general aviation airports and publish a report by
January 2012.
The report will:
- Propose updated federal
airport classifications for general aviation airports that reflect the
airports’ roles in their community, region and national system. =
- Provide examples to
illustrate the value of each airport category.
- Provide a framework for a
strategic vision for the national system.
Reprinted from: aero-news.net
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