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Aerodrome Aerodrome CertificationCertification WorkshopWorkshop
The Federal Aviation AdministrationBen Castellano, Manager, Airport Safety and Operations Division
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Overview of the US Airport Overview of the US Airport SystemSystem
• Airports in the US are generally owned and operated by:– Local governments (city or counties)– State governments– Port Authorities– Airport Authorities
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Overview (cont’d)Overview (cont’d)
• Total Civil Landing Areas 19,796Private-use 14,555 (4983
heliports)
Open-to-Public 5,241 (77 heliports)
Airports - scheduled service 789 international 87
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Overview (cont’dOverview (cont’d))
• The System Serves: – 217,533 General Aviation Aircraft– 4,801 Commercial Jets– 2,427 Commuter aircraft– 649,957 Licensed Airmen– 710 million enplaned passengers
91% domestic 9% international
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Overview (cont’dOverview (cont’d))
Activity at Busiest US AirportsTotal Passengers
CY 2000 Atlanta-Hartsfield 78.6 million Chicago – O’Hare 67.7.million Los Angeles Int’l 64.3 million
Total Operations FY 2001 Chicago – O’Hare 927,896 Atlanta – Hartsfield 898,899 Dallas/Ft. Worth 835,748
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Federal FrameworkFederal Framework
• Dept. of Transportation reports to President of United States
• Federal Aviation Administration under the Dept. of Transportation– Primary concerns are:
• Aviation safety
• Air traffic control
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Federal FrameworkFederal Framework
• Associate Administrator for Airports reports to the FAA Administrator– Airport Certification– Airport Capacity– Administration of Grant Programs– Airport Standards and Design
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Airport CertificationAirport Certification
1972 – Congress authorized the FAA to certificate airports that received both scheduled and unscheduled air carrier service with more than 30 passenger seats.
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Airport CertificationAirport Certification
Airports served by passenger aircraft with more than 30 seats require a special AIRPORT OPERATING CERTIFICATE– Federal Aviation Regs Part 139– 570 civil airports & 100 military
airfields
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Airport CertificationAirport Certification
Airports must develop an AIRPORT CERTIFICATION MANUAL explaining how they will comply with Part 139
The MANUAL must be approved by the FAA
Periodic Inspections by FAA
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Airport CertificationAirport Certification
FACILITIES AND PROCEDURES INSPECTED
Pavement ConditionsSafety AreasLighting, Marking, SignsFueling FacilitiesTraffic & Wind IndicatorsGround Vehicles/Driver
Training
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Airport Airport CertificationCertification
Aircraft Rescue & FirefightingBird & Wildlife HazardsSelf-inspection ProceduresAirport Condition Assessment/ReportingControl of Hazards from ConstructionEmergency PlanSnow Removal Plan
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Self-inspection Self-inspection ProceduresProcedures
• Section 139.327 requires the certificate holder to inspect the airport– At least once Daily– During construction activities– After severe storms– After an accident
• Part 8, Airport Operational Services, ICAO Airport Services Manual recommends 4 inspections daily for runways.
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Self-inspection Self-inspection ProceduresProcedures
• Airport Operations personnel:– on the airfield every day– Need to know the requirements– Usually first to notice a problem
• Airport Inspectors:– On the airport only 1 time during the
year– Should not find problems if the airport
ops people do their job.
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The Airport The Airport Certification Safety Certification Safety
InspectorInspector• Approximately 35 inspectors
located throughout USA in regional offices
• Rotate the airports assigned every 3 years
• All inspectors receive basic training and annual recurrent training
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The Airport The Airport Certification Safety Certification Safety
InspectorInspector• Basic Training – 3 weeks
– Part 139 Regulation– Signing, Marking, Lighting– Fueling inspections– Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting– Pavement Maintenance– Obstruction Evaluation– Accident Investigation
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The Airport The Airport Certification Safety Certification Safety
InspectorInspector• Additional Training
– 40 hours aircraft rescue and fire fighting training including hot fire drill
– Enforcement actions– On the Job training
• Approximately 1 year to get ACSI credential
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The InspectionThe Inspection
• Types of inspections– Initial– Annual– Surveillance
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The Annual InspectionThe Annual Inspection
• Airports with scheduled air carrier service – annually
• Airports with only unscheduled air carrier service – 18 months
• Airports certificated but no air carrier service – 24 months
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The Annual InspectionThe Annual Inspection
• Inspector reviews – Airport certification manual– Emergency plan– Training records
• Physically inspects runways and taxiways
• Does night time inspection• Test ARFF response
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The Surveillance The Surveillance InspectionInspection
• Unannounced inspection• Usually involves specific purpose,
for example to test aircraft rescue and fire fighting response
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Enforcement ActionsEnforcement Actions
• Administrative penalty– Letter of Correction– Letter of Warning
• Civil penalty– Fine of $1,000 USD per day– Suspension– Revocation
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Airport CertificationAirport Certification