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Aerodrome Aerodrome CertificationCertification WorkshopWorkshop

The Federal Aviation AdministrationBen Castellano, Manager, Airport Safety and Operations Division

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

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

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

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

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

Federal FrameworkFederal Framework

• Associate Administrator for Airports reports to the FAA Administrator– Airport Certification– Airport Capacity– Administration of Grant Programs– Airport Standards and Design

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.


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


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


FACILITIES AND PROCEDURES INSPECTED

Pavement ConditionsSafety AreasLighting, Marking, SignsFueling FacilitiesTraffic & Wind IndicatorsGround Vehicles/Driver

Training

Airport Airport CertificationCertification

Aircraft Rescue & FirefightingBird & Wildlife HazardsSelf-inspection ProceduresAirport Condition Assessment/ReportingControl of Hazards from ConstructionEmergency PlanSnow Removal Plan

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.

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.

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


InspectorInspector• Basic Training – 3 weeks

– Part 139 Regulation– Signing, Marking, Lighting– Fueling inspections– Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting– Pavement Maintenance– Obstruction Evaluation– Accident Investigation


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

The InspectionThe Inspection

• Types of inspections– Initial– Annual– Surveillance

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

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

The Surveillance The Surveillance InspectionInspection

• Unannounced inspection• Usually involves specific purpose,

for example to test aircraft rescue and fire fighting response

Enforcement ActionsEnforcement Actions

• Administrative penalty– Letter of Correction– Letter of Warning

• Civil penalty– Fine of $1,000 USD per day– Suspension– Revocation