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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.
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
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
Airport CertificationAirport Certification
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
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
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
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
Airport CertificationAirport Certification