General Aviation Airport Safety Award

Airports - Southern Region

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The FAA Southern Region Airports Division Safety Awards program allows the division to recognize general aviation airports that have taken actions, instituted programs, or otherwise operated in such a manner deserving of special recognition for improving airport safety.

Selection criteria

Selection scrieria for the General Aviation Airport Safety Award are based on the development or implementation of a specific program or activity, or other special and unique accomplishments, involving the operation of an air carrier airport that resulted in enhanced safety.

Submitting a nomination

Each airport requesting consideration should provide to Southern Region Airports Division, ASO-620, in a format of their choice, the following:

• A brief statement identifying the airport being nominated (self nominations are acceptable).
• A description of the specific accomplishment or activity that has clearly or significantly enhanced airport safety.
• Any accompanying information, supplemental graphics, or explanatory material that may help to describe or support the nomination.

Period and deadline

The period of consideration is October 1 to September 30. Packets must be received in the Airports Division office by November 30.

Evaluations

An Airports Division selection committee evaluates nominations in the following areas:

• Evaluation of the specific activity, program, or accomplishment that has clearly or significantly enhanced airport safety.
• Evaluation of the positive contributions to safety as a result of the airport initiative.
• Evaluation of any ongoing or potential benefit resulting from the activity, program, or accomplishment.

Notification of award

The winner will be notified of the selection and a date will be set to physically award the winner (most likely during the annual communications conference, usually held in January).

Past award winners