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Part 3. Airport Airspace Analysis
Section 1. Policy
10-1-1. PURPOSE
a. This part provides guidelines, procedures, and
standards that supplement those contained in 14 CFR
part 157, Notice of Construction, Alteration,
Activation, and Deactivation of Airports.
b. These guidelines, procedures, and standards
shall be used in determining the effect construction,
alteration, activation, or deactivation of an airport
will have on the safe and efficient use of the navigable
airspace by aircraft.
10-1-2. AUTHORITY
The authority for managing the Airports Program is
delegated to the regional Airports Division manager
and may be re-delegated to the Airports District
Offices (ADO). Airport personnel shall administer
the Airports Program with the coordinated assistance
of air traffic, Technical Operations Services, Flight
Standards, and Flight Procedures personnel.
10-1-3. AIRPORT PROGRAMS
a. Airport development/improvement projects are
initiated under the authority of several laws relating
to Federal airport financial assistance programs.
There are certain similarities in processing federally
assisted and non-federally-assisted airport
development improvement projects, including airport layout plan reviews. However, a significant
difference is that on a federally assisted project the
FAA must formally approve the airspace for the
projects that receive federal assistance.
b. Airport Improvement Program (AIP) - AIP
projects, including airport layout plans, are processed similarly to non-AIP projects, except that
the airspace for the airport study results in either an
agency approval or disapproval of the project.
c. Disposal or Conveyance of Federal Surplus
Real Property for Public Airport Purposes - The FAA
is required to officially endorse the site before
property interest in land owned and controlled by the
United States is conveyed to a public agency for
public airport purposes. Airspace cases are handled in
the same manner as proposals for other federally
assisted airports.
d. Military/National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) Airport Programs - 49
U.S.C, Section 44502(c) provides that the DOD and
NASA shall not acquire, establish, or construct any
military airport, military landing area, or missile or
rocket site, or substantially alter any runway layout
unless reasonable prior notice is given to the FAA.
This permits the FAA to "...advise the appropriate
committees of Congress and other interested
departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the
government on the effects" of such projects "upon the
use of airspace by aircraft."
NOTE-
See # for the procedures for processing these
proposals.
e. Part 157 Proposals-Pursuant to appropriate
sections of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as
amended, part 157 was adopted to require notice to
the Administrator by persons proposing to construct,
alter, activate, or deactivate a civil or joint-use
(civil/military) airport for which Federal funds have
not been requested. Such notice is required so that a
study can be made and the proponent can be advised
as to the proposal's effect on the use of the navigable
airspace by aircraft.
f. All airport proposals on public-use airports not
requiring notice under part 157 that may require
notice under part 77.
g. Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) - Part 158
program projects are required to be on an approved
ALP and are processed similarly to AIP projects.
10-1-4. FUNDING RESPONSIBILITY
Each participating office shall note airport projects or
airport layout plan changes which would, if
accomplished, lead to the relocation, replacement, or
modification of air traffic control, or air navigation
and communications facilities. Such conditions shall
be identified in the review process and appropriate
recommendations made regarding funding responsibilities as related to current FAA policy on facility
relocation associated with airport improvements or
changes (see FAAO 6030.1 and AC 150/5300-7,
FAA Policy On Facility Relocations Occasioned By
Airport Improvements Or Changes).
10-1-5. RESPONSIBILITY
a. The Airports Division, or designated representative, is responsible for the overall Airports Program,
initiating the coordination of airspace studies of
airport proposals; conducting the necessary circularization; consolidating and resolving comments; and
developing and forwarding the FAA determination
to the airport sponsor/proponent. Where applicable,
the airports division personnel shall forward
documents regarding potential noise problems to
the airport proponent/sponsor for resolution.
b. The service area office is responsible for
evaluating the proposal from the standpoint of safe
and efficient use of airspace by aircraft. In
addition, based on existing and/or contemplated
traffic patterns and procedures, the service area
office director shall be responsible for identifying
potential noise problems and advising the Airports
Office accordingly.
c. The FPO is responsible for evaluating proposals
to determine impacts on instrument procedures and
whether aircraft instrument operations can be
conducted safely.
d. The Flight Standards Division is responsible
for reviewing proposals to determine the safety of
aeronautical operations, and of persons and property
on the ground.
e. The flight standards district office (FSDO) is
responsible for reviewing part 157 proposals for
seaplane bases and heliports.
f. The Technical Operations Services area office is
responsible for:
1. Reviewing engineering studies on airport
proposals to evaluate their effects upon commissioned and/or proposed NAVAIDs.
2. Conducting electromagnetic studies to evaluate the effect existing and/or proposed objects will
have upon air navigation and communications
facilities.
3. Reviewing and evaluating line-of-site
(shadow) studies on existing and/or proposed objects
to determine impact on control tower visibility.
4. Highlighting frequency management
problems and reserving frequencies.
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