Chapter 13. Military, NASA, and
Other Agency
Airport Proposals
Section 1. General
13-1-1. PRIOR NOTICE TO FAA
49 U.S.C. Section 44718 provides, in part, that the
Department of Defense (DOD), the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), or
other agencies shall not acquire, establish, or
construct any military airport, missile or rocket site,
or substantially alter any runway layout unless
reasonable prior notice is given to the FAA
Administrator so that the appropriate committees of
Congress, and other interested agencies, may be
advised as to the effects of such projects upon the use
of airspace by aircraft.
13-1-2. FORM OF NOTICE
The DOD forwards military airport or missile site
projects to FAA Washington Headquarters in the
form of an annual Military Construction Program
(MCP). Military projects not involved in the annual
program are submitted to the FAA regional office by
the individual services or commands through the
regional military representatives (see paragraph
13-1-5). NASA and other agencies submit their
projects directly to FAA Washington Headquarters.
13-1-3. FAA HEADQUARTERS REVIEWS
Annual MCPs and proposals submitted by NASA or
other agencies are forwarded to Airspace and Rules
for review and processing. Airspace and Rules shall
coordinate with appropriate headquarters ATP,
Flight Technologies and Procedures, and Spectrum
Assignment and Engineering Services Offices prior
to forwarding the proposal to the regional/service
area office for study. Any problems with the proposal
at the headquarters level should be resolved prior to
requesting regional/service area input.
13-1-4. REGIONAL/SERVICE AREA
OFFICE REVIEW
Airspace and Rules will then forward the projects to
the appropriate regional office for processing in the
same manner as civil airport proposals, except that
service area offices are responsible for the study. The
determination and recommendation on the proposal,
plus all pertinent comments and related material,
shall be forwarded to Airspace and Rules by the
service area office. The official FAA determination
shall be formulated by Airspace and Rules after
review and any required inter-services coordination
and forwarded to DOD, NASA, or other agencies as
appropriate. A copy of the determination shall be
forwarded to the affected regional/service area office.
13-1-5. MILITARY PROPOSALS OTHER
THAN MCP
Other military airport proposals may be submitted by
individual services through the appropriate regional
military representatives to the regional/service area
office. These proposals shall be processed in the same
manner as civil airport proposals except as indicated
below. This exception does not apply to notices on
joint-use airports received under part 157 or AIP
projects.
a. The regional Airports Division shall coordinate
with the service area office, Flight Standards
Division, technical operations services area office,
FPO, and other offices as required for formulation of
the official FAA determination. The determination
shall be issued to the appropriate regional military
representative with a copy to Airspace and Rules.
b. When a controversial proposal is referred to
Washington Headquarters for resolution, the airspace
finding and official agency determination shall be
formulated by the AAS-100 in coordination with
Airspace and Rules and other offices, as required, and
forwarded to the appropriate regional military
representatives through the regional/service area
office.
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