Central Regional Airports Division

On this Page …

• Guidance - Sponsor Guide, ACIP, NPIAS …
• Policy- AIP Handbook, Program Guidance Letters …
• Resources - Advisory Circulars, Forms …

Guidance

General Guidance

• AIP Overview - General summary of the AIP
• AIP Sponsor Guide - Central Region Supplemental Guidance
  • 0600 - Project Formulation (PDF, 110 KB)
    • 0610 - Requesting Aid: ACIP
    • 0620 - Benefit/Cost Analysis
• Excluded Parties (2 CFR Part 1200)
• Procurement and Contracting Under the AIP
• ACC/FAA Best Practices (PDF) - Improving the Quality of Airport Projects

Buy American

• AIP Buy American Preferences - National Guidance
• Nationwide Buy American Waivers Issued (PDF)
• Sponsor Guide AIP-400 - Procurement (PDF) - Section 490
• Policy
  • FAA Guidance for Buy American under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP)
  • 49 U.S.C. 50101

Engineering

• Engineering ,Design and Construction - Airport Development Projects
  • Airport Design - AC 150/5300-13
  • Airport Pavement Design and Evaluation - AC 150/5320-6
  • Operational Safety on Airports During Construction - AC 150/5370-2
  • Procurement of Architectural, Engineering and Planning Consultant Services - AC 150/5100-14
  • Standards for Specifying Construction - AC 150/5370-10

Land - Airport Property

• Land Acquisition
• Airport Obligations: Release of Airport Property

Planning/Programming

• Project Planning Brochure (PDF) - Overview of the steps for an airport planning project.
• Submittal of Sponsor's Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
• Benefit Cost Analysis Guidance (BCA)
  • FAA Airport Benefit-Cost Analysis Guidance (PDF)
    • Addendum to FAA Airport Benefit-Cost Analysis Guidance (PDF) - June 14, 2010
  • Airway Planning Standard Number One - FAA Order 7031.2c
• National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS)
• Planning & Capacity

Policy

• Airport Improvement Program Handbook - FAA Order 5100.38
• Grant Assurances
• Revenue Producing Facility - Information Addressing eligibility of Fuel Facilities and Hangars
• Program Guidance Letters- Supplemental and Interim Guidance

Resources

Advisory Circulars

• AIP 150 Series Advisory Circulars
  • 150/5070-6, Airport Master Plans
  • 150/5100-14, Architectural, Engineering and Planning Consultant Services for Airport Grant Projects
  • 150/5100-17, Land Acquisition and Relocation Assistance for Airport Improvement Program Assisted Projects
  • 150/5300-13, Airport Design
  • 150/5370-10, Standards for Specifying Construction of Airports
  • Additional AIP related Advisory Circulars
• Design Standards Cross Reference - Airport Engineering, Airport Design, and Airport Construction Standards

AIP Funding Data

• Grant and Apportionment Data
• Grant Histories
• National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems NPIAS - Current

Forms

• Request for Federal Assistance
  • Sponsor CIP (PDF) - Recommended format for submittal of Sponsor's CIP
• Grant Application and Attachments
  • SF-424, Cover Sheet (PDF)
  • Development Grant Application (5100-100)
  • Planning Grant Application (5100-101)
• Financial Reports for AIP Grants
  • SF-270 (PDF) - Request for Reimbursement (Planning)
    Note: Use the "Save link as" option to save the file to your computer and then open it from there with your PDF reader tool rather than within the web browser.
  • SF-271 (PDF) - Outlay Report (Construction)
    Note: Use the "Save link as" option to save the file to your computer and then open it from there with your PDF reader tool rather than within the web browser.
  • SF-425 Federal Financial Report (PDF) - Required Annual Report for AIP Sponsors
    • Supplemental Guidance (PDF)
• Quarterly Performance Report
  • Sponsor Quarterly Performance Report: MS Word, PDF

Publications

• Airport Reports - Published reports that address airport issues
  • National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS)
  • ACC/FAA Best Practices - 2008 (PDF, 1.2 MB)
• Federal Register Notices - Published notices that address airport issues
  • Factors Affecting Award of Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Discretionary Funding (PDF)