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May 2023
Release Date Item
May 31 Updated PFC Monthly Reports
May 26 Record of Decision: FAA Approval of the City of Fort Smith Airport Layout Plan Update to Accommodate the U.S. Air Force Proposed Foreign Military Sales Training Center Relocation
May 24 Updated Federal Contract Provisions
May 9 Engineering Policy Memo 23-02: Airport Data and Information Portal (ADIP) Document Library
April 2023
Release Date Item
April 28 Updated PFC Monthly Reports
April 27 Engineering Policy Memo 23-03: Updated Guidance for the Use of Preformed Thermoplastic Markings on Airport Pavements
April 27 Part 139 CertAlert 23-03: Airport-Owned Approach Lighting System Oversight
April 20 April 2023 Part 139 Airport Certification Status List
April 19 Engineering Brief No. 107: Aeronautical Study of 5G C-Band Antennas
April 7 AC 150/5300-20, Submission of On-Airport Proposals for Aeronautical Study
April 7 Updated Runway Incursion Mitigation (RIM) Program Inventory
April 4 Change 3 to AC 150/5220-26, Airport Ground Vehicle Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) Out Squitter Equipment
March 2023
Release Date Item
March 29 Updated CARES Act Airport Grant Program FAQs
March 29 Updated Airport Rescue Grant Program FAQs
March 29 Updated Airport Coronavirus Response Grant Program FAQs
March 28 Updated PFC Monthly Reports
March 21 Engineering Policy Memo 23-01: Sponsor Status Updates for an Existing Approved Modification of Standards (PDF)
March 17 PGL 23-01: Increased Federal Cost Share for Input-Based AFFF Testing Equipment
March 16 AIP Letter of Intent Commitments FY 2023 and Beyond
March 8 Updated Part 139 Airport Certification Status List
February 2023
Release Date Item
February 28 Updated PFC Monthly Reports
February 28 New Airport Design Video: High-Speed Exit Taxiways
February 27 Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1B in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport Funding Awarded to Meet Surging Air Travel Demand
February 23 Airport Safety Management System (SMS) Final Rule (88 FR 11642)
February 16 Updated Part 139 Airport Certification Status List (including SMS Triggers)
February 16 Updated SMS Guidance for Part 139 Airports
February 16 Part 139 CertAlert 23-02: Airport Safety Management System
February 16 AC 150/5200-37A, Safety Management Systems (SMS) for Airports
February 7 Updated Airport Characteristics Data (February 2023)  - includes Boeing 737 Max 7, 8, 9, and 10 aircraft
February 6 Notice of Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Approvals and Disapprovals (88 FR 7772)
February 6 PFC Decisions page now available
January 2023
Release Date Item
January 30 Updated PFC Monthly Reports
January 20 Questions and Answers on FY 2022 AIP Supplemental Discretionary NOFO
January 18 Updated Taxiway Fillet Design Tool (MS Excel)
January 17 FY 2023 EAS/EDA Determinations
January 12 Part 139 CertAlert 23-01: New Military Specification for Performance-Based Standards for Fluorine-Free Aircraft Fire Fighting Foam
January 3 Updated Part 139 Airport Certification Status List
Last updated: Wednesday, May 31, 2023