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2020 Archive - Airport News & Information

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December 2020
Release Date Item
December 31 Airport Coronavirus Response Grant Program (ACRGP)
December 31 Updated PFC Monthly Reports
December 22 UPDATED Information for Airport Sponsors Considering COVID-19 Restrictions or Accommodations (PDF)
December 21 Runway to Recovery: The United States Framework for Airlines and Airports to Mitigate the Public Health Risks of Coronavirus, version 1.1
December 17 Airport Layout Plan Reviews and Projects Potentially Affected by Section 163 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (PDF)
December 11 COVID-19 Vaccine Transport Considerations for Airport Operators (PDF)
December 10 Updated Part 139 Airport Certification Status List
December 3 CARES Act Airport Grants – Frequently Asked Questions (Updated) (PDF)
December 3 Sample CARES Act Airport Grants Closeout Report (MS Word)
November 2020
Release Date Item
November 30 Updated PFC Monthly Reports
November 19 FAA Launches Runway to Recovery Survey
November 19 October 2020 Addendum to AC 150/5345-53D, Airport Lighting Equipment Certification Program
November 18 Updated Runway Incursion Mitigation (RIM) Current Inventory of Locations. Includes updated locations.
November 18 Errata Sheet for AC 150/5340-30J, Design and Installation Details for Airport Visual Aids
November 12 Updated Part 139 Airport Certification Status List
November 2 Draft AC 150/5210-24A, Airport Foreign Object Debris (FOD) Management
November 2 FY 2021 Military Airport Program Update
   
October 2020
Release Date Item
October 30 Updated PFC Monthly Reports
October 30 Change 2 to AC 150/5200-30D, Airport Field Condition Assessments and Winter Operations Safety
October 28 2021 Competition Plan Covered Airports
October 28 AIP Grant Payment and Sponsor Financial Reporting Policy (October 2020)
October 23 Draft Change 1 to AC 150/5340-1M, Standards for Airport Marking
October 23 Draft Change 1 to AC 150/5340-18G, Standards for Airport Sign Systems
October 22 FY 2020-2022 AIP Supplemental Appropriation Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
October 20 Updated Summary of VALE Airport Projects and Contacts
October 20 Updated ZEV Program Application Worksheets
October 20 Updated ZEV and Infrastructure Pilot Program Brochure
October 16 September 2020 Addendum to AC 150/5345-53D, Airport Lighting Equipment Certification Program
October 14 Updated Summary of ZEV Airport Projects and Contacts
October 9 Draft AC 150/5345-27F, FAA Specification for Wind Cone Assemblies
October 6 Updated National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS)
September 2020
Release Date Item
September 30 Updated Runway Incursion Mitigation Program Inventory
September 30 Updated PFC Monthly Reports
September 29 Final Calendar Year 2019 Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) Data
September 9 Updated Voluntary Airport Low Emissions Program (VALE) Brochure (PDF)
September 1 AIP Grants (including CARES Local Match) Announced on 9/1/2020 and Cumulative FY 2020 AIP Grants
August 2020
Release Date Item
August 31 Updated PFC Monthly Reports
August 19 Updated Part 139 Airport Certification Status List
August 17 AIP Program Guidance Letter 20-01: Flexibilities for Grant Recipients Under the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-20-17
August 12 Draft AC 150/5335-5D, Standardized Method of Reporting Pavement Strength - PCR - Comments Requested by September 11, 2020
July 2020
Release Date Item
July 31 July Addendum for AC 150/5345-53D, Airport Lighting Equipment Certification Program
July 31 Updated PFC Monthly Reports
July 29 San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 2019 Airport Capacity Profile
July 28 U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces Over $273 Million in Grants to 184 Airports in 41 States, 6 Territories
July 27 Updated Part 139 Airport Certification Status List
July 24 Engineering Briefs 99A, Changes to Tables 3-2 and 3-4 of Advisory Circular 150/5300-13A, Airport Design, and 100A, Holding Position Sign and Marking for Runway Approach/Departure Areas
July 23 Clarification of Declared Distances for Non-turbine Powered Airplanes (PDF)
July 21 Draft AC 150/5300-13B, Airport Design - Comment Deadline September 19, 2020
July 10 Draft AC 150/5230-4C, Aircraft Fuel Storage, Handling, Training, and Dispensing on Airports - Comment Deadline August 14, 2020
July 10 Quarter 4 Fiscal Year 2020 Addendum to AC 150/5230-4B, Aircraft Fuel Storage, Handling, Training, and Dispensing on Airports
July 9 Quarter 4 Fiscal Year 2020 Addendum to AC 150/5210-17C, Programs for Training of Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Personnel
July 7 Preliminary Calendar Year 2019 Passenger Boarding Data
July 1 Updated Nationwide Buy American Waivers Issued (as of 6/30/2020)
June 2020
Release Date Item
June 30 U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces Nearly $800 Million in Grants to 383 Airports in 46 States and 4 Territories
June 30 Updated PFC Monthly Reports
June 9 Preliminary Calendar Year 2019 All-Cargo Airports by Landed Weight Data
June 8 Updated Part 139 Airport Certification Status List
June 4 AIP Grant Assurances for Airport Sponsors (editorially updated)
June 1 Updated AIP Letter of Intent Commitments and Historical Data
May 2020
Release Date Item
May 29 CARES Act Airport Grants - Frequently Asked Questions (Updated) and Redline Version
May 29 UPDATED Information for Airport Sponsors Considering COVID-19 Restrictions or Accommodations
May 29 Updated PFC Monthly Reports
May 28 Updated Part 139 Airport Certification Status List
May 22 Preliminary Calendar Year 2019 All-Cargo Airports by Landed Weight Data
May 21 Updated Part 139 Airport Certification Status List
May 11 Industry Letter Delaying Implementation and Conformance Dates in ACs 150/5340-1M and 150/5340-18G - No longer available
May 11 Updated Part 139 Airport Certification Status List
May 11 Errata Sheet and Industry Letter for AC 150/5340-1M, Standards for Airport Markings
May 11 Errata Sheet and Industry Letter for AC 150/5340-18G, Standards for Airport Sign Systems
May 11 AIP Grant Assurances for Airport Sponsors (editorially updated)
May 6 Runway Exit Design Interactive Model (REDIM)
May 5 Part 139 CertAlert 20-03: Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) Examples when Closing Runway(s) and/or Taxiway(s) to Temporarily Park Aircraft
May 1 PFC Update 74-20: Digital Signature of PFC Documents
April 2020
Release Date Item
April 30 Updated Errata for AC 150/5370-10H, Standard Specifications for Construction of Airports
April 30 Updated PFC Monthly Reports
April 30 U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces Over $1 Billion in Grants to 439 Airports in 50 States
April 30 FY 2020 Approved AIP Grants (as of April 30, 2020)
April 30 2020-2022 Supplemental Appropriation, including Supplemental Intent to Award Listing and Funding by State
April 30 Map of AIP and Supplemental Grants to Airports
April 23 Deadlines for Notice of Intent and Submission of Final Grant Application for Airport Improvement Program Primary, Cargo, and Nonprimary Entitlement Funds Available to Date for Fiscal Year 2020 (85 FR 22784) (PDF)
Note: This action extends to May 4, 2020, and June 15, 2020, respectively, the deadlines for an airport sponsor to give notice of intent to use FY 2020 AIP entitlement funds and to submit a final grant application.
April 21 Updated Spreadsheet for Asphaltic Concrete - Payment Adjustments for Densities and Air Voids, Item P-401, for AC 150/5370-10G, Standard Specifications for Construction of Airports
April 21 Updated Airport Improvement Program Grant Assurances
April 17 CARES Act Airport Grants - Updated Frequently Asked Questions
April 15 CARES Act Grant Amounts to Airports (Excel version)
April 14 U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $10 Billion in Relief for America's Airports
April 14 CARES Act Grant Amounts to Airports
April 14 Map of CARES Act Airport Grants
April 14 Angoon Airport Environmental Impact Statement Re-Evaluation 2020 (Angoon, AK)
April 13 CARES Act Airport Grants Presentation
April 13 CARES Act Airport Grants - Frequently Asked Questions
April 4 UPDATED Information for Airport Sponsors Considering COVID-19 Restrictions or Accommodations (PDF)
April 3 CARES Act Grants
April 2 FY 2020 Quarter 3 Addendum to AC 150/5230-4B, Aircraft Fuel Storage, Handling, Training, and Dispensing on Airports
April 2 FY 2020 Quarter 3 Addendum to AC AC 150/5210-17C, Programs for Training of Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Personnel
March 2020
Release Date Item
March 31 Updated PFC Monthly Reports
March 28 Information for Airport Sponsors Considering COVID-19 Restrictions or Accommodations
March 28 Considerations for State, Local, and Territorial COVID-19 Restrictions that Impact Air Transportation
March 26 Updated Part 139 Airport Certification Status List
March 25 AC 150/5300-14D, Design of Aircraft Deicing Facilities
March 24 Part 139 CertAlert 20-02: Temporary Parking of Overflow Aircraft (Updated)
March 20 February 2020 Addendum to Advisory Circular 150/5345-53D, Airport Lighting Equipment Certification Program
March 17 Updated Part 139 Airport Certification Status List
March 16 Compliance Guidance Letter 2020-01: FAA Guidance for Handling Proposals to Temporarily Close or Restrict All or Parts of Federally Obligated Airports for Non-Aeronautical Purposes Related to Public Health Concerns
March 10 Form 5100-141 - Inventory of Snow Removal Equipment
March 9 Update of Economically Distressed Communities (EAS/EDA Determinations) Special Rule Fiscal Year 2020 Determinations
February 2020
Release Date Item
February 28 Updated PFC Monthly Reports
February 28 Notice of Modification of Airport Improvement Program Grant Assurances; Opportunity to Comment
February 27 Airport Improvement Program Reauthorization Program Guidance Letter (R-PGL) 19-03: Airport Types & Eligibility
February 27 Airport Improvement Program Reauthorization Program Guidance Letter (R-PGL) 19:05: ZEV, VALE and Energy Efficiency Programs
February 27 Airport Improvement Program Reauthorization Program Guidance Letter (R-PGL) 19:06: Environmental and Noise
February 27 Part 139 Airport Certification Status List
February 26 AC 150/5200-33C, Hazardous Wildlife Attractants on or near Airports
February 25 Part 139 CertAlert 20-01: Required Training for Vehicle Operators Prior to Accessing the Movement Area
February 20 New Airport Improvement Program (AIP) forms available for FAA Form 5100-139, Letter of Intent (LOI) Application Financial Template
February 19 U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $520.5 Million to 287 Airports in 41 States
February 19 Airport Activity Survey FAA Form 1800-31
February 7 Cancelled CertAlert list and CertAlert 97-09 cancelled
February 6 Updated links to Forms 425, 270, and 271 now available
February 3 Fiscal Year 2020 Essential Air Service (EAS)/Economically Distressed Area (EDA) Determinations
January 2020
Release Date Item
January 31 Updated PFC Monthly Reports
January 28 Deadline for Notification of Intent to Use the Airport Improvement Program Primary, Cargo, and Nonprimary Entitlement Funds Available to Date for Fiscal Year 2020 (85 FR 5065)
January 28 Tucson International Airport (TUS) Proposed Airfield Safety Enhancement Project (Tuscon, AZ)
January 24 FY 2019 Runway Incursion Mitigation (RIM) Annual Summary Report
January 22 AIP Reauthorization Program Guidance Letter (R-PGL) 19-04: New Pilot Programs
January 22 PFC Update 73-20
January 13 Updated Airport Certification Status List
January 3 Update on Available Data in the FAA's National Wildlife Strike Database
January 3 Updated Airport Certification Status List
January 3 Q2 FY 2020 Addendum to AC 150/5230-4B, Aircraft Fuel Storage, Handling, Training, and Dispensing on Airports
January 3 Q2 FY 2020 Addendum to AC 150/5210-17C, Programs for Training of Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Personnel
January 2 Updated List of Nationwide Buy American Waivers Issued

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