2023 Archive - Airport News & Information

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December 2023
Release Date Item
December 31 Updated PFC Monthly Reports
December 13 Fiscal Year 2023 Essential Air Service (EAS)/Economically Distressed Areas (EDA) Determinations
December 13 Evaluation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Aircraft Accident and Incident Scene Documentation (DOT/FAA/TC-23/79)
December 13 AIP Program Guidance Letter 23-02: Further Extension of Eligibility for Stand-Alone Acquisition of Input-Based Testing Equipment and Truck Modification
December 11 Financial Compliance Review of Tucson International Airport (TUS) and Tucson Airport Authority (TAA), December 2023
December 8 FAA Policy Regarding Processing Land Use Changes on Federally Acquired or Federally Conveyed Airport Land (88 FR 85474)
December 7 FAA Policy Regarding Air Carrier Incentive Program (88 FR 85344) [Replaces Draft Policy from 2/3/2023]
December 5 Updated Airport Certification List
November 2023
Release Date Item
November 30 Updated PFC Monthly Reports
November 28 Advisory Circular 150/5210-6E, Aircraft Fire Extinguishing Agents for Airports
November 28 Fluorine Free Foam (F3) Transition Awareness Webinar (November 2023)
November 28 Evaluation of Effects from Mixing Fluorine-Free Foam Concentrates (DOT/FAA/TC-TN23/73)
November 20 Office of Airports SMS Desk Reference ver. 2.0 (2023) released
November 14 Updated Summary of ZEV Airport Projects and Contacts
November 7 Updated Part 139 Airport Certification Status List
November 3 Report to Congress on the Airport Improvement Program for FYs 2020-2021
October 2023
Release Date Item
October 31 Updated PFC Monthly Reports
October 25 Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Grant Histories - 2023 AIP Summary (All Grants)
October 25 Voluntary Airport Low Emissions Program Grant Summary Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 – 2023
October 20 Change 3 to Order 5190.6B, FAA Airport Compliance Manual
October 17 Updated Airport Certification Status List
October 13 Updated Fluorine-Free Foam (F3) Transition for Aircraft Firefighting webpage
October 13 Part 139 CertAlert 23-08: Considerations for Use of Unmanned Aircraft in Support of Airport Wildlife Dispersal
October 13 Letter to Airport Sponsors about Using UAS to Disperse Wildlife
October 12 Updated Aircraft Characteristics Database (as of October 2023)
October 10 2024 Competition Plan Covered Airports
October 10 Federal Register Notice: Update and Clarification of the Passenger Facility Charge Regulations (Sept. 27, 2023)
September 2023
Release Date Item
September 27 Updated PFC Monthly Reports
September 26 Part 139 SMS Waiver Eligibility and Requests Presentation
September 26 Avon Park Executive Airport - Airport Investment Partnership Program (AIPP)
September 15 Awareness of and Guidance on Maintaining Airport-Owned Approach Lighting Systems and Visual (Including Lighted Navigational) Aids
September 13 Part 139 CertAlert 23-07: Availability of Fluorine Free Foam (F3) on the Navy’s Qualified Products List (QPL)
September 8 Part 139 CertAlert 23-06: Review and/or Revision of Aircraft Towing/Ground Handling Procedures for the Safety of the Wing and/or Tail Walkers
September 8 Updated Part 139 Airport Certification Status List
August 2023
Release Date Item
August 31 Final Calendar Year 2022 Airport Passenger Data
August 31 Updated PFC Monthly Reports
August 29 Updated Part 139 Airport Certification Status List
August 29 Errata Sheet for AC 150/5200-18D, Airport Safety Self-Inspection
August 29 CertAlert 23-01: New Military Specification for Performance-Based Standards for Fluorine-Free Aircraft Fire Fighting Foam (Updated) 
August 25 Updated Runway Incursion Mitigation (RIM) Inventory
August 24 Final Calendar Year 2021 Passenger Enplanement and Cargo Data
July 2023
Release Date Item
July 17 Update Part 139 Airport Certification Status List (as of July 13)
July 11 Announced FY 2022 Supplemental NOFO Discretionary Selections
June 2023
Release Date Item
June 30 Updated Runway Incursion Mitigation (RIM) Program Inventory
June 28 Wildlife Strikes to Civil Aircraft in the United States, 1990 - 2022
June 28 Updated PFC Monthly Reports
June 23 Part 139 CertAlert 23-05: Release of Advisory Circular (AC) 150/5210-23A, ARFF Vehicle and High Reach Extendable Turret (HRET) Operation, Training and Qualifications, and Addendum
June 23 Part 139 CertAlert 23-04: Jet Fuel Contamination with Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF)
June 22 Preliminary CY 2022 Passenger Boarding Data
June 22 Updated Part 139 Airport Certification Status List
June 14 UAS Detection, Mitigation, and Response on Airports
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 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 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, February 12, 2025