2024 Archive - Airport News & Information

New Resources for Airport Projects

December 2024
Release Date Item
December 31 Part 139 CertAlert 24-11, Required Output Based Testing After Completion of Fluorine Free Foam (F3) Transition
December 31 Updated PFC Monthly Reports
December 30

Commercial Space Transportation on Airports

See also Emerging Entrants Bulletin #25-01, Rocket Engine Testing on Federally Obligated Airports
December 30

Engineering Brief (EB) 105A, Vertiport Design, Supplemental Guidance to Advisory Circular 150/5390-2D, Heliport Design

EB 105A, Vertiports Industry Day, Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 12-3 pm EST
The FAA will provide an overview of the final EB update, discuss some critical changes made to the document, and answer audience questions.
Reserve your spot for the January 14 Industry Day
December 20 Initial Instructions to Office of Airports Environmental Protection Specialists on Implementation of Section 788(a) of the 2024 FAA Reauthorization Act
December 18 FY 2025 EAS/EDA Determinations
November 2024
Release Date Item
November 29 Updated PFC Monthly Reports
November 25 34th AIP Annual Report of Accomplishments (FY 2022)
November 15 November 2024 Addendum to AC 150/5345-53D, Airport Lighting Equipment Certification Program
November 12 Updated FAA State Block Grant Program Memorandum of Agreement Template (11/2024) - See Advisory Circular 150/5100-21, State Block Grant Program
November 12 Frequently Asked Questions: FAA’s December 7, 2023, Air Carrier Incentive Program (ACIP) Final Policy
November 6 Updated Part 139 Airport Certification Status List
November 4 AIP Letter of Intent Commitments for Fiscal Year 2025 and Beyond and Updated LOI History
October 2024
Release Date Item
October 31 Updated PFC Monthly Reports
October 25 Updated AIP Grant Payment and Sponsor Financial Reporting Policy
October 22 2024 Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Grants Announced (as of October 1, 2024)
October 17 New Video: State Aviation Standards & Use of Highway Materials for Airfield Construction
October 15 Updated Part 139 Airport Certification Status List
October 15 Part 139 CertAlert 24-09: Airport Emergency Plan, Sabotage, Hijack Incidents, and Other Unlawful Interference with Operations and Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting: Operational Requirements
October 11 New Video: Draft Engineering Brief 105A - Vertiport Design Virtual Industry Day 
October 4 Final Calendar Year 2023 Passenger Boarding Data
October 4 Initial Instructions to Airports District Offices and Regional Office of Airports Employees Regarding Airport Layout Plan Reviews and Projects Potentially Affected by the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024
October 2 Program Guidance Letter 24-01 - Funding for Airfield Ground Vehicle Safety Systems
October 1 Runway Incursion Mitigation (RIM) Location Inventory as of September 30, 2024
September 2024
Release Date Item
September 30 Advisory Circular 150/5340-18H, Standards for Airport Sign Systems
September 30 Advisory Circular 150/5345-42K - Specification for Airport Light Bases, Transformer Housings, Junction Boxes, and Accessories
September 30 Calendar Year 2023 Passenger Boarding Data
September 30 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS), 2025-2029
September 30 Updated PFC Monthly Reports
September 23 Part 139 CertAlert 24-08: Pavement Classification Rating (PCR) Reporting
September 20

Draft Engineering Brief 105A, Vertiport Design - Comments requested by October 18, 2024.

See also Virtual Industry Day, September 30, 2024. More information available with the Draft Engineering Brief. Registration required.
September 17 Engineering Brief No. 94B, Accommodating the Boeing B-777 Folding Wingtip Airplane onto Airports
September 16 FAARFIELD Training Video Series
September 9 Updated Part 139 Airport Certification Status List
September 6 Part 139 CertAlert 24-07: Fluorine Free Foam (F3) Training Video
September 3 Final CY 2023 All-Cargo Airports by Landed Weight
August 2024
Release Date Item
August 30 Updated PFC Monthly Reports
August 29 Updated Part 139 Airport Certification Status List
August 20 Fiscal Year 2024 AIP Entitlements and Apportionments Data
August 20 Change 1 to AC 150/5300-13B, Airport Design
August 19 AC 150/5200-32C, Reporting Wildlife Aircraft Strikes
August 16 Updated Forecast Review and Approval Instructions
July 2024
Release Date Item
July 31 Updated PFC Monthly Reports
July 15 Preliminary CY 2023 All-Cargo Data
July 10 AIP Letter of Intent Commitments for Fiscal Year 2024 and Beyond and Updated LOI History
July 9 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Safety Management Systems (SMS) Implementation
June 2024
Release Date Item
June 30 Updated PFC Monthly Reports
June 20 Updated Sample Airport Certification Manual
June 20 Preliminary Calendar Year 2023 Enplanement Data
June 17 Updated Part 139 Airport Certification Status List
June 17 Compliance Review of Airport Noise Land Use & Financial Operations - Reno-Tahoe International Airport
June 14 Compliance Review of Airport Noise Land Use & Financial Operations - Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport
June 13 Video: How the FAA is Working to Maintain Vehicle and Pedestrian Safety at Airports
June 13 Part 139 CertAlert 24-06: Video Release: Airport Operators: Decreasing Vehicle Pedestrian Deviations (V/PDs)
June 13 Draft Recommendations for Noise Abatement Entries in the Chart Supplement - comment period extended to July 1, 2024
June 3 Updated All-Cargo Reporting Requirements and Instructions
May 2024
Release Date Item
May 31 Updated PFC Monthly Reports
May 23 Fiscal Year 2023 AIP Entitlements and Apportionments
May 20 Updated Part 139 Airport Certification Status List
May 8 Part 139 CertAlert 24-05: Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) Memorandum on Rinsing Aircraft Rescue Firefighting (ARFF) Vehicles Transitioning from Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) to Fluorine-Free Foam (F3)
May 6 FedEx Facility, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Environmental Documents
April 2024
Release Date Item
April 30 Updated PFC Monthly Reports
April 15 Draft Recommendations for Noise Abatement Entries in the FAA’s Chart Supplement
Comments requested by June 17, 2024.
April 12 Fluorine-free Foam (F3) Transition Awareness Presentation
April 3 Deadline for Notification of Intent to Use the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Primary, Cargo, and Nonprimary Entitlement Funds Available to Date for Fiscal Year 2024 (89 FR 23081)
April 2 Airport Improvement Program (AIP) 2023-2025 Supplemental Appropriation
March 2024
Release Date Item
March 28 Updated PFC Monthly Reports
March 26 Advisory Circular 150/5210-7E, Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Communications
March 25 Updated Part 139 Airport Certification Status List
March 25 Airport Design Technical Video: Airport Airspace Protection
March 21 Advanced Air Mobility Infrastructure added to New and Emerging Entrants On Airports
March 18 Part 139 CertAlert 24-04: Information on Best Practices for Cleaning Aircraft Rescue Firefighting (ARFF) Vehicles Transitioning from Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) to Fluorine-Free Foam (F3)
March 12 Engineering Policy Memo 24-01: Initiation and Planning of Instrument Flight Procedures (IFP)
March 1 Part 139 CertAlert 24-03: Airport Foreign Object Debris (FOD) Management
February 2024
Release Date Item
February 29 Updated Part 139 Airport Certification Status List with Updated SMS Waiver Data
February 29 Updated PFC Monthly Reports
February 28 Advisory Circular 150/5210-14C, Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Equipment, Tools and Personal Protective Equipment
February 27 PFC Update 76-24: Lapse in FAA Authorization
February 23 Airfield Operating Surfaces Video
February 16 Part 139 CertAlert 24-02: Autonomous Ground Vehicle Systems (AGVS) Technology on Airports
February 15 FY 2024 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Airport Terminal Program Grants Announced
February 13 Errata Sheet for AC 150/5210-6E, Aircraft Fire Extinguishing Agents for Airports
February 12 Engineering Brief 94A, Accommodating the Boeing B-777 Folding Wingtip Airplane onto Airports
February 7 Part 139 CertAlert 24-01: Part 139 Requirements for Issuing a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) When the Airport Operator Has No Operative Airport Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF) Equipment Available on the Airport
February 5 Calendar Year 2023 All-Cargo Reporting (Form 5100-108)
February 2 Calendar Year 2023 Airport Activity Survey (Form 1800-31)
January 2024
Release Date Item
January 31 Updated Part 139 Airport Certification Status List with Updated SMS Waiver Data
January 31 Updated PFC Monthly Reports
January 29 January through December 2023 PFC Decisions
January 11 Updated Part 139 Airport Certification Status List with Updated SMS Waiver Data
January 10 Updated FAQs for Airport SMS Implementation (see Questions 15, 30, 35)
January 5 Updated Runway Incursion Mitigation (RIM) Inventory of Airport Location as of December 31, 2023
January 4 Final Written Re-evaluation of 2021 Final Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision for Proposed Replacement Passenger Terminal Project, Bob Hope “Hollywood Burbank” Airport Burbank, Los Angeles County, California, December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday, August 5, 2025