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Airports Represent....

Economic Development, Employment, Environmental, Noise, Polution

Polititians can use Airports as....

Leverage

If you have seen one Airport

You have seen ONE airport

FAA focus on Airports to remain

Self Sufficient, Safe and Secure

Enplanements measure

Passenger Boarding

Operations measure aircraft

Taking off and/or landing

Cargo is measured in

Tonage

Economic Activity measured in

Dollars $$$

**The Airport is a ____________ entity and should be run as such

Public

An Enplanement is....

passenger boarding a commercial flight

World's first airport

Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

**What act transfered federal government Civil Aviation Role to a new Independant agency

Civil Aeronautics Act 1938

1938 Civil Aeronautics Act

Created Civil Aeronautics Authority (Air Safety Board)

1940 Reorganization Act

Creates Civil Aeronautics Board (Regulation of Airline) CAB to ABC

AP-4

Agreement providing Airports to Local Muncipilaties

1946 Federal Airport Act

Federal Aid To Airports Program (FAA to FAAP)

1958 Federal Aviation Act (FAA)

Rulemaking transfers to new FAA (CAA to FAA)

1966 DOT Act

Creates NTSB (FAA transfers to DOT)

1970 Airport & Airways Development Act

Creates Part 139 - Aviation and Airway Revenue Act (Trust Fund)



Funding Sources for Trust Fund

Seat Tax


Cargo Tax


Aviation Fuel



1982 Airport and Airways Improvement Act

Creates National Airspace System Plan & establishes Airport Improvement Program

1990 Aviaton Noise & Capacity Act (Part 161)

Creates Passenger Facility Charges (3$)

2000 AIR 21

Increases PFC to 4.50

2001 Aviation & Transporation Security Act

Creates TSA (Removes Security from FAA gives to TSA)

2002 Homeland Security Act

TSA moved from DOT to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (Screening)

2003 Vision 100 Century of Avation

Reauthorizes FAA and launches Next Gen

**Majority of all Public Use Airports are owned by...

Municipality (City or County)

**Two Key Positions outside vertical reporting

Legal & Financial Auditor



Negligent

Fails to act as ordinary prudent person would act under the same...

**Quiet Enjoyment

Unrestricted enjoyment of individuals personal and real property

Privitazation

Shift of government functions to Private Sector


FBO running Airport


Terminals leased to private company to manage

**What impact did the Federal Aviation Act have on the industry?

Safety Rulemaking tranfered from Civil Aeronautics Board to FAA

**What is the minimum amount of time that governmenet must issue notice of proposed rulemaking ? (days)

30 Thirty Days

**Which Act established the Airport Development Aid Program and Planning Grant Program

Airport & Airways Development Act

**characteristic of airport by muncipiality?

Policy makers unfamiliar with airport

*** Person is ________ if fails to act as an ordinary prudent person would act under the same circumstances

Negligent

Which regulation addresses Airport Noise Planning

Title 14 CFR Part 150

Which regulation covers how a scheduled air carrier is required to operate

Title14 CFR Part 121

Which Regulation covers commercial service airports?

Title 14 CFR Part 139

Which regulation covers Obstructions?

Title 14 CFR Part 77

Which regulation covers airport security

Title 14 CFR Part 1542

Which regulation covers Aircraft Noise

Title 14 CFR Part 36

Which regulation covers rules of Flight

Title 14 Part 91

Which regulation covers Aircraft Charter and Air Taxi

Title 14 CFR Part 135

Who can comment on a NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking?

Anyone

Which Grant Assurance provides airport for public use without unjust discrimination for all aircraft operations?

Economic nondiscrimination (#22)

**What is compatible Land Use Grant Assurance?

Restrict Land Use adjacent to or in immediate vicinity of airport

** Which applies to all airport users passengers, tenants, employees

Rules and Regs

*** Airport Revenues can only be used within the .....

Airport System

Primary Commercial Airport defined as ________________ enplanements a year

10,000

_____________-relieves general aviation traffic from commercial service airport

Commercial reliever airport

**** A __________ relieves gerneral aviation traffic from antoher airport

Reliever Airport

General Aviation Classification/Groups


National

Very High Activity

General Aviation Classification/Groups


Regional

High Level Activity

General Aviation Classification/Groups


Local

Moderate Level Activity

Backbone of General Aviation Industry (Most Common GA Airport Classification/Group)

Local

Which FAA office provides oversight compliance with Part 139 and Grant Assurances

FAA Airport District Office (ADO)

** Which type of complaint to FAA is considered "informal"

Part 13 (Handled in ADO office)

Which type of compaint to FAA is considered Formal complaint, which is deadline driven

Part 16

What entity can make rules regarding aircraft operations after accident.

FAA

What is the FAA term for the document identify legal and financial relationship with airline?

Aeronautical Use Agreement

What gives signatory airlines the ability to influence capital improvment projects by giving them right to approve or disapprove projects.

Majority in Interest

What types of charges are related to operations and uses of the airfield but are incidental to the operations to the aircraft?

Non Aeronautical Use


PFC charges are considered non operating revenue

Airports commonly use the __________ method for setting rates with airlines

Residual (Airlines assume Risk)

Compensatory rate setting method for airlines _________ assumes the risk

Airport Assumes Risk

What is used to set aeronautical rates

Historic, cost valuation, direct negotiation, and fair market value

FAA would like airports to use three methods for rate setting....

Reasonable, consistent, and transparency

What are the four types of leases?

Straight Lease, graduated lease, re-evaluation lease, and percentage lease.

Lease requires a periodic evaluation of the property to set new rates?

Re-evaluation Lease

Which of the following are allowed to be calculated into the airports rate base?

Environmental costs, insurance costs and cash reserves, contengencies, debt service, noise abatement costs

FAA considers a lifetime lease equals

99 years

A benefit of a resturaunt lease in a sterile area vs. pre screening area

longer dwell time in sterile area for passengers

What financial statment provides a fiscal description of airport assets and liabilities at a specific point in time.

Statement of Net Assets ( Balance Sheet)

_______-- is an annual charge that relects the cost of capital improvements and equipment use to conduct business

Depreciation

Which statment reflects cost of doing business

Statement of Activities (Income Statement)

Since airports can operate of proprietary funcition of government, they are often described as an...

Enterprise fund

Which type of Budget lists each department and assigns a sum of money to be spent as needed.

Line Item

What type of report is used to track the status of the budget thoughout the year?

Variance Report

Which process promotes the substitution of materials and methods with less expensive alternative.

Value Engineering VE

Federal Grants exceeding ________ must be advertised.

100,000

According to the module what is considered the most effetive way to conduct a market analysis

Hire a knowledgable consultant

What types of bonds require voter approval and are closely associated with being issued with states or muncipitalities

General Obligation

What is the first step of assessing the quality of a bond.

The Airport Conducts informal discussion with rating services.

Which items are typically not eligible for AIP funding?

Revenue generated from parking garage

Which catagory has the highest priority for AIP Funding

Safety and Security

What types of federal funds are given to an airoprt through a set formula based on operations or enplanements ?

Entitlements

AIP funds eligible projects exceeding $_____________

25,000

Benefits of Authority

Insulate elected official (removed from voter)


More interest and knowledge base of Airport


Operates more like business

ICAO recommends that secuirty director report directly to the .....

Airport Exexutive

Closed fiscal system

Revenue remains within aiprort

Federal Tort Claims Act

Violation of Property Law

Tucker Act

Contract Law (Employee causes damage)

Infraction

State laws (ie Rules & Regs) (not Criminal)

Misdemeanor

Real Crime (1) year jail and/or civil penalties

Felony

more 1 year prison = Serious Crime (ie.Envoronmental)

Civil

Crime against person or business (Tort or contract law)

Crminal Law

Crime against society (Murder, rape treason)

Grant Assurance obligation timeframe

20 years to life (resets every grant signed)

Amount of exsisting NPIAS airport facilities eligible for federal funding...

3,331

# Enplanement that qualify for commercial service

2,500

# Primary Commercial service airport to qualify for federal funding

10,000

Examples of NOT approved revenue use (Revenue diversion)

General economic development


marketing and promotional activities not related to the airport


Payments to teh municipality in lieu of taxes


Direct or indirect payments of revenue without a benefit (paying for services not receiving directly)

FAA Orders

Tells FAA how to manage a process

Advisory Circulars

Tells airport what best practice.... could be required (incorporated by reference ie. by attaching to ACM)

Revenue Bonds are backed by

Airport/Entity Revenues

Special Facility Bonds are backed by

The revenue of the facility to be constructed (parking garage)

Hybrid Bonds are backed by

Passenger Facility or Customer Facility Charges


PFC-CFC

Industrial Development Bonds (IBD) are backed by

Government Finances- Leases to Private Companies

In order for a project to be AIP eligible, generally the project must be...

Aligned with the plans of planning agencies


Money must be available


Project to be completed without delay


Airport in the NPIAS


ALP Current


More than 25,000

FAA State Appointment

Depending on AIP Funding available, some state's are allocated additional money for approved projects.

Air Commerce Act

Pilots and aircraft licensing, NAVAIDS, air traffic rules

Civil Aeronautics Act

Creates Civil Aeronautics Authority creates Air safety Board and creates administrator

Reorganization Act

Creates the Civil Aeronautics Board - econmic regulation of the airlines

Federal Airport Act

Establishes Federal Aid to Airports Program (FAAP) established

Federal Avaition Act

passed due to midair collsions and jet age - Rulemaking transfers to new FAA

DOT Act

Creates NTSB- FAA transfers to DOT

Airport & Airways Development Act

Creates Airport Dev Aid Program and planning gran program


Establishes Part 139


Aviation and Airway Revunue act establishes trust fund

Airline Deregulation Act

Phases out Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB)

Aviation Noise and Safety Capacity Act

Part 150 Noise Regulations

Airport & Airways Imporvement Act

Establishes National Airspace System Plan


Establishes Airport Improvement Plan

Avitaion Noise and Capacity Act

Part 161 noise, creates passenger facility charges (3) per enplaned passenger

AIR - 21

Increases pfc to 4.50

Aviation Transportation Security Act

Creates TSA, Transfers security from FAA to TSA, and government takes over screening

Homeland Security Act

TSA moved from DOT to DHS and combines 22 agencies

Vision nn100 Century of Aviation

Reauthorizes FAA launches Next Gen

FAA Modernization and Reform Act

Clarifies "allowable costs" Next Gen


Perodic reauthorizations

____% of employees at a commercial service airport workfor a private company

90

Key legal considerations regarding airport managment

property law


eminent domain, environmental law, noise abatement, personal injury

Grant Assurances are

Obligations that airports must agree to when accepting federal funds

Grant Assurance preserving rights and powers

prohibits airport operators from taking action that would deprive it of properly managing the airport.

Grant assurance Operations & Maintenance

Requires that the airport be operated ina safe and servicable condition at all time with minimum standards



Minimum Standards protect the airport operator and tenants by

Airport: safe operating environment; adequte insurance; quality service




Tenant: protects from devaluation level playing field



Grant Assurance: Hazard Removal and Mitigation

Airport is required to take action to protect the airspace around the airport

Grant assurance: compatible land use

Airport to attempt to restrict land use adjacetnt to or in immediate vicinity of airport

Grant Assurance Ecomomic Nondiscrimination

Airport must be available for public use, on reasonable terms, and without unjust discriminatioon for all types of aeronautical activities

Grant Assurance Exclusive Rights

Cannot give any tenant the exclusive rith to conduct aeronautical activity

Grant Assurance Fee & Rental Structure

Requires airport to set rates and fees to make the airport as self-sustaining as possible

Grant Assurances Airport Revenues

Airport Revenues must be used at the airport wor within the airport stystem, this includes...


Land sale, leases and equipement


Taxes on aviation fuel


operating fees, landing fees, access fees


Airport parking refenue, concessions

FAA does NOT APPROVE of following revenue use:

General ecomomic development


Marketing and promotional activities not realated to airport


Payments to the municipality in lieu of taxes


Direct or indirect payments of revenue without a befefit

Grant Assurance Disposal of Land

Airport must dispost of land purchased for noise, airpor development or other when it is no longer needed at a Fair Market Value

FAA Order

FAA orders are directives on specific subjects and programs issues by the FAA which cover:


Airport Compliance


Airport Improvement program


Airport Safety


Design Engineering and Construction


Passenger Facility Charges


Planning and Capacity


Air Traffic Control

FAA Advisory Circulars

Explain the intent of a federal aviaion regulation and provide guidence to aviation public in designated subject area, and show method for comploying with a related regulation