Guidebook on Effective Land Use Compatibility Planning Strategies for General Aviation Airports (2019) / Chapter Skim
Currently Skimming:
Pages 8-22
The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.
From page 8... ...
8 Overview Incompatible land uses can threaten the safe utility of airports and expose people living and working nearby to potentially unacceptable levels of noise or safety risk. GA airports -- the largest single category of airports in the United States -- are the airports most susceptible to airport land use compatibility conflicts as they are more likely than air carrier airports to be underfunded, understaffed, and undervalued by their communities.
|
From page 9... ...
Airport Land Use Compatibility Basics 9 land uses near airports threaten the nation's aviation system, implementation of compatible land use controls has become an industry priority. Although the FAA can provide grants to airports for capital improvement and require operators to prevent the development of incompatible land use as a condition of that funding, the FAA has no regulatory power to require or empower communities to implement airport compatibility regulations.
|
From page 10... ...
10 Guidebook on Effective Land Use Compatibility Planning Strategies for General Aviation Airports airports. The desired outcome or result of effective airport land use compatibility planning is two-fold: • To protect the long-term viability and growth of airports and the nation's aviation system, at large; and • To preserve the health, safety, and welfare of the flying public and the people living and working in the airport environs.
|
From page 11... ...
Airport Land Use Compatibility Basics 11 Airport Impacts Community Impacts Degraded airport operations – Increased approach minimums – Modification of flight procedures – Loss of usable runway length – Limits on when and where aircraft operate – Voluntary noise abatement procedures – Restriction of certain aircraft – Limits on number of aircraft operations – Preferential runway use Reduced quality of life (e.g., exposure to aircraft noise) Increased risk to persons on the ground (e.g., exposure to aviation crash risk)
|
From page 12... ...
12 Guidebook on Effective Land Use Compatibility Planning Strategies for General Aviation Airports Airport and Location Article Title and Source Factors in Closure St. Clair Regional Airport St.
|
From page 13... ...
Airport Land Use Compatibility Basics 13 Many airports, particularly ones with low activity levels, do not have a full-time -- or maybe not even a part-time -- airport manager. Someone responsible for airport maintenance may be the only airport staff.
|
From page 14... ...
14 Guidebook on Effective Land Use Compatibility Planning Strategies for General Aviation Airports Local Governing Body Most land use decisions are vested with local governments. The governing body (e.g., city council, county board)
|
From page 15... ...
Airport Land Use Compatibility Basics 15 planning to occur, these independent plans must be considered in a comprehensive and interrelated manner. Figure 2-1 identifies the basic geographic areas considered in the various types of planning documents.
|
From page 16... ...
16 Guidebook on Effective Land Use Compatibility Planning Strategies for General Aviation Airports Comprehensive Plan A comprehensive plan, also called a general plan or master plan in some states, is a local government's long-term blueprint for the community's vision of future growth. The plan establishes public policies on transportation, utilities, land use, recreation, housing, and other elements important to a community.
|
From page 17... ...
Airport Land Use Compatibility Basics 17 of accidents. Likewise, many land uses can cause direct or indirect impacts on the way airports grow and the safety of their operations.
|
From page 18... ...
18 Guidebook on Effective Land Use Compatibility Planning Strategies for General Aviation Airports With regard to airspace hazards, the FAA's remedies are limited to making changes to the airspace and an airport's approach procedures, but it also can indicate an objection to proposed structures that it deems to be a hazard. The criteria for classifying objects as obstructions, obstacles, or hazards are found in a variety of federal publications including CFR, FAR, FAA Orders, and ACs.
|
From page 19... ...
Airport Land Use Compatibility Basics 19 • Electronic Hazards. Electronic hazards include any uses that interfere with aircraft navigation instruments or radio communication.
|
From page 20... ...
20 Guidebook on Effective Land Use Compatibility Planning Strategies for General Aviation Airports airport property. Locations closest to the runway ends -- particularly locations within RPZs -- are at greatest risk of experiencing an aircraft accident, but significant risks are present in surrounding areas as well.
|
From page 21... ...
Airport Land Use Compatibility Basics 21 – Critical community infrastructure -- Facilities that, if damaged or destroyed, would cause significant adverse effects to public health and welfare well beyond the immediate vicinity of the facility. These facilities include, but are not limited to, public safety facilities (e.g., police and fire stations)
|
From page 22... ...
22 Guidebook on Effective Land Use Compatibility Planning Strategies for General Aviation Airports Another strategy for addressing airport noise impacts is to require or enhance the level of sound attenuation provided by proposed structures that would be constructed in areas subject to aircraft noise. In some cases, the addition of noise insulation can be identified as a requirement or condition of project approval.
|
Key Terms
This material may be derived from roughly machine-read images, and so is provided only to facilitate research.
More
information on Chapter Skim is available.