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TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 78: Continuity of Operations Planning for Small Airports compiles information about current continuity planning practices at airports of different types and sizes and determine how they can be effectively applied to smaller airports to maintain resilient operational and business capacity during a disruption, regardless of cause.

Business continuity planning is the process of developing a plan for operating essential operational and business functions in the face of a disruption caused by any types of emergencies, incidents, or events. This study addresses business continuity planning for both emergency and non-emergency disruptions. This report is a companion to ACRP Report 93: Operational and Business Continuity Planning for Prolonged Airport Disruptions.

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Continuity of Operations Planning for Small Airports. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/23675.

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236 pages |  8.5 x 11 |  DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/23675
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Front Matter i-xii
Report Contents 1-7
CHAPTER TWO Context for Continuity Planning at Airports 8-11
CHAPTER THREE Survey Responses 12-17
CHAPTER FOUR Case Examples 18-38
CHAPTER FIVE Benefits and Barriers 39-43
CHAPTER SIX Effective Practices, Tools, and Templates 44-45
CHAPTER SEVEN Conclusions 46-46
GLOSSARY 47-50
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 51-53
REFERENCES 54-54
BIBLIOGRAPHY 55-55
APPENDIX A Airport Respondents 56-57
APPENDIX B Summary of Survey Responses 58-85
APPENDIX C Interview Guide Questions for Airports with Business Continuity Plans/Continuity of Operations Plans 86-87
APPENDIX D Interview Reports for Airport with Business Continuity Plans/Continuity of Operations Plans 88-102
APPENDIX E Interview Guide Questions for Airports Without Business Continuity Plans/Continuity of Operations Plans 103-104
APPENDIX F Interview Reports for Airports Without Business Continuity Plans/Continuity of Operations Plans 105-112
APPENDIX G Sample 1 Airport Improvement Program Grant Oversight Risk Assessment, Sponsor Certification Checklist 113-116
APPENDIX H Sample 2 Continuity of Operations Planning Template Used by Seattle Tacoma International Airport 117-126
APPENDIX I Sample 3 FEMA Continuity Assistance Tool Overview 127-129
APPENDIX J Sample 4 Continuity of Operations Planning Worksheets Used by Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport 130-140
APPENDIX K Sample 5 Continuity of Operations Planning for Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport 141-143
APPENDIX L Sample 6 Administrative Continuity Plan Used by Ohio State University Airport 144-159
APPENDIX M Sample 7 Line of Operations Continuity Plan Used by Ohio State University Airport 160-165
APPENDIX N Sample 8 Hurricane Plan Addressing Business Continuity Planning/Continuity of Operations Planning for Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport 166-189
APPENDIX O Sample 9 H1N1 Business Plan Addressing Business Continuity Planning/Continuity of Operations Planning for Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport 190-191
APPENDIX P Sample 10 Irregular Operations Plan Addressing Business Continuity Planning/Continuity of Operations Planning for Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport 192-203
APPENDIX Q Sample 11 Continuity of Operations Plan Used by Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport 204-224
APPENDIX R Sample 12 Airport Initial Response Actions Used by Watsonville Municipal Airport 225-225
APPENDIX S Sample 13 Sample Standard Operating Procedures Used by Lakeland Linder Regional Airport 226-226
APPENDIX T Basic Template for Initial Development of General Aviation, Small Hub, and Non-Hub Airport Business Continuity Plan/Continuity of Operations Plan 227-235
APPENDIX U Checklist for Business Continuity Plan/Continuity of Operations Plan Development for General Aviation, Small Hub, and Non-Hub Airports 236-240

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