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... xi 223 APPENDIX R SAMPLE 12 -- AIRPORT INITIAL RESPONSE ACTIONS USED BY WATSONVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 224 APPENDIX S SAMPLE 13 -- SAMPLE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES USED BY LAKELAND LINDER REGIONAL AIRPORT 225 APPENDIX T BASIC TEMPLATE FOR INITIAL DEVELOPMENT OF GENERAL AVIATION, SMALL HUB, AND NON-HUB AIRPORT BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN/CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS PLAN 234 APPENDIX U CHECKLIST FOR BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANNING/CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS PLANNING DEVELOPMENT FOR GENERAL AVIATION, SMALL HUB, AND NON-HUB AIRPORT Note: Many of the photographs, figures, and tables in this report have been converted from color to grayscale for printing. The electronic version of the report (posted on the web at www.trb.org)
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... SUMMARY CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS PLANNING FOR SMALL AIRPORTS Airports are valuable assets. Individuals, companies, and surrounding communities depend on them to provide transportation resources, support employment, and generate significant economic impacts.
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... 2 owners/operators will be better prepared to handle operational disruptions, thus enabling efficient airport business continuity and positive tenant and community relations. On the basis of an analysis of the data obtained through the survey and the nine case study interviews, the report draws the following 11 conclusions: 1.
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... 3 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND Airports face a broad range of potential disruptions, from major natural disasters to smaller interruptions in staffing, processes, plant and equipment, or technology. Problems may include staff shortages, payroll glitches, Internet/power outages, labor strikes, and disruptions in supplies or funding, to name a few.
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... 4 CONTINUITY PLANNING AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT Although emergency situations are certainly disruptive to the operation of an airport, this report is not about emergency response. Emergency management and business continuity both require recovery actions; however, airport emergencies typically require hazard-specific responses that may be part of an airport emergency plan (AEP)
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... 5 Survey and Analysis of Responses The analysis of survey responses led to numerous insights regarding the need for, state of, and nature of business continuity planning and continuity of operations planning at various types of airports. Of the 70 airports contacted, 54 completed the survey, five declined to participate, and the rest did not respond before the deadline.

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