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... 88 Advisory Circular Instructions from the FAA on how to comply with federal aviation laws and regulations Air Traffic Control Tower A tower at an airfield from which air traffic is controlled by radio and observed physically and by radar Airport Improvement Program Grant program for the planning and development of public use airports that are included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems Airport layout plan A depiction of both existing facilities and planned development for an airport Airport Privatization Pilot Project Congressionally authorized FAA program to allow up to five U.S. airports to be privatized to explore privatization as a means of generating access to various sources of private capital for airport improvement and development Commercial service airport Non-primary, non-hub airport serving at least 2,500 enplanements but not more than 10,000 Enplanement One revenue passenger boarding an aircraft at an airport General aviation All civil aviation operations other than scheduled air services and nonscheduled air transport operations for remuneration or hire.
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... Glossary 89 Non-hub primary airport An airport with more than 10,000 enplanements, but less than 0.05% of total U.S. enplanements Non-primary airport Not a primary airport or a non-primary commercial service airport; applies to general aviation and reliever airports Part 139 airport An airport that serves scheduled and unscheduled air carrier aircraft with more than 30 seats and scheduled air carrier operations in aircraft with 10 to 30 seats, and is required by the FAA Administrator to have a certificate for operation Planning The collection, analysis, and use of information, and the development, promulgation, and maintenance of an organization's comprehensive emergency management plan, action plans, and mitigation plans Primary airport A public airport that receives scheduled passenger service and has more than 10,000 annual enplanements Reliever airport An airport designated by the FAA to relieve congestion at commercial service airports and to provide improved general aviation access to the overall community Risk analysis The systematic, objective examination or reexamination of the risks and hazards that might affect a facility, program, operation, or procedure Small-hub airport An airport with at least 0.05% but less than 0.25% of total U.S.

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