Presented to: Industry Groups

By: FAA Airports

Date: September 1, 2010

Federal Aviation Through-the-Fence Administration

Policy Review

Notice of Proposed Policy
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FAA’s Policy on RTTF

FAA Order 5190.6A:

recommends against

RTTF

GAO

Report

Gillespie

Field

Clermont

County

Carey v.

Afton-Lincoln

16-06-06

Sandpoint

approves

Silverwings

Scott County

Sandpoint

found

noncompliant

EAA

AirVenture
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FAA’s Policy on RTTF

FAA Order

5190.6B

5190.6B and CGL state

new RTTF is prohibited.

Draft CGL Policy

review

2009 2010

Site visits & stakeholder meetings

Discussions with associations

Discussions with state aviation officials

Inventoried RTTF airports in NPIAS

Consulted TSA

Reviewed 250 comments

Eight months

2011
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Guiding Principle of the NPIAS

“Airports should be flexible and expandable, able

to meet increased demand and to accommodate

new aircraft types.”

FAA Order 5090.3C, Field Formulation of the National Plan of

Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS), Section 1-7.(c)

Acceptance of AIP = Grant Assurance Obligations
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Gillespie Field - California

Source: FAA

The hangar home

blocked the line of

sight between the

tower and the

Federally funded

taxiway undermining

the Federal

investment. Another

hangar home penetrated

TERPS and impacted

IFR capability of Runway

27L.

Corrective Action: County agreed not to renew existing

leases when they expire.
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Sandpoint Airport - Idaho
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Sandpoint Airport - Idaho

Mid-field access prevents

future development of a

west side taxiway that would

meet FAA standards.

Aircraft must back taxi on

runway.

Source: http://www.silverwingatsandpoint.com/units_siteplan.html
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Payson Airport - Arizona
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Payson Airport - Arizona

Mazatzal Mountains

Airpark
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Payson Airport - Arizona

This says:

“Real Estate with Runways is our only business.”

Source: http://www.aviationhomes.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=album34
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Payson Airport - Arizona

This very desirable 1/2 acre corner lot has street

frontage on two sides, allowing for hangar and ramp

on one street and garage and driveway on the other

and faces southeast. Payson Airport, KPAN, is an

FAA maintained City Airport with a 5,500' x 75‘

runway. You taxi through a large gate onto public

streets designed for aircraft. (City streets, sewer, gas,

water, electricity). NO Associations, NO Dues. There

are approximately 30 custom homes in place at

Mazatzel Mountain Airpark
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Erie Municipal Airport - Colorado
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Erie Municipal Airport - Colorado

Source: FAA

Picture

taken from

closed

crosswind

runway
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Erie Municipal Airport - Colorado

Picture

taken from

Taxiway A1

holding

short of

Runway 33

Source: FAA
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Erie Municipal Airport - Colorado
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Independence State Airport - Oregon

Source: http://www.isasg7s5.org/
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Driggs Airport - Idaho
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Driggs Airport - Idaho

Fencing to

separate

airport’s

taxiway

from private

property

Source: FAA
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Driggs Airport - Idaho

Off-airport

hangar

with

apartment

On-airport

hangar

with

apartment

Source: FAA
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Scott County Airport - Tennessee
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Scott County Airport - Tennessee

Source: FAA
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Scott County Airport - Tennessee

Source: FAA
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Policy Options Considered

1. Total Ban on RTTF

2. Do not allow any new, but allow certain

existing RTTF’s

3. Allow both existing and new RTTF under

certain conditions

4. Allow states or airport sponsors to decide

whether to allow RTTF
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Proposed Policy on Existing RTTF

Defines “access” as:

 An access point for taxiing aircraft across an airport boundary;

or

 The right of the owner of a particular off-airport residential

property to use an airport access point to taxi an aircraft

between the airport and that property.

Defines “existing access” as:

 A legal right of access from the property to the airport in

existence as of the date of this notice; or

 Development of the property prior to the date of this notice in

reliance on the airport sponsor’s permission for TTF access to

the airport; or

 TTF access is shown on an FAA-approved ALP or has

otherwise been approved by the FAA in writing, and the owner

of the property has used that access prior to the date of this

notice.
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Proposed Policy on Existing RTTF

Requires sponsors with existing RTTF to:

 Develop an RTTF Access Plan to address minimum requirements for access,

safety, cost recovery, airspace protection, and land use compatibility.

 RTTF Access Plan must be submitted prior to sponsor initiating FY13 grant

application.

 Depict RTTF on ALP (immediate temporary pen & ink change, but formal ALP

update will be due three years from date FAA accepts RTTF Access Plan).

 Ongoing implementation of RTTF Access Plan becomes special condition

attached to future AIP grants.

FAA’s acceptance of RTTF Access Plan is agency’s finding that the

sponsor has met the standard of compliance.

RTTF Access Plans must be approved by the Office of Airport

Compliance.
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Proposed Policy on “Additional” RTTF

Additional Access targets specific issues:

 Where existing access rights exist, but may require new points of entry.

 Where new homes could be added, but utilize existing points of access.

 Renewing and/or extending existing access agreements.

Allows these sponsors to propose additional RTTF access if:

 Sponsor meets additional requirements addressing the airport’s foreseeable

planning and growth needs.

 Sponsor provides current (developed or updated within last five years) master

plan.

 Sponsor may be required to update ALP.

 RTTF agreement is limited to 20 years.

Once the revised RTTF Access Plan is accepted by the FAA, that

additional access is then considered existing access and subject

to continuing obligations.

Additional RTTF proposals must be approved by the Office of

Airport Compliance.
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Compliance Determinations

If sponsors are unable to address minimum

requirements for access, safety, cost

recovery, airspace protection, and land use

compatibility, FAA will:

 Review the airport’s role in the NPIAS.

Consider reduced level of federal investment (no discretionary).

Remove airport from the NPIAS.

Airports currently in noncompliance remain in

noncompliance until corrective action plan is approved

by the Office of Airport Compliance. Approved

corrective action plan becomes RTTF Access Plan.
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AIP Eligibility

 Project applications will be reviewed to ensure AIP

funds primarily serve the airport’s public function.

 FAA expects private owners to share in capital

costs of infrastructure and facilities from which

they receive value.

 On-airport infrastructure and facilities used

exclusively or primarily for the accommodation of

RTTF users are considered private use and

ineligible for AIP.
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Amendment to Grant Assurance 5

Amend Grant Assurance 5, Preserving Rights

and Powers, to prohibit RTTF in the future.

g. It will not permit or enter into any arrangements that result in permission

for the owner or tenant of a property used as a residence, or zoned for

residential use, to taxi an aircraft between that property and any location on

airport.

Consist with requirements in

49 U.S.C. § 47107(h), Modifying Assurances

and Requiring Compliance with Additional

Assurances
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TSA’s Views

TSA does not regulate GA airports the same

way it does commercial airports.

Access points to an airport should be

limited to the number necessary.

“To the extent possible, leisure and

recreational events, facilitated by TTF

activities, should be minimized.”

Now planning to do their own review.
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Next Steps

• Federal Register Notice

FAA 2010-0831

45 day public comment period

• Develop guidance for ADO/RO staff

• Final policy
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QUESTIONS ?