FAA FISCAL YEAR 2022

Summary of Performance and Financial Information

Mission, Vision, 

Values

OUR MISSION

To provide the safest, most efficient 

aerospace system in the world.

OUR VISION

We strive to reach the next level 

of safety and efficiency and to 

demonstrate global leadership in how 

we safely integrate new users and 

technologies into our aviation system. 

We are accountable to the American 

public and our aviation stakeholders.

OUR VALUES

SAFETY IS OUR PASSION

We work so all air and space travelers 

arrive safely at their destinations.

EXCELLENCE IS OUR PROMISE

We seek results that embody 

professionalism, transparency, and 

accountability.

INTEGRITY IS OUR TOUCHSTONE

We perform our duties honestly, 

with moral soundness, and with the 

highest level of ethics.

PEOPLE ARE OUR STRENGTH

Our success depends on the 

respect, diversity, collaboration, and 

commitment of our workforce.

INNOVATION IS OUR SIGNATURE

We foster creativity and vision 

to provide solutions beyond 

today’s boundaries.

FAA Organization

The FAA fulfills its mission through five lines 

of business that work collaboratively with the 

aviation and aerospace industry, as well as 

other key stakeholders, to develop, operate, and 

maintain the national air transportation system. 

Air Traffic Organization (ATO). ATO is 

responsible for providing safe and efficient 

air navigation services for 29.4 million square 

miles of airspace. This represents more than 

17 percent of the world’s airspace and includes 

all of the U.S. and large portions of the Atlantic 

and Pacific Oceans and the Gulf of Mexico. ATO 

employees are the service providers — the air 

traffic controllers, technicians, pilots, engineers, 

program managers, and other support 

personnel — whose daily efforts keep aircraft 

moving safely and efficiently through the sky.

Airports (ARP). ARP provides leadership in 

planning and developing a safe and efficient 

national airport system. ARP is responsible for all 

programs related to airport safety and certification 

inspections, and for standards of airport 

design, construction, and operation, including 

international harmonization of airport standards. 

ARP is also responsible for maintenance of the 

National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems 

and development of national-level guidance 

and policies on airport and system planning, 

environmental review and analysis, and a complex 

array of airport financial assistance programs. 

Aviation Safety (AVS). AVS is responsible 

for the certification, production approval, 

and continued airworthiness of aircraft, as 

well as the certification of pilots, mechanics, 

and others in safety-related positions. AVS is 

also responsible for certifying and overseeing 

approximately 11,500 commercial air operators 

(including airlines) and air agencies (including 

maintenance and training organizations), 

integrating drones and other advanced 

aviation technologies, developing regulations, 

conducting aviation accident investigations, 

and conducting aerospace medical and human 

factors research. 

Security and Hazardous Materials Safety

(ASH). ASH protects critical FAA assets, 

personnel, and the flying public from security 

risks, including criminal, terrorist, and insider 

threat actions. This is done through 24/7 

emergency preparedness and response; global 

aviation situational awareness; intelligence threat 

identification, warning, and analysis; robust 

regulatory investigations; and providing support 

and education to law enforcement organizations 

investigating FAA certificated entities. 

Commercial Space Transportation (AST). 

AST ensures protection of the public, property, 

and the national security and foreign policy 

interests of the U.S. during commercial space 

launch and reentry activities. AST does this 

through authorizing launches and reentry 

operations and by licensing launch and reentry 

sites. AST also encourages and facilitates U.S. 

commercial space transportation safety, with 

due consideration of environmental issues. 

The FAA has nine staff offices that support 

these lines of business and enable the 

accomplishment of the agency’s mission. For 

more information about FAA lines of business 

and staff offices, refer to pages 10–11 in the 

FAA's FY 2022 Performance and Accountability 

Report at https://www.faa.gov/about/plans_

reports#performance, and please visit www.faa.

gov/about/office_org.

HEADQUARTERS

Washington, DC

* Regional and field offices

include 1,745 FAA employees 

outside the continental United 

States as follows: 1,071 in 

Alaska, 358 in Hawaii, 284 in 

U.S. territories, and 32 in 

foreign countries.

3,941

1,413
Performance at a Glance

Our FY 2022 performance is summarized in the following tables. The measures are grouped according to the FAA’s strategic goals: Safety, 

People, Global Leadership, and Operational Excellence. In FY 2022, the FAA achieved all 16 performance measures. The FAA has noted the 

measures for which the data provided are preliminary. For more information, please see pages 49–75 of the FAA’s FY 2022 Performance and 

Accountability report, here: https://www.faa.gov/about/plans_reports/#performance.

SAFETY

Oversee and operate the safest aerospace system in the 

world, all with a culture of continuous improvement. 

Performance Measure

FY 2021

Results

FY 2022

Target

Results

FY 2022

Status

Commercial Air Carrier Fatality Rate*

Reduce the commercial air carrier fatalities per 

100 million persons on board U.S. carriers by 50 

percent over 18-year period — FY 2008–2025. 

Target for FY 2022 is 5.2.

0.0

5.2

1.41 

Commercial Surface Safety Risk Index

Manage the weighted surface safety risk index 

at or below 0.35 per million airport operations for 

commercial aviation.

0.102

0.35

0.163 

Non-Commercial Surface Safety Risk Index

Manage the weighted surface safety risk index 

at or below 0.60 per million airport operations for 

non-commercial aviation. 

0.402

0.60

0.253 

General Aviation Fatal Accident Rate*

Reduce the general aviation fatal accident rate 

to no more than 0.89 fatal accidents per 100,000 

flight hours by 2028. FY 2022 Target: 0.95.

0.73

0.95

0.864 

Commercial Space Licensed and Permitted Launch and 

Reentry Safety

Ensure there are no fatalities, serious injuries, or 

significant property damage to the uninvolved 

public during licensed or permitted space launch 

and reentry activities.

0

0

0



Remediate 90% of Critical and High Vulnerabilities

To comply with Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 19-02, 

remediate 90% of critical and high vulnerabilities 

detected on internet-accessible systems or 

complete the required remediation plan with 

the concurrence of the Cybersecurity Steering 

Committee. 

Updated 

Measure 

for 

FY 2022

90%

97%



PEOPLE

Strengthen our current and future aviation workforce by 

holding ourselves accountable, developing our people and 

planning for the aviation workforce of the future. 

Performance Measure

FY 2021

Results

FY 2022

Target

Results

FY 2022

Status

Hiring Persons with Disabilities/Persons with Targeted 

Disabilities

The FAA’s Office of Civil Rights will lead 

collaboration between all lines of business and 

staff offices to increase the representation of 

persons with disabilities/persons with targeted 

disabilities in the FAA workforce by 1% each year 

for the next three years.

New 

Measure 

for 

FY 2022

Meet all 

three 

targets

Met all 

targets



STEM AVSED Equity Accountability

Develop methods to ensure that all students, 

including those in underrepresented and/or 

underserved populations, have access to events 

and learning activities aimed at introducing them 

to aerospace concepts and career pathways.

Updated 

Measure 

for 

FY 2022

Meet all 

five targets

Met all 

targets



DEIA Gender-Inclusive Policy Development

To ensure a diverse, equitable, and inclusive 

environment, adopt a gender-neutral language 

policy to be implemented across the agency.

New 

Measure 

for 

FY 2022

Meet 

both

targets

Met all 

targets



GLOBAL LEADERSHIP

Advance global aviation safety, operational excellence, 

and innovation by leading and collaborating with aviation 

authorities globally.

Performance Measure

FY 2021

Results

FY 2022

Target

Results

FY 2022

Status

OneFAA Approach to International Training

Design, develop and deliver internal coordination 

processes to ensure and sustain a consistent, 

corporate approach to international training.

New 

Measure 

for FY 2022

Develop 

internal 

processes and 

procedures

Developed 

internal 

processes and 

procedures



Global Leadership on Aviation and Climate Change

Demonstrate renewed global leadership 

on climate change through international 

engagement, action at the International Civil 

Aviation Organization, and preparation of a U.S. 

Aviation Climate Action Plan.

New 

Measure 

for FY 2022

Publish Action 

Plan

Action Plan 

published



Target met

* This performance measure supports a DOT Agency Priority Goal.

1 Preliminary estimate. National Transportation Safety Board will confirm in March 2023. 

We do not expect any change in the result to be significant enough to alter our yearend status of achieving the target. 

2 Metric restated to reflect a data source addition that improves the accuracy of results. 

3 Preliminary estimate until the final result becomes available in March 2023. 

4 Preliminary estimate until the final result becomes available in December 2022. We do 

not expect any change in the final result to be significant enough to alter our year-end 

status of achieving the target. 

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OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE

Operate the world’s most efficient aerospace system 

through daily execution, continuous improvement, and 

infrastructure investment. 

Performance Measure

FY 2021

Results

FY 2022

Target

Results

FY 2022

Status

Critical Acquisition Milestones on Schedule

90% of the critical acquisition milestones are 

achieved by their scheduled due dates.

93%

90%

96%



Ensure runway pavement is kept in a safe and serviceable 

condition*

Maintain eligible runway pavement in Excellent, 

Good, or Fair condition (based on visual inspections) 

for 93% of the paved runways in the National Plan of 

Integrated Airport Systems.

97%

93%

97.6%



Sustainability — FAA Facilities and Operations

Demonstrate leadership on climate and 

sustainability by increasing the energy efficiency of 

FAA facilities and reduce the overall carbon footprint 

of the FAA.

New 

Measure 

for 

FY 2022

Meet all 

three 

targets

Met all 

targets



Unmodified Audit Opinion

Obtain an unmodified audit opinion on the FAA’s 

FY 2022 financial statements identified by external 

independent auditors.

Unmodified

audit

opinion

Unmodified

audit

opinion

Unmodified 

audit 

opinion



Path to Net Zero Emissions by 2050

Reduce CO2 emissions from domestic aviation, as 

defined in the U.S. Aviation Climate Action Plan.

New 

Measure 

for 

FY 2022

Meet all 

targets

Met all 

targets



FAA Resources and How They 

Are Used

The FAA receives budget authority to obligate and expend funds 

from both the General Fund of the U.S. Treasury and the Airport 

and Airway Trust Fund (AATF). Aviation excise taxes, which include 

taxes on domestic passenger tickets, freight way bills, general and 

commercial aviation fuel, and international departures and arrivals, 

are deposited into the AATF. The AATF pays for investments in the 

airport and airway system, and a majority of the FAA's operating 

costs. In FY 2022, the AATF paid for approximately 70 percent of 

the FAA's enacted budget authority provided by the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2022, with the remaining funds coming from 

the General Fund of the U.S. Treasury. In addition to the funding 

provided in this act, the FAA received supplemental funds from 

three other public laws: (a) the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 

Act, 2022 also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law; (b) 

the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency 

Assistance Act, 2022; and (c) the Inflation Reduction Act. While 

these supplemental appropriations increased the total amount 

of funding provided to the FAA, because they were derived from 

the General Fund they reduced the AATF share of the FAA's total 

budget to just 54 percent for FY 2022. 

Below, see a summary of the FAA budget accounts that 

receive these funds. For additional information, see pages 

38–40 of the FAA's FY 2022 PAR at https://www.faa.gov/about/

plans_reports#performance; the chart on page 39 summarizes the 

sources of funding that are appropriated to the budget accounts 

to support the FAA lines of business and non-line of business 

programs and their associated strategic goals.

GRANTS-IN-AID

FOR AIRPORTS

$3.91 BILLION

$23.86

BILLION

*Supplemental funds received from the Infrastructure 

Investment and Jobs Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-58).

Target met

* This performance measure supports a DOT Agency Priority Goal. 

Last year, our Operational Excellence strategic goal area included a measure for Major 

System Investments. That measure is not reported in FY 2022 because it was not selected 

as a DOT goal. Instead, Critical Acquisition Milestones on Schedule was selected to measure 

schedule performance. 
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For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, FAA’s net costs were 

$22.9 billion. The percentage of net costs by FAA strategic goal area 

are shown below.

 

NET COST BY STRATEGIC GOAL

as of September 30, 2022

(Dollars in Thousands)

Safety. A little over $14.0 billion was devoted to further enhance 

the outstanding safety record of the nation's airspace. The majority 

of this, $10.9 billion, was spent by the ATO, largely to maintain the 

safe separation of aircraft in the air and on the ground. ARP also 

provided approximately $1.4 billion for projects to preserve or 

enhance safety. AVS spent just under $1.8 billion on its programs to 

regulate and certify aircraft, pilots, and airlines. Together, ASH and 

AST spent approximately $145 million.

People. As a whole, the FAA committed approximately $143 million 

to strengthen the agency’s ability to fulfill its safety, operational 

excellence, and global leadership goals through a highly diverse, 

engaged, and skilled workforce.

Global Leadership. Approximately $46 million was used to help the 

U.S. reassert its global influence in aviation safety and leadership 

reputation around the globe by becoming the gold standard in 

safety again.

Operational Excellence. A little over $8.6 billion was assigned 

to invest in better technologies that enable efficiencies, while 

concurrently sustaining the existing infrastructure of the national 

airspace system.

For additional information, please see pages 31–40 of the FAA’s 

FY 2022 Performance and Accountability Report, here:

https://www.faa.gov/about/plans_reports/#performance.

For More Information

This FY 2022 Summary of Performance and Financial 

Information and its companion, the FY 2022 Performance 

and Accountability Report, and prior year documents are 

available on the FAA website at: https://www.faa.gov/about/

plans_reports/#performance.

FY 2022 Top Management Challenges

The Reports Consolidation Act of 2000 requires the Inspector 

General to identify and report annually on the most serious 

management and performance challenges that federal agencies 

face. On October 27, 2021, the Inspector General issued its 

memorandum identifying the top management and performance 

challenges that DOT would be facing in FY 2022. DOT tasked the FAA 

with addressing the following eight of those challenges:

 Maintaining Confidence in the Aircraft Certification Process 

 Advancing the FAA's Air Carrier Oversight to Keep Pace with 

Safety Management System Requirements 

 Managing Expectations of NextGen Benefits to Justify 

Investments 

 Deployment of Controller Automation Tools to Improve Efficiency 

 Dedicating Sufficient Oversight Resources for Contract and Grant 

Funds for Airports 

 Dedicating Sufficient Oversight Resources for Contract and Grant 

Funds for Acquisition & Business Services 

 Safely Integrating New Technologies into Transportation 

Systems — UAS 

 Safely Integrating New Technologies into Transportation 

Systems — Commercial Space Operations 

After the IG's report was issued, the FAA coordinated with DOT 

to develop an "Action Plan" that listed actions and timelines for 

addressing each of the challenges. The FAA then developed an 

"Actions Taken" report that describes the progress the FAA made 

throughout FY 2022 in addressing each of the challenges. These 

and other related reports are posted at https://www.faa.gov/about/

plans_reports#tmc.

In the FY 2022 Performance and Accountability Report, the FAA also 

discusses the activities and accomplishments taken throughout the 

year in addressing the challenges that were communicated at the 

beginning of the year, and what remains for FY 2023 and beyond. 

For additional information, please see pages 158–167 of the FAA’s 

FY 2022 Performance and Accountability Report, here: 

https://www.faa.gov/about/plans_reports/#performance.

On November 2, 2022 — seven days prior to publication of the FAA’s 

FY 2022 Performance and Accountability Report—the Inspector 

General identified the top challenges that management would 

face in FY 2023. The FAA’s FY 2023 Performance and Accountability 

Report will summarize actions taken to address these challenges.

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