Guidebook for airport irregular operations (IROPS) contingency planning
By: J. Michael Nash ... [et al.].
Contributors: National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board; Airport Cooperative Research Program; United States. Federal Aviation Administration
Series: ACRP report -- 65
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780309213851
Subjects: Airports; Handbooks, manuals; Management; Decision making; Traffic control; Flight delays; Forecasting; Planning methods; Strategic planning
Other titles: Airport irregular operations contingency planning; IROPS contingency planning; Airport contingency planning
Description: ACRP Report 65: Guidebook for Airport Irregular Operations (IROPS) Contingency Planning is a practical guidebook for commercial passenger service airports of all sizes to develop, continually evaluate, and update their contingency plans for procedures pertaining to IROPS that may cause significant disruptions to customers. This guidebook assists aviation system partners in improving their response to customer care during a broad array of IROPS conditions and with step by step templates for the preparation of contingency plans that include necessary communications, collaboration, and coordination to address customer needs. A specific focus on the needs of smaller airports has been included in the development of the guidebook.
Notes: At head of title: Airport Cooperative Research Program.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-233)

Also available online.

Sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration ACRP project 10-10
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Executive buy in and get organized; title: Document current situation; title: Establish procedures to cooperate; title: Review, update, and training; title: Consolidated cooperation actions during an event; title: Capturing lessons learned and updating plans; title: Summary