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    1. Aerodrome Certification Workshop The Federal Aviation Administration Ben Castellano, Manager, Airport Safety and Operations Division

    3. Overview (cont’d) Total Civil Landing Areas 19,796 Private-use 14,555 (4983 heliports) Open-to-Public 5,241 (77 heliports) Airports - scheduled service 789 international 87

    4. Overview (cont’d) The System Serves: 217,533 General Aviation Aircraft 4,801 Commercial Jets 2,427 Commuter aircraft 649,957 Licensed Airmen 710 million enplaned passengers 91% domestic 9% international

    5. Overview (cont’d)

    6. Federal Framework Dept. of Transportation reports to President of United States Federal Aviation Administration under the Dept. of Transportation Primary concerns are: Aviation safety Air traffic control

    7. Federal Framework Associate Administrator for Airports reports to the FAA Administrator Airport Certification Airport Capacity Administration of Grant Programs Airport Standards and Design

    8. Airport Certification

    9. Airport Certification Airports served by passenger aircraft with more than 30 seats require a special AIRPORT OPERATING CERTIFICATE Federal Aviation Regs Part 139 570 civil airports & 100 military airfields

    10. Airport Certification Airports must develop an AIRPORT CERTIFICATION MANUAL explaining how they will comply with Part 139 The MANUAL must be approved by the FAA Periodic Inspections by FAA

    11. Airport Certification FACILITIES AND PROCEDURES INSPECTED Pavement Conditions Safety Areas Lighting, Marking, Signs Fueling Facilities Traffic & Wind Indicators Ground Vehicles/Driver Training

    12. Airport Certification Aircraft Rescue & Firefighting Bird & Wildlife Hazards Self-inspection Procedures Airport Condition Assessment/Reporting Control of Hazards from Construction Emergency Plan Snow Removal Plan

    13. Self-inspection Procedures Section 139.327 requires the certificate holder to inspect the airport At least once Daily During construction activities After severe storms After an accident Part 8, Airport Operational Services, ICAO Airport Services Manual recommends 4 inspections daily for runways.

    14. Self-inspection Procedures Airport Operations personnel: on the airfield every day Need to know the requirements Usually first to notice a problem Airport Inspectors: On the airport only 1 time during the year Should not find problems if the airport ops people do their job.

    15. The Airport Certification Safety Inspector Approximately 35 inspectors located throughout USA in regional offices Rotate the airports assigned every 3 years All inspectors receive basic training and annual recurrent training

    16. The Airport Certification Safety Inspector Basic Training – 3 weeks Part 139 Regulation Signing, Marking, Lighting Fueling inspections Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Pavement Maintenance Obstruction Evaluation Accident Investigation

    17. The Airport Certification Safety Inspector Additional Training 40 hours aircraft rescue and fire fighting training including hot fire drill Enforcement actions On the Job training Approximately 1 year to get ACSI credential

    18. The Inspection Types of inspections Initial Annual Surveillance

    19. The Annual Inspection Airports with scheduled air carrier service – annually Airports with only unscheduled air carrier service – 18 months Airports certificated but no air carrier service – 24 months

    20. The Annual Inspection Inspector reviews Airport certification manual Emergency plan Training records Physically inspects runways and taxiways Does night time inspection Test ARFF response

    21. The Surveillance Inspection Unannounced inspection Usually involves specific purpose, for example to test aircraft rescue and fire fighting response

    22. Enforcement Actions Administrative penalty Letter of Correction Letter of Warning Civil penalty Fine of $1,000 USD per day Suspension Revocation

    23. Airport Certification

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