Airport Engineering, Design, & Construction
Airports
The FAA develops engineering, design, and construction standards for civil airports, heliports, and seaplane bases. This includes standards for airfield pavement; airport lighting, marking, signs, and other visual aids; safety during construction; surveying and GIS data; deicing, ARFF, and other facilities; bird radar and foreign object detection systems; and more.
- Acquiring Land for Airports and Relocation Assistance
- Airport Design: Changes Planned for AC 150/5300-13A
- Airport Lighting
- Airport Pavement Design and Construction
- Foreign Object Debris (FOD) Program
- Obstruction Evaluation/Airport Airspace Analysis
- Open or Close an Airport or Runway
- SMS and Safety Risk Management in Airport Projects
- Wildlife Hazard Mitigation
Advisory Circulars (ACs)
Airports GIS & Electronic Airport Layout Plan (eALP)
Contact Us
Data, Tools, & Resources
- Aircraft Characteristics Database
- Airport Acronyms
- Airport Data and Contact Information
- Airport Design Software
- Airport Diagrams (digital - Terminal Procedures Publication)
- Airport/Facility Directory
- National Flight Procedures (Instrument Approach Procedures)
- NGS Aeronautical Survey Program
Guidance & Policy
- ACC/FAA Best Practices, 2008 (PDF)
- Engineering Briefs (EBs)
- Flight Procedure Regulations and Policies
- Instrument Procedures Handbook
- Interim Guidance on Land Uses Within a Runway Protection Zone (PDF) (added 10/1/2012)
- Orders
- Technical Note: Development of a Visual Aid to Indicate Temporary Runway Closure (1987) (PDF)
- TERPs Instruction Letters (TILS)
Standards
Procurement & Contracting
- Procurement and Contracting under the AIP
- AC Checklist for AIP and PFC Projects (1/2012) (PDF)
- Federal Provisions for Construction, Equipment, & Professional Services (A/E) Contracts
- Nationwide Buy American Waivers Issued (PDF)
- Davis-Bacon Wage Determinations
- Fair Labor Standards Minimum Wage Poster
- Equal Employment Opportunity Poster
Publications
Research & Development
Regional Supplemental Guidance
Additional guidance on this topic is available for the following regions of the country:
- Alaskan (AK)
- Central (IA, KS, MO, NE)
- Eastern (DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA, VA, WV)
- Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, MN, ND, OH, SD, WI)
- New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
- Northwest Mountain (CO, ID, MT, OR, UT, WA, WY)
- Southern (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, PR, SC, TN, VI)
- Southwest (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX)
- Western-Pacific (AZ, CA, HI, NV)
Forms
| Airspace/Landing Area | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject/Title | Number | Other Formats | Notes |
| Notice of Proposed Construction or Alteration | 7460-1 | E-filing (follow instructions on site) | Notifies the FAA of construction or alteration that might affect navigable airspace (49 CFR part 77) |
| Notice of Actual Construction or Alteration (7/98) | 7460-2 | Notifies the FAA of construction or alteration that might affect navigable airspace (49 CFR part 77) | |
| Notice of Landing Area Proposal (1/93) | 7480-1 | MS Word | Notifies the FAA of any construction, alteration, activation, deactivation, or change to the status or use of a civil or joint-use (civil/military) airport (part 157) |
| Construction | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject/Title | Number | Other Formats | Notes |
| Construction Progress and Inspection Report (MS Word, 53 KB) | 5370-1 | The information collected on this form documents the progress of construction work on a project funded with a Federal grant under the AIP. | |
| Contractor's Payroll Form (PDF) |
WH-347 | Used by contractors and subcontractors required by Federal or Federally aided construction-type contracts and subcontracts to submit weekly payrolls | |
| Labor Standards Interview Form | SF 1445 | Supports Davis-Bacon monitoring efforts | |
| Notice of Proposed Construction or Alteration (5/07) | 7460-1 | See Airspace/Landing Area | |
| Notice of Actual Construction or Alteration (7/98) | 7460-2 | See Airspace/Landing Area | |
| Notice of Landing Area Proposal (1/93) | 7480-1 | See Airspace/Landing Area | |
| Design / Engineering | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject/Title | Number | Other Formats | Notes |
| Airport Pavement Design (MS Word, 103 KB) | 5100-1 | Form used to identify design criteria and desired pavement section; typically attached to the engineer's report | |
| Pavement Strength Survey | 5320-1 | MS Word (176 KB) | |
Federal Register Notices
| Engineering, Design, & Construction | |
|---|---|
| Subject/Title | Date |
| Use of Non-Original Equipment Manufacturers' Components in Certified Aviation Obstruction/Antenna Structure Lighting Systems (PDF) | 11/12/04 |
Reports
| Engineering, Design, & Construction | ||
|---|---|---|
| SubjectTitle | Date | Other Formats |
| Statistical Extreme Value Analysis of the SFO Taxiway Centerline Deviations for 747 Aircraft (PDF) | 2008 | NA |
| Statistical Extreme Value Analysis of JFK Taxiway Centerline Deviations for 747 Aircraft (PDF) | 10/2003 | NA |
| Statistical Extreme Value Analysis of ANC Taxiway Centerline Deviations for 747 Aircraft (PDF) | 10/2003 | NA |
| The Operational and Economic Effects of New Large Airplanes on United States Airports (PDF, 3.09 MB) | 3/1998 | NA |
| Development of a Visual Aid to Indicate Temporary Runway Closure - DOT/FAA/CT-TN87/3 | 1/1987 | NA |
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