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Evaluation of General Aviation Airport Financial Needs Considering Regional Risks and National Categorization
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Description: | The Federal Aviation Administration has
categorized GA airports into several categories of assets, including National
Assets, Regional, Local, or Basic Assets, etc. The funding formula does not
necessarily take into account regional threats such as seismic activity in
the Pacific northwest, and the risk those regional threats pose to the
airports in the area. Regional natural disaster threats add another layer of
complexity to the determination of the value or role of a GA airport in the
event such a disaster should occur. Research is needed to evaluate these
regional risks, and to understand how the risks may affect airports in that
region. Specifically, the research would examine the role of GA airports in
the event a regional disaster renders other airports in the region inoperable
for a time.
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Objective: | The objective is to
develop a resource for GA airports to understand their risks from regional
disaster threats and role in recovery. The guidance would also inform and
educate state departments of transportation and the FAA as they update to the
classification report, update their system plans and understand the financial
needs of GA airports.
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Sponsoring Committee: | AV030, Environmental Impacts of Aviation |
Date Posted: | 03/02/2021 |
Date Modified: | 03/10/2021 |
Index Terms: | General aviation airports, Risk assessment, Disasters, Financial analysis, |
Cosponsoring Committees: | |
Subjects |
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Aviation
Security and Emergencies
Finance
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