Budget in Brief Table of Contents | DOT.gov
Overview: The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) mission is to promote aviation safety and reduce congestion by building, maintaining, and operating the Nation's air traffic control system; overseeing commercial and general aviation safety through regulation and inspection; and, providing assistance to improve the capacity and safety of our airports. The FY 2009 budget request of $14.6 billion for the FAA reflects the Administration's commitment to increase the safety, performance, and capacity of our aviation system.
| Federal Aviation Administration Budget (Dollars in Millions) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Actual |
2008 Enacted |
2009 Requested |
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| Operations | 8,374 | 8,740 | 0 |
| Facilities & Equipment | 2,518 | 2,514 | 0 |
| Research, Engineering, and Development | 130 | 147 | 171 |
| Airport Grants (Obligation Limitation) | 3,515 | 3,515 1/ | 2,750 |
| Air Traffic Organization 2/ | 0 | 0 | 9,670 |
| Safety and Operations 2/ | 0 | 0 | 2,052 |
| Total | 14,537 | 14,915 | 14,643 |
| 1/ In 2008, the Airports Grant program has an obligation limitation of $3,515 million, but only $17 million in new contract authority. The program cannot award new grants until sufficient contract authority is provided for 2008. 2/ The Air Traffic Organization (ATO) and Safety & Operations appropriations will be new accounts in FY 2009. The new account structure aligns with proposed FAA reauthorization legislation that would reform the financing structure of our Nation’s air traffic control system. |
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| Summary of FAA FY 2009 Increases and Decreases (Dollars in Millions) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Traffic Organization |
Safety & Operations |
Research, Engineering, & Development |
Airport Grants (Ob Lim) |
Total | |
| FY 2008 Base | 9,361 | 1,893 | 147 | 3,515 | 14,915 |
| Pay Inflation Adjustments | 213 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 262 |
| Non-Pay Inflation Adjustments | 30 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
| Annualization of FY 2008 Initiatives | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| Non-recurring Costs or Savings (Preliminary) | -171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -171 |
| Base Re-engineering, Reductions or Adjustments | 213 | 60 | -7 | -778 | -512 |
| FY 2009 Current Services Levels | 9,659 | 2,026 | 141 | 2,741 | 14,567 |
| Program Initiatives | 11 | 26 | 30 | 9 | 76 |
| FY 2009 Request | 9,670 | 2,052 | 171 | 2,750 | 14,643 |
FAA's current financing structure expired at the end of FY 2007 and, therefore on February 14, 2007, the Administration transmitted a reauthorization proposal that would transform FAA's current financing system. The FY 2009 budget reflects this reauthorization proposal. The aim is to create a more direct relationship between revenue collected and services received, thereby providing FAA with a stable revenue stream and creating incentives to make the National Airspace System more efficient and responsive to user needs.
Air Traffic Organization: The FY 2009 budget requests $9.7 billion for the Air Traffic Organization (ATO) account. This account provides funds for the operation, maintenance, communications, and logistical support of the air traffic control and air navigation systems.
Safety & Operations: The FY 2009 budget requests $2.1 billion for the Safety & Operations account. This account provides funds for the administrative and managerial costs of the FAA’s regulatory, international, medical, engineering, and development programs as well as policy oversight and overall management functions.
Research, Engineering, and Development: The budget requests $171 million, including $91 million for continued research on aviation safety issues. The remaining research funding is for reduced congestion and environmental issues, including $14 million for the Joint Planning and Development Office.
Grants-in-Aid for Airports: The budget request is $2.8 billion for planning and development of the Nation’s airports, including grants for security, safety, capacity, and noise-reduction projects. Funding also includes $87 million for administrative expenses, $15 million for Airport Cooperative Research, and $19 million for airport technology research.
| FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION CAPITAL PROGRAMS (Dollars in Millions) |
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|---|---|
| Safety | |
| Wide Area Augmentation System | 99 |
| Airport Surface Detection Equipment Model X | 33 |
| Safety Database and Computer Systems | 41 |
| Runway Status Lights | 27 |
| NextGen System Development | 41 |
| Advanced Technology | 8 |
| Other | 112 |
| Personnel compensation, benefits, and travel | 75 |
Reduced Congestion |
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| Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) Implementation | 300 |
| NextGen Demonstrations and Concepts | 190 |
| Air Traffic Management | 90 |
| Data Communications for NextGen | 29 |
| Oceanic Automation | 21 |
| En Route Automation | 218 |
| Terminal Automation | 36 |
| Terminal Digital Radar | 17 |
| Improve Weather Systems | 34 |
| Improve Voice Communications | 106 |
| Infrastructure Improvements | 313 |
| Other | 233 |
| Personnel compensation, benefits, and travel | 322 |
Environmental Stewardship |
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| Replace Fuel Tanks | 6 |
| Hazardous Materials Clean-Up | 18 |
| Personnel compensation, benefits, and travel | 5 |
Security, Preparedness and Response |
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| Facility Risk Management | 15 |
| National Airspace System Recovery Communications | 10 |
| Information Security | 12 |
| Personnel compensation, benefits, and travel | 8 |
Organizational Excellence |
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| System-wide Information Management (SWIM) | 41 |
| Other | 213 |
| Personnel compensation, benefits, and travel | 52 |
| Total |
2,724 |
