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Mission

The Airport Engineering Division is responsible for airport engineering standards for configuration, design, equipment, and operations criteria at civil airports. It is also responsible for the construction and maintenance of airport-grant-funded airside and landside airport facilities, including airport lighting and other visual aids, as well as for the Airport Safety Data Program.

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• Airport Data (5010) and Contact Information
• Airport Lighting
• Construction On or Near an Airport
  
• Obstruction Evaluation/Airport Airspace Analysis
• Pavement Design and Construction
• More Guidance for Design, Engineering, and Construction Projects >>

General Inquiries

Federal Aviation Administration
Airport Engineering Division (AAS-100)
800 Independence Avenue SW
Washington DC 20591

Phone: (202) 267-7669
Fax: (202) 267-3688

Staff Directory

Name	Position	Responsibilities
Rick Marinelli, P.E.	Manager
Elaine Thomas	Secretary
Robert Bonanni, P.E.	National Resource Engineer for Airport Airspace	Airport Airspace Satellite Navigation
David Evans de Maria, P.E.	Civil Engineer	Runway Traction Navigational Aids Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Equipment
Henry Felices	Program Manager	Airport Safety Data Program
Paul Friedman	Mechanical Engineer	Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Accessibility of Airports and Aircraft Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) Training Facility Design and Vehicle Procurement Foreign Object Damage (FOD) Detection Systems Passenger Boarding Bridges Seaplane Bases Frangibility Towbarless Tow Vehicles (TLTVs) Airport Design Competition NAS Change Proposals (NCPs)
E.C. Hunnicutt, P.E.	Civil Engineer	Airport Design Obstruction Evaluation/Airport Airspace Analysis Aircraft Arresting Systems
Ken Jacobs	Civil Engineer	Runway Safety Areas Airport Terminals Airport Design Software
Rodney Joel, P.E.	Civil Engineer	Pavement Design Pavement Maintenance Pavement Design Software Airport Design Taxiway Design
George Legarreta	Civil Engineer	Airport Design ICAO - Airport Design Winter Operations Aircraft Deicing Facilities Deicing Chemicals
Alvin Logan	Electrical Engineer	Airport Lighting Systems Airport Lighting Power and Control Systems
Thomas Mai	Electrical Engineer	Airport Electrical Systems
Jeff Rapol	Civil Engineer	Airport Construction Standards Project-Specific Modifications to Standard Pavement Specifications
Richard Smith	Electrical Engineer	Airport Lighting Equipment Airport Lighting Equipment Certification Program