Planning & Capacity

Airports - New England Region

• New England Regional Aviation System Plan

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Planning staff review and approve planning documents for Federal funding program eligibility. The planners provide support that includes guidance for master and system planning, developing guidelines coordination, and implementation of intermodal and multi-modal transportation planning relating to the Airports program and developing the Airport Capital Improvement Plan (ACIP). The specialists also establish and maintain liaison with Federal agencies and other organizations to ensure effective coordination of airport planning and development. Civil use of military airports is an integral part of the planning function. The planners also determine the airports and related data for entry into the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS).

• Gail Lattrell, Airport Planner
  Project Manager/Team Planner for Connecticut and Rhode Island and Boston's Logan International Airport.
  
  
• Ralph Nicosia-Rusin, Capacity Program Manager
  Initiates and coordinates programs enhancing airport capacity, i.e., Logan Capacity Task Force and MA Strategic Assessment Report on the need for a second major airport. Project Manager/Team Planner for New Hampshire and Maine.
  
  
• Lisa Lesperance, Airports Program Specialist
  Serves as the Airport Planner for the State of Vermont.
  
  
• Michelle Ricci, Environmental Protection Specialist
  Serves as the Airport Planner for Massachusetts and Pease International Tradeport, Portsmouth, NH.
  
  
• Richard Doucette, Environmental Protection Specialist
  Serves as the Airport Planner for airport planning projects in Burlington, VT, and Fair Haven,VT.

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National Planning & Capacity Program

• Capacity Needs in the National Airspace System, 2007-2025 (FACT 2)
• Military Airport Program (MAP)
• National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS)

Advisory Circulars (ACs)

• Series 150 AC Library
• ACs - Airport Planning
• Airport System Planning Process (AC 150/5070-7)
• Master Planning Guide (AC 150/5070-6), Change 1

Data, Tools, & Resources

• Air Traffic Activity Data System (Historic Airport Operations)
• Airport Categories
• Design Standards
• Instrument Approach Procedures/National Flight Procedures
• NextGen Implementation Plan (formerly Operational Evolution Partnership (OEP))
• Passenger and All-Cargo Statistics
  • Airport Activity Survey
  • All-Cargo Reporting
• Terminal Area Forecast (TAFs for Individual Airports)

Guidance & Policy

• Best Practices
  • ACC/FAA Best Practices, 2008 (PDF, 1.21 MB) (7/8/2008)
  • Bulletin 1: Best Practices-Surface Access To Airports (PDF)
    • Appendix: Notice of Policy Regarding the Eligibility of Airport Ground Access Transportation Projects for Funding Under the Passenger Facility Charge Program (PDF)
• Aviation Forecasts
  • Forecasting Aviation Activity by Airport (MS Word)
  • Guidance on Review & Approval of Local Aviation Forecasts (6/2008) (PDF) (8/27/2008)
    • Request for Review & Approval of Local Aviation Forecasts (5/2008) (PDF) (8/27/2008)
  • Revision to Guidance on Review and Approval of Aviation Forecasts (12/2004) (PDF)

Publications & Forms

• Forms
• Orders
• Reports
• WAAS Brochure: Maximizing Airport Operations Using the Wide Area Augmentation System (PDF)

Related Information on Non-FAA Sites

• Bureau of Transportation Statistics