Construction On or Near Airports

Airports - Great Lakes Region

Policy and Procedure Memos (PPMs)

• 5300.1B Runway Protection Zone & Airport Object Clearing Policy (PDF)
• 5300.2 General Guidance of Declared Distance Standards (PDF)
• 5320.1G General Processing of Modifications of Agency Airport Design and Construction Standards (PDF)
• 5370.2B Temporary and Short-Term Lighting & Marking (For Construction Maintenance) (PDF)
• 5370.4A Material Testing During Construction for Airport Development Projects Involving Federal Investment Funds (PDF)
• 5370.5A Construction Safety Phasing Plan (PDF)

Contact Us

• Bismarck Airports District Office (North Dakota, South Dakota)
• Chicago Airports District Office (Illinois, Indiana)
• Detroit Airports District Office (Michigan, Ohio)
• Minneapolis Airports District Office (Minnesota, Wisconsin)

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National Policy and Guidance

• Acquiring Land for Airports and Relocation Assistance
• Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)
• Airport Lighting
• Airport Surveying / GIS Program
• Construction Standards
• Design Software
• Design Standards
• Obstruction Evaluation/Airport Airspace Analysis
• Open or Close an Airport or Runway
• Pavement Design and Construction
• Procurement and Contracting under AIP
• Wildlife Hazard Mitigation

Advisory Circulars (ACs)

• Series 150 AC Library
• ACs - Design, Construction, Maintenance
• Draft ACs
• New and Revised ACs

Data, Tools, & Resources

• Aircraft Characteristics Database
• Airport Acronyms
• Airport Data (5010) and Contact Information
• Airport Diagrams (digital - Terminal Procedures Publication)
• Aviation Forecasts
• FAA Operations and Performance Data
• National Airport Pavement Test Facility
• National Flight Procedures (Instrument Approach Procedures)

Guidance & Policy

• ACC/FAA Best Practices, 2008 (PDF, 1.21 MB) (7/8/2008)
• Engineering Briefs (EBs)
• Flight Procedure Policies and Guidance
• Orders

Issue Papers

• Shortage of Potassium Acetate-based Runway Deicer Fluid for 2008-2009 Winter Season (PDF) (10/21/2008)
  Note: Please see clarification at end of document.
  • Letter to Industry about the Use of Newer Generation Runway Deicer Fluids (PDF, 1.54 MB) (11/18/2008)

Publications & Forms

• Air Traffic Publications
  • Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM)
• Federal Register Notices
• Forms
• Reports
  • ACRP Reports
• Technical Notes
• TERPs Instruction Letters (TILS)

Related Information on Non-FAA Sites

• Aeronautical Survey Program (National Geodetic Survey)
• Davis-Bacon Wage Determinations
  • Davis-Bacon Poster
• Fair Labor Standards Minimum Wage Poster
• Equal Employment Opportunity Poster
• Military Specifications, Standards, and Related Publications (DODSSP)