• Project checklist, Pre-Construction Conference (MS Word)
• FAA Form 5100-1, Airport Pavement Design (MS Word)
• Regional Policy
• Airport Improvement Program Safety/Phasing Plan Checklist (PDF)

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Engineering

Engineering staff is responsible for airport engineering standards, configuration, design, equipment, and operations criteria at civil airports. The staff ensures adherence to standards for the construction and maintenance of airport facilities. They provide guidance, standards, and specifications relating to airport pavement design, construction, and maintenance. They are also responsible for modifications to FAA design standards.

• Craig Bailey, Senior Civil Engineer
  Provides technical assistance in matters relating to Engineering and Standards. Project Manager for projects in Connecticut and Rhode Island and Boston's Logan International Airport.
• Amanda Wingerter, Project Manager
  Responsible for airports in New Hampshire and Northern parts of Maine. Serves as the Region's airport pavement specialist.
• Bob Siris, Project Manager
  Responsible for Maine; Portsmouth, NH; and Boston, MA Noise Insulation Program.
• Cliff Vacirca, Project Manager
  Responsible for Massachusetts and Vermont.

Obstruction Evaluation/Airport Airspace Analysis

• Tracey McInnis
  Maintains Non-Rulemaking Airspace Analysis cases. Contact for establishing, changing, or abandoning a heliport, landing area, or private airport. Serves as the focal point on obstruction evaluations.
• Michelle Ricci
  Serves as Project Manager for non-rulemaking Airspace Analysis cases.

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• Acquiring Land for Airports and Relocation Assistance
• Airport Construction Standards
• Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)
• Airport Design Software
• Airport Design and Engineering Standards
• Airport Lighting
• Airport Pavement Design and Construction
• Airport Surveying / GIS Program
• Airport Technology Research and Development
• Modifications of Standards for A380s, B747-8s, & New Large Aircraft (posted 2/25/2009)
• Obstruction Evaluation/Airport Airspace Analysis
• Open or Close an Airport or Runway
• 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)
• National Airport Pavement Test Facility
• National Flight Procedures (Instrument Approach Procedures)

Guidance & Policy

• ACC/FAA Best Practices, 2008 (PDF) (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) (11/18/2008)

Publications & Forms

• Air Traffic Publications
  • Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM)
• FAA Technical Center Library
• Federal Register Notices
• Forms
• Reports
  • ACRP Reports
• Technical Note: Development of a Visual Aid to Indicate Temporary Runway Closure (1987) (PDF, 5.76 MB)
• 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)