The Airport Improvement Program (AIP) provides grants to public agencies---and, in some cases, to private owners and entities---for the planning and development of public-use airports that are included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS).

• Regional Policy and Guidance

Contact Us

• Contact an AIP Specialist

National Policy and Guidance

• Overview: What is AIP & What Airports/Projects are Eligible?
• Acquiring Land for Airports and Relocation Assistance
• Benefit-Cost Analysis
• Grant Assurances for the AIP
• Letter of Intent (LOI) Program
• Military Airport Program (MAP)
• Procurement and Contracting Under AIP

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009

• FY 2009 Cumulative Approved ARRA Grants (3-16-09 through 4-20-09) (MS Excel) (Updated 4/20/2009)
• Airport Projects by Category Funded Under the ARRA (PDF) (Updated 3/27/2009)
• Questions and Answers About Airport Grant Funding Under the ARRA
• Stakeholder Guidance for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) (PDF) (Updated 3/31/2009)
• More FAA Information Related to the ARRA >>

Advisory Circulars (ACs)

• Series 150 AC Library
• AIP ACs
• AC Checklist for AIP and PFC Projects (3/21/2007) (PDF)
  • See also Obstruction Marking and Lighting, AC 70/7460-1

Data, Tools, & Resources

• AIP Grant/Apportionment Data
• AIP Grant Histories
• Airport Acronyms
• Airport Capital Improvement Plan (ACIP)
• FAA Acquisition System Toolset (FAST)
• NPIAS Airports (2009-2013) (MS Excel) (10/1/2008)
• Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) & All-Cargo Data

Guidance & Policy

• AIP Handbook (Order 5100.38)
  • AIP Program Guidance Letters (PGLs)
• Assessment of Innovative Financing Options for the AIP (PDF)
• 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)
• Land Options Used in Federally Funded Airport Projects (PDF)
• Orders

Publications & Forms

• Federal Register Notices
• Forms
• Reports
  • AIP Annual Reports
  • National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS)
• Statutes & Regulations

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