Federal Aviation Administration

Airport Engineering

Airport Safety and Standards

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, and for the Airport Safety Data Program.

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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
John R. Dermody, P.E. Manager  
Michael T. McNerney, Ph.D., P.E. Assistant Manager
  • Airports GIS
Lillian Miller Secretary  
Robert Bonanni, P.E. National Resource Engineer for Airport Airspace
  • Airport Airspace
  • Satellite Navigation
  • Airports GIS
  • ICAO-Visual Aids
  • Airport Obstructions Standards Committee (AOSC)
Gregory Cline, P.E. Civil Engineer
  • Airport Pavement Design
Steven Debban, P.E. Civil Engineer
  • Airport Design
  • Airport Airspace
Paul Friedman Mechanical Engineer
  • Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting (ARFF) Vehicles & Training Facilities
  • Foreign Object Debris (FOD) Radar & Management
  • Avian Radar
  • Vehicle Painting, Marking, and Lighting
  • Aircraft Boarding Equipment
  • Airport Accessibility
  • Frangible Connections
  • Seaplane Bases
  • ICAO - Central America & Caribbean Region
  • Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)
  • R & D
Khalil Kodsi, P.E. Civil Engineer
  • Airport Design
  • Heliport Design
  • Construction Safety
George Legarreta Civil Engineer
  • Airport Design
  • New Large Aircraft
  • ICAO - Airport Design
  • Winter Operations
  • Snow & Ice Control Equipment
  • Runway Deicing Chemicals
Alvin Logan Electronic Engineer
  • Airport Lighting & Electrical Systems
  • Airport Lighting Power & Control Systems
  • ICAO Visual Aids
Thomas Mai Electronic Engineer
  • Airport Lighting & Electrical Systems
  • Heliport Lighting
  • Obstruction Lighting Equipment
  • Airport Signs
Michael Meyers, P.E. Civil Engineer
  • Runway Safety Areas
  • EMAS/Aircraft Arresting Systems
  • Safety Management Systems
Dermot Mitchell (Contractor) Program Manager
  • Airport Safety Data Program (5010)
Shyam Parhi, Ph.D Computer Scientist
  • Airports GIS
Jeff Rapol Civil Engineer
  • Airport Construction Standards
  • Airport Paving Standards
Richard L. Smith Electronic Engineer
  • Airport Lighting Equipment
  • Airport Lighting Equipment Certification Program
Raymond Zee, P.E. Civil Engineer/Airport Airspace Specialist
  • Obstruction Evaluation/Airport Airspace Analysis
  • National Airspace System
Vacant Civil Engineer
  • Airport Design

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