Coversheet and Table of Contents

Coversheet and Table of Contents (PDF)

Part I: Background

Chapter 1 - Scope and Authority (PDF)

• 1.1. Purpose
• 1.2. Audience
• 1.3. Where Can I Find this Order?
• 1.4. Cancellation of Order 5190.6A
• 1.5. Introduction
• 1.6. Scope
• 1.7. Background
• 1.8. Compliance Program Background
• 1.9. Sources of Airport Sponsor Federal Obligations
• 1.10. FAA Authority to Administer the Compliance Program
• 1.11. through 1.14. reserved

Chapter 2 - Compliance Program (PDF)

• 2.1. Introduction
• 2.2. Background
• 2.3. Determining if an Airport is Federally Obligated
• 2.4. Objectives of the Compliance Program
• 2.5. Program Elements
• 2.6. Priorities and Emphasis
• 2.7. Responsibilities
• 2.8. Analyzing Compliance Status
• 2.9 Compliance Determinations
• 2.10. Airport Noncompliance List (ANL)
• 2.11. through 2.15. reserved
• Exhibit: Federal Obligation Codes
• Exhibit: Sample FAA Form 5010 Airport Master Record
• Exhibit: Sample Airport Grant Certification Compliance Checklist
• Exhibit: A Guide to Sponsor Obligations
• Exhibit: Sample Lease Log

Part II: Types of Federal Agreements

Chapter 3 - Federal Obligations From Property Conveyances (PDF)

• 3.1. Introduction
• 3.2. Background
• 3.3. The War Assets Administration (WAA)
• 3.4. Nonairport Property
• 3.5. The Use of Property for Revenue Production
• 3.6. Highest and Best Use and Suitability for Airport Use
• 3.7. Types of Conveyance Instruments for Surplus Property
• 3.8. Sponsor Federal Obligations for Surplus Property
• 3.9. Duration of Surplus Property Federal Obligations
• 3.10. Airport Sponsor Compliance
• 3.11. Nonsurplus Federal Land Conveyances
• 3.12. Nonsurplus Land Conveyance Federal Obligations
• 3.13. Bureau of Land Management
• 3.14. Federal Obligations Imposed by Other Government Agencies
• 3.15. Duration of Nonsurplus Federal Obligations
• 3.16. Reversion Provisions
• 3.17. Airport Sponsor Compliance
• 3.18. The AP-4 Land Agreements
• 3.19. Base Conversion and Surplus Property
• 3.20. Joint Civilian/Military Use (Joint Use) Airports
• 3.21. Environmental Issues Related to Land Conveyances
• 3.22. through 3.25. reserved
• Exhibit: Sample Surplus Property Conveyance

Chapter 4 - Federal Grant Obligations and Responsibilities (PDF)

• 4.1. Introduction
• 4.2. Sponsor Federal Obligations Under Various Grant Agreements
• 4.3. The Duration of Federal Grant Obligations
• 4.4. The Useful Life of Grant Funded Projects
• 4.5. Airport Sponsor Compliance
• 4.6. Federal Obligations under the Basic Grant Assurance Requirements
• 4.7. through 4.10. reserved
• Table 4.1: Grant Assurance Applicability
• Table 4.2: Standard Grant Assurance Applied to Airport Programs and Projects
• Table 4.3: Grant Assurance Duration
• Table 4.4: Typical Grant History for a Specific Airport McClelland-Palomar Airport, San Diego, California (CRQ) 1983-2005
• Exhibit: Federal Aid to Airports Program (FAAP)
• Exhibit: Airport Development Aid Program (ADAP) and Planning Grant Program (PGP)

Part III: Complaint Resolution

Chapter 5 - Complaint Resolution (PDF)

• 5.1. Introduction
• 5.2. Background
• 5.3. Complaints Handled by Other FAA Offices or Other Federal Agencies
• 5.4. Informal Complaints under § 13.1
• 5.5. Process for Resolving Informal Complaints
• 5.6. Receiving the Complaint
• 5.7. Coordinating Resolution of the Part 13.1 Informal Complaint
• 5.8. Evaluate the Complaint
• 5.9. Attempt to Resolve the Allegation
• 5.10. Dispute Resolution for Part 13.1 Complaints
• 5.11. Determinations on Part 13.1 Complaints and Notification to the Parties
• 5.12. Dismissing a Part 13.1 Complaint
• 5.13. Notice of Apparent Noncompliance
• 5.14. Follow up and Enforcement Actions
• 5.15. Documentation of FAA Regional Airports Division Determination
• 5.16. Formal Complaint: 14 CFR Part 16
• 5.17. through 5.20. reserved
• Exhibit: Sample Part 13.1 Informal Resolution Preliminary Finding

Part IV: Airports and Aeronautical Users

Chapter 6 - Rights and Powers and Good Title (PDF)

• 6.1. Introduction
• 6.2. Airport Governance Structures
• 6.3. Controlling Grant Assurances
• 6.4. Interrelationship of Issues
• 6.5. Assignment of Federal Obligations
• 6.6. Rights and Powers
• 6.7. Transfer to Another Eligible Recipient
• 6.8. Transfer to the United States Government
• 6.9. Delegation of Federal Obligations
• 6.10. Subordination of Title
• 6.11. New Sponsor Document Review
• 6.12. Title and Property Interest
• 6.13. Airport Management Agreements
• 6.14. Airport Privatization Pilot Program
• 6.15. Privatization Outside of the Airport Privatization Pilot Program
• 6.16 through 6.20 reserved

Chapter 7 - Airport Operations (PDF)

• 7.1. Introduction
• 7.2. Scope of Airport Maintenance Federal Obligations
• 7.3. Grant Assurance 19, Operation and Maintenance
• 7.4. Maintenance Procedures
• 7.5. Criteria for Satisfactory Compliance with Grant Assurance 19, Operation and Maintenance
• 7.6. Airport Pavement Maintenance Requirement
• 7.7. Major Pavement Repairs
• 7.8. Requirement to Operate the Airport
• 7.9. Local Rules and Procedures
• 7.10. Operations in Inclement Weather
• 7.11. Availability of Federally Acquired Airport Equipment
• 7.12. Part-time Operation of Airport Lighting
• 7.13. Hazards and Mitigation
• 7.14. Use of Airports by Federal Government Aircraft
• 7.15. Negotiation Regarding Charges
• 7.16. Land for Federal Facilities
• 7.17. Federal Government Use during a National Emergency or War
• 7.18. Airport Layout Plan (ALP)
• 7.19. Exhibit "A" and Airport Property Map
• 7.20. Access by Intercity Buses
• 7.21. Temporary Closing of an Airport
• 7.22. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Security Requirements
• 7.23. through 7.26. reserved

Chapter 8 - Exclusive Rights (PDF)

• 8.1. Introduction
• 8.2 Definition of an Exclusive Right
• 8.3. Legislative and Statutory History
• 8.4. Development of the Exclusive Rights Prohibition into FAA Policy
• 8.5. Aeronautical Operations of the Sponsor
• 8.6. Airports Having a Single Aeronautical Service Provider
• 8.7. Denying Requests by Qualified Providers
• 8.8. Exclusive Rights Violations
• 8.9 Exceptions to the General Rule
• 8.10. UNICOM
• 8.11. Implementation of Policy
• 8.12. Military and Special Purpose Airports
• 8.13. through 8.18. reserved

Chapter 9 - Unjust Discrimination between Aeronautical Users (PDF)

• 9.1. Introduction
• 9.2. Rental Fees and Charges: General
• 9.3. Types of Charges for Use of Airport Facilities
• 9.4. Airport Tenant and Concessionaire Charges to Airport Users
• 9.5. Terms and Conditions Applied to Tenants Offering Aeronautical Services
• 9.6. Fixed-Base Operations and Other Aeronautical Services
• 9.7. Availability of Leased Space
• 9.8. Air Carrier Airport Access
• 9.9. Civil Rights
• 9.10. FAA Policy on Granting Preferential Treatment Based on Residency
• 9.11. through 9.14. reserved

Chapter 10 - Reasonable Commercial Minimum Standards (PDF)

• 10.1. Introduction
• 10.2. FAA Recognition of Minimum Standards
• 10.3. Use of Minimum Standards to Protect an Exclusive Right
• 10.4. Benefits of Minimum Standards
• 10.5. Developing and Applying Minimum Standards
• 10.6. Flying Clubs
• 10.7. through 10.10. reserved
• Exhibit: Sample Flying Club Rules and Regulations

Chapter 11 - Self-Service (PDF)

• 11.1. General
• 11.2. Restrictions on Self-servicing Aircraft
• 11.3. Permitted Activities
• 11.4. Contracting to a Third Party
• 11.5. Restricted Service Activities
• 11.6. Reasonable Rules and Regulations
• 11.7 Restrictions Based on Safety and Location
• 11.8. Activities Not Classified as Self-service
• 11.9. Sponsor Self-service Prerogatives
• 11.10. Fractional Aircraft Ownership Programs
• 11.11. through 11.14. reserved

Chapter 12 - Review of Aeronautical Lease Agreements (PDF)

• 12.1. Introduction
• 12.2. Background
• 12.3. Review of Agreements
• 12.4. FAA Opinion on Review
• 12.5. Agreements Covering Aeronautical Services to the Public
• 12.6. Agreements Involving the Entire Airport
• 12.7. Agreements Granting "Through-the-Fence" Access
• 12.8. through 12.12. reserved
• Exhibit: FAA Response to Request for Residential "Through-the-Fence"
• Exhibit: Sample Response to Request Release for "Through-the-Fence" Purposes

Chapter 13 - Airport Noise and Access Restrictions (PDF)

• 13.1. Introduction and Responsibilities
• 13.2. Background
• 13.3. Overview of the Noise-Related Responsibilities of the Federal Government
• 13.4 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 36, Noise Standards for Aircraft Type and Airworthiness Certification
• 13.5 The Aircraft Noise Compatibility Planning Program
• 13.6. Compliance Review
• 13.7. Mandatory Headquarters Review
• 13.8. Balanced Approach to Noise Mitigation
• 13.9. Cumulative Noise Metric
• 13.10. General Noise Assessment
• 13.11. Residential Development
• 13.12. Impact on Other Airports and Communities
• 13.13. The Concept of Unjust Discrimination
• 13.14. Part 161 Restrictions Impacting Stage 2 or Stage 3 Aircraft
• 13.15. Undue Burden on Interstate Commerce
• 13.16. Use of Complaint Data
• 13.17. Use of Advisory Circular (AC) 36-3
• 13.18. Integrated Noise Modeling
• 13.19. Future Noise Policy
• 13.20. through 13.25 reserved
• Table 13-1: Caomparison of Aircraft Using Advisory Circular (AC) 36-3
• Exhibit: Land Use Compatibility with Yearly Day-Night Average Sound Levels Table
• Exhibit: Noise Abatement Procedures

Chapter 14 - Restrictions Based on Safety and Efficiency Procedures and Organization (PDF)

• 14.1. Introduction
• 14.2. Applicable Law
• 14.3. Restricting Aeronautical Activities
• 14.4. Minimum Standards and Airport Regulations
• 14.5. Agency Determinations on Safety and Efficiency
• 14.6. Methodology
• 14.7. Reasonable Accommodation
• 14.8. Restrictions on Touch-and-Go Operations
• 14.9. Sport-Pilot Regulations
• 14-10. Coordination
• 14.11. through 14.15. Reserved
• Exhibit: Sample Request for Safety Determination
• Exhibit: Sample Flight Standards Response
• Exhibit: Sample Visual Depiction of Flight Standards-Approved Flight Pattern to Accommodate Ultralight Operations
• Exhibit: Sample Air Traffic Assessment and Response
• Exhibit: Sample FAA Objection to a Proposed Overreaching Accommodation of an Aeronautical Activity

Part V: Financial Responsibilities

Chapter 15 - Permitted and Prohibited Uses of Airport Revenue (PDF)

• 15.1. Intoduction
• 15.2. Legislative History
• 15.3. Privatization
• 15.4. Grant Assurance
• 15.5. FAA Policy
• 15.6. Airport Revenue Defined
• 15.7. Applicability of Airport Revenue Requirements
• 15.8. Federal Financial Assistance
• 15.9. Permitted Uses of Airport Revenue
• 15.10. Grandfathering from Prohibitions on Use of Airport Revenue
• 15.11. Allocation of Indirect Costs
• 15.12. Standard for Documentation
• 15.13. Prohibited Uses of Airport Revenue
• 15.14. through 15.19. reserved
• Exhibit: Grandfathered Airport List

Chapter 16 - Resolution of Unlawful Revenue Diversion (PDF)

• 16.1. Background
• 16.2. FAA Authorization
• 16.3. Section 47133 and Grant Assurance 25, Airport Revenues
• 16.4. Agency Policy
• 16.5. Responsibility
• 16.6. Detection of Airport Revenue Diversion
• 16.7. Investigation of a Complaint of Unlawful Revenue Diversion
• 16.8. Investigation without a Formal Complaint
• 16.9. Administrative Sanctions
• 16.10. Civil Penalties and Interest
• 16.11. Compliance with Reporting and Audit Requirements
• 16.12. Statute of Limitations on Enforcement
• 16.13. through 16.17. reserved

Chapter 17 - Self-sustainability (PDF)

• 17.1 Introduction
• 17.2 Legislative History
• 17.3. Applicability
• 17.4. Related FAA Policies
• 17.5. Self-sustaining Principle
• 17.6. Airport Circumstances
• 17.7. Long-term Approach
• 17.8. New Agreements
• 17.9. Revenue Surpluses
• 17.10. Rates Charged for Aeronautical Use
• 17.11. Nonaeronautical Rates
• 17.12. Fair Market Value
• 17.13. Exceptions to the Self-sustaining Rule: General
• 17.14. Property for Community Purposes
• 17.15. Exception for Community Use
• 17.16. Exception for Not-for-Profit Aviation Organizations
• 17.17. Exception for Transit Projects
• 17.18. Exception for Private Transit Systems
• 17.19. Exception for Military Aeronautical Units
• 17.20. through 17.24. reserved

Chapter 18 - Airport Rates and Charges (PDF)

• 18.1. Responsibilities
• 18.2. Policy Regarding Airport Rates and Charges
• 18.3. Aeronautical Use and Users
• 18.4. Definitions
• 18.5. Principles
• 18.6. Local Negotiation and Resolution
• 18.7. Formal Complaints
• 18.8. Fair and Reasonable
• 18.9. Permitted Airfield Costs
• 18.10. Environmental Costs
• 18.11. Noise
• 18.12. Insurance
• 18.13. Causation
• 18.14. Facilities under Construction
• 18.15. Costs of Another Airport
• 18.16. Airport System
• 18.17. Closed Airport
• 18.18. Maintenance of Closed Airport
• 18.19. Project Costs
• 18.20. Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Projects
• 18.21. Prohibition on Unjust Discrimination
• 18.22. Self-sustaining Rate Structure
• 18.23. through 18.28. reserved

Chapter 19 - Airport Financial Reports (PDF)

• 19.1. Introduction
• 19.2. Legislative History
• 19.3. Grant Assurance 26, Reports and Inspections
• 19.4. Applicability
• 19.5. Annual Financial Reports
• 19.6. Procedures for Evaluating the Airport Owners/Sponsors Financial Reporting Program
• 19.7. Single Audit Reports
• 19.8. through 19.11 reserved
• Exhibit: Airport Financial Reporting Program Brochure

Part VI: Land Use

Chapter 20 - Compatible Land Use and Airspace Protection (PDF)

• 20.1. Background
• 20.2. Zoning and Land Use Planning
• 20.3. Residential Use of Land on or Near Airport Property
• 20.4. Residential Airparks Adjacent to Federally Obligated Airports
• 20.5. Residential Development on Federally Obligated Airports
• 20.6. through 20.10. reserved
• Exhibit: Sample Easement and Right-of-Way Grant
• Exhibit: Fair Disclosure Statement
• Exhibit: Suggested Disclosure to Real Estate Buyers
• Exhibit: Sample FAA Position Letter on Residential Airparks

Chapter 21 - Land Use Compliance Inspection (PDF)

• 21.1. Introduction
• 21.2. Background
• 21.3. Elements of the Land Use Inspection
• 21.4. Responsibilities
• 21.5. Authority
• 21.6. Land Use Inspection Guidance
• 21.7. Sample Correspondence
• 21.8. through 21.12. reserved
• Exhibit: Follow-Up and Corrective Action Sample
• Exhibit: Sample Post-Inspection Land Use Report
• Exhibit: Sample Notification of Violation

Part VII: Releases and Property Reversions

Chapter 22 - Releases from Federal Obligations (PDF)

• 22.1. Introduction
• 22.2. Definition
• 22.3. Duration and Authority
• 22.4 FAA Consideration of Releases
• 22.5 Request for Concurrent use of Aeronautical Property for Other Uses
• 22.6. Release for Interim Use of Aeronautical Property for Other Uses
• 22.7. Release of Federal Maintenance Obligation
• 22.8. Industrial Use Changes
• 22.9. Release of National Emergency Use Provision (NEUP)
• 22.10. Release from Federal Obligation to Furnish Space or Land without Charge
• 22.11. Release of Reverter Clause
• 22.12. Exclusive Rights Federal Obligations cannot be Released without Release and Disposal of the Parcel or Closure of Airport
• 22.13. Federal Obligations Imposed with the Airport Layout Plan and Exhibit "A"
• 22.14. Procedures for Operational Releases or Requests for Change in Use
• 22.15. Release of Federal Obligations in Regard to Personal Property, Structures, and Facilities
• 22.16. All Disposals of Real Airport Property
• 22.17. Release of Federal Obligations in Regard to Real Property Acquired as Federal Surplus Property
• 22.18. Release of Federal Obligations in Regard to Real Property Acquired with Federal Grant Assistance
• 22.19. Effect of Not Receiving or Receiving a Grant after December 30, 1987
• 22.20. Release of Entire Airport
• 2.21. Procedures for the Application, Consideration, and Resolution of Release Requests
• 22.22. General Documentation Procedures
• 22.23. Airport Sponsor Request for Release
• 22.24. Content of Written Requests for Release
• 22.25. Content of Request for Written Release for Disposal
• 22.26. Exhibits to the Written Request for Release
• 22.27. FAA Evaluation of Sponsor Requests
• 22.28. FAA Determination on Sponsor Requests
• 22.29. FAA Completion of Action on Sponsor Requests
• 22.30. FAA Denial of Release or Modification
• 22.31. Procedures for Public Notice for a Change in Use of Aeronautical Property
• 22.32. FAA Consent by Letter of Intent to Release -- Basis for Use
• 22.33. The Environmental Implications of Releases
• 22.34. through 22.37. reserved
• Exhibit: Sample NEUP Legal Description
• Exhibit: Sample NEUP Release Request
• Exhibit: Sample DoD Response to FAA NEUP Release Request
• Exhibit: Notification Memo for Federal Register Notice Governing the Notification and Release of Aeronautical Property
• Exhibit: Sample Federal Register Notice Governing the Notification and Release of Aeronautical Property
• Exhibit: Sample Letter of Intent to Release Airport Property
• Exhibit: Table 22.1: Guide to Releases
• Exhibit: Sample Actual Deed of Release

Chapter 23 - Reversions of Airport Property (PDF)

• 23.1. Introduction
• 23.2. General
• 23.3. Right of Reverter
• 23.4. Authority to Exercise Reverter
• 23.5. Instruments of Conveyance
• 23.6. Reconveyances
• 23.7. Involuntary Reversion
• 23.8. Reversioner Federal Agency
• 23.9. Determination of Default
• 23.10. Notice of Intent to Exercise the Right of Reverter
• 23.11. Voluntary Reconveyance to Correct a Default
• 23.12. Voluntary Reconveyance Documentation
• 23.13. Notice of Reverter of Property and Revestment of Title and Property Interest in the U.S.
• 23.14. Recording Notice of Reversion of Property and Revestment of Title in the United States
• 23.15. Certificate of Inspection and Possession
• 23.16. Possession, Posting or Marking of Property
• 23.17. Reversion Case Studies
• 23.18. through 23.21. reserved

Appendices, References, & Index

Appendix A - Airport Sponsors Assurances (PDF)

Appendix B - Reserved (PDF)

Appendix C - Advisory Circulars on Exclusive Rights and Minimum Standards for Commercial Aeronautical Activities (PDF)

Appendix D - Policy Regarding Airport Rates and Charges (PDF)

Appendix E - Policies and Procedures Concerning the Use of Airport Revenue (PDF)

Appendix E-1 - Factors Affecting Award of Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Discretionary Grants (PDF)

Appendix F - 14 CFR Parts 13 and 16 (PDF)

Appendix F-1 - Part 16 Decisions (Case Files) (PDF)

Appendix F-2 - Reserved (PDF)

Appendix F-3 - Sample Part 16 Corrective Action Acceptance (PDF)

Appendix G - Formal Compliance Inspection (PDF)

Appendix G-1 - Sample Airport Noncomplaince List (ANL) (PDF)

Appendix H - Sample Audit Information (PDF)

Appendix I - SPA Reg. 16 (PDF)

Appendix J - DoD Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) (PDF)

Appendix J-1 - Airport Joint Use Agreement for  Military Use of Civilian Airfields (PDF)

Appendix K - Part 155—Release of Airport Property from Surplus Property Disposal Restrictions (PDF)

Appendix L - Reserved (PDF)

Appendix M - Reserved (PDF)

Appendix N - Reserved (PDF)

Appendix O - Sample Minimum Standards for Commercial Aeronautical Activities (PDF)

Appendix P - Sample Airport Rules and Regulations (PDF)

Appendix Q - Reserved (PDF)

Appendix R - Airport Layout Plan (ALP) (PDF)

Appendix S - FAA Weight-Based Restrictions at Airports (PDF)

Appendix T - Sample FAA Letter on Replacement Airport (PDF)

Appendix U - Sample Joint-Use Agreement (PDF)

Appendix V - Sample Deed of Conveyance (PDF)

Appendix W - Reserved (PDF)

Appendix X - 14 CFR Part 161 (PDF)

Appendix Y - Reserved (PDF)

Appendix Z - Definitions and Acronyms (PDF)

References (PDF)

Index (PDF)