A1 Tool 2: Communicate NPIAS and ASSET Roles to the Community Part 1 of this worksheet can be used to gather information about why your airport is included in the NPIAS, and why it has a particular NPIAS classification. For nonprimary airports, Part 2 of this worksheet can be used to identify why your airport has a particular ASSET classification. This information may be used to develop a statement that speaks to these attributes and increases awareness of your and roles in the airport’s benefits community. Part 1: NPIAS Classification Airport Airports must meet the following criteria to be included in the NPIAS. description/ type: Choose all criteria that describes your airport: Publicly owned airport with scheduled air carrier service and more than 2,500 annual revenue passengers enplaned Commercial entered into the NPIAS as a: service airport Primary commercial service airport has 10,001 or more enplanements; or – Nonprimary commercial service airport has between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements. – Is included in the current State Airport System Plan, accepted by FAA; Nonprimary Has at least 10 based aircraft; and publicly owned Serves a community located 30 minutes (20-mile radius is often used as equivalent) or more average ground travel airport time from the nearest existing NPIAS airport. Special Significant national interest such as serving Native American communities or an isolated community; and justification A determination that the benefits of the airport will exceed the potential Federal investment. nonprimary airport Relieve congestion at a commercial service airport that is serving a metropolitan area with a population of at least 250,000 or at least 250,000 enplanements; Reliever airport Provide general aviation access to the overall community; Has at least 100 based aircraft or 25,000 annual itinerant operations; and The airport being relieved must be operating at 60 percent of its capacity. Privately owned Meet the reliever airport criteria and be designated as a reliever airport; or airport Have scheduled service and at least 2,500 passenger enplanements per year Based on: FAA Report to Congress Evaluating the Formulation of the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS), November 2015 –
A1 Tool 2: Communicate NPIAS and ASSET Roles to the Community Part 1 of this worksheet can be used to gather information about why your airport is included in the NPIAS, and why it has a particular NPIAS classification. For nonprimary airports, Part 2 of this worksheet can be used to identify why your airport has a particular ASSET classification. This information may be used to develop a statement that speaks to these attributes and increases awareness of your airport’s benefits and roles in the community. Part 1: NPIAS Classification Airport description/ type: Airports must meet the following criteria to be included in the NPIAS. Choose all criteria that describes your airport: Commercial service airport Publicly owned airport with scheduled air carrier service and more than 2,500 annual revenue passengers enplaned entered into the NPIAS as a: Primary commercial service airport – has 10,001 or more enplanements; or Nonprimary commercial service airport – has between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements. Nonprimary publicly owned airport Is included in the current State Airport System Plan, accepted by FAA; Has at least 10 based aircraft; and Serves a community located 30 minutes (20-mile radius is often used as equivalent) or more average ground travel time from the nearest existing NPIAS airport. Special justification nonprimary airport Significant national interest such as serving Native American communities or an isolated community; and A determination that the benefits of the airport will exceed the potential Federal investment. Reliever airport Relieve congestion at a commercial service airport that is serving a metropolitan area with a population of at least 250,000 or at least 250,000 enplanements; Provide general aviation access to the overall community; Has at least 100 based aircraft or 25,000 annual itinerant operations; and The airport being relieved must be operating at 60 percent of its capacity. Privately owned airport Meet the reliever airport criteria and be designated as a reliever airport; or Have scheduled service and at least 2,500 passenger enplanements per year Based on: FAA Report to Congress – Evaluating the Formulation of the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS), November 2015
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