Legal Issues Concerning the Safety and Security of General Aviation Airports (2025)
Chapter: CONTENTS
CONTENTS
A Complex History of Airport Safety Regulation
A Review of ACRP Synthesis 3: General Aviation Safety and Security Practices
III. Airport Defined: The Foundation of Safety and Security Regulations
No Standard Definition of an Airport
Means or Mechanism for Enforcing State Standards
Heliport and Vertiport Standards—General Aviation Airport in the NPIAS System
Advanced Air Mobility and Local Regulation
State Zoning and Obstruction Regulations
Adoption of the Federal Scheme
Variation from the Federal Scheme with Reference to the Federal Requirements
Creating an Independent State Scheme
VI. Categorization of Airports
Categorization of Airports Within the State and Federal Systems
VII. Safety Inspection and Database Convergence
Airport Inspection and the Airport Data Information Portal
Block Grant States and Channeling States Administration of Federal Safety and Security Funds
VIII. Federalist System and Legal Limitations
Appendix A. State Statutory, Administrative Code, Survey Response, and Resources
