Airport economic impact studies are used as an indicator of the growth and sustainability of the aviation industry. The collected data demonstrate the importance of an airport and the economic growth of regional, statewide, and national airports. It can be difficult to effectively leverage an airport's economic impact study by demonstrating how the airport contributes to economic growth.
ACRP Synthesis 125: Communication, Implementation, and Outcomes of Airport Economic Impact Studies, from TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program, provides information on how airport economic impact studies have been communicated to stakeholders, how the studies have been implemented to achieve objectives, and what the resulting effects were to the agencies and airports included in the studies.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Communication, Implementation, and Outcomes of Airport Economic Impact Studies. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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Pavement condition data are a critical component of pavement management programs. The accuracy and validity of pavement condition data are the basis for many activities conducted by airports and local agencies.
ACRP Synthesis 124: Automated Pavement Condition Survey Practices at Airports, from TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program, documents airport practices, challenges, and lessons learned in conducting automated pavement condition surveys, which are not always common practices at airports.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Automated Pavement Condition Survey Practices at Airports. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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Airports face increasing regulatory and technical challenges for addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) found on or near their facilities. Sources of PFAS may be attributable to activities such as the use of aqueous film forming foam during aircraft rescue and firefighting activities or from airport neighbors who use products that contain PFAS.
ACRP Research Report 255: PFAS Source Differentiation Guide for Airports, from TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program, provides recommended practices for determining the source of PFAS detected in soil and water on or near an airport.
Supplemental to the report is an Excel tool that can be customized by the user to assist with PFAS source differentiation approaches.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. PFAS Source Differentiation Guide for Airports. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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Airports are facing increasing difficulty in meeting funding needs via traditional revenue sources. New digital tools can be used to generate new revenue opportunities and enhance existing relationships with stakeholders. However, there has been little research on identifying and applying these new synergistic revenue-generating opportunities at airports.
ACRP Research Report 251: Digital Marketing to Enhance Customer Experience and Increase Airport Revenue, from TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program, helps airports explore the use of digitalization to make a passenger's journey from curb to gate a more seamless experience and to leverage an inherent business advantage—passenger time spent at the airport—into potential revenue-generating opportunities.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Digital Marketing to Enhance Customer Experience and Increase Airport Revenue. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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People experiencing homelessness have been increasingly seeking shelter in airports. Homelessness at airports is a complex issue with no easy solutions. Airports and local communities need to work together to provide support for people experiencing homelessness, while also ensuring the safety and security of airport operations.
ACRP Research Report 254: Strategies to Address Homelessness at Airports, from TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program, provides airports and stakeholders with resources and suggested practices to respond, in a comprehensive and humane manner, to people experiencing homelessness.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Strategies to Address Homelessness at Airports. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, airports faced challenges such as implementing health protocols, accessing trusted information, accommodating social distancing, and using effective technologies to control the spread of the virus. Public health officials interviewed for this report acknowledged a potential conflict between sustaining airport operations and promoting travel on the one hand and the need to implement certain health protocols to prevent disease transmission on the other. They also noted that public health governance structures vary from one state to the next, which can affect how COVID-19 response efforts are carried out.
ACRP Research Report 253: Airport Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic, from TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program, is intended as a resource for continued response to COVID-19 and future communicable disease outbreaks. The report summarizes 124 interviews with representatives from 127 airports of all sizes and regions.
There is also a webinar related to the report: Airport Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Airport Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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The main wireless applications at airports—passenger connectivity and airport staff communications—are imposing increasing demands on wireless capacity. Demand for passenger mobile connectivity is skyrocketing as high-speed-capable devices proliferate, and passengers require enhanced connectivity either for work or entertainment during dwell times, including location-based services for a custom travel experience.
The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's ACRP Research Report 242: Transformation in Wireless Connectivity: Guide to Prepare Airports is intended as a resource for airports as they navigate through the existing taxonomy of wireless technologies and their use cases.
ACRP WebResource 15: Assessment Tool for Transformation in Wireless Connectivity is an assessment tool that supports the methodology outlined in the report. It provides a dynamic interface to input the current status of the wireless technology implementation at an airport and to input the intended goals regarding the development of the airport's wireless infrastructure/use cases and generates a report that comprehensively compares the indicated current and target statuses.
Supplemental to the report is a PowerPoint presentation that can be used by airport decisionmakers on proposed solutions.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Transformation in Wireless Connectivity: Guide to Prepare Airports. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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The threat of wildlife strikes with aircraft is increasing due to larger bird populations and quieter aircraft. The challenge of managing this risk has prompted the development of Wildlife Hazard Management Plans (WHMPs) by airport operators, which are required to be reviewed regularly. However, there is little guidance available to assess the effectiveness of these plans over time.
ACRP Research Report 250: Program Evaluation Report Card Tool for Wildlife Hazard Management Plans: User Guide, from TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program, is designed to assess the effectiveness of these plans in reducing the risk of wildlife strikes with aircraft over time.
Supplemental to the report is a PERC Tool designed to determine the overall effectiveness of airport WHMPs.
Software disclaimer: Any software included is offered as is, without warranty or promise of support of any kind either expressed or implied. Under no circumstance will the National Academy of Sciences or the Transportation Research Board (collectively "TRB") be liable for any loss or damage caused by the installation or operation of this product. TRB makes no representation or warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, including without limitation, the warranty of merchantability or the warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, and shall not in any case be liable for any consequential or special damages.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Program Evaluation Report Card Tool for Wildlife Hazard Management Plans: User Guide. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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Investments in baggage handling systems are crucial to airport operations and customer satisfaction, yet decisions are often made solely based on initial capital investment without considering the total cost of ownership (TCO). A TCO analysis could lead to cost savings and opportunities for innovation, energy efficiency, and automation.
ACRP Research Report 252: Airport Baggage Handling System Decision-Making Based on Total Cost of Ownership, from TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program, is designed to help stakeholders understand current operation and maintenance costs, establish a comprehensive governance structure, and consider procurement options and equipment selection in the context of TCO factors.
Supplemental to the report are the Baggage Handling Systems TCO Decision Assist Toolkit and Appendices A–D, which present interview findings, case studies, and the baggage system design submittal process.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Airport Baggage Handling System Decision-Making Based on Total Cost of Ownership. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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Customerfacilitycharges(CFCs)areimposedbyairportproprietorsoncustomersofrentalcarcompaniesatairportstopayforcapitalandoperatingcostsofrentalcarfacilities.CFCshaverelativelylittlefederalregulatoryoversight,andmostareimplementedthroughlocalmunicipalactsand/orcontractualarrangements.Recently,challengestotheimpositionanduseofCFCsandotherairportfeesandchargeshavebeenmountedinseveralstates.
ACRPLegalResearchDigest45:AirportCustomerFacilityCharges:AnalysisofLaws,Regulations,andCaseLaw,fromTRB'sAirportCooperativeResearchProgram,examineslegalissuesarisingunderstateandfederallawfromtheimpositionanduseofCFCs.Thedigestincludesaninventoryofstate-levelauthorizinglegislationinjurisdictionsthatregulateCFCs.JudicialdecisionsregardingthecollectionanduseofCFCsandrelatedissuesarealsoanalyzed.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Airport Customer Facility Charges: Analysis of Laws, Regulations, and Case Law. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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The travel experience can vary greatly for people embarking on the same journey. In particular, travelers with disabilities and older adults usually experience more challenges journeying through the airport.
The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's ACRP Research Report 239: Assessing Airport Programs for Travelers with Disabilities and Older Adults provides the industry with resources and tools to enhance existing programs and services and develop new ones. The report also provides effective assessment tools to evaluate, monitor, and improve different aspects of the customer experience for these two target groups.
An associated online tool, ACRP WebResource 14: Tools to Assess Airport Programs for Travelers with Disabilities and Older Adults, supplements the report. A PDF file with alt text descriptions for the graphics is available upon request from Customer_Service@nap.edu.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Assessing Airport Programs for Travelers with Disabilities and Older Adults. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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The collapse in U.S. air traffic during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic illustrates the speed with which a severe public health emergency can devastate the air travel industry. It further illustrates how quickly an airport operator may have to react to a public health crisis.
The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's ACRP Legal Research Digest 44: Airports Responding to Public Health Emergencies: Legal Considerations is designed to help airport sponsors and other stakeholders in the airport industry consider potential legal questions that they could confront as they address a future public health emergency.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Airports Responding to Public Health Emergencies: Legal Considerations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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Most state agencies have a formal process in place to distribute aviation funds. Each process varies greatly from state to state.
The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's ACRP Synthesis 123: State Aviation Funding: Project Prioritization and Selection Processes documents the various state aviation agency project prioritizations, selections, and justifications for funding aviation under state grant programs.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. State Aviation Funding: Project Prioritization and Selection Processes. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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In the absence of comprehensive guidelines related to standards for surface apron and ramp markings, airports have worked with their specific stakeholder groups (such as airlines and ground crews) to develop unique apron and ramp marking practices that meet their operational needs. Consequently, variations are seen in apron and ramp markings at airports across the United States.
The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's ACRP Synthesis 122: Airfield Apron and Ramp Surface Markings documents airport apron and ramp marking variations at U.S. airports.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Airfield Apron and Ramp Surface Markings. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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Human trafficking has emerged as a critical public concern, with tens of millions of global victims who are moved across international borders and between states using various forms of transportation, including buses, trains, and airplanes, among others. Traffickers may be transporting victims through airports, or victims may be traveling of their own accord, unaware that the job opportunity at the end of their journey is not legitimate.
The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's ACRP Research Report 249: Developing an Airport Program to Address Human Trafficking: A Guide provides a comprehensive, yet scalable, process to help airports identify and respond to possible human trafficking activity at their facilities.
Supplemental to the report are Appendices and a Toolkit that offer a series of resources and references that airports can use to develop a tailored program.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Developing an Airport Program to Address Human Trafficking: A Guide. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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An airport's insurance program is just one component of its overall risk management program. An insurance program can be quite complex, addressing types of coverage, limits, retention amounts, and legal and contractual issues, among other factors.
The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's ACRP Research Report 248: Airport Insurance Requirements provides best practices for airports developing an insurance program, including requirements for contracts with third parties doing business at the airport.
Supplemental to the report are a Brochure and Insurance Coverage Templates.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Airport Insurance Requirements. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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Urban Air Mobility (UAM), or its generalized version, Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), is an emerging aerial transportation approach that involves the operation of highly automated aircraft for a safe and efficient system to transport passengers or cargo at lower altitudes of airspace within urban, suburban, and exurban areas. UAM initiatives are advancing in many communities and will likely bring many societal changes.
The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's ACRP Research Report 243: Urban Air Mobility: An Airport Perspective provides a comprehensive examination of the emerging UAM industry, with a particular focus on its impacts and opportunities for airports.
Supplemental to the report are an Airport AAM Preparation Checklist and a UAM Airport Assessment Toolkit.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Urban Air Mobility: An Airport Perspective. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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Unexpected flight diversions may impact airport operations from routine to emergency incidents.
The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's ACRP Synthesis 121: Managing a Flight Diversion with an Emergency Response at Small, Non-Hub, or General Aviation Airports compiles practices that small, non-hub, and general aviation airports use when planning for and responding to flight diversions that involve an incident or an emergency.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Managing a Flight Diversion with an Emergency Response at Small, Non-Hub, or General Aviation Airports. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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