Agricultural Operations on Airport Grounds
2022

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The increasing need to use airport land for non-aeronautical revenue and decrease operating expenses may generate consideration of on-airport farming operations and agricultural leasing.

The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's ACRP Synthesis 117: Agricultural Operations on Airport Grounds compiles literature and practices at airports to initiate and manage agricultural operations on airport grounds.

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94 pages · 8.5 x 11 ·
ISBN Ebook: 0-309-68781-0
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/26543

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Agricultural Operations on Airport Grounds. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

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Front Matter i-x
Summary 1-2
Chapter 1 - Introduction 3-6
Chapter 2 - Survey Responses 7-8
Chapter 3 - State of Practice of Agricultural Operations on Airport Grounds 9-19
Chapter 4 - Findings on Airport Agricultural Land Lease Administration 20-25
Chapter 5 - Findings on Management of Agricultural Operations and Risk Factors 26-31
Chapter 6 - Case Example: Eastern Iowa Airport, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 32-35
Chapter 7 - Summary of Findings 36-38
References and Bibliography 39-39
Glossary 40-40
Acronyms and Abbreviations 41-41
Appendix A - Airport Interview Questionnaire 42-44
Appendix B - Summary of Airport Interview Participants 45-46
Appendix C - Survey Participants 47-55
Appendix D - Survey Instrument and Summary of Responses 56-64
Appendix E - Checklist for Determining Feasibility and Development of Airport Agricultural Program 65-67
Appendix F - Sample Airport Farmland Lease Agreement 68-74
Appendix G - Sample Airport Farmland Bid Form 75-86

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