May 31, 2023 · This Order establishes guidelines for managing and maintaining two federal plans that are essential to airport development: the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) and the Airports Capital Improvement Plan (ACIP).

The national airport system, envisioned in the first National Airport Plan issued in 1946, has been developed and nurtured through close cooperation among airport sponsors and other local agencies and Federal and State agencies.

The Federal Aviation Administration published the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) on September 30, 2024. For more information, please view the NPIAS narrative below. We have divided the latest NPIAS into sections for easy downloading.

Sep 30, 2022 · In the report, FAA estimates that approximately $62.4 billion is needed between FY23 and FY27 for about 18,700 airport projects eligible for funding under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).

The new FAA report identifies 3,310 public-use airports (3,304 existing and 6 proposed) that are important to the national air transportation system. The six proposed airports include one primary airport for the Chicago area and five non-primary airports for Angoon, Alaska; Newtok, Alaska; Noatak, Alaska; Sitka, Alaska; and Sparta, Kentucky.

This white paper aims to provide a high-level overview of the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS), how it relates to the Alaska Aviation System Plan (AASP), and how both contribute to improvement projects at Alaska airports.

Jan 15, 2025 · The FAA will implement a 3-degree lateral offset at Denver International Airport (DEN) for aircraft approaches on Runway 16R to reduce Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System Resolution Advisories for aircraft approaching that runway, as well as Runway 16L.

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) partners with TSA to coordinate a nationwide Airport Watch Program that uses the eyes and ears of more than 600,000 pilots for observing and reporting suspicious activity.

Jan 9, 2025 · Plans for commercial airline service out of the McKinney National Airport are moving forward after the McKinney City Council approved a site plan Jan. 7 for a new 48,000-square-foot...

Jan 30, 2025 · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport reopened Thursday morning, roughly 14 hours after a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines regional flight crashed into each other,...