Airport Environmental Interactions

Airport Environmental Interactions Technical Design Challenge

The following documents will be of interest to participants in the Airport Environmental Interactions Technical Design Challenge:

DOCUMENTS

• • Aviation Weather for Pilots & Flight Operations Personnel (AC 00-6A)
    Basic Weather Information; not system specific. Contains chapter on Icing.

• • Hazards Following Ground Deicing & Ground Operations in Conditions Conducive to Aircraft Icing (AC 20-117)
    Discusses the effect of slight surface roughness caused by ice accumulations on aircraft performance and flight characteristics and the effectiveness of Freezing Point Depressant (FPD) ground deicing and anti-icing fluids.

• • Aircraft Ice Protection (AC 20-73A)
    Discusses types of Aircraft De-Icing

• • Pilot Guide for Large Aircraft Ground Deicing (AC 120-58)
    Recommendations for safe operation of large aircraft in icing conditions; describes recent deicing fluids and procedures

• • Surface Drainage Design (AC 150/5320-5C)
    Design & maintenance of airport drainage systems

• • Design Of Aircraft Deicing Facilities (AC 150/5300-14 & changes)
    Standards, Specifications, and Guidance for de-icing facilities

• • National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Implementing Instructions for Airport Projects (Order 5050.4B)
    Guidance for analyzing potential environmental impacts of major airport actions.

• • Aircraft Fuel Storage, Handling, and Dispensing on Airports (AC 150/5230-4A)
    References to NFPA, NATA, and API Commercial Documentation

WEBSITES

• • FAA Airports Office Website
    Airports publications, data, and contacts

• Transportation Research Board’s Airport Cooperative Research Program
  Information on current and past research sponsored by the ACRP.