The Airport Improvement Program is a United States federal grant program that provides funds to public use airports to help improve safety and efficiency. Improvement projects relate to runways, taxiways, ramps, lighting, signage, weather stations, NAVAIDs, land acquisition, and some areas of planning. The program is managed by the Federal Aviation Administration.[1]
Funding for the program is provided from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, which receives revenue from taxes on airplane tickets sold to the public and a tax on aviation fuel. The federal grant may cover between 75 and 95 percent of the eligible costs, depending on the type of improvement and the size of the airport. Both commercial and general aviation airports are eligible for AIP grants.[2]
Grants awarded for Fiscal Year 2017 totaled $3,332,800,000.[3]
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Aviation Careers Education (ACE) Academy 2012 at Van Nuys Airport
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/Music/ /Music/ /Music/ /Music/ /Music/ /Music/ Everybody, welcome! We are going to have a fabulous time. We're gonna go to about seventeen different places and learn a lot about careers in aviation. My name is Martin O'Connell and I decided to become part of the ACE program because I'm just really interested in flight. Ever since maybe I was like..6? 7? around that age and I built models and things so I thought this would be a great opportunity for me. Well, ever since I was in the second grade, I've always had the dream of becoming an airline pilot and I still have this dream 'till this very day. It definitely opens your mind, it opens your, just your eyes about how the aviation industry really is. There's a lot of people behind the scenes that actually make aviation possible. /Music/ /Music/ /Music/ So the ACE program is basically like a week-long program- five days, where you basically go to different places to explore the aviation world not just like the pilots and actual planes but actually other jobs that you might be interested in related to aviation. /Music/ I learned that there's many careers in the aviation industry like you can be a mechanic, you could paint the airplanes, advertising, the actual pilots... My main goal though, is to be a pilot by the time I'm like twenty. I got to meet two pilots and the one I met on Southwest, he was really nice and he told me how he got his start and it just like inspired me more to pursue my passion of being a pilot. /Music/ When you're flying an airplane it's, it's a really great experience. It's the feeling of freedom being up in the air, you know, being able to look down at all the people. There are so many things going on behind the scenes, of the big picture that no one really knows and with the ACE program you can actually get a taste of what that's like. This academy allows you to experience every single thing- What you know, what you wanna do, if you want to get into this industry /Music/ All: "To aviation!" /Music/ /Music/ When it came to aviation, and corporations or government entities that have something to do with aviation, you got a picture of things that most people anywhere in the world, have never been introduced to. And you at your young age, you have done that. That's pretty awesome, that's very special. Graduation feels fantastic, I'm sad that I'm leaving the program right now because I was enjoying each and every experience that we got to be part of, but it's still nice to know that you have something like that under your belt and hopefully I'll be back next year. My future plans are- as of right now, a possibility is an Air Force pilot, following that it would be hopefully a career in you're in aeronautical engineering or with the backing of piloting and just the love of design. The ACE program is a big boost when it comes to finding a job but like if, if you really love flying then it could be your career. It's so cool how you could do something you want to do and also get paid for it at the same time. If you have a dream, go for it, don't let anyone or anything discourage you even though you might be the first out of the group of people that you know, don't let that discourage you either, and go for it! We are taking off from the international airport.
History
The program was established under the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (Pub. L. 97–248) by combining the Planning Grant Program (PGP) and Airport Development Air Program (ADAP) into a single normally multi-year grant.[4][5] In 1994, the provisions of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 were codified in subchapter I of chapter 471 of title 49, United States Code.
Previous related programs include:
- Federal Airport Act of 1946
- Federal-Aid Airport Program (FAAP)
- Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970
- Planning Grant Program (PGP)
- Airport Development Aid Program (ADAP)
Amendments to 1982 Act
U.S. Congressional amendments to the Airport and Airway Improvement Act.
| Date of Enactment | Public Law Number | U.S. Statute Citation | U.S. Legislative Bill | U.S. Presidential Administration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 30, 1987 | P.L. 100-223 | 101 Stat. 1486 | H.R. 2310 | Ronald W. Reagan |
| October 31, 1992 | P.L. 102-581 | 106 Stat. 4872 | H.R. 6168 | George H.W. Bush |
| August 23, 1994 | P.L. 103-305 | 108 Stat. 1569 | H.R. 2739 | William J. Clinton |
2017 budget
In Fiscal Year 2017 the FAA awarded $802.5 million in grants to 109 large airports and $2.472 billion to 1,613 small airports. An additional $57.6 million was awarded for airport system planning grants to state transportation agencies.[3] In 2021, more than $627 million was provided in funding to 390 airports.[6]
References
- ^ "Airport Improvement Program". Washington, D.C.: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). 2020-02-28.
- ^ "Overview: What is AIP?". FAA. 2017-11-15.
- ^ a b Airport Improvement Program Fiscal Year 2017 Report to Congress (PDF) (Report). FAA. February 2019. p. 6.
- ^ "Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 ~ P.L. 97-248" (PDF). 96 Stat. 671 ~ House Bill 4961. Legis★Works. September 3, 1982. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- ^ "H.R. 4961 ~ Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982". P.L. 97-248 ~ 96 Stat. 324. Congress.gov. November 13, 1981.
- ^ "Harrison County Airport secures $310,000 in funding". timesleaderonline.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
External links
- Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "George Bush: "Statement on Signing the Airport and Airway Safety, Capacity, Noise Improvement, and Intermodal Transportation Act of 1992," October 31, 1992". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.
- Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "William J. Clinton: "Statement on Signing the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994," August 23, 1994". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.
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