(b) The plan required by this section must contain instructions for response to -. In such a case, the Regional Airports Division Manager incorporates the finding of the emergency and a brief statement of the reasons for the finding in the notice of the amendment. Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material All Historical Document Collections OMB Details Initial Certification of Airports, Reporting Federal Enterprise Architecture: Transportation - Air Transportation (f) The plan must include at least the following: (1) A list of the individuals having authority and responsibility for implementing each aspect of the plan. See the 'Cross Reference' blocks in the text of this content for more information. (4) Duties required under the Airport Certification Manual and the requirements of this part. view historical versions Title 14 Chapter I Subchapter G Part 139 View Full Text Previous Next Top eCFR Content A separate drafting site (b) Submit with the application, two copies of an Airport Certification Manual prepared in accordance with subpart C of this part. (4) At least once every 12 consecutive calendar months, review the plan with all of the parties with whom the plan is coordinated, as specified in paragraph (g)(1) of this section, to ensure that all parties know their responsibilities and that all of the information in the plan is current. (2) Dry chemical, halon 1211, or clean agent through a turret - 16 pounds per second. Joint-use airport means an airport owned by the Department of Defense, at which both military and civilian aircraft make shared use of the airfield. Certain operations by air carriers that conduct public charter operations under 14 CFR part 380 are covered by the statutory requirements to operate to and from part 139 airports. (1) Provide measures to alleviate or eliminate wildlife hazards to air carrier operations; (2) Be submitted to, and approved by, the Administrator prior to implementation; and. formatting. Manages the airside training program per 14 CFR Part 139.303. Such records must be maintained for 24 consecutive calendar months after completion of training. Title 14 - Aeronautics and Space Chapter I - FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTINUED) Subchapter G - AIR CARRIERS AND OPERATORS FOR COMPENSATION OR HIRE: CERTIFICATION AND OPERATIONS Part 139 - CERTIFICATION OF AIRPORTS Date January 1, 2011 Authority 49 U.S.C. learn more about the process here. If you have questions for the Agency that issued the current document please contact the agency directly. Any reduction in the rescue and firefighting capability from the Index required by paragraph (a) of this section, in accordance with paragraph (c) of this section, must be subject to the following conditions: (1) Procedures for, and the persons having the authority to implement, the reductions must be included in the Airport Certification Manual. A Class IV airport cannot serve scheduled large or small air carrier aircraft. (c) FAA Advisory Circulars contain methods and procedures for the installation, lighting, and maintenance of traffic and wind indicators that are acceptable to the Administrator. Summary: If adopted, 139.303 (g) will require training for all personnel authorized to access the non-movement area as designated in the Airport Certification Manual, regardless of their duties or duration of access. (1) Each certificate holder must provide and maintain sign systems for air carrier operations on the airport that are authorized by the Administrator and consist of at least the following: (i) Signs identifying taxiing routes on the movement area. The certificate holder must notify the appropriate FAA Regional Airports Division Manager immediately when noncompliance is discovered and corrective action cannot be accomplished within a reasonable period of time. The Index is determined by a combination of -, (1) The length of air carrier aircraft and. (c) The Administrator, after investigation, finds the applicant is properly and adequately equipped and able to provide a safe airport operating environment in accordance with -. A description of each movement area available for air carriers and its safety areas, and each road described in, 7. (b) Maintain records required under this part as follows: (1) Personnel training. Information on obtaining the North American Emergency Response Guidebook is available from the Regional Airports Division Manager. (6) Procedures to review and evaluate the wildlife hazard management plan every 12 consecutive months or following an event described in paragraphs (b)(1), (b)(2), and (b)(3) of this section, including: (i) The plan's effectiveness in dealing with known wildlife hazards on and in the airport's vicinity and. (i) One vehicle carrying the extinguishing agents as specified in paragraph (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this section; and. (d) Each certificate holder must inspect the physical facilities of each airport tenant fueling agent at least once every 3 consecutive months for compliance with paragraph (b) of this section and maintain a record of that inspection for at least 12 consecutive calendar months. Air carrier operation means the takeoff or landing of an air carrier aircraft and includes the period of time from 15 minutes before until 15 minutes after the takeoff or landing. (f) The plan required by this section must contain provisions, to the extent practicable, for the rescue of aircraft accident victims from significant bodies of water or marsh lands adjacent to the airport that are crossed by the approach and departure flight paths of air carriers. (d) The wildlife hazard assessment required under paragraph (b) of this section must be submitted to the Administrator for approval and determination of the need for a wildlife hazard management plan. Navigate by entering citations or phrases (5) Prompt notification, in accordance with 139.339, of all air carriers using the airport when any portion of the movement area normally available to them is less than satisfactorily cleared for safe operation by their aircraft. FAA.gov. (4) The full-strength surfaces must have no holes or depressions that exceed 3 inches in depth and are of a breadth capable of impairing directional control or causing damage to an aircraft. (6) Training of fueling personnel in fire safety in accordance with paragraph (e) of this section. Subscribe to: Changes in Title 14 :: Chapter I :: Subchapter G :: Part 139. If you would like to comment on the current content, please use the 'Content Feedback' button below for instructions on contacting the issuing agency. will also bring you to search results. 2. (ii) Aspects of the wildlife hazards described in the wildlife hazard assessment that should be reevaluated. (2) A description and date of any accidents or incidents in the movement areas and safety areas involving air carrier aircraft, a ground vehicle or a pedestrian. Title 14 was last amended 3/02/2023. No. Air carrier aircraft means an aircraft that is being operated by an air carrier and is categorized as either a large air carrier aircraft if designed for at least 31 passenger seats or a small air carrier aircraft if designed for more than 9 passenger seats but less than 31 passenger seats, as determined by the aircraft type certificate issued by a competent civil aviation authority. (1) Such an arrangement is authorized by the Administrator; (2) A description of responsibilities and duties that will be assumed by an independent organization or designee is specified in the Airport Certification Manual; and. (2) Unless otherwise authorized by the Administrator, the signs required by paragraph (b)(1) of this section must be internally illuminated at each Class I, II, and IV airport. citations and headings (2) Reasonable protection of persons and property from aircraft blast. (3) Any reproduction, for a fraudulent purpose, of any certificate or approval issued under this part. Aircraft rescue and firefighting: Operational requirements. 139.317 Aircraft rescue and firefighting: Equipment and agents. Aircraft rescue and firefighting: Index determination. (3) Any other provisions of this part that the Administrator finds necessary to ensure safety in air transportation. Heliport means an airport, or an area of an airport, used or intended to be used for the landing and takeoff of helicopters. Each certificate holder must provide and maintain marking systems for air carrier operations on the airport that are authorized by the Administrator and consist of at least the following: (1) Runway markings meeting the specifications for takeoff and landing minimums for each runway. (a) As determined by the Administrator, each certificate holder whose airport is located where snow and icing conditions occur must prepare, maintain, and carry out a snow and ice control plan in a manner authorized by the Administrator. (2) Surface irregularities on movement areas, safety areas, or loading ramps and parking areas. Twelve consecutive calendar months for records of airport condition information dissemination, as required under 139.339. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2013. (b) Increase in Index. PART 139CERTIFICATION OF AIRPORTS Subpart AGeneral Sec. (5) Fire safety in mobile fuelers, fueling pits, and fueling cabinets. Such personnel must be trained prior to initial performance of rescue and firefighting duties and receive recurrent instruction every 12 consecutive calendar months. Title: Safety Enhancements to 14 CFR part 139, Certification of Airports. Title 14 - Aeronautics and Space CHAPTER I - FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SUBCHAPTER G - AIR CARRIERS AND OPERATORS FOR COMPENSATION OR HIRE: CERTIFICATION AND OPERATIONS PART 139 - CERTIFICATION OF AIRPORTS Subpart D - Operations 139.319 Aircraft rescue and firefighting: Operational requirements. Organization and Purpose (4) No objects may be located in any safety area, except for objects that need to be located in a safety area because of their function. (b) For airports serving any air carrier operation when there is no control tower operating, a segmented circle, a landing strip indicator and a traffic pattern indicator must be installed around a wind cone for each runway with a right-hand traffic pattern. (3) Airport communications, including radio communication between the air traffic control tower and personnel, use of the common traffic advisory frequency if there is no air traffic control tower or the tower is not in operation, and procedures for reporting unsafe airport conditions. In 2004, FAA issued a final rule that revised the Federal airport certification regulation [Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 139 (14 CFR Part 139] and established certification requirements for airports serving scheduled air carrier operations in aircraft designed for more than 9 passenger seats but less than 31 passenger seats. Records of each accident or incident occurring after the June 9, 2004 must be maintained for 12 consecutive calendar months from the date of the accident or incident. (1) One vehicle carrying at least 500 pounds of sodium-based dry chemical, halon 1211, or clean agent and 1,500 gallons of water and the commensurate quantity of AFFF for foam production. (c) Make and maintain any additional records required by the Administrator, this part, and the Airport Certification Manual. (c) Lighting. (c) Each certificate holder must, as a fueling agent, comply with, and require all other fueling agents operating on the airport to comply with, the standards established under paragraph (b) of this section and must perform reasonable surveillance of all fueling activities on the airport with respect to those standards. These requirements are contained in Title 14, Code of Federal Regulation Part 139 (14 CFR part 139), Certification and Operations: Land Airports Serving Certain Air Carriers, as amended. (f) Each certificate holder must obtain a written confirmation once every 12 consecutive calendar months from each airport tenant fueling agent that the training required by paragraph (e) of this section has been accomplished. (3) As authorized by the Administrator, become a part of the Airport Certification Manual. (f) Vehicle marking and lighting. We recommend you directly contact the agency responsible for the content in question. (e) The plan required by this section must contain procedures for notifying the facilities, agencies, and personnel who have responsibilities under the plan of the location of an aircraft accident, the number of persons involved in that accident, or any other information necessary to carry out their responsibilities, as soon as that information becomes available. (1) Keep its Airport Certification Manual current at all times; (2) Maintain at least one complete and current copy of its approved Airport Certification Manual on the airport, which will be available for inspection by the Administrator; and. The curriculum for initial and recurrent training must include at least the following areas: (i) Airport familiarization, including airport signs, marking, and lighting. Search & Navigation (4) Fire stations, as specified in the airport emergency plan. Holiday Inn Little Rock-Airport-Conf Ctr, an IHG Hotel - 1.4mi (501) 490-1000 Courtyard by Marriott Little Rock Downtown - 4.1mi . Twenty-four consecutive calendar months for aircraft rescue and firefighting and emergency medical service personnel training records, as required under 139.319. (a) In a manner authorized by the Administrator, each certificate holder must provide and maintain, for each runway and taxiway that is available for air carrier use, a safety area of at least the dimensions that -, (1) Existed on December 31, 1987, if the runway or taxiway had a safety area on December 31, 1987, and if no reconstruction or significant expansion of the runway or taxiway was begun on or after January 1, 1988; or. [Doc. FAA Advisory Circulars contain methods and procedures for aircraft rescue and firefighting and emergency medical equipment and training that are acceptable to the Administrator. This content is from the eCFR and may include recent changes applied to the CFR. (5) Objects on the movement area or safety areas contrary to 139.309. The Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR) is a continuously updated online version of the CFR. In addition to the quantity of water required, each vehicle required to carry AFFF must carry AFFF in an appropriate amount to mix with twice the water required to be carried by the vehicle. That statutory provision contains stand-alone requirements for such air carriers and special exceptions for operations in Alaska and outside the United States. This training must be completed prior to the initial performance of such duties and at least once every 12 consecutive calendar months. Each vehicle required under 139.317 must be equipped with two-way voice radio communications that provide for contact with at least -. (i) Each airport subject to applicable FAA and Transportation Security Administration security regulations must ensure that instructions for response to paragraphs (b)(2) and (b)(7) of this section in the airport emergency plan are consistent with its approved airport security program. This document is available in the following developer friendly formats: Information and documentation can be found in our Airport emergency plan c. Notification of the emergency etc. The wildlife hazard assessment must contain at least the following: (1) An analysis of the events or circumstances that prompted the assessment. (6) Malfunction of any lighting system, holding position signs, or ILS critical area signs required by 139.311. CERTIFICATION OF AIRPORTS. (3) Taxiway edge markings, as appropriate. "The course actually walks you through an inspection of fuel farm facilities and refueling trucks. (g) Unless otherwise authorized by the Administrator, each certificate holder must require each tenant fueling agent to take immediate corrective action whenever the certificate holder becomes aware of noncompliance with a standard required by paragraph (b) of this section. (5) Self-inspection. No. 139.1, Applicability Expands Part 139 applicability to non-certificated airports that serve scheduled small air carrier aircraft with 10-30 passenger seats Excludes heliports and airports operated by the U.S. Government Clarifies that Part 139 is not applicable to Alaskan airports during . (6) The pavement must be sufficiently drained and free of depressions to prevent ponding that obscures markings or impairs safe aircraft operations. When there are fewer than five average daily departures of the longest air carrier aircraft serving the airport, the Index required for the airport will be the next lower Index group than the Index group prescribed for the longest aircraft. (f) Foam discharge capacity. Each aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle responding to an emergency on the airport must be equipped with, or have available through a direct communications link, the North American Emergency Response Guidebook published by the U.S. Department of Transportation or similar response guidance to hazardous materials/dangerous goods incidents. (f) Use an independent organization, or designee, to comply with the requirements of its Airport Certification Manual and the requirements of this part only if -. Such records must include, at a minimum, a description and date of training received. The revised Part 139 changes the existing airport certification process to incorporate all airports covered by the statute, including those serving scheduled operations of small air carrier aircraft and those airports that serve a mixture of air carrier operations. (b) FAA Advisory Circulars contain methods and procedures for identifying and marking construction areas that are acceptable to the Administrator. (b) Each certificate holder must establish and maintain standards authorized by the Administrator for protecting against fire and explosions in storing, dispensing, and otherwise handling fuel (other than articles and materials that are, or are intended to be, aircraft cargo) on the airport. (3) The pavement must be free of cracks and surface variations that could impair directional control of air carrier aircraft, including any pavement crack or surface deterioration that produces loose aggregate or other contaminants. (3) Any required vehicle that becomes inoperative to the extent that it cannot perform as required by paragraph (g)(1) of this section must be replaced immediately with equipment having at least equal capabilities. Class I airport means an airport certificated to serve scheduled operations of large air carrier aircraft that can also serve unscheduled passenger operations of large air carrier aircraft and/or scheduled operations of small air carrier aircraft. Learn more about the eCFR, its status, and the editorial process. Experienced Airport Operations Specialist.Ensures compliance with Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14CFR Part 139) by conducting inspections of runways, taxiways, ramps and other. (c) Train all persons who access movement areas and safety areas and perform duties in compliance with the requirements of the Airport Certification Manual and the requirements of this part. (iv) Ways to communicate effectively between personnel conducting wildlife control or observing wildlife hazards and the air traffic control tower. (i) Designation of personnel responsible for implementing the procedures; (ii) Provisions to conduct physical inspections of the aircraft movement areas and other areas critical to successfully manage known wildlife hazards before air carrier operations begin; (iii) Wildlife hazard control measures; and. As used in this part, wildlife includes feral animals and domestic animals out of the control of their owners. (2) A list prioritizing the following actions identified in the wildlife hazard assessment and target dates for their initiation and completion: (3) Requirements for and, where applicable, copies of local, State, and Federal wildlife control permits. (2) The full-strength surfaces must have adequate crown or grade to assure sufficient drainage to prevent ponding. Certificate holder means the holder of an Airport Operating Certificate issued under this part. 139.3 Delegation of authority. (e) As appropriate, comply with the following training requirements of this part: (1) 139.319, Aircraft rescue and firefighting: Operational requirements; (2) 139.321, Handling and storage of hazardous substances and materials; (4) 139.329, Pedestrians and Ground Vehicles; (5) 139.337, Wildlife hazard management; and. (v) Discrepancy reporting procedures; and. (2) The pavement must have no hole exceeding 3 inches in depth nor any hole the slope of which from any point in the hole to the nearest point at the lip of the hole is 45 degrees or greater, as measured from the pavement surface plane, unless, in either case, the entire area of the hole can be covered by a 5-inch diameter circle. 3. Airport means an area of land or other hard surface, excluding water, that is used or intended to be used for the landing and takeoff of aircraft, including any buildings and facilities. (b) Each certificate holder must provide the following: (1) Equipment for use in conducting safety inspections of the airport; (2) Procedures, facilities, and equipment for reliable and rapid dissemination of information between the certificate holder's personnel and air carriers; and. Part 139 Final Rule SUBPART A GENERAL. Unless otherwise authorized by the Administrator, the following rescue and firefighting equipment and agents are the minimum required for the Indexes referred to in 139.315: (a) Index A. 139-27] RIN 2120-AJ70 Safety Enhancements, Certification of Airports AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. information or personal data. (b) Equip personnel with sufficient resources needed to comply with the requirements of this part. The Office of the Federal Register publishes documents on behalf of Federal agencies but does not have any authority over their programs. (7) The fire code of the public body having jurisdiction over the airport. In the event a PPR is received for an unscheduled air carrier arrival, airport operations or maintenance staff will be on-site. 139.1 Applicability. A description of public protection, as required under, 26. Such training at Class III airports must be completed within 12 consecutive calendar months after June 9, 2004. SUMMARY: This rulemaking amends regulations pertaining to certification of airports to clarify that the applicability (4) Snow piled or drifted on or near movement areas contrary to 139.313. A grid map or other means of identifying locations and terrain features on and around the airport that are significant to emergency operations, 5. Any limitations imposed by the Administrator, 4. (a) Under 139.3, the Regional Airports Division Manager may amend any Airport Certification Manual approved under this part, either -. (1) With the aircraft rescue and firefighting equipment required under this part and the number of trained personnel that will assure an effective operation, each certificate holder must -, (i) Respond to each emergency during periods of air carrier operations; and. 139.321 Handling and storing of hazardous substances and materials. There are Federal Register documents that will modify this content. . (c) FAA Advisory Circulars contain methods and procedures for the maintenance and configuration of paved areas that are acceptable to the Administrator. (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (d) of this section, if the Regional Airports Division Manager finds there is an emergency requiring immediate action with respect to safety in air transportation, the Regional Airports Division Manager may issue an amendment, effective without stay on the date the certificate holder receives notice of it. is available with paragraph structure matching the official CFR (b) In a manner authorized by the Administrator, each certificate holder must ensure that a wildlife hazard assessment is conducted when any of the following events occurs on or near the airport: (1) An air carrier aircraft experiences multiple wildlife strikes; (2) An air carrier aircraft experiences substantial damage from striking wildlife. 1 CFR 1.1 Each holder of a Class II, III, or IV Airport Operating Certificate must implement the requirements of this section no later than 36 consecutive calendar months after June 9, 2004. (e) The training required in paragraph (b)(6) of this section must include at least the following: (1) At least one supervisor with each fueling agent must have completed an aviation fuel training course in fire safety that is authorized by the Administrator. Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR) Title 14. For each runway available for air carrier use, a supplemental wind cone must be installed at the end of the runway or at least at one point visible to the pilot while on final approach and prior to takeoff. 49 CFR 172.101 (2) Class II, III, and IV airports - 12 months after June 9, 2004. This web site is designed for the current versions of (iv) Contain information, views, or arguments that demonstrate that the requirements of 139.317 or 139.319 would be unreasonably costly, burdensome, or impractical.

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