TagTransportation Research Board(5)

This 2009 report from the National Academies examines how publicly-owned airports in the United States are governed and owned, covering the range of entities—from city governments to special airport authorities—that oversee the country's approximately 4,150 public-use airports. It analyzes the legal principles and state and federal laws that shape airport governance structures, and evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of different models, including privatization. The findings are intended to help communities assess whether their current airport governance arrangements are working effectively or could benefit from change.

This 2009 report from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) examines how airports across the country manage aircraft noise in communities that fall outside the standard DNL 65 decibel threshold typically used in federal noise policy. Compiled by consultants from Harris Miller Miller & Hanson, Inc., the synthesis documents real-world airport practices for addressing noise concerns in lower-noise areas that are nonetheless affected by flight operations. The findings are intended to help airport operators, planners, and policymakers develop more responsive and comprehensive noise mitigation strategies beyond federally mandated boundaries.

A comprehensive legal research digest that compiles and indexes airport law resources for attorneys and administrators. It provides a bibliography of federal resources, statutory materials, regulations, case law, and secondary sources related to airport legal issues including topics like eminent domain, environmental concerns, leasing, contracting, security, and liability.