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4. Directs, formulates, and keeps current a national plan (NPIAS)
for the development of an adequate system of airports in
cooperation with federal, state, and local agencies, and deter-
mines and recommends the extent to which portions or units
of that system should be developed or improved.
5. Develops and recommends principles, for incorporation in
state and local legislation, to permit or facilitate airport devel-
opment, regulation, and protection of approaches through
zoning or property acquisition.
6. Secures compliance with statutory and contractual require-
ments relative to airport operation practices, conditions, and
arrangements.
7. Develops and recommends policies, requirements, and proce-
dures governing the participation of states, municipalities, and
other public agencies in federal-aid airport projects and secures
adherence to such policies, requirements, and procedures.
As illustrated in Fig. 1-6, the FAA is organized into a number of
offices within its headquarters in Washington, D.C. The offices most
directly related to airport planning and development are the Office of
Airport Planning and Programming, the Office of Airport Safety and
Standards. In addition to Headquarters Offices, the FAA is divided
into nine Airports Regional Offices, as illustrated in Fig. 1-7. Within
these Regional Offices are Airports District Offices (ADOs). It’s within
these ADOs where specific consultation between the FAA and airport
planners on airport planning and design programs are primarily dis-
cussed, analyzed, and ultimately approved.
The FAA publishes most of the regulations of concern to civil
aviation and these—are found in Title 14—“Aeronautics and Space”
of the United States Code of Federal Regulations. The Federal Avia-
tion Regulations (FARs) are made up of more than 100 chapters,
known as “parts,” regulating various aspects of the civil aviation sys-
tem, including pilots, aircraft, the airspace system, and airports. The
FARs of most concern to airport planning and design that will be fur-
ther discussed in this text include

FAR Part 1: Definitions and Abbreviations
FAR Part 11: General Rule Making Procedures
PAR Part 36: Noise Standards: Aircraft Type and Airworthiness
Certifi cation
FAR Part 71: Designation of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, and
Class E Airspace Areas, Airways, Routes, and Reporting Points
FAR Part 73: Special Use Airspace
FAR Part 77: Objects Affecting Navigable Airspace
FAR Part 91: General Operating and Flight Rules