Aeronautical Surveys for Airports: Technical Expertise, Precise Procedures Required to Meet FAA Guidelines

Thomas Mochty and Thomas Mackie

Abstract:	Many regulated U.S. airports now need to perform aeronautical surveys following the guidelines outlined within the Airport Surveying Program (ASP) of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). While these surveys are required for airports that want to obtain or retain Instrument Landing System (ILS) certification or GPS approach certification, the benefits of these surveys go well beyond meeting certification requirements. Aeronautical surveys: • Help airports develop safer approach and departure procedures for pilots; • Produce data for the airport.s electronic Airport Layout Plan (eALP); and • Provide data according to the Federal Base Network (FBN), a national coordinate reference frame that supports a consistent base for future design, mapping, surveying, and construction activities on airfields around the country. In the past, the FAA has funded the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) to perform this work. But now individual airports may have to conduct these surveys on their own, with FAA funding, by hiring private surveying firms. However, aeronautical surveys aren.t typical surveys; special capabilities are required. This paper reviews the technical expertise and precise procedures necessary to ensure the development of aeronautical surveys that meet NGS/FAA requirements.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 60th Annual Meeting of The Institute of Navigation (2004) June 7 - 9, 2004 Dayton Marriott Hotel Dayton, OH
Pages:	308 - 314
Cite this article:	Mochty, Thomas, Mackie, Thomas, "Aeronautical Surveys for Airports: Technical Expertise, Precise Procedures Required to Meet FAA Guidelines," Proceedings of the 60th Annual Meeting of The Institute of Navigation (2004), Dayton, OH, June 2004, pp. 308-314.
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