United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2007-06-29 monographic deposited born digital 39 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-885 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-885 P0b002ee18039f41f f:d07885 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-885 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-885 GAO-07-885 Airports Commercial aviation Cost analysis Federal funds Fuel taxes Fund audits Future budget projections Grant administration Strategic planning Cost estimates FAA Airport Improvement Program Next Generation Air Transportation System Other Written Product A71769

To address the strain on the aviation system, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed transitioning to the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). To fund this system and to make its costs to users more equitable, the Administration has proposed fundamental changes in the way that FAA is funded. As part of the reauthorization, the Administration proposes major changes in the way that grants through the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) are funded and allocated to the 3,400 airports in the national airport system. In response, GAO was asked for an update on current funding levels for airport development and the sufficiency of those levels to meet planned development costs. This report comprises capital development estimates made by FAA and Airports Council International (ACI), a leading industry association; analyzes how much airports have received for capital development and if sustained, whether it can meet future planned development; and summarizes the effects of proposed changes in funding for airport development. Airport funding and planned development data are drawn from the best available sources and have been assessed for their reliability. The Department of Transportation agreed with the findings of this report. This report does not contain recommendations. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-885/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-885.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-885/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-885.pdf GAO-07-885 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-885 Other Written Product GAO-07-885; Airport Finance: Observations on Planned Airport Development Costs and Funding Levels and the Administration's Proposed Changes in the Airport Improvement Program; Airports Commercial aviation Cost analysis Federal funds Fuel taxes Fund audits Future budget projections Grant administration Strategic planning Cost estimates FAA Airport Improvement Program Next Generation Air Transportation System Title 49 Section 47110(d) Title 49 Section 47504 Title 49 Section 47505 Title 49 Chapter 471 49 U.S.C. 47110(d) 49 U.S.C. 47504 49 U.S.C. 47505 49 U.S.C. Chapter 471 Public Law 106-81 Title 14 Part 150 14 CFR Part 150