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¡ ¢ £ ¤ ¥ ¦ ¦ § ¨ ¦ © ¤ ¤ ¦ ¢ £ ¤ ¢ ¢ © ¦ © © ¦ ¤ © AIRPORT COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM ACRP REPORT 47 Guidebook for Developing and Leasing Airport Property Rick Crider Matthew Preisler Erin Autin Sanders Roth RW A RMSTRONG Austin, TX Stephanie Fulton Julie Swartzlander SCOUT MARKETING GROUP Austin, TX Gary Tharp LYNXS GROUP Orlando, FL Subscriber Categories Aviation Research sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD WASHINGTON, D.C. 2011 www.TRB.org ! " ! # $ % ! & ' ( ) * % ' " % ' + , $ # # + ' + ' - ' & , ¡ ¢ £ ¤ ¥ ¦ ¦ § ¨ ¦ © ¤ ¤ ¦ ¢ £ ¤ ¢ ¢ © ¦ © © ¦ ¤ © AIRPORT COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM ACRP REPORT 47 Airports are vital national resources. They serve a key role in trans- Project 01-08 portation of people and goods and in regional, national, and inter- ISSN 1935-9802 national commerce. They are where the nation’s aviation system ISBN 978-0-309-15556-4 connects with other modes of transportation and where federal respon- Library of Congress Control Number 2011926388 sibility for managing and regulating air traffic operations intersects with the role of state and local governments that own and operate most © 2011 National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. airports. Research is necessary to solve common operating problems, to adapt appropriate new technologies from other industries, and to introduce innovations into the airport industry. 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