Cover Photographs (from left to right): 1) Leesburg Executive Airport, VA (JYO): Classified as a Regional 2) Runway lights at dusk 3) Cleveland Regional Jetport, TN (RZR): Replacement airport (Regional) opened in January 2013 Federal Aviation Administration U.S. Department of Transportation Report to Congress National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) 2017–2021 Report of the Secretary of Transportation to the United States Congress Pursuant to Title 49 U.S. Code, Section 47103 The NPIAS 2017–2021 report will be available online at: National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Report. TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................. v CHAPTER 1: AIRPORT SYSTEM COMPOSITION................................................................... 1 Overview ................................................................................................................................... 1 Airports in the NPIAS ............................................................................................................... 3 Primary Airports ....................................................................................................................... 4 Large Hubs (30) .............................................................................................................. 5 Medium Hubs (31) ......................................................................................................... 5 Small Hubs (72) .............................................................................................................. 5 Nonhub Primary (249) .................................................................................................... 6 Nonprimary Airports ................................................................................................................. 6 National (89) ................................................................................................................... 7 Regional (530) ................................................................................................................ 7 Local (1,261) .................................................................................................................. 7 Basic (813) ...................................................................................................................... 7 Unclassified (256) .......................................................................................................... 8 New Airports (8) ....................................................................................................................... 8 Conversion of Military Airfields and Use of Military/civil Airfields ....................................... 8 Airport Privatization ................................................................................................................. 9 CHAPTER 2: SYSTEM OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE .............................................. 11 Overview ................................................................................................................................. 11 Supporting National Air Transportation System Objectives .................................................. 11 U.S. Department of Transportation .............................................................................. 11 Federal Aviation Administration .................................................................................. 11 FAA’s Office of the Associate Administrator for Airports .......................................... 12 Factors Indicating System Performance ................................................................................. 12 Safety ...................................................................................................................................... 12 Runway Safety .............................................................................................................. 13 Maintaining Safe Airport Conditions ........................................................................... 15 Runway Safety Areas (RSAs) ...................................................................................... 16 Runway Incursion Mitigation (RIM) ............................................................................ 16 Safety Management System (SMS) .............................................................................. 17 Wildlife Hazard Mitigation .......................................................................................... 18 Capacity (Relates to DOT’s Economic Competitiveness GOAL) .......................................... 19 Congestion and Delay ................................................................................................... 20 Air Carrier On-Time Performance ............................................................................... 21 Delay Indicators ............................................................................................................ 21 Airport Capacity–A National Look .............................................................................. 23 Alternative Capacity Enhancement Methods ............................................................... 26 Environmental (Relates to DOT’s Quality of Life in Communities And Environmental Sustainability GOAL) ................................................................................................... 28 Air Quality .................................................................................................................... 29 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2017-2021) i Water Quality ............................................................................................................... 29 Airport Sustainability Efforts ....................................................................................... 30 Environmental Streamlining ......................................................................................... 31 Environmental Research ............................................................................................... 31 Environmental Management Systems at Airports ........................................................ 32 Livable Communities ................................................................................................... 32 Noise ............................................................................................................................ 33 Runway Pavement Condition (Relates to DOT’s State of Good Repair GOAL) ................... 35 Pavement Research ....................................................................................................... 36 Surface Accessibility (Relates to DOT’s Quality of Life in Communities and Economic Competitiveness) .......................................................................................................... 37 Financial Performance (Relates to Economic Competitiveness) ............................................ 39 CHAPTER 3: USE OF THE AIRPORT SYSTEM ...................................................................... 45 Overview ................................................................................................................................. 45 Commercial Airline Service.................................................................................................... 45 Forecast for Commercial Aviation ............................................................................... 47 Cargo ...................................................................................................................................... 47 Forecast for Cargo ........................................................................................................ 48 General Aviation ..................................................................................................................... 48 Forecast for General Aviation ...................................................................................... 50 Unmanned Aircraft Systems ................................................................................................... 51 Commercial Space Launch Sites............................................................................................. 53 Other Factors Impacting Airports ........................................................................................... 53 New Large Aircraft ....................................................................................................... 54 Industrial Aviation ........................................................................................................ 55 CHAPTER 4: DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS ................................................................. 57 Capital Planning Overview ..................................................................................................... 57 Development Costs ................................................................................................................. 60 Development by Type ............................................................................................................. 62 Safety and Security ....................................................................................................... 63 Reconstruction .............................................................................................................. 63 Standards .....................................................................................................................