Runways And The Environment
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction???????????????????????1
Chapter 1????????????????????????2
Runways and the Environment
Chapter 2???????????????????????….3
Environmental Reviews
Chapter 3????????????????????????5
Interagency Cooperation
Chapter 4????????????????????????6
Public Concerns
Conclusion
Bibliography
Introduction
This paper discusses Runways and the Environment. If you?ve ever
flown on a commercial air carrier and found yourself sitting at the end
of the runway for hours waiting to takeoff, then you are already
familiar with problems of our air transport system. Some people
suggest making better use of the airways, others say, update our air
traffic control systems. But the bottom line is, if you put more planes
in the air, they all have to land somewhere. One of the major issues
challenging our air transport system is the building or expanding of
our runways. And a major hurdle to doing this is the environmental
review process. This process should take about 1-2 years to complete
but in some cases it takes over 5. The FAA and Congress are making a
concerted effort to address this problem. They have come up with
several good initiatives to help with over crowdedness at our nations
airports. In this paper I will discuss the three I feel are most important
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Chapter 1
Runways and the Environment
?The U.S. aviation system is facing a capacity crisis. Airline passenger traffic and cargo
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