Subject: Airport Access

Approved: May 6, 1999

Revised: October 13, 2000

Preamble
Business aviation requires continued access to all airports and specifically encourages the continued availability and development of safe, suitable reliever airports.

In recognition that:

Business aviation is an important element of national and global air transport, a significant economic generator for community development and a critical tool for providing safe, efficient and effective transportation for successful businesses.
Business aviation requires access to airports close to business centers, be they in large urban communities with large, capacity constrained airports or elsewhere serving communities and business centers.
Businesses are increasingly locating outside urban centers thereby increasing the demand for air transport to these areas.
Business aviation is promoting an environmentally friendly approach to airport operations.
Policy

It is therefore IBAC Policy to:

With respect to consultation
1. Assist, facilitate and encourage full user consultation on all airport access, fees, charges and environmental issues.

2. Promote and encourage participation of business aviation as one of the air transport users in the development of air transport system plans.

With respect to airport development
3. Urge that airport capacity be provided commensurate with the demand of all users.

4. Promote and encourage the development and retention of Airports close to business/industry centers.

5. Promote and encourage a network of Airports in the vicinity of large urban centers.

6. Promote and encourage improved road access to Airports predominantly serving business aviation

7. Promote and encourage establishment of a national system of airports and advocate the adoption of economic policies at the national, regional and local levels to ensure a sound financial structure and utilization of the national airport system. Advocate, where appropriate, subsidization of reliever and other airports serving business aviation.

With respect to Access
8. Promote and encourage unrestricted and enduring access of business aviation to Airports.

9. Advocate that business aviation be granted access with the same ranking as scheduled airlines

10. Promote and encourage fair and equitable business aviation access to large, capacity constrained airports in recognition of and attention to the low demand from business aviation and limited need for main passenger terminal access

11. Urge that historic usage by business aviation be preserved and that any capacity increase be apportioned in such a manner as to reflect the historic percentage of usage

12. Promote and encourage joint use of military aerodromes, where appropriate.

With respect to Environment
13. In cases where noise quotas are applied, to seek recognition of the significantly lower actual noise of business aircraft and thus their major contribution towards adherence to such quotas.

With respect to operations *

14. Urge operators to routinely use noise abatement operating procedures at airports (Fly Quiet Philosophy) and strict adherence to noise abatement approach and departure procedures

15. Urge considerate use of reverse thrust, APU use and engine ground-running operations.

* without prejudice to safety; in compliance with the aircraft flight manual and respecting pilots discretion in an emergency.

With respect to services
16. Promote and encourage improved Facilitation in the way of Immigration and Customs services to facilitate capacity and service improvements.

17. Promote and encourage installation and maintenance of air navigation, runway, taxiway and parking facilities and services appropriate to the safe and efficient user operations at the airport.

Source of Policy: (1) Original, Governing Board, Montreal, May 6-7, 1999

(2) Revised, Governing Board, New Orleans, October 13, 2000