FAA Issues Residential Through-The-Fence Policy

An interim policy has been issued by the FAA on residential through-the-fence (RTTF) access agreements at federally-funded airports.
The policy released last week outlines the requirements that airport sponsors must follow if they wish to continue RTTF agreements at federally-funded airports. These agreements allow people who own residential property with aircraft storage facilities near an airport to access the airport from off-airport property.

According to the interim policy an airport access plan that outlines how the airport will meet its obligations to operate as a public-use airport must be developed by airport sponsors with existing agreements . The plan must detail how the airport sponsor meets standards for control of the airport, safety of operations, self-sustainability, and nondiscriminatory airport rates.

The policy also amends one of the conditions of federal funding prohibiting new RTTF access to a federally-funded airport. This interim policy is effective immediately. The FAA will conduct another policy review in 2014.

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Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.