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ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations 1 SUMMARY Guidebook for Through-the-Fence Operations Since airports have been in existence, it has been an ongoing challenge for airport management and policymakers to properly control aircraft, vehicle, and pedestrian access to an airportâs airside infrastructure (e.g., runways and taxiways) from adjacent oï¬-airport property. These challenges continue as airport sponsors look for ways to fund the planning, development, operation, and management of airports. Airport management and policymakers are also striving to meet the needs of airport customers by permitting activities that may facilitate the growth and development of an airport and generate additional revenue. Unfortunately, these challenges come at a time when the need to properly structure and appropriately manage airport access; maintain the safety, utility, and eï¬ciency of an airport; and foster economic parity between on-airport operators, tenants, and users and entities operating from oï¬-airport property and accessing the airport has never been higher. Consequently, there is a genuine need to provide guidance to airport management and policymakers at federally obligated airports on how to properly assess, structure, and manage these activities, which are typically referred to as through-the-fence (TTF) operations. In general, TTF operations encompass the ground movement of aircraft to and from land adjacent to, but not part of, airport property to and from the airportâs airside infrastructure. Activities commonly associated with TTF operations include residential, commercial aeronautical, non-commercial aeronautical, non-aeronautical, and governmental/military. While the FAA has long-standing policies that discourage TTF operations, TTF operations exist for a number of reasons including: economic beneï¬t; political pressure; inability to accommodate additional on-airport development; desire to accommodate adjacent property owners with aircraft; and adjacent property owners with deeded access to the airport. Once TTF operations have been allowed, it can be diï¬cult to remedy related issues. As such, it has become imperative that guidance be provided to airport management and policymakers on assessing TTF operations and, if TTF operations are going to be permitted, what steps should be taken to properly structure and appropriately manage the TTF operations. This guidebook can be used by a wide audience. It: conveys information on relevant airport sponsor obligations (for federally obligated airports); reviews the legal interests and principles pertaining to FAA decisions and court rulings on issues related to TTF operations; discusses the various types of TTF activities and the associated advantages, disadvantages, and impacts; and outlines the process (and provides tools) for assessing, structuring, and managing TTF operations. No two airports are exactly the same. As such, the assessment approach and the determination of whether or not to permit, restrict, or prohibit TTF operations will be unique and the outcome will vary from airport to airport. This guidebook has been developed to help the reader assess, structure, and manage TTF operations. It will be useful to airports with existing TTF operations as well as airports considering permitting, restricting, or prohibiting TTF operations in the future.