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... 2 ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 What Are Through-The-Fence (TTF) Operations?
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... ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations 3 1.2 PURPOSE OF THIS GUIDEBOOK This guidebook and accompanying resources and tools are designed to help airport management and policymakers of federally obligated airports assess, structure, and manage existing, proposed, and future TTF operations. Additionally, this guidebook can be beneficial to other parties who want to gain a better understanding of how an airport sponsor may assess, structure, and manage TTF operations.
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... 4 ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations More specifically, this guidebook: reviews the relevance and impact of an airport sponsor's obligations (including federal and state statutes, assurances, policies, and guidance) relating to TTF operations; discusses legal interests and principles related to TTF operations; identifies airport planning, development, operation, management, and compliance tools that can be used to assess, structure, and manage TTF operations; outlines the process for assessing the advantages, disadvantages, and impacts associated with TTF operations; discusses specific airport policies, standards, rules, regulations, and agreements that can be used to structure and manage TTF operations; and conveys best practices for assessing, structuring, and managing TTF operations.
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... ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations 5 EDUCATIONAL CHAPTERS The educational chapters provide foundational information that will be helpful for assessing, structuring, and managing TTF operations. An overview of each educational chapter follows: Chapter 1: Introduction defines TTF operations and other key TTF terms; identifies the purpose of this guidebook; provides an overview of this guidebook; identifies and discusses the parties having direct interest in TTF operations; and describes the different types of TTF activities.
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... 6 ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations RESOURCES AND TOOLS Resources and tools are identified, discussed, and provided throughout this guidebook for assessing, structuring, and managing TTF operations. Specific resources and tools are as follows: Appendix contains the Airport Sponsor Assurances, relevant case studies of TTF operations, and other resources for assessing, structuring, and managing TTF operations.
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... ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations 7 1.4 KEY TTF TERMS To assist the reader, the key terms commonly associated with TTF operations have been identified and defined in this section. TTF PROPERTY TTF property is land (and associated infrastructure and improvements)
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... 8 1.5 PARTIES HAVING DIRECT INTEREST IN TTF OPERATIONS This section identifies and discusses the parties having direct interest in TTF operations. It is significant to note that there are several parties who may have indirect interest in TTF operations including adjacent property owners; on-airport operators and tenants; other users of the airport; and the surrounding community.
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... ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations 9 AIRPORT SPONSOR An airport sponsor is a federal agency, state agency, county, municipality (e.g., city, town, township, village, etc.) , state enabled political subdivisions (e.g., authority, district, etc.)
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... 10 RESIDENTIAL TTF ACTIVITIES DEFINITION a residential TTF activity as well. COMMON OPPORTUNITIES AND ISSUES The complexity of residential TTF activities varies from airports with a single residential user (with a hangar)
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... ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations 11 CASE STUDY Independence State Airport – 7S5 (Airport) is a federally obligated airport located in the City of Independence, Oregon.
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... 12 ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations COMMERCIAL AERONAUTICAL TTF ACTIVITIES DEFINITION commonly referred to as FBOs or SASOs. Activities commonly associated with commercial aeronautical TTF activities include: fueling products and services (e.g., full-service and/or self-serve aviation fuels – Jet A, Avgas, Mogas, etc.)
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... ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations 13 As with residential TTF activities, the logistics associated with on-airport FBOs and SASOs providing commercial aeronautical products and services (e.g., fuel, aircraft maintenance, flight training, etc.) to aircraft located on commercial aeronautical TTF property can be an issue and needs to be addressed as a result.
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... 14 ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations NON-COMMERCIAL AERONAUTICAL TTF ACTIVITIES DEFINITION companies (who utilize aircraft for purposes that are incidental or ancillary to a business such as providing transportation to company employees, customers, and others)
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... ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations 15 FIGURE 1-8: Scottsdale Airport EXAMPLES CASE STUDY While the vision for the Airpark was originally focused on accommodating only non-commercial aeronautical TTF activities (dating back to 1968) , due to limited on-airport development opportunities and economic and political pressures, the City allowed certain types of commercial aeronautical activities to occur in the Airpark.
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... 16 ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations Most airports do not have the history and/or the variety of TTF activities and the associated opportunities and issues as the Scottsdale Airport. Airport management and policymakers learned from past experiences and over the years, significant changes have been made to the City's (airport sponsor)
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... ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations 17 EXAMPLES Examples of non-aeronautical TTF activities include an aircraft manufacturer (i.e., Boeing) at King County International Airport (BFI)
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... 18 ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations COMMON OPPORTUNITIES AND ISSUES Governmental/military TTF operations can be an asset for an airport and local community for many reasons. For example, these types of TTF operations are usually monitored closely by the governmental/military entity, often with internal security measures and personnel, which can enhance the level of safety and security for the TTF operations, the airport, and the community.
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... ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations 19 The Airport has three TTF operations (see Figure 1-10) , two of which are governmental/military TTF activities: the U.S.

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