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... 65 Documents or regulations referenced in parentheses after the definition appear in a full reference list at the end of this section. Above Ground Level (AGL)
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... 66 Guidebook on Effective Land Use Compatibility Planning Strategies for General Aviation Airports Through AIP grants, the FAA funds the majority of the cost of planning studies and eligible improvement projects. Airport Layout Plan (ALP)
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... Glossary of Terms 67 Controlled Airspace: Any of several types of airspace within which some or all aircraft may be subject to air traffic control.
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... 68 Guidebook on Effective Land Use Compatibility Planning Strategies for General Aviation Airports but when the runway has no specially prepared hard surface, the primary surface ends at each end of that runway. • Approach: A surface longitudinally centered on the extended runway centerline and extending outward and upward from each end of the primary surface.
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... Glossary of Terms 69 approach to a landing or to a point from which a landing may be made visually. It is prescribed and approved for a specific airport by competent authority.
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... 70 Guidebook on Effective Land Use Compatibility Planning Strategies for General Aviation Airports Noise Level Reduction (NLR) : A measure used to describe the reduction in sound level from environmental noise sources occurring between the outside and the inside of a structure.
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... Glossary of Terms 71 in California by the state Airport Noise Standards and is essentially identical to Sound Exposure Level (SEL)
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... 72 Guidebook on Effective Land Use Compatibility Planning Strategies for General Aviation Airports Glossary Sources FAR 1: Federal Aviation Regulations Part 1, Definitions and Abbreviations AIM: FAA, Aeronautical Information Manual Airport Design AC: Federal Aviation Administration Advisory Circular 150/5300-13, Airport Design FAA ATA: Federal Aviation Administration, Air Traffic Activity FAA Stats: Federal Aviation Administration, Statistical Handbook of Aviation HAI: Helicopter Association International HUD: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

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