§47143 Non-movement Area Surveillance Surface Display Systems Pilot Program

Summary

The FAA Administrator may run a pilot program to help non-Federal groups buy and install certain airport surveillance systems for non-movement areas. The FAA can do this only if the systems would improve safety or increase capacity and if they add to existing movement-area systems at chosen airports. The FAA may award project grants from funds apportioned under section 47114(c)(1) or (2) to up to 5 eligible sponsors. Chosen airports must already have FAA movement-area systems and airlines taking part in the FAA’s airport collaborative decision-making process. The FAA may set up data sharing so the new systems can join that collaborative process and fuse their data with FAA movement-area systems. The pilot ends on October 1, 2028. Definitions: Non-movement area — parts of the airfield not controlled by air traffic control. Non-movement area surveillance systems and sensors — non-Federal, on-airport sensors that track vehicles or aircraft with transponders in non-movement areas. Qualifying systems and sensors — systems that use the required data formats that match the National Airspace System architecture at the proper service point, are on-airport, and are operated by the airport.