Compilation of DOT and FAA Airport Legal Determinations and Opinion Letters as of December 31, 2020

U.S. airports that receive assistance from the federal government are required to comply with a number of obligations imposed by federal law.

The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's ACRP Legal Research Digest 21:Compilation of DOT and FAA Airport Legal Determinations and Opinion Letters as of December 31, 2020 covers legal matters that include the reasonableness of contractual terms, leasing practices, airport rules and regulations, airport charges imposed on aeronautical users, including airlines, and the standards for determining airport sponsor compliance with other federal obligations. Some of these documents discuss procedural matters applicable to particular agency proceedings.

This compilation contains 355 documents, including 299 agency determinations covering 235 distinct administrative cases brought against large and small airports throughout the United States, and 51 DOT and FAA opinion letters, memoranda, and related documents.