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Impacts on Practice Publications

To help gauge the program's value, the Transportation Research Board seeks examples on how airport industry practitioners are using ACRP research results to assist in work activities.  If you have used an ACRP publication or are aware of an Impact on Practice please share your experience with us.


Impacts on Practice: Developing and Leasing Airport PropertyImpacts on Practice: Developing and Leasing Airport Property
July 30, 2024
Airport administrators and sponsors frequently offer ground leases for properties such as hangars and aircraft maintenance facilities to external aeronautical partners as opportunities for additional revenue and economic expansion. The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's Impacts on Practice: Developing and Leasing Airport Property details how TRB's research helped the director of Eugene ...

Impacts on Practice: Establishing Health Protocols During the COVID-19 Pandemic at Laredo International AirportImpacts on Practice: Establishing Health Protocols During the COVID-19 Pandemic at Laredo International Airport
October 1, 2021
While Laredo (Texas) International Airport had a communicable disease response plan as part of its broader Airport Emergency Plan, it was looking to expand the plan and include more detailed guidance for operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's Impacts on Practice: Establishing Health Protocols During the COVID-19 Pandemic at Laredo International A...

Impacts on Practice: Investing in Self-Serve Fueling Stations at Eagle River Union AirportImpacts on Practice: Investing in Self-Serve Fueling Stations at Eagle River Union Airport
September 30, 2021
The Eagle River Union Airport is in Wisconsin’s Northwoods. Robert Hom, the airport's manager, recognized the potential to capture missed fuel sales by installing self-serve fueling equipment and turned to ACRP Research Report 192: Airport Management Guide for Providing Aircraft Fueling Services to help carry out the process. The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's Impacts on Practice: I...

Impacts on Practice: Ensuring Safe Paramotor Operations at Emmett Municipal AirportImpacts on Practice: Ensuring Safe Paramotor Operations at Emmett Municipal Airport
August 19, 2020
Emmett Municipal Airport, outside of Boise, Idaho, “took every bit of advice” from the TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's ACRP Synthesis74: Combining Mixed-Use Flight Operations Safely at Airports .   Since incorporating the procedures detailed in the report into its operations, the Emmett airport has not reported any further complaints from airplane pilots about the safety of para...

Impacts on Practice: ACRP in the Classroom: Reimagining the Textbook at the University of North Dakota Department of AviationImpacts on Practice: ACRP in the Classroom: Reimagining the Textbook at the University of North Dakota Department of Aviation
April 10, 2020
Within the academic aviation world, good textbooks can be hard to come by. Not only do few aviation textbook publishers exist, but the aviation industry is constantly changing. The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's latest Impacts on Practice brief, ACRP in the Classroom: Reimagining the Textbook at the University of North Dakota Department of Aviation , details how Dr. Kim Kenville use...

Impacts on Practice: Measuring Success at Raleigh–Durham International AirportImpacts on Practice: Measuring Success at Raleigh–Durham International Airport
March 16, 2020
As an East Coast tech hub, Raleigh, North Carolina, is one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the United States. Leaders there used the knowledge gained from two reports by TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program to develop a draft Balanced Scorecard, which was then refined, approved, and implemented. Impacts on Practice: Measuring Success at Raleigh–Durham International Airport su...

Impacts on Practice: Redesigning the Communications Center at Phoenix–Mesa Gateway AirportImpacts on Practice: Redesigning the Communications Center at Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport
November 20, 2019
As a reliever airport for the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport must keep track of information for nearly 300,000 aircraft operations and 1.4 million passengers a year. To meet this challenge, the airport developed an innovative, digitally connected solution with the help of ACRP Research Report 182: Guidancefor Planning, Design, and Operationsof Airport Com...

Impacts on Practice: New International Arrivals Facility Will Enhance Customer Experience at Seattle–Tacoma International AirportImpacts on Practice: New International Arrivals Facility Will Enhance Customer Experience at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport
November 1, 2019
In 2017, when leadership at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) decided to build a new International Arrivals Facility (IAF), they knew they had to leverage airport resources in a cost-effective manner to enhance customer experience. At nearly 50 years old, the existing facility could no longer accommodate Sea-Tac’s demand for international travel, which grew 107 percent from 2007 to...

Impacts on Practice: Defining Leadership Roles at the Athens-Ben Epps AirportImpacts on Practice: Defining Leadership Roles at the Athens-Ben Epps Airport
April 10, 2019
TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) latest Impacts on Practice explores the impact ACRP Research Report 58 : Airport Industry Familiarization and Training for Part-Time Airport Policy Makers has helped airport policy leaders, stakeholders, and policy-related decision makers understand airport administrative and operational requirements in order to assist them in making more inform...

Impacts on Practice: Building an Asset Management Framework at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Impacts on Practice: Building an Asset Management Framework at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
November 28, 2018
TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) latest Impacts on Practice explores the impact ACRP Research Report 69 : Asset and Infrastructure Management for Airports -- Primer and Guidebook has had on managing airport assets. An asset management director at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) utilized this report to incorporate and directly correlate asset management ...

Impacts on Practice: Mitigating Cattle Egret Strikes at Orlando International AirportImpacts on Practice: Mitigating Cattle Egret Strikes at Orlando International Airport
November 14, 2018
TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) latest Impacts on Practice explores the impact ACRP Synthesis 39 : Airport Wildlife Population Management has had on integrated wildlife management plans at airports. A wildlife biologist at Orlando International Airport utilized this report to develop a holistic approach to mitigating bird strikes with a specific species of heron that thrives i...

Impacts on Practice: Implementing Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Training at Fresno Yosemite International AirportImpacts on Practice: Implementing Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Training at Fresno Yosemite International Airport
November 8, 2018
TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) latest Impacts on Practice examines how Fresno Yosemite International Airport officials used ACRP Report 103 : A Guidebook for Integrating NIMS for Personnel and Resources at Airports. The report guided the creation of a training program for Fresno Fire Department firefighters contracted to serve at the on-airport aircraft rescue and firefightin...

Impacts on Practice: A New Framework for Ground Transportation at Phoenix Sky Harbor AirportImpacts on Practice: A New Framework for Ground Transportation at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport
March 8, 2018
TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) latest Impacts on Practice explores ACRP Report 146 : Commercial Ground Transportation at Airports: Best Practices has had on ground transportation policy at Phoenix Sky Harbor airport. The document helped airport officials incorporate the use of ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft into ground transportation operations, while ensuring that ...

Impacts on Practice: Preparing for the Big Game in 2018 with the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports CommissionImpacts on Practice: Preparing for the Big Game in 2018 with the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission
March 5, 2018
TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) latest Impacts on Practice explores how Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission turned to ACRP Synthesis Report 57 : Airport Response to Special Events to develop management plans to better accommodate the influx of spectators and corporate sponsors during the 2018 Super Bowl.

Impacts on Practice: Learning to Negotiate Airport / Airline AgreementsImpacts on Practice: Learning to Negotiate Airport / Airline Agreements
December 13, 2017
TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) latest Impacts on Practice examines how an aviation consulting firm applied the findings of ACRP Report 36 : Airport/Airline Agreements – Practices and Characteristics for use in training its clients on lease negotiation, rates, and charges. The report clarifies the impacts of residual and compensatory rate structures on airports and airlines. T...

Impacts on Practice: Creating a Collaborative Environment Between Airport Operations and MaintenanceImpacts on Practice: Creating a Collaborative Environment Between Airport Operations and Maintenance
December 11, 2017
TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) latest Impacts on Practice discusses how Harrisburg Airport (MDT), part of the Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania applied results of ACRP Report 92 : A Guidebook to Creating a Collaborative Environment Between Airport Operations and Maintenance. The tools contained in helped MDT employees collaborate across t...

Impacts on Practice: Finding Solutions to Information Technology Issues at AirportsImpacts on Practice: Finding Solutions to Information Technology Issues at Airports
December 9, 2017
TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) latest Impacts on Practice explores a resource that helps airports view information technology from a strategic level. ACRP Report 59 : Information Technology Systems at Airports—A Primer helped officials from Los Angeles World Airports codify best practices. Additionally, the use of the report's assessment tools by Tulsa International Airport h...

Impacts on Practice: ACRP and Higher Education: Building the Next Generation of Airport ProfessionalsImpacts on Practice: ACRP and Higher Education: Building the Next Generation of Airport Professionals
February 18, 2017
TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) latest Impacts on Practice explores how educators have incorporated ACRP tools and reports into their curriculum. Professors and students at Kansas State Polytechnic (KSP) University in Salina, Kansas use ACRP reports to provide foundational knowledge about the airport industry, and students find the reports practical resources as they transitio...

Impacts on Practice: Integrating Airport Research and Decision-making: A Case StudyImpacts on Practice: Integrating Airport Research and Decision-making: A Case Study
February 11, 2017
TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) latest Impacts on Practice explores integrating research into decision-making at Jacksonville Aviation Authority through using reports produced by ACRP. Topics like emergency management, development of cooperative agreements, risk management, safety, communications, and operational efficiency are examined. In particular, the reports' case studie...

Impacts on Practice: Moving Customers, Cost-Savings and Energy Reduction in the Right DirectionImpacts on Practice: Moving Customers, Cost-Savings and Energy Reduction in the Right Direction
December 7, 2016
TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) latest Impacts on Practice explores how Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) used  ACRP Report 117 : Airport Escalators and Moving Walkways—Cost-Savings and Energy Reduction Technologies to assist with the decision to install energy-saving variable demand/variable speed motors on the moving walkways and escalators in the airport. MHT al...
 
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