Mr. Blake Swafford
Paulding Northwest Atlanta AirportAirportLayout Plan Conditional Approval
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8 October 2018
Mr. Blake Swafford, Airport Director
Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport
730 Airport Parkway
Dallas, Georgia 30157
RE: Paulding Northwest Atlanta AirportAirport Layout Plan Conditional Approval
Dear Mr. Swafford:
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), through its State Block Grant Program agreement with the Georgia Department of Transportation, conditionallyapproves the Airport Layout Plan (ALP) for the Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport. This approval is subject to the following conditions:
- Environmental approval is required from Georgia DOT and/or FAA prior to implementation of any proposed airport development;
- Facilities and equipment are designed and constructed in accordance with current FAA Advisory Circulars and Orders, and coordinated with FAA Tech Ops;
- All known obstructions to the future runway ends will be mitigated as proposed at the next airport improvement project, or as soon as practical, and all known potential man-made obstructions will be submitted for obstruction evaluation via FAA Form 7460-1online at
- Anaeronautical survey is submitted and accepted via FAA Airports GIS and instrument approach procedures are requested with FAA Flight Proceduresin advance of anticipated runway construction affecting the threshold locations;
- FAA Form 7460-1, Notice of Proposed Construction or Alteration, must be filed with the FAA online at least 60 days prior to the start of any airport construction in order to receive an airspace determination, and the recommendations of the determination are implemented; and
- Our office should be notified at least five days prior to runway construction activity to facilitate withFAA Flight Proceduresin issuing applicable FDC NOTAMS. Local NOTAMS indicating any construction activity should be issued 72hours prior to start of construction.
Our conditional approval ofthe Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport ALP indicates all existing and proposed airport development shown meets current FAA airport design standards, as documented in FAA Advisory Circular(AC)150/5300-13Aovington MunicipalNorthwest
1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111, Airport Design, andthat this office finds the proposed airport development shown on the plan useful and efficient. It is important to note, however, our approval does not represent a commitment to provide federal or state financial assistance in implementing any facilities shown on the plan, and does notimply we concur with justification for construction of any proposed airport development at this time.
As always, we look forward to working with Paulding County and the Paulding County Airport Authorityin the continued development of the Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport. If you have any questions, please contactKatie Eleam, our Aviation Planner, at 404.631.1345or .
Sincerely,
Carol L. Comer, Director
Division of Intermodal
CLC:SKE
cc: Philip Cannon, FAA Atlanta ADO
Roger Williams, State Transportation Board